2014

December

• Internet addiction affects 6 percent of people worldwide

• Subtle but important memory function affected by preterm birth

• Weigh-in Once a Week or You’ll Gain Weight

• Occasional heroin use may worsen HIV infection

• Patients Don’t Understand Risks of Unnecessary Antibiotics, GW Study Shows

• Non-Gluten proteins identified as targets of immune response to wheat in celiac disease

• Vitamin C may help people who suffer from respiratory symptoms after exercise

• Three Drugs Top Two in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

• Pain Complaints, Opioid Use Higher With Epilepsy

• Family Hx Still Independent Risk Factor for RA

• People with mental illness more likely to be tested for HIV, Penn Medicine study finds

• Obesity may shorten life expectancy up to 8 years

• Higher birth weight indicates better performance in school

• How Red Wine Prevents Cancer

• Study discovers RX approach that reduces herpes virus infection

• Why does physical activity during childhood matter?

• Do concussions have lingering cognitive, physical, and emotional effects?

• Brain Study Uncovers New Clues on How Cues May Affect Memory

• Causal link between antibiotics and childhood asthma dismissed

• Natural ‘high’ could avoid chronic marijuana use

November

• Stroke damage mechanism identified

• Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later

• Hip replacement an excellent option for young juvenile arthritis patients

• Study suggests home cooking is a main ingredient in a healthier diet

• Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options

• Massey researchers develop the first cancer health literacy tool

• Women with bipolar disorder at 50 percent greater risk of delivering preterm babies

• Improving imaging of cancerous tissues by reversing time

• Drug tests on mothers’ hair links recreational drug use to birth defects

• Improved mouse model will accelerate research on potential Ebola vaccines, treatments

• Decoding the emergence of metastatic cancer stem cells

• More penalties on the way for hospitals that treat the poor?

October

• Women play dangerous waiting game with heart symptoms

• Adverse drug reactions in children following use of asthma medications

• Diabetes patients report better outcomes with improved physician accessibility

• Screening questions fail to identify teens at risk for hearing loss

• Medical costs for stroke survivors stay high 10 years on

• For brain hemorrhage, risk of death is lower at high-volume hospitals

• Ebola virus: update on research in France

• Ebola’s evolutionary roots more ancient than previously thought, study finds

• Lessons from the ‘Spanish flu,’ nearly 100 years later

• Skin patch could replace the syringe for disease diagnosis

• Olive oil more stable and healthful than seed oils for frying food

• Flu Vaccine May Hold Key to Preventing Heart Disease

• A rich vocabulary can protect against cognitive impairment

• Fish tale: new study evaluates antibiotic content in farm-raised fish

• Physical exercise in old age can stimulate brain fitness, but effect decreases with advancing age

• Fresh milk keeps infections at bay

• Why your brain makes you reach for junk food

• Brain Activity Provides Evidence for Internal “Calorie Counter”

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