- New study shows that eating a Mediterranean diet supplemented with four tablespoons per day of extra-virgin olive oil reduces the risk of breast cancer by 68%. http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/mediterranean-diet-plus-olive-oil-associated-with-reduced-breast-cancer-risk/ 916 comments science
- Brain White Matter Changes Seen in Children Who Experience Neglect http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/brain-white-matter-changes-seen-in-children-who-experience-neglect/ 4 comments science
- Working collaboratively may help reduce medical errors. New study finds pairs of medical students were more accurate than individuals in selecting a correct diagnosis (68% vs 50%) despite having comparable knowledge about the topic and selecting an equal number of diagnostic tests. http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/working-collaboratively-may-help-reduce-medical-errors 3 comments science
- Salt intake not associated with mortality or risk of cardiovascular disease and heart failure in older adults. http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/salt-intake-not-associated-with-mortality-or-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-heart-failure-in-older-adults 913 comments science
- New study finds adults infected with HIV have poorer lower- and higher-frequency hearing than adults without HIV infection. http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/worse-lower-higher-frequency-hearing-in-hiv-adults 124 comments science
- Tobacco use associated with increased risk of oral HPV-16 infection: Study participants who reported tobacco use or had higher levels of biomarkers of tobacco exposure had a higher prevalence of the sexually transmitted infection, oral human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16), according to a study http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/tobacco-use-associated-with-increased-risk-of-oral-hpv-16-infection/ 4 comments science
- Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder associated with dendritic spine loss in brain: Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder both appear to be associated with dendritic spine loss in the brain, suggesting the two distinct disorders may share common pathophysiological features http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/schizophrenia-bipolar-disorder-associated-with-dendritic-spine-loss-in-brain/ 17 comments science
- And the best diet is…all of them!: Comparison of named diet programs finds little difference in weight loss outcomes http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/comparison-of-named-diet-programs-finds-little-difference-in-weight-loss-outcomes/ 12 comments science
- The quality of the U.S. diet showed some modest improvement in the last decade in large measure because of a reduction in the consumption of unhealthy trans fats, but the gap in overall diet quality widened between the rich and the poor. http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/quality-of-u-s-diet-improves-gap-widens-for-quality-between-rich-and-poor/ 29 comments science
- A study shows that cyberbullying was associated with mental health and substance use problems in adolescents but family dinners may help protect teens from the consequences of cyberbullying and are also beneficial for their mental health. http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/family-dinners-good-for-teens-mental-health-could-protect-from-cyberbullying/ 11 comments science
- Applying the updated 2014 blood pressure guideline to the U.S. population suggests that nearly 6 million adults are no longer classified as needing hypertension medication http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/study-estimates-proportion-of-adults-affected-by-new-blood-pressure-guideline/ 3 comments science
- Moving out of high poverty appears to affect the mental health of boys, girls differently: For families who moved out of high-poverty neighborhoods, boys experienced an increase and girls a decrease in rates of depression and conduct disorder, according to a new study http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/moving-out-of-high-poverty-appears-to-affect-the-mental-health-of-boys-girls-differently/ 24 comments science
- Continuous handling of receipts linked to higher urine BPA levels: Study participants who handled receipts printed on thermal paper continuously for 2 hours without gloves had an increase in urine bisphenol A (BPA) concentrations compared to when they wore gloves, according to a study http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/continuous-handling-of-receipts-linked-to-higher-urine-bpa-levels/ 79 comments science
- Facial Plastic Surgery Offers "No Consistent Improvement in Attractiveness" http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/study-suggests-average-of-3-years-of-apparent-age-saved-after-facial-plastic-surgery-no-consistent-improvement-in-attractiveness/ 136 comments science
- Breastfeeding Duration Appears Associated with Intelligence Later in Life http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/4086/ 6 comments science