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Study finds persistent rate of lawnmower injury-related emergency department visits

In what Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers call an unusually comprehensive analysis of nationwide data, they conclude that the rate of lawnmower injuries persists at close to 6,400 a year, most of them requiring surgery and hospitalization, and costing an average of $37,000 per patient.

25 Sep 2018

Lung cancer patients treated with invasive surgery more likely to become chronic opioid users

Patients treated with more-invasive surgical techniques for a type of early-stage lung cancer are more likely to become chronic opioid users than patients treated with minimally invasive surgery, highlighting the need for additional research into how pain management after surgery might be a contributing factor to the opioid addiction crisis, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology in September.

24 Sep 2018

Researchers find impact of neurobehavioral symptoms on employment in adults with TBI

Kessler Foundation researchers have published their findings linking behavioral symptoms with employment outcomes among adults with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

24 Sep 2018

Vanteres announces new evidence demonstrating role of LPC-DHA in fetal brain development

Vanteres, an innovative biotech company leveraging its biomedical research expertise to develop actively transported lysophospholipids, announces new evidence that demonstrates the critical role of LPC-DHA in normal fetal and infant brain development.

24 Sep 2018

Citation indices may indicate journal quality but its contribution to visibility remains uncertain

Citation indices, such as those developed by Clarivate Analytics for the Web of Science, aim to include high-quality global and regional journals across a wide range of scholarly fields, while expressly arguing that this significantly contributes to the visibility of both scholarly articles and the journals in which they appear.

24 Sep 2018

Blood, sweat and workplace wellness: Where to draw the line on incentives

Workplace wellness programs that offer employees a financial carrot for undergoing health screenings, sticking to exercise regimens or improving their cholesterol levels have long been controversial.

24 Sep 2018

Functional Imagery Training helps lose five times more weight than talking therapy

Overweight people who used a new motivational intervention called Functional Imagery Training lost an average of five times more weight than those using talking therapy alone, shows new research published today by the University of Plymouth and Queensland University.

24 Sep 2018

New study finds height as possible risk factor for developing varicose veins

The taller you are, the more likely you are to develop varicose veins, according to a study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers that examined the genes of more than 400,000 people in search of clues to what causes this common but little understood condition.

24 Sep 2018

Columbia University announces winners of 2018 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize

Columbia University has decided to award the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize 2018.

24 Sep 2018

AGA partners with ESNM for 2019 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit

The American Gastroenterological Association is proud to partner with the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility for the 8th annual Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit.

24 Sep 2018

New nanoplatform technology may reverse drug-resistance in renal cell carcinoma

A research team led by Arun Iyer, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Wayne State University, has developed a nanoplatform technology that works in combination with existing chemotherapeutic drugs that may reverse drug-resistance in renal cell carcinoma.

24 Sep 2018

Study: Transcatheter mitral valve repair reduces mortality for patients with mitral regurgitation

A multicenter clinical trial has found that a minimally invasive procedure called transcatheter mitral valve repair significantly reduced hospitalizations and mortality for heart failure patients with moderate-to-severe or severe functional mitral regurgitation.

24 Sep 2018

Most patients who underwent transcatheter valve replacement experience prosthesis-patient mismatch

In the largest multi-institutional study to date, led by researchers from Penn Medicine, the team found that among patients who underwent a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a high number experienced severe and moderate cases of prosthesis-patient mismatch--meaning the implanted heart valve is too small for the patient which can lead to inadequate blood flow.

24 Sep 2018

Recent study helps predict probability of pregnant mothers to have child with autism

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute--led by Juergen Hahn, professor and head of biomedical engineering--are continuing to make remarkable progress with their research focused on autism spectrum disorder.

24 Sep 2018

New therapeutic vaccine helps immune cells fight HPV-related head and neck cancer

A therapeutic vaccine can boost antibodies and T cells, helping them infiltrate tumors and fight off human papillomavirus-related head and neck cancer.

24 Sep 2018

Decision aids for parents of children with minor head injuries help communicate with physicians

A series of illustrations and charts designed as decision aids for parents of children with minor head injuries helped them communicate with emergency medicine physicians and make informed decisions about their child's care, according to a study that will appear Sept. 21 in JAMA Network Open.

21 Sep 2018

Survey estimates caregiving costs for family members

"Informal care" is the term used in medicine to describe unpaid care provided by family and friends. It's an important lifeline for millions of older adults in the U.S. who need day-to-day help with shopping, cooking, cleaning, eating, taking medicine, looking after their own daily well-being, and many other activities essential to our health and quality of life as we age.

21 Sep 2018

Education News and Research

Study finds persistent rate of lawnmower injury-related emergency department visits

Lung cancer patients treated with invasive surgery more likely to become chronic opioid users

Researchers find impact of neurobehavioral symptoms on employment in adults with TBI

Vanteres announces new evidence demonstrating role of LPC-DHA in fetal brain development

Citation indices may indicate journal quality but its contribution to visibility remains uncertain

Blood, sweat and workplace wellness: Where to draw the line on incentives

Functional Imagery Training helps lose five times more weight than talking therapy

New study finds height as possible risk factor for developing varicose veins

Columbia University announces winners of 2018 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize

AGA partners with ESNM for 2019 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit

New nanoplatform technology may reverse drug-resistance in renal cell carcinoma

Study: Transcatheter mitral valve repair reduces mortality for patients with mitral regurgitation

Most patients who underwent transcatheter valve replacement experience prosthesis-patient mismatch

Recent study helps predict probability of pregnant mothers to have child with autism

New therapeutic vaccine helps immune cells fight HPV-related head and neck cancer

Decision aids for parents of children with minor head injuries help communicate with physicians

Survey estimates caregiving costs for family members

EFS checklist provides user-friendly tool for evaluating feeding skills in preterm infants

Study explores connection between sexuality and cognitive status in older adults

New study shows how Ethiopia has managed to achieve extraordinary progress

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