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Research aims to address health disparities in African-American men

The burden of risk factors for chronic disease is substantially higher in black men compared with their white counterparts, including a higher prevalence of obesity and hypertension.

17 Oct 2018

Researchers discover why heart contractions are weaker in individuals with HCM

When a young athlete suddenly dies of a heart attack, chances are high that they suffer from familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Itis the most common genetic heart disease in the US and affects an estimated 1 in 500 people around the world.

17 Oct 2018

Study finds lower youth violence in countries with complete ban on corporal punishment

A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people.

17 Oct 2018

Study findings may explain sporadic outbreaks of C. difficile infections in hospitals

Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhea, suggesting that linens could be a source of infection among patients and even other hospitals, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

16 Oct 2018

Early menopause and diabetes may reduce life expectancy

Only in science fiction novels can scientists predict people's lifespans. However, researchers have advanced the understanding of those risk factors that adversely affect mortality rates.

16 Oct 2018

Healthy elders can consume walnuts without having negative impact on weight gain, finds study

Researchers at Loma Linda University Health found that walnuts can be incorporated into the daily diet of healthy elders without having a negative impact on weight gain or weight management.

16 Oct 2018

Hundreds of dietary supplements shown to contain unapproved drugs

An investigation has found that hundreds of over-the-counter dietary supplements contain unapproved pharmaceutical ingredients.

16 Oct 2018

Drugmakers funnel millions to lawmakers; a few dozen get $100,000-plus

A new Kaiser Health News database tracks campaign donations from drugmakers over the past 10 years.

16 Oct 2018

Nutritional quality of breakfast linked to cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in children

Researchers at the Institute for Innovation and Sustainable Development in the Food Chain of the Public University of Navarre have published a piece of research in which they show that the nutritional quality of breakfast is associated with significant cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in overweight children (even in those who are fit and who do exercise every day).

16 Oct 2018

Survey results highlight the need for better communication between patients and HCPs about bacterial vaginosis

According to an online survey, although healthcare providers report sharing crucial information on bacterial vaginosis with patients, the associated risks of the condition remain a mystery to many women, indicating a significant disconnect.

16 Oct 2018

Many people have trouble understanding differences between OCD and OCPD

The general public has trouble understanding differences between obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University at New York.

16 Oct 2018

New blood test for pediatric brain tumor patients offers safer approach than surgical biopsies

A new blood test for children with brain tumors offers a safer approach than surgical biopsies and may allow doctors to measure the effectiveness of treatment even before changes are identified on scans, according to research led by UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals and Children’s National Health System.

16 Oct 2018

Study finds lack of progress in media representation of nurses over last 20 years

A replication of the 1997 "Woodhull Study on Nursing and the Media" found nurses continue to be underrepresented as sources in heath news stories despite their increasing levels of education and expertise.

15 Oct 2018

Ketamine can be considered as alternative to opioids for short-term pain control in ED

Intravenous, low-dose ketamine is as effective as intravenous morphine in the control of acute pain in adults in the emergency department.

15 Oct 2018

Patients coerced into mental health care less likely to perceive treatment as effective

While some may choose on their own to seek help for untreated mental illnesses, others can be substantially influenced by others or coerced into care by court order.

15 Oct 2018

Neuropsychiatric symptoms related to earliest stages of Alzheimer's brain pathology

UC San Francisco researchers, in collaboration with the unique Brazilian Biobank for Aging Studies at the University of São Paulo, have shown that the earliest stages of the brain degeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease are linked to neuropsychiatric symptoms including anxiety, depression, loss of appetite, and sleep disturbances.

15 Oct 2018

Study identifies molecular switch that controls fate of milk-producing breast cells

A research team, led by investigators from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, details how a natural and dramatic process -- changes in mammary glands to accommodate breastfeeding -- uses a molecular process believed to contribute to survival of pre-malignant breast cells.

15 Oct 2018

Global health innovation system fails to deliver affordable treatments to patients, says report

NHS patients are being let down by a global health innovation system which fails to deliver the treatments they need at prices that government can afford, according to a new report led by Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, in collaboration with STOPAIDS, Global Justice Now and Just Treatment.

15 Oct 2018

MDI Biological Laboratory receives $1.2 million SEPA grant to promote data literacy

The MDI Biological Laboratory will take a national lead in teaching data literacy to students and teachers though a five-year, $1.2 million SEPA grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, an institute of the National Institutes of Health.

15 Oct 2018

BGU researchers join new workshop on water challenges and solutions

A trilateral collaboration hosted by the University of Chicago on Oct. 8, with researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Northwestern University, met to develop new ideas and solutions to some of the world's most pressing water-related problems.

15 Oct 2018

Education News and Research

Research aims to address health disparities in African-American men

Researchers discover why heart contractions are weaker in individuals with HCM

Study finds lower youth violence in countries with complete ban on corporal punishment

Study findings may explain sporadic outbreaks of C. difficile infections in hospitals

Early menopause and diabetes may reduce life expectancy

Healthy elders can consume walnuts without having negative impact on weight gain, finds study

Hundreds of dietary supplements shown to contain unapproved drugs

Drugmakers funnel millions to lawmakers; a few dozen get $100,000-plus

Nutritional quality of breakfast linked to cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in children

Survey results highlight the need for better communication between patients and HCPs about bacterial vaginosis

Many people have trouble understanding differences between OCD and OCPD

New blood test for pediatric brain tumor patients offers safer approach than surgical biopsies

Study finds lack of progress in media representation of nurses over last 20 years

Ketamine can be considered as alternative to opioids for short-term pain control in ED

Patients coerced into mental health care less likely to perceive treatment as effective

Neuropsychiatric symptoms related to earliest stages of Alzheimer's brain pathology

Study identifies molecular switch that controls fate of milk-producing breast cells

Global health innovation system fails to deliver affordable treatments to patients, says report

MDI Biological Laboratory receives $1.2 million SEPA grant to promote data literacy

BGU researchers join new workshop on water challenges and solutions

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