When older adults move to a new location far from their residence, their friends should not expect too many telephone calls or visits, according to a new University of Michigan study. U-M researchers examined changes in the frequencies of in-person,…

The prevalence of arthritis is higher among caregivers than noncaregivers, and caregivers with arthritis are more likely to report disabilities, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and…

Every year approximately 9,000 people are admitted to hospital with stroke in Norway. Some of those who have a stroke also experience a temporary state of acute confusion. This condition is called delirium and often occurs in connection with illness…

MILAN — Application of topical or both topical and oral polypodium leucotomos extract (PLE) was associated with significant reversal of adverse skin changes in patients with severe actinic keratoses (AKs) treated over 12 months, in a randomized, blinded study presented at the annual…

Why do some 4- and 5-year-olds still nap like clockwork every afternoon, while other preschoolers start giving up habitual napping at age 3? It's a question many parents no doubt ponder and one that a University of Massachusetts Amherst sleep…

The probability of spontaneous conversion to sinus rhythm (SVC) was increased with the intravenous administration of magnesium and potassium in patients with nonpermanent atrial fibrillation presenting to the ER, a new registry study shows. Compared with no treatment, potassium and…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The death toll from an Ebola epidemic declared last month in Uganda has climbed to 44, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press briefing in Geneva that there…

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Fiber is an important part of a healthy diet for most people, aiding and protecting the body in numerous ways. More than 6 million people globally have irritable bowel disease (IBD). Researchers from two universities in Canada have found certain…

An 8-year study of nearly 1300 low-income adolescents in Los Angeles found that students who attended high performing charter high schools were much less likely to engage in risky substance use by the time they reached age 21. The study,…