Study finds brain changes in young marijuana users April 15, 2014 Young adults who occasionally smoke marijuana show abnormalities in two key areas of their brain…
U.S. biomedical research is overcrowded and underfunded, critics say April 15, 2014 The U.S. biomedical research field is unsustainable, creating more scientists than there are jobs…
Should drug firms make payments to doctors? April 15, 2014 Gifts and payments to US doctors from drug firms are seen by some as encouraging unnecessary…
Medical devices for kids are often only tested on adults April 14, 2014 Most medical devices that have been recently approved for use in pediatrics weren’t actually…
Healthy mom, healthy baby April 14, 2014 Researchers have learned more precisely what risks pregnant women face, and what they can do to…
Just 1 rock concert or football game may cause permanent hearing damage April 14, 2014 A single exposure to loud but not deafening noise may be enough to precipitate irreparable harm to…
Study links television viewing with lesser amounts of sleep April 14, 2014 Harvard researchers recently published the results of a long-term study showing that watching…
New delirium measurement in older people adopted by researchers studying Alzheimer's, aging April 14, 2014 A new metric to describe the symptoms of delirium may help researchers and clinicians better study…
Tips for handling parents moving in with you April 13, 2014 Olivia Okereke, assistant professor of psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, provides advice…
Should doctors consider medical costs? April 13, 2014 The price of care can hurt health, and some say physicians have a responsibility to treat patients…
Cancer 'miracle' patients studied anew for disease clues April 11, 2014 The history of oncology is rife with reports of patients with advanced cancer who staged…
