Like so many other good things in life, sleep is best in moderation. A multiyear study of older adults found that both short and long sleepers experienced greater cognitive decline…
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6 stages’ approach might help families coping with ADHD
Researchers have created a six-stage process to help families of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) deal with the disorder. "This framework is family-centered, focused on breaking down the…
Women working as family docs report high career satisfaction overall
Jinan Usta, M.D., M.P.H., from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, and colleagues examined the working conditions and career satisfaction of women family physicians across multiple countries using a…
New short, effective and safe treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis
A new all-oral six-month treatment regimen is safer and more effective at treating rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) than the current accepted standard of care, according to results announced at the 52nd…
Women driven to terminate wanted pregnancies due to hyperemesis gravidarum
A survey of more than 5000 women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), published today in Obstetric Medicine, details the harrowing illness. The survey found 4.9% of women terminated a wanted pregnancy…
How an enriched environment fires up our synapses
Processing of sensory impressions and information depends very much on how the synapses in our brain work. A team around chemist Robert Ahrends from the University of Vienna and neuroscientist…
Common dialysis treatment for patients with acute kidney injury can lead to poor outcomes
Patients with acute kidney injury who receive continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), a common dialysis method, have a high incidence of needing this dialysis method reinstituted after having it removed.…