STD testing: What’s right for you?
Source SNH Newsbot: Mayo Clinic
Glycemic index diet: What’s behind the claims
Source SNH Newsbot: Mayo Clinic
Losing the Fight Against ‘Dad Bod’
Meet the men who seem unable to win the battle against those extra five to 15 pounds. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
New drug may treat and limit progression of Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have developed a new drug that may limit the progression of Parkinson's disease while providing better symptom relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of people with the disease. Source SNH Newsbot: Science Daily
Is This Dog Dangerous? Shelters Struggle With Live-or-Die Tests
A standard method for evaluating shelter dogs' behavior — the results often meant the difference between adoption and euthanasia — is under scrutiny. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
Structural and functional MRI in children resuscitated after drowning pinpoints site of anoxic brain injury
Structural and functional MRI in children resuscitated after drowning pinpoints the site of anoxic brain injury to regions controlling movement, while providing strong evidence that networks controlling perception and cognition remain largely intact. Source SNH [...]
Higher dementia risk associated with birth in high stroke mortality states
Is being born in states with high stroke mortality associated with dementia risk in a group of individuals who eventually all lived outside those states? A new article suggests it might be. Source SNH Newsbot: [...]
Sending Sons Off to College, and Finding Solace in a Big Box Store
As a parent who has survived the (expensive) trauma of letting go, let me to tell you what you really need to buy for a new freshman's dorm room: nothing. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times [...]
No Crying Over Dry Eyes
Evolving knowledge of the nature of tears helps experts understand and treat dry eye disease. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
What ‘Back to School’ Looks Like to Our Readers
We are asking readers to send us pictures that represented their experiences with this time of transition. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
Binge Drinking Drops Among Teenagers
Frequent binges are declining, but not as rapidly among black adolescents, lower-income groups and girls. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog
Free Lunch at the Library
Children who get free lunches during the school year often go hungry in the summer. Libraries are helping to fill the gap. Source SNH Newsbot: NY Times – Well Blog