A new study suggests patients over the age of 80 are not getting the same treatment after surgery as younger patients. Researchers in Australia examined some 20-thousand hospital deaths and found doctors were less likely to thoroughly monitor the elderly after surgery. SOURCE – BMJ/MedDay/CBS
Motherhood and brain chemistry
Doctors in Canada say new research indicates *motherhood* may permanently alter the brain. Researchers at the University of British Columbia found pregnancy may also change the way the brain responds to hormone therapy later in life. Animal studies found hormone therapy was less effective on rats with children than those who never gave birth. SOURCE – Canadian Association for Neuroscience/MedDay/CBS
Bowel cancer
Teenagers who are very overweight may double their risk of bowel cancer later in life. That’s according to Harvard University researchers who studied data on more than 200 thousand young Swedish men. They hope the finding could lead to the development of preventive strategies. SOURCE – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/MedDay/CBS
Motherhood and brain chemistry
Doctors in Canada say new research indicates *motherhood* may permanently alter the brain. Researchers at the University of British Columbia found pregnancy may also change the way the brain responds to hormone therapy later in life. Animal studies found hormone therapy was less effective on rats with children than those who never gave birth. SOURCE – Canadian Association for Neuroscience/MedDay/CBS
Bowel cancer
Teenagers who are very overweight may double their risk of bowel cancer later in life. That’s according to Harvard University researchers who studied data on more than 200 thousand young Swedish men. They hope the finding could lead to the development of preventive strategies. SOURCE – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/MedDay/CBS
