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How can a Wii balance board change the brains of MS patients?
Date: Aug-27-2014Patients with MS who underwent a 12-week visual feedback training program using a Wii Balance Board System showed improved balance and changes in the brain.
States that legalize medical marijuana 'have fewer deaths from opioid painkillers'
Date: Aug-26-2014Annual deaths from prescription painkillers are, on average, 25% lower in states that legalize medical marijuana, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins researchers.
Wood smoke pollutants linked to cardiovascular disease
Date: Aug-26-2014Black carbon air pollution in China, which exceeds health guidelines, has been linked to increased risks for cardiovascular disease in women from the Yunnan province.
Neanderthals and modern humans co-existed for thousands of years
Date: Aug-26-2014A new study finds evidence that Neanderthals lived in Europe at the same time as modern humans for up to 5,400 years and suggests they died out gradually and not all at once.
Exercise for the heart may also protect the mind
Date: Aug-26-2014Study concludes exercise may slow cognitive aging, after it found older adults whose aortas were less stiff and were more aerobically fit did better on a cognitive test.
An aspirin a day could keep recurrent blood clots away
Date: Aug-26-2014Taking 100 mg of aspirin a day reduced the risk of recurring blood clots for patients with venous thromboembolism by up to 42%, according to a new study.
Cognitive impairment 'associated with a higher risk of stroke'
Date: Aug-26-2014A new study published in the CMAJ finds that the risk of stroke is 39% higher among patients with cognitive impairment than those with normal cognitive function.
AHA: e-cigarettes should be subject to strict federal regulation
Date: Aug-26-2014The American Heart Association have issued a new policy statement urging e-cigarettes to be subject to a federal ban for minors, as well as strict marketing regulations.
Medicaid: do differing state reimbursement policies affect cancer screening?
Date: Aug-25-2014New research examining state-specific differences in Medicaid policies may be having an impact on screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer.
Scientists grow fully functional thymus in mice from scratch
Date: Aug-25-2014For the first time, scientists have grown a fully functioning immune organ in mice from cells created outside the body. They say their findings could advance lab-grown organs.
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