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Dads with smaller testicles are better fathers, study shows
Date: Sep-10-2013Men who have smaller testes are more likely be better dads to their toddlers, according to a study published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers from Emory University in Georgia set out to determine why some fathers invest more energy in parenting than others, after prior research has shown that children who have a better relationship with their fathers have better social, psychological and educational outcomes. Previous studies have shown that lower levels of testosterone in men have been linked to increased parental involvement...
Over 55s more likely to complete exercise on referral
Date: Sep-10-2013Older patients and those with heart problems are more likely to take up and complete exercise on referral programs than younger or obese patients. Researchers from the UK's University of Northumbria in Newcastle upon Tyne presented these findings at the British Science Festival in Newcastle this week and reported them in a recent BMJ Open paper...
Cognitive decline identified early through brain circuitry
Date: Sep-10-2013Researchers from the University of California, Davis, have found that a small "wishbone-shaped structure" in the brain can provide early clues about potential cognitive decline before symptoms of memory loss or dementia present themselves. The fornix is a bundle of fibers - also known as axons - in the brain that carries messages to and from the hippocampus, also playing a part in memory...
Moffitt Cancer Center study aims to improve colorectal cancer screening rates among black men and women
Date: Sep-10-2013Moffitt Cancer Center is recruiting participants for a study aimed at reducing ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer is the third leading cancer killer in the United States, despite its detectability and preventability. Low screening rates are a factor, especially among black men and women; a group that has the highest incidence of colorectal cancer...
Motorcycle deaths more than tripled in the Americas between 1998 and 2010, says new PAHO/WHO study
Date: Sep-10-2013Motorcycle deaths in the Americas more than tripled during the last two decades, according to a study by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) published in the International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. The study, Trends in fatal motorcycle injuries in the Americas, 1998 - 2010, shows that motorcycle deaths in the region increased 227% in 12 years, from 3,209 in 1998 to 10,505 in 2010. Men are the most frequent motorcycle users in Latin America, and those aged 25 to 35 years were the most common victims of crashes...
New strategy could reduce inappropriate use of antibiotic use in lower respiratory tract infection
Date: Sep-10-2013Researchers have developed a new strategy for prescribing antibiotics that could reduce patient harm and help combat the rise in antibiotic resistance. A new study, which is due to be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress in Barcelona on 11 September 2013, found that a new prescribing protocol could significant reduce potential misuse of antibiotics. The research followed over 500 patients with lower respiratory tract infections during the course of one year...
Household routines may help reduce BMI in minority children
Date: Sep-10-2013An intervention to improve household routines known to be associated with obesity increased sleep duration and reduced TV viewing among low-income, minority children, and the approach may be an effective tool to reduce body mass index (BMI) in that population, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication. Racial and ethnic minority children and those who live in low-income households are disproportionately overweight and it is urgent to develop an intervention for them, Jess Haines, Ph.D., M.H.Sc...
Undervaccination appears associated with increased risk of whooping cough
Date: Sep-10-2013Undervaccination with the diptheria, tetanus toxoids and acelluar pertussis (DTaP) vaccine appears to be associated with an increased risk of pertussis (whooping cough) in children 3 to 36 months of age, according to a study by Jason M. Glanz, Ph.D., of the Institute for Health Research at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver. "Undervaccination is an increasing trend that potentially places children and their communities at an increased risk for serious infectious disease," according to the study...
Critical new report uncovers the true burden of constipation in the over 65s across Europe
Date: Sep-10-2013A new report The Burden of Constipation in our Ageing Population - Working Towards Better Solutions uncovers for the first time, the true scale of the problem of chronic constipation in adults over the age of 65. A group of experts has analysed all publicly available European evidence and the alarming results show how this condition is under-estimated, under-treated and overlooked...
NHS care crisis: smarter use of people management data could provide early warning system
Date: Sep-10-2013Smarter use of information on front line NHS employees could help prevent more scandals over poor patient care by highlighting early warning signs before problems escalate to crisis point. That's according to new research by the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, in collaboration with the Healthcare People Management Association (HPMA), which found four in ten (43%) healthcare workers surveyed are concerned that examples of poor patient care such as those highlighted at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust could occur in their organisation...
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