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Economic Incentives Increase Blood Donation without Negative Consequences

Can economic incentives such as gift cards, T-shirts, and time off from work motivate members of the public to increase their donations of blood? A team of researchers including Johns Hopkins Carey B... Full Article

Fish Oil Supplements May Help Fight Against Type II Diabetes

Widely used fish oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone that is associated with lower risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a study accepted for publication in The Endocrine... Full Article

Discovery of Origins of a Unique Form of Asthma May Lead to a Precision Medicine Approach to Treatment

Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia Uni... Full Article

Genetic Variation Among Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis Associated With Improved Survival

Variation in the gene MUC5B among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was associated with improved survival, according to a study published online by JAMA. The study is being released early on... Full Article

COPD Over-Diagnosed Among Uninsured Patients

More than 40% of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic “gold standard” ... Full Article

Do Men's and Women's Hearts Burn Fuel Differently?

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine will study gender differences in how the heart uses and stores fat—its main energy source—and how changes in fat metabolism pla... Full Article