Researchers led by Dr. Teppo Särkämö at University of Helsinki, Finland have revealed that caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities, particularly singing, are cognitively and emotionally beneficial especially in the early stages of dementia. The findings could help improve dementia care and better target the use of…

New study looks at falls, fractures and osteoporosis in people age 45 and older A new study, presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Francisco, shows certain fractures due to osteoporosis can cause premature death in people 45 and older. This…

Largest CPR Training Trial for Families of At-Risk Patients Shows Success of Low-Cost Teaching Method Video-Based CPR Training May be as Valuable as Hands-On Approach, Penn Study Finds Largest CPR Training Trial for Families of At-Risk Patients Shows Success of Low-Cost Teaching Method Using a…

Researchers found an association between frequent self-weighing and psychological state, according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and BehaviorSelf-weighing can be a useful tool to help adults control their weight, but for adolescents and young adults this behavior may have…

New results from the world’s biggest ovarian cancer screening trial led by UCL suggest that screening based on an annual blood test may help reduce the number of women dying from the disease by around 20%.The research, published in the Lancet, also cautions that longer…

A first look at how city-level policies impact individual smokers If governments want to discourage smoking among young people, both high taxes and smoking bans do the job – but bans may have one key advantage.A first-of-its-kind national study found that bans worked best at…

Drinking a second or third cup of coffee may do more than get you through a long day — it may also reduce your risk of death from heart disease and other illnesses.In a study reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, people who…

Researchers at the University of York have revealed computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) is likely to be ineffective in the treatment of depression.Published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), Professor Simon Gilbody from York’s Department of Health Sciences and the Hull York Medical School led…

For the first time, chondroitin sulfate has been more successful than celecoxib in reducing the long-term progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to new research findings presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Francisco.Osteoarthritis is a slowly progressive disease in which…

Injecting ozone gas into the knee reduces pain and improves functioning and quality of life in people with knee osteoarthritis, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Francisco.Osteoarthritis, sometimes called degenerative joint disease, is a slowly progressive disease…

Injections of corticosteroids in the knee joints appear to be safe, but not effective, according to the findings of a two-year clinical trial presented at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting in San Francisco.Osteoarthritis, sometimes called degenerative joint disease, is a slowly progressive disease…

Mass prostate cancer (PSA) screening before the age of 55 may not have any benefit over screening starting after the age of 55, according to a new 20 year analysis of 6822 patients, presented at the 7th European Multidisciplinary Meeting on Urological Cancers in Barcelona.Using…