WEDNESDAY, July 31 — Adjusting certain ventilator settings on patients during abdominal surgery — known as lung-protective ventilation — results in significantly fewer serious pulmonary complications after the surgery, new research suggests….
Read more →Lunch at a restaurant with friends reduces cognitive control more than lunch eaten alone at a desk does, according to research published July 31 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Werner Sommer from the Humboldt University at Berlin, Germany, and c…
Read more →Not all placebos are equal, and patients who respond to one placebo don’t always respond to others, according to research published July 31 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Jian Kong from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and…
Read more →WEDNESDAY, July 31 — Older adults suffering from anemia — lower than normal red blood cell levels — may be at increased risk for dementia, a new study suggests. Anemia affects as many as 23 percent of seniors, the researchers say. “We found a 60…
Read more →WEDNESDAY, July 31 — Materials that explain the risks and benefits of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer improve men’s knowledge about the test but don’t change their decision about whether to have it, a new study finds….
Read more →WEDNESDAY, July 31 — Children with autism exhibit unusual brain chemistry that can change over time, new research shows. That particular chemistry differs from both children with other developmental delays and children with typical development, the…
Read more →WEDNESDAY, July 31 — Millions of Americans head to the tattoo parlor to get “inked” each year, but a new study suggests that getting a tattoo over a mole or birthmark may not be healthy. That’s because having a tattoo over a mole especially can…
Read more →Nonsentinel lymph node (NSLN) positivity appears to be a significant prognostic factor in patients with stage III melanoma, according to a study by Anna M. Leung M.D., of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John’s Health Center, Santa Monica, Cali…
Read more →A case report from Germany describes a young man who developed malignant melanoma on a pre-existing nevus (skin lesion known as a mole or birthmark) within a tattoo during and between the phases of laser tattoo removal, according to a report by Laura P…
Read more →WEDNESDAY, July 31 — Intensive job training helps young people with autism get work, a small new study found. Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that can range from mild to severe, affecting social and communication skills. About 80 percent of…
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