Preventing mortality after myocardial infarction

A new study is aiming to determine the optimal amount of blood to transfuse in anemic…

Employers need to do more to encourage staff to switch off at home

Less than half of UK businesses and organizations provide employees with guidance on how to switch…

Toxic bosses are bad for your health and bad for your reputation

People who work for bosses who display psychopathic and narcissistic traits not only feel more depressed…

Gastric bypass helps severely obese teenagers maintain weight loss over long term

Surgery leads to significant weight loss and health benefits over 5-12 years, but may lead to…

Consumption of grilled meat linked to higher mortality risk among breast cancer survivors

Findings published in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicate that higher consumption of grilled,…

Worms have teenage ambivalence, too

Scientists find that neurological changes mark transition from ambivalent adolescent to capable adult in the roundworm.

Older lung cancer patients face significant treatment burden

Depending on the type of treatment older lung cancer patients receive, they can spend an average…

New surgical mask doesn’t just trap viruses, it renders them harmless

The surgical masks people wear to stop the spread of diseases don't work well -- that…

Using fat to help wounds heal without scars

Doctors have found a way to manipulate wounds to heal as regenerated skin rather than scar…

Measuring trees with the speed of sound

Foresters and researchers are using sound to look inside living trees. A new study presents methods…