Archive: 05/11/2013

Legal scholar publishes first major work on neuroscience and the law

Wide-ranging predictions have been made on how new technologies in neuroscience could overhaul the legal system. Lie detection may now capture one's physical responses to questioning; newer tools seek to scrutinize blood ...

Nov 5, 2013

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Quantity, not just quality, in new Stanford brain scan method

(Medical Xpress)—Imagine that your mechanic tells you that your brake pads seem thin, but doesn't know how long they will last. Or that your doctor says your child has a temperature, but isn't sure how high. Quantitative ...

Nov 5, 2013

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Deprivation responsible for 450 breast cancer deaths each year

Deprivation could be responsible for around 450 deaths from breast cancer every year in England as women in lower income groups are likely to be diagnosed when the disease is more advanced, and treatment is less effective.

Nov 5, 2013

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New method quickly determines if chest pain is acute coronary syndrome

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have tested a new method for quickly ruling out acute myocardial infarction or other serious acute coronary disease in emergency department patients complaining of chest pains. The method, ...

Nov 5, 2013

USPSTF: Evidence lacking for cognitive impairment screening

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has found that the evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of cognitive impairment screening for older adults without signs or symptoms ...

Nov 5, 2013

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Symptomatic uterine fibroids cause substantial morbidity

(HealthDay)—Symptomatic uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) have a substantial impact on quality of life, according to research published in the October issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Nov 5, 2013

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Ponatinib active in CML, ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukemia

(HealthDay)—Ponatinib is active in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph-positive ALL), according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the New England Journal ...

Nov 5, 2013

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Triage system underperforms in children with chronic illness

(HealthDay)—For children presenting to the emergency department with infectious symptoms, performance of the Manchester Triage System (MTS) is lower for those with chronic illnesses, compared to those without chronic illnesses, ...

Nov 5, 2013

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No routine mental tests for seniors—at least not yet, panel says

(HealthDay)—Physicians give screening tests to older adults who show signs of mental decline, and some experts have theorized that all seniors might benefit from routine memory testing. But proposed guidelines from a U.S. ...

Nov 5, 2013

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Girl, 8, is China's youngest lung cancer case

An eight-year-old girl has become China's youngest lung cancer patient, reports said, with doctors blaming pollution as the direct cause of her illness.

Nov 5, 2013

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