January 23, 2014
Discovery may lead to better test for rare cancer
A test used to detect a type of cancer in children may produce false positives because it is based on…
Joshua Barney
Posts by Joshua Barney
January 20, 2014
Exercise during pregnancy can benefit child’s lifelong health
Exercising during pregnancy can help protect the unborn child from diabetes and other health problems in later life, new research…
September 26, 2013
Moms breastfeed longer if they share a bed with baby, study finds
Mothers who bedshare – sleep in the same bed with their infants – tend to breastfeed longer, new research suggests.…
September 24, 2013
New benefit of exercise discovered
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an important new benefit of exercise: It increases the…
August 21, 2013
Needlestick law saving up to $415 million yearly
A federal law intended to protect healthcare workers from needlestick injuries has slashed the number of such injuries by more…
August 15, 2013
Results published in pioneering trial of focused ultrasound for essential tremor
The pioneering findings of the University of Virginia Health System’s trial of a scalpel-free form of brain surgery for reducing…
August 13, 2013
A ‘magnetic crystal ball’ for coronary artery disease
An imaging test commonly used to diagnose coronary artery disease has an untapped potential to predict which patients with the…
August 7, 2013
A way to reverse the suffering of diabetic nerve pain?
For people with diabetes who suffer from peripheral neuropathy, a gentle touch can be agony. A warm shower can be…
June 3, 2013
Stem cells show promise for treating diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness
Stem cells derived from body fat show great potential for treating and possibly even reversing the effects of diabetic retinopathy,…
May 28, 2013
Dying cells essential to muscle development and repair, researchers discover
Dying cells play an unexpected and vital role in the creation of muscle fibers, researchers at the University of Virginia…