November 1, 2016 Mixing energy drinks with alcohol causes brain changes in mice Energy drinks are often combined with alcohol in mixed drinks, and a new study in mice hints at how that combination may change the brain.
November 1, 2016 1 of 8 Washington children with mysterious polio-like illness dies One of the eight children sickened by a mysterious polio-like illness in Washington has died, Seattle Children’s Hospital confirmed Monday.
November 1, 2016 Some groups getting left behind in advance care planning More than a quarter of older U.S. Medicare beneficiaries have not done any advanced care planning, and Latinos, African Americans and people with low incomes are least likely to have made end-of-life arrangements, according to a new research letter.
November 1, 2016 Fast clot removal key to stroke recovery, study says Getting prompt treatment after stroke is critical for the best recovery, according to research published online in the September edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
October 31, 2016 Woman claims she lost job after breast cancer reveal A New Jersey woman who is suing her former employer claims she was fired one day after revealing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
October 31, 2016 8 Washington kids hospitalized with mystery neurological illnesses After eight children in Washington state have been hospitalized for acute neurological illnesses, health officials are trying to determine whether the illnesses could be an extremely rare syndrome that causes varying degrees of paralysis similar to polio.
October 30, 2016 'The 5 Love Languages' help family connect with mother suffering from Alzheimer's It was a beautiful August morning in Winston Salem, North Carolina, three years ago when my wife, Rebecca, then age 59, and I were engaging in our morning ritual of sipping coffee on the back porch.
October 28, 2016 Injectable birth control for men holds promise; risks remain Injecting men with two different hormones every eight weeks suppressed their sperm production enough to act as birth control, according to a new study.
October 28, 2016 Screen time, phone use linked to less sleep for teens Digital distractions, and a more classical one, talking on the phone, are linked to shorter sleeping time and greater daytime sleepiness for teens, Canadian researchers say.
October 27, 2016 The best way to learn may involve a certain kind of sleep It's well established through previous research that sleep after learning is best for many memory-related tasks, including word lists, mazes, auditory tones, and so on.