2014

October

• Could reading glasses soon be a thing of the past?

• Have you heard of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy?

• Study shows inpatient palliative care reduces hospital costs and readmissions

• Public health in the 21st century

• Teenage baseball pitchers at risk for permanent shoulder injury

• Universal screening for MRSA may be too costly

• Rural hospitals replicate experiences of big city stroke care

• New genetic variants associated with coffee drinking

• Sugar linked to memory problems in adolescent rats

• Bristol-Myers pulls U.S. marketing application for hepatitis C treatment

• Ebola lawsuits would face high hurdles in Texas

• More cases of Ebola spreading in Europe ‘unavoidable’, WHO says

• Four hospitalized in Spain after first Ebola transmission outside Africa

• Spanish nurse becomes first to contract Ebola outside West Africa

• High-sugar diet no problem for genetic mutants

• Less than half of Canadians exercise to relieve stress

• Genetic test reveals risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke

• Stroke researchers explore implications of ipsilateral spatial neglect after stroke

• A family meal a day may keep obesity away

• Vitamin D significantly improves symptoms of winter-related atopic dermatitis in children

• Viral Infection May Trigger Childhood Diabetes in Utero

• Strong working memory puts brakes on problematic drug use

• Too many stroke patients miss out on the window to regain crucial functions

September

• Cells from placentas safe for patients with multiple sclerosis

• Scientists Identify the Signature of Aging in the Brain

• Rising prevalence of sleep apnea in U.S. threatens public health

• More than 70 percent of young oncologists in Europe suffer symptoms of burnout

• Mechanized human hands: System designed to improve hand function lost to nerve damage

• Genetic ‘instruction set’ for antibodies knocks down hepatitis C in mice

• Widespread vitamin D deficiency in thyroidectomy patients

• Not all Hispanics are the same when it comes to drinking

• Genes causing pediatric glaucoma contribute to future stroke

• Wavefront optics emerging as new tool for measuring and correcting vision, reports Optometry and Vision Science

• Scientists create new ‘designer proteins’ in fight against Alzheimer’s and cancer

• Interdisciplinary Research Team Finds Method for More Precise Diagnosis of Pneumonia

• Eating five a day may keep the blues away

• Actions on climate change bring better health, study says

• We Drink More Alcohol on Gym Days

• Start early for a lifetime of good vision and healthy eyes

• Hundreds of babies possibly exposed to TB at Texas Hospital

• New Ebola clinics useless without more trained staff

• New cancer drug target involving lipid chemical messengers

• Even without kids, couples eat frequent family meals

• Decision-support program helps keep seniors out of the emergency room

• Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood worsens musculoskeletal pain outcomes after trauma

• A second look at glaucoma surgery

• Improving Medicines for Children in Canada

• Kids eat better if their parents went to college

• Survey finds benefits, risks of yoga for bipolar disorder

• Phthalates heighten risk for childhood asthma

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