Archive: 06/04/2015

Inning limits don't prevent MLB pitching injuries

Restricting the number of innings young Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers throw does not prevent injuries, according to new research from the University of Waterloo.

Apr 6, 2015

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erythropoietin combined with radiation therapy does not improve local-regional control in anemic patients

Long-term analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9903 demonstrates that the addition of erythropoietin (EPO) did not improve local-regional control for anemic patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma ...

Apr 6, 2015

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Extraversion may be less common than we think

Social scientists have long known that, statistically speaking, our friends are probably more popular than we are. It's a simple matter of math: Because extraverted people tend to have more friends, they are disproportionately ...

Apr 6, 2015

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New advancements in 3D designs for neural tissue engineering

It is well known that neurological diseases and injuries pose some of the greatest challenges in modern medicine, with few if any options for effectively treating such diagnoses, but recent work suggests a unique approach ...

Apr 6, 2015

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Obgyn training in Sub-Saharan Africa bolstered by new collections shared both online and offline

High-quality, obstetric care is a critical factor in reducing maternal and newborn deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa, but local barriers like the availability of training materials, licensing costs and unreliable Internet access ...

Apr 6, 2015

Not all psychopaths fit the stereotype: Many hide unmanageable emotion, can be helped with right therapy

Movie villains from Norman Bates to Hannibal Lecter have popularized the notion of the psychopath as cold, cruel, lacking in empathy and beyond the reach of treatment.

Apr 6, 2015

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Providers have mixed feelings about prescribing HIV prevention

Many health care providers across the United States may be reluctant to prescribe an increasingly important prevention approach to some of their patients who are at substantial ongoing risk for HIV. The quarterly HIV Specialist ...

Apr 6, 2015

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Women, men have different exclusion criteria for rtPA

After analyzing stroke treatment records, researchers at Rhode Island Hospital in collaboration with researchers from the University of Cincinnati learned that women and men have different reasons for being excluded from ...

Apr 6, 2015

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Common cancers highjack powerhouses of cells

In a breakthrough in the understanding of how cancer does its deadly work, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shown that many cancers - including nearly all pancreatic cancers - enslave and ...

Apr 6, 2015

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Elevating the hunt for environmental link to breast cancer

Imagine that you are a molecular biologist who has spent the last 20 years in your lab, doggedly trying to figure out how chemicals in the environment cause human cells to become cancerous. One day a benefactor asks you what ...

Apr 6, 2015

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