From the Brown University media release: When a nursing home patient is dying, aggressive interventions such as inserting a feeding tube or sending the patient to the emergency room can futilely exacerbate, rather than relieve,…
From the Elsevier media release: Many adults, regardless of their weight, resolve to avoid fatty foods and unhealthy desserts. But despite one’s best intentions, when the moment for decision comes, that chocolate lava cake is…
From the University of Otago media release: Across a number of faiths and cultures, people tend to date and marry others who share their religious beliefs. Now, new psychology research from New Zealand’s University of…
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign media release: Pregnant women and new mothers at one central Illinois public health clinic will soon receive depression screenings using mobile health — also called mHealth — technology.…
From the Henry Ford Health System media release: Co-existing psychiatric illness should be considered in assessing hospital readmissions for three common medical conditions used by Medicare and Medicaid to penalize hospitals with “excessive” readmission rates.…
From the University of Miami media release: A new study shows that providing women with skills to manage stress early in their breast cancer treatment can improve their mood and quality of life many years…
From the Rice University media release: Carbon nanotube fibers invented at Rice University may provide the best way to communicate directly with the brain. The fibers have proven superior to metal electrodes for deep brain…
From the University of California – Berkeley media release: What if there were a pill that made you more compassionate and more likely to give spare change to someone less fortunate? UC Berkeley scientists have…
From the UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA media release: For some people suffering from chronic pain, part of their daily routine is recording the extent of it in a pain diary. Often done at the request of their…
From the media release: Research results published in the Journal of Neurotrauma and conducted by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) as part of a collaboration with Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. showed that a novel…