New study finds patients’ health and spirituality values influence their attendance for vital pelvic-floor dysfunction treatment
New research from psychologists and health professionals in Swansea has found that the types of life values that patients hold affect their attendance at medical treatment for pelvic-floor…
Abuse and adversity in childhood linked to more cardiovascular risk in adulthood
Children and teens who are abused, witness violence, are bullied or face other adversities are more likely to develop cardiovascular diseases in adulthood, according to a new scientific…
Screening could catch a quarter of hip fractures before they happen
Community screening for osteoporosis could prevent more than a quarter of hip fractures in older women – according to new research led by the University of East Anglia…
Insight into how infants learn to walk
Ten-week-old babies can learn from practising walking months before they begin walking themselves say researchers.
Active Surveillance of Low-Risk Papillary Microcarcinoma of the Thyroid Proposed as First-Line Management
A 10-year study of more than 1,200 patients with low-risk papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid led researchers to conclude that close and continuous monitoring is an acceptable…