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April 12, 2013

OHRP throws a wet blanket on comparative effectiveness research

David Magnus, PhD

When we go to the doctor and they recommend a treatment, we like to believe that there is good evidence that it is the best treatment available.…

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May 2, 2013 3:59 pm

Toxic Lipstick? Metals In Some Lip Products May Be Dangerous, Study Says

Lipsticks and glosses may contain potentially troubling levels of metals, according to a preliminary new study.

April 30, 2013 12:37 pm

Stanford study says MRI scans can predict outcome of math tutoring

When it comes to math, MRIs may be better than IQs — and even past math scores — at showing whether a tutor can help a child master everything from trapezoids to trigonometry.

April 25, 2013 2:01 pm

Autism Can Be Detected Early By Examining Placenta At Birth, Study Shows

Analyzing a newborn’s placenta will yield clues which can help diagnose the risk of the child developing autism, according to a report from Yale University.

April 18, 2013 3:34 pm

Live fast, die young: Famous entertainers and athletes average shorter life spans than the rest of us

A study of 1,000 obituaries found notable actors, musicians and athletes died at an average age of 77.2 years old, younger than academics, businesspeople and politicians.

April 12, 2013 1:17 pm

Babbling Sounds of Monkeys Share Rhythms with Human Speech

Scientists studying the evolution of speech have long puzzled over why there are no good models in primates. While primates share many traits with humans — they’ve been known to play, grieve, fight, even laugh – speech isn’t one of them.

April 1, 2013 1:12 pm

Most teens well down road to heart disease, study finds

A stunning 80 percent of U.S. teenagers are eating diets that put them on a clear path to heart disease, researchers reported on Monday.

March 25, 2013 7:23 pm

Simple Breath Test Might Diagnose Heart Failure

An experimental breath test, designed to quickly identify patients suffering from heart failure simply by analyzing the contents of a single exhaled breath, has demonstrated promise in early trials, a team of researchers says.

March 19, 2013 6:13 pm

False-positive mammograms take mental toll, study finds

Women may suffer psychologically long after the scare of a false-positive mammogram, Danish researchers report.

March 18, 2013 5:09 pm

Opening Veins Does Not Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Opening a Multiple Sclerosis patient’s veins, a procedure often referred to as “liberation treatment” does not improve patient outcomes, researchers from the University at Buffalo revealed. In some cases patients ended up with worse symptoms, the investigators added.

February 28, 2013 1:19 pm

'Franken-Tadpoles' See With Eyes on Their Backs (Science)

Researchers have found a way to transplant an eyeball onto a blind tadpole’s spine that confers some degree of vision—the first evidence that functional sight can occur so far from the brain.

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