You probably overestimate just how far someone can push you before you reach your tipping point, new research suggests. A…
Diabetes remission predictors in bariatric surgery
Researchers have improved a standard bariatric surgery clinical scoring system (DiaRem) to extend the prediction time for diabetic remission following…
Activating parts of the brain could help alleviate opioid-related social isolation
One of the many painful and challenging aspects of the US opioid crisis is that people abusing opioids often isolate…
Why feeling empathy could lead former drug users to relapse
Empathy, the awareness of another’s feelings and emotions, is a key feature in normal social interactions. But new research suggests…
Genetic changes associated with physical activity reported
Time spent sitting, sleeping and moving appears to be determined, in part, by our genes, researchers have shown.
Regular flu shots may save heart failure patients’ lives
Compared with skipping a flu shot, getting a flu shot was associated with an 18 percent reduced risk of premature…
Statins have low risk of side effects
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are associated with a low risk of side effects. The benefits of statin therapy for most people…
Why Is Children’s Masturbation Such a Secret?
Parents and children have questions, but there is surprisingly little guidance available in the pediatric literature.
How to Foster Empathy in Children
Research shows that we are each born with a given number of neurons that participate in an empathetic response. But…
Hospital-Acquired Infections Are Declining
There were reductions in urinary and surgical infections, but not in pneumonia or C. diff infections.