It looks like catching only a few hours of sleep contributes to weight gain because burning the midnight oil is often accompanied by snacking. The finding appears online today in Sleep, the journal published by the Associated Professional Sleep Societies…. Read More ›
Month: June 2013
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Is Promising for Poststroke Aphasia
New research offers stroke survivors with aphasia the hope that noninvasive brain stimulation could help them recover at least some speech and language functions. Aphasia affects more than one-third of all patients who have had a stroke, stripping away varying… Read More ›
Too Few Generalist Physicians Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Too Many Specialists
It’s hard to find an article or op-ed about the implementation of Obamacare next year that doesn’t mention the looming “doctor shortage.” The reason is clear: there are too few physicians in the United States to care for today’s insured… Read More ›
Author Insights: Men Who Are Unlikely to Die of Prostate Cancer Undergoing Aggressive Treatment
Expensive, advanced treatments for prostate cancer are increasingly being used on men who are unlikely to die of the disease, despite growing recognition that these men are unlikely to benefit from such procedures and may suffer harm, according to a… Read More ›
Task Force: All Baby Boomers Should Be Screened at Least Once for Hepatitis C Virus
All baby boomers , those born between 1945 and 1965, should be screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV), along with those at high risk for infection, the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended in a statement published today in the… Read More ›
Caution Urged in Use of New Drug for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
As countries begin to roll out use of a new drug to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), authorities urge caution to prevent the emergence of resistance to this drug and to protect patients from potential adverse events. As many as half… Read More ›
“BigBrain” Model Offers Microscopic Views of Human Brain
Researchers have for the first time created a 3-dimensional (3-D) model of the human brain so precise that it could allow scientists to see microscopic details, such as single layers or sublayers of the cerebral cortex. Currently used magnetic resonance… Read More ›