As many as a quarter of Medicare recipients spend more than the total value of their assets on out-of-pocket health care expenses during the last five years of their lives, according to researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Sep 10, 2012
A new study by University of North Carolina School of Medicine pediatrics researchers finds a surprising difference in the eating habits of overweight children…
Sep 10, 2012
A pair of mathematicians -- one from Indiana University and the other from Sichuan University in China -- have proposed a unified theory of dark matter and dark energy that alters Einstein's equations describing the fundamentals of gravity.
Sep 8, 2012
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University schools of medicine, have identified a form of autism with epilepsy that may potentially be treatable with a common nutritional supplement.
Sep 6, 2012
It has long been believed that drinking green tea is good for the memory. Now researchers have discovered how the chemical properties of China's favorite drink affect the generation of brain cells, providing benefits for memory and spatial learning.
Sep 5, 2012
Your mood for food can be changed by a restaurant’s choice of music and lighting, leading to increased satisfaction and reduced calorie intake, according to a new study.
Sep 5, 2012
In a recent survey of palliative care medicine practitioners, nearly three quarters of the sample reported having been "humorously" accused of promoting death; for example, being called "Dr.
Sep 4, 2012
Renal denervation successfully treats patients with resistant hypertension in real world patient populations, according to a study presented at ESC Congress 2012. The findings were presented by Dr Darren Mylotte from France.
Aug 27, 2012
I’ve been offline for a few weeks, but I’ve had good reason this time: I got married and went on a cross-country honeymoon!
Aug 24, 2012
A new analysis of complex interactions between humans and the environment preceding the 9th century collapse and abandonment of the Central Maya Lowlands in…
Aug 22, 2012
Lock Unlock Beep I'm the proud owner of a new CRV. The dealer-installed Karr alarm beeps the horn whenever I lock or unlock the car with the key fob.
Aug 21, 2012
A team of disease experts and health economists at Johns Hopkins warns that steadily declining rates of U.S.
Aug 21, 2012
Members of a panel today commemorating the 150th anniversary of federal legislation that transformed college education for people in the 19th and 20th…
Aug 21, 2012
Treating very young infants with antibiotics may predispose them to being overweight in childhood, according to a study of more than 10,000 children by…
Aug 21, 2012
