A 2010 study found no overall increase in health risk from cellphone use, but monthly usage time was much shorter then. By DANNY HAKIM January 1, 2016 When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published new guidelines 18 months ago regarding…
Three cross-sections of muscle tissue from mice. From left, normal, healthy tissue; tissue with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and tissue after gene-editing treatment. By NICHOLAS WADE December 31, 2015 After decades of disappointingly slow progress, researchers have taken a substantial step toward a…
Op-Ed Contributor By REBECCA SKLOOT December 30, 2015 JEFFREY GRAY, a professor at Des Moines University, recently instructed a room full of medical students to take out their phones. Unlock them, he said. Now pass them to the person behind you. They…
Photo Credit iStock The most persistent theme in exercise science in 2015 was that to live long, age well and maintain both a nimble mind and shapely brain, we must be physically active, but not for as long as many…
Photo Credit iStock The most persistent theme in exercise science in 2015 was that to live long, age well and maintain both a nimble mind and shapely brain, we must be physically active, but not for as long as many…
“Our findings may help guide the development of next-generation vaccines that offer long-lasting immunity and better protection of at-risk populations.”
Photo Credit Illustration by Sam Island The column appeared in The New York Times Magazine on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015. For early humans, being alone was no way to live. Those on the tribe’s periphery faced increased risks of starvation,…
The new service model also included whole-patient assessments and family meetings. During these encounters, a careful evaluation of patients’ physical symptoms, as well as psychosocial, spiritual, lifestyle, and logistical concerns, was performed.
The new research demonstrates that specific digital files can be retrieved from a potentially vast pool of data. The new storage technology would also be capable of keeping immense amounts of information safely for a millennium or longer, researchers say.
Traditional cardiac risk models, developed by studying mostly white Americans, don’t fully apply to ethnic communities. This is a knowledge gap that must be filled in the coming years.