Medical Notes: Week of April 1, 2018
How PFCs affect weight gain, women are more likely to bully other women, and what is more important for longevity exercise or the occasional drink?
Research and Clinical Trials Sub-categories:
- Cancer Treatment and Research (129)
- Experimental Treatments (4)
- Medical Research (104)
- Music and Sound Research (7)
- Research and Development (28)
- Research Ethics (14)
- Research Funding (10)
- Research Methods (4)
- Stem Cell Treatment (8)
Stem Cells and COPD
Lung diseases such as COPD are difficult to treat, but a new method taking a patient’s own stem cells, concentrating them, and reinfusing them is showing success. An expert explains.
Medical Notes: Week of March 25, 2018
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of March 25, 2018.
Drunkorexia
Studies show that a large proportion of college students are at least occasionally “drunkorexic,” avoiding food when they know they’ll be drinking later in order to get a better buzz or to keep from gaining weight.
Medical Notes: Week of March 18, 2018
A new test for the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, treatment for colicky babies, and the long-term effect of letting kids under age twelve try alcohol.
Medical Notes: Week of February 25, 2018
Hope for a new, faster anti-flu drug, a study shows that food poisoning is often the culprit behind the 24-hour stomach flu, and research revealing short people are less likely to develop blood clots.
Dashing Old Stuttering Myths (2018)
New research has several findings about stuttering including a structural deficiency in the brain's wiring, an inability to perceive rhythms, and a successful way to treat stuttering.
Medical Notes: Week of February 18, 2018
A familiar tool in the fight against melanoma, proof we can tell if people are sick by looking at them, an unexpected benefit of going to church, and research on why women avoid certain majors.
Medical Notes: Week of February 4, 2018
Why the ozone layer is recovering, slowing the natural aging of your lungs by eating fresh tomatoes and apples, and at what age spending habits form.
Medical Notes: Week of January 21, 2018
A link between a blood thinner and a reduced risk of cancer, kids who eat fish sleep better and higher IQs, and the rise in women enrolling in US medical schools.
Medical Notes: Week of January 7, 2018
A look at the top medical headlines for the week of January 7, 2018.
Pancreatic Cancer
An advocate and a genetic counselor discuss the state of pancreatic cancer screening and the few alternatives available.
