Boy, four, gets his left HAND reattached in painstaking six-hour operation after slicing it off with a lawn mower Shaurya Undre amputated his left hand playing with his father’s lawn mower He was rushed to hospital where doctors were able…
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How language proficiency correlates with cognitive skills
An international team of researchers carried out an experiment at HSE University demonstrating that knowledge of several languages can improve the performance of the human brain. In their study, they registered a correlation between participants’ cognitive control and their proficiency…
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Parenting elective lets physicians spend more time with their babies
A novel, four-week parenting rotation designed for pediatric residents has dramatically increased the amount of time resident parents can spend at home with their babies, according to a study by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The…
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Scientists map coronavirus path with computer models
As the novel coronavirus spreads around the world, scientists are using the latest computer modelling techniques to predict its fallout: from the eventual number of cases and deaths to the peak of the outbreak. Recent decades have seen the power…
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We start to struggle with activities 'like walking up stairs' at age 60
New research has revealed that 60 is the age when most Brits begin to struggle with day-to-day activities, such as walking and going up the stairs. Which is probably younger than you might have thought. The good news is that…
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Zapping the penis with sound waves could tackle erectile dysfunction
Zapping the penis with sound waves could tackle erectile dysfunction ‘by stimulating the growth of nerve fibres and blood vessels’ Scientists tested low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy It delivers up to 2,400 pulses of sound to the shaft of the penis…
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One in 10 GPs working full-time with 40% switching to locum work
Just one in 10 GPs are working full-time in a surgery with 40% switching to locum work that earns them up to £200,000 per year GPs who operate as locums avoid admin and financial burden of a surgery Experts warned…
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UH treats its first glioblastoma patient with genetically modified poliovirus
University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer Center treated its first patient in a new clinical trial to validate the groundbreaking effects of the poliovirus on glioblastoma (GBM), a deadly Grade IV cancer of the brain. UH is the only Midwest site…
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Six-year-old boy with cancer was taken to his GP 11 times
Boy, six, visited his GP 11 TIMES before he was taken to A&E and diagnosed with the ‘largest tumour medics had ever seen’ Ellis Edwards, from Bournemouth, has stage four aggressive neuroblastoma The rare childhood cancer caused a tumour to crush…
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Disparities seen in outcomes for young adults with CRC
(HealthDay)—Worse outcomes are seen for young adult (YA) patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) living in the lowest income and education areas, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, held from Jan….
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