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Health Care Apps and the Empowered Patient

An interview with Evergreen Life, discussing the importance of patient empowerment and how technology is allowing the NHS take a holistic approach to care.

From Evergreen Life 12 Sep 2018

Overweight mothers more likely to stop breastfeeding sooner than healthy weight women

Overweight mothers are more likely than those classed as being of a healthy weight to stop breastfeeding in the first week after having a baby and less likely to continue past four months, according to a new study from the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Auckland.

12 Sep 2018

Integration of innovative digital techniques into medical courses for enhanced patient safety

The future begins now - that is the mantra on medical courses at MedUni Vienna and also at the Society for Medical Education conference starting in Vienna this coming Wednesday - the largest event on this topic within the German-speaking area.

12 Sep 2018

ADHD patients have increased risk of developing Parkinson's and other similar diseases

While about 11 percent of children (4-17 years old) nationwide have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, the long-term health effects of having ADHD and of common ADHD medications remains understudied.

12 Sep 2018

Targeting pathway controlling mitochondria may reduce cancer invasiveness

Targeting a pathway that controls the movement of mitochondria, the powerhouses of all cells, could reduce cancer invasiveness and resistance to radiotherapy.

12 Sep 2018

Researchers untangle mysteries of 'evil' protein in ER-positive breast cancer

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States, striking 1 out of 8 women. About 80 percent of all breast cancers are estrogen receptor-positive, in which cancer growth is fueled by estrogen.

12 Sep 2018

Consuming more caffeine may help reduce risk of death for people with kidney disease

A new study in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation indicates that consuming more caffeine may help reduce the risk of death for people with chronic kidney disease.

12 Sep 2018

NSF awards funding to cross-disciplinary projects to conduct research on neural and cognitive systems

The National Science Foundation has awarded funding to 18 cross-disciplinary projects to conduct innovative research on neural and cognitive systems.

12 Sep 2018

Inhaled form of high blood pressure drug has potential to treat anxiety, pain

An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has potential to treat certain types of anxiety as well as pain, according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

11 Sep 2018

Researchers develop technology to help deconstruct surgeons' robotic surgery skills

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are looking to technology to help deconstruct expert surgeons' robotic surgery skills so they can create an objective, standardized way to train the next generation of surgeons.

11 Sep 2018

Eastenders actress supports awareness campaign on importance of eye tests

Leading eye research charity Fight for Sight has found that nearly three in ten British adults don’t follow the NHS recommendation to have an eye test every two years, and that the majority of this group (74%) say that it’s either because they can’t afford it or because they ‘can see fine’.

11 Sep 2018

Young athletes with asthma at increased risk of stigmatization, study finds

Children with asthma are at increased risk of stigmatization, according to a study at the University of Waterloo.

11 Sep 2018

Unwitting patients, copycat comments play hidden role in federal rule-making

A proposal to sharply cut a drug discount program that many hospitals rely on drew some 1,400 comments when the Trump administration announced its plan last year. Hundreds appeared to come from patients across the country — pleas from average Americans whose treatments for diseases such as cancer depend on costly medicines.

11 Sep 2018

Enabling Patient Care in the Community Through Technology

An interview with Diane Hargrove and Sophie Lindvold at the NHS Health and Care Expo 2018 about how the technologies offered by BES Healthcare can be used to safely discharge patients from acute care and monitor their health status in the community.

From BES Healthcare Ltd 11 Sep 2018

Health care organizations can play key role in supporting unemployed patients find a job

Health care organizations can play a key role in supporting unemployed patients find a job, suggests a new study from the Centre for Urban Health Solutions of St. Michael's Hospital.

11 Sep 2018

Blocking RNA-silencing protein in the liver prevents obesity and diabetes in mice

Obesity and its related ailments like type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease pose a major global health burden, but researchers report in Nature Communications that blocking an RNA-silencing protein in the livers of mice keeps the animals from getting fat and diabetic conditions.

11 Sep 2018

Researchers examine Twitter conversations to understand thoughts concerning OpenAPS technology

The diabetes online community is leading grassroots efforts focused on accelerating the development, access and adoption of diabetes-related tools to manage the disease.

11 Sep 2018

CRI to bestow top honors on three scientists for contributions to cancer immunology and immunotherapy

The Cancer Research Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of immunotherapies for all forms of cancer, will bestow its highest honors on three scientists who have made fundamental contributions to the fields of immunology and cancer immunotherapy.

11 Sep 2018

Shifting to a healthy diet could substantially reduce water footprint

Shifting to a healthy diet is not only good for us, but it also saves a lot of precious fresh water, according to a new study by the JRC published in Nature Sustainability.

10 Sep 2018

Researchers uncover secret of immortality mechanism in aggressive glioblastoma

UC San Francisco researchers have discovered how a mutation in a gene regulator called the TERT promoter -- the third most common mutation among all human cancers and the most common mutation in the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma -- confers "immortality" on tumor cells, enabling the unchecked cell division that powers their aggressive growth.

10 Sep 2018

Education News and Research

Health Care Apps and the Empowered Patient

Overweight mothers more likely to stop breastfeeding sooner than healthy weight women

Integration of innovative digital techniques into medical courses for enhanced patient safety

ADHD patients have increased risk of developing Parkinson's and other similar diseases

Targeting pathway controlling mitochondria may reduce cancer invasiveness

Researchers untangle mysteries of 'evil' protein in ER-positive breast cancer

Consuming more caffeine may help reduce risk of death for people with kidney disease

NSF awards funding to cross-disciplinary projects to conduct research on neural and cognitive systems

Inhaled form of high blood pressure drug has potential to treat anxiety, pain

Researchers develop technology to help deconstruct surgeons' robotic surgery skills

Eastenders actress supports awareness campaign on importance of eye tests

Young athletes with asthma at increased risk of stigmatization, study finds

Unwitting patients, copycat comments play hidden role in federal rule-making

Enabling Patient Care in the Community Through Technology

Health care organizations can play key role in supporting unemployed patients find a job

Blocking RNA-silencing protein in the liver prevents obesity and diabetes in mice

Researchers examine Twitter conversations to understand thoughts concerning OpenAPS technology

CRI to bestow top honors on three scientists for contributions to cancer immunology and immunotherapy

Shifting to a healthy diet could substantially reduce water footprint

Researchers uncover secret of immortality mechanism in aggressive glioblastoma

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