Education News and Research

RSS

Research suggests ways to make person-centered care more actionable for older people

Published today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, two new research articles and a corresponding commentary from preeminent geriatrics leaders describe ways to make person-centered care--a novel approach to health that puts personal values and preferences at the forefront of decision-making--more actionable for older people.

4 Oct 2018

Experts call for more transparency about joint-venture ownership of dialysis clinics

Penn Medicine experts in nephrology and health policy call for more transparency about joint-venture ownership of dialysis clinics to better understand what impact these arrangements may have on patient referrals and clinical outcomes.

4 Oct 2018

Physical therapy can effectively treat infants with congenital muscular torticollis

Congenital muscular torticollis is a common postural deformity in infants, and one that can be effectively treated by physical therapy.

3 Oct 2018

Study reveals benefits of midwifery care for low-income women

New research from the University of British Columbia and the University of Saskatchewan is adding new evidence in support of midwives as a safe option for prenatal care, especially for women who have low socioeconomic status.

3 Oct 2018

New method based on artificial intelligence may help predict epilepsy outcomes

Medical University of South Carolina neurologists have developed a new method based on artificial intelligence that may eventually help both patients and doctors weigh the pros and cons of using brain surgery to treat debilitating seizures caused by epilepsy.

3 Oct 2018

Researchers insert just enough human DNA into mice to study preterm birth

Preterm birth remains a global epidemic linked to a lifetime of potential health complications. It also is difficult to study in living creatures--especially the uniquely precise biology of preterm birth in humans.

3 Oct 2018

Combination approach appears to improve chemotherapy response, boost anti-tumor immunity

Scientists at the University of Toronto's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy have seen remarkable success combining tumor modulating nanoparticles with doxorubicin to enhance chemotherapy response in pre-clinical model breast cancer.

3 Oct 2018

Early PSA testing in black men could help predict future development of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men. But black men bear a disproportionate burden of its effects. It's more common - and more than twice as deadly - among black men compared to their white counterparts.

3 Oct 2018

Gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes may predispose people to have lower body weight

A research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health found that a well-known gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes, called transcription Factor-7 like 2 gene, may also predispose someone to being leaner, or having a lower body weight.

3 Oct 2018

New way of using natural killer cells makes immunotherapy viable to more patients

Immunotherapy is making headlines for saving the lives of hundreds of cancer patients including former President Jimmy Carter. But many of these therapies, only work for a small portion of people who have a specific molecule called PDL1 in their cancer makeup.

3 Oct 2018

Liver transplant and weight-loss surgery combination offers long-term benefits to obese patients

Obese patients who underwent a life-saving liver transplant and weight-loss surgery at the same time were better able to keep the weight off long term and had fewer metabolic complications than those who lost weight on their own before undergoing a liver transplant, Mayo Clinic research shows.

3 Oct 2018

CBT for insomnia may slow or reverse cortical atrophy in patients with co-morbid fibromyalgia

Preliminary findings from a pilot study suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia may slow or even reverse the atrophy of cortical gray matter in patients who have co-morbid fibromyalgia.

3 Oct 2018

Sexual harassment and assault may have negative health consequences, finds study

The #MeToo Movement, in addition to raising awareness, has provided people with a voice to speak out when they've been wronged, harassed, or assaulted.

3 Oct 2018

Study highlights need for population-specific precision medicine programs in Latin America

Drug safety and effectiveness vary greatly among populations worldwide. Genetics is one of the factors that contribute to variability in drug response.

3 Oct 2018

Spero Health launched to tackle the rising opioid crisis

Spero Health, Inc., a newly formed healthcare organization specializing in local, affordable, outpatient care for individuals suffering from substance use disorder, announced that it has acquired investment growth capital to meet the demand in communities across the country for high-quality, comprehensive and integrated addiction treatment services.

3 Oct 2018

Measure of ED threat perceptions could help identify patients at risk for cardiac-induced PTSD

A brief tool assessing emergency department threat perceptions has clinical utility for providers to identify patients at risk for developing cardiac-induced PTSD and is critical to inform research on whether threat may be modified in-ED to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) incidence.

3 Oct 2018

Disruption in combination inhaled corticosteroid therapy may impact patients' symptoms and disease control

Disruption of the refill of patients' regular combination inhaled corticosteroid therapy brand may have impacted symptoms and disease control and potentially lead to an increased rate of costly exacerbations and hospitalizations.

2 Oct 2018

Higher stress levels linked with lower odds of conception for women

In North America, 20 to 25 percent of women and 18 to 21 percent of men of reproductive age report daily psychological stress. Although previous research has suggested that stress can decrease the odds of conception, few studies have examined this association among couples from the general population.

1 Oct 2018

Study highlights need for measures to improve annual lung cancer screening adherence

A study from the Thoracic Oncology Research Group, Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, Medical University of South Carolina aimed to examine the adherence to annual low-dose computed tomography screening after baselines LDCT within the Veteran Health Administration Lung Cancer Screening Demonstration Project.

1 Oct 2018

Women who drink more water experience fewer bladder infections, study finds

In the controlled trial, women who drank an additional 1.5 liters of water daily experienced 48 percent fewer repeat bladder infections than those who drank their usual volume of fluids, said senior author Dr. Yair Lotan, Professor of Urology and with the Simmons Cancer Center at UT Southwestern.

1 Oct 2018

Education News and Research

Research suggests ways to make person-centered care more actionable for older people

Experts call for more transparency about joint-venture ownership of dialysis clinics

Physical therapy can effectively treat infants with congenital muscular torticollis

Study reveals benefits of midwifery care for low-income women

New method based on artificial intelligence may help predict epilepsy outcomes

Researchers insert just enough human DNA into mice to study preterm birth

Combination approach appears to improve chemotherapy response, boost anti-tumor immunity

Early PSA testing in black men could help predict future development of prostate cancer

Gene variant linked to Type 2 diabetes may predispose people to have lower body weight

New way of using natural killer cells makes immunotherapy viable to more patients

Liver transplant and weight-loss surgery combination offers long-term benefits to obese patients

CBT for insomnia may slow or reverse cortical atrophy in patients with co-morbid fibromyalgia

Sexual harassment and assault may have negative health consequences, finds study

Study highlights need for population-specific precision medicine programs in Latin America

Spero Health launched to tackle the rising opioid crisis

Measure of ED threat perceptions could help identify patients at risk for cardiac-induced PTSD

Disruption in combination inhaled corticosteroid therapy may impact patients' symptoms and disease control

Higher stress levels linked with lower odds of conception for women

Study highlights need for measures to improve annual lung cancer screening adherence

Women who drink more water experience fewer bladder infections, study finds

Latest eBooks

Editorial Focus eBook - Spatial and single-cell omics (1st edition)

Industry Focus eBook - Analytical Chemistry (3rd edition)

Industry Focus eBook - Microbiome (1st edition)

Industry Focus eBook - Cell biology (5th edition)

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics