PARIS — The years go by, and nothing much changes: the first 2 weeks of the new school year have brought with them a rise in emergency department (ED) admissions for asthma in patients under age 15 years. A more relaxed approach to maintenance therapy for the condition over the…
Is there an association between waist-calf circumference ratio and all-cause and cause-specific mortality?
In a community-based cohort study published in BMC Public Health, researchers studied how anthropometric measures like the waist-calf circumference ratio (WCR), waist circumference (WC), calf circumference (CC), and body mass index (BMI) are associated with cause-specific and all-cause mortality in elderly adults. They found that a lower CC and higher…
Study decodes surprising approach mice take in learning
Neuroscience discoveries ranging from the nature of memory to treatments for disease have depended on reading the minds of mice, so researchers need to truly understand what the rodents’ behavior is telling them during experiments. In a new study that examines learning from reward, MIT researchers deciphered some initially mystifying…
Study: Many primary care providers and adult patients wary of discussing firearms
When a patient goes to their primary care clinic for a regular checkup, they expect to talk about preventing health problems and managing their health risks. But a new study suggests that a large portion of adult patients, and their primary care providers, may stop short of discussing one source…
Botulism outbreak tied to sardines served in Bordeaux leaves 1 person dead and several hospitalized
Matt Jackson was riding an electric bike through Bordeaux wine country when he started feeling strange. Nine days later, he’s on a breathing machine in a French intensive care unit, unable to open his eyes, communicating only via notes on a whiteboard —- and infected with botulism. Jackson was among…
New nano-thin superbug-slaying material could revolutionize wound healing
Reviewed Researchers have invented a nano-thin superbug-slaying material that could one day be integrated into wound dressings and implants to prevent or heal bacterial infections. The innovation – which has undergone advanced pre-clinical trials – is effective against a broad range of drug-resistant bacterial cells, including 'golden staph', which are…
Being an only child doesnt affect your development—family background matters more, says researcher
Being an only child is a “disease in itself,” according to 19th century psychologist Stanley G. Hall. Even though Hall’s views and scholarly research methods have been questioned and criticized, only children’s reputation as spoiled, overprotected and lonely has persisted ever since. If you’re the parent of an only child,…
Uncovering the mechanisms underlying lack of response to immunotherapy
A new study has shed light on why immunotherapy does not always work in certain types of cancer. Led by researchers at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the work focuses on understanding why some tumors fail to respond…
India imposes curbs after two die of Nipah virus
India has curbed public gatherings and shut some schools in the southern state of Kerala after two people died of Nipah, a virus from bats or pigs that causes deadly fever, officials said Thursday. The virus has no vaccine and a fatality rate ranging from 40 to 75 percent, according…
Three quarters of NHS trusts reliant on paper notes and drug charts
Three quarters of NHS trusts reliant on paper notes and drug charts – shunning safer electronic options Experts say hospitals could improve patient care if they embraced electronic New research for The BMJ shows pen and paper ‘remain prevalent’ Three in four NHS trusts are still reliant on paper notes…