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Researchers receive multi-million-dollar grant to expand kidney research

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine have received renewed grant funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to expand research into the areas of acute kidney failure and acute kidney injuries.

21 Aug 2018

Scleroderma Foundation names Tulane professor as 'Doctor of the Year'

Dr. Lesley Ann Saketkoo, an associate professor of clinical medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, has been named Doctor of the Year by the Scleroderma Foundation. The award recognizes leadership and commitment to the community battling scleroderma, a disabling and life-limiting multi-organ autoimmune disease with progressive lung, heart, kidney, gastrointestinal tract and/or vascular involvement.

21 Aug 2018

HPV and other adolescent vaccines do not negatively impact fertility in young women

Adolescents who receive recommended vaccinations, including for human papillomavirus, have no increased risk of primary ovarian insufficiency, also known as premature menopause, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in Pediatrics.

21 Aug 2018

Clay may help fight disease-causing bacteria in wounds

The use of mud or wet clay as a topical skin treatment or a poultice is a common practice in some cultures and the concept of using mud as medicine goes back to earliest times.

21 Aug 2018

Researchers explore use of antipsychotic medications in older adults following heart surgery

Delirium is the medical term for an abrupt, rapid change in mental function that goes well beyond the typical forgetfulness of aging.

21 Aug 2018

Emerging field of diabetology could address growing crisis in health care

The emerging field of diabetology--a sub-specialty of endocrinology focused on the treatment of people with diabetes--is intended to address an emerging crisis in health care: Nearly one-third of Americans has a type 2 diabetes diagnosis or has prediabetes.

21 Aug 2018

Genome sequences of ape parasites provide insights on origin and early evolution of malaria

The genome sequences of ape parasites related to Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax), the main source of mosquito-borne malaria outside Africa, provide insights on the origin and early evolution of the human parasite.

21 Aug 2018

Position paper highlights the need to legitimize field of academic global surgery

An estimated 30 percent of all diseases globally require surgical care and expertise, yet global surgeons based in academic health centers often face institutional barriers that make it difficult for them to take the time to offer their services in low- and middle-income countries.

21 Aug 2018

Temple University Hospital becomes the first in U.S. to perform BLVR using Zephyr valve

Temple University Hospital has become the first U.S. center to perform bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using implantation of the Zephyr Endobronchial Valve to treat severe emphysema following U.S. FDA approval.

21 Aug 2018

National Foundation for Cancer Research receives Safeway Foundation grant

The National Foundation for Cancer Research is one of 13 local and regional organizations to be the recipient of a grant by Safeway Foundation supporting cancer research and treatment efforts.

21 Aug 2018

AADE honors six educators for achievements in diabetes education

Six diabetes educators were honored for their achievements in the field of diabetes education and their dedication to the American Association of Diabetes Educators during its annual conference.

21 Aug 2018

Researchers reveal insights into how body clock controls inflammatory response

Researchers at RCSI and Trinity College Dublin have revealed insights into how the body clock controls the inflammatory response, which may open up new therapeutic options to treat excess inflammation in conditions such as asthma, arthritis and cardiovascular disease.

21 Aug 2018

Promising data supports development of AAVhu37-based gene therapy for hemophilia A

Gene therapy using an optimized adeno-associated virus to deliver the human factor VIII gene to cynomolgus macaques showed a substantial increase in hFVIII expression and no detectable antibody response for 30 weeks in some animals.

21 Aug 2018

CURE Media Group welcomes CancerCare to Strategic Alliance Partnership Program

CURE Media Group, the nation's leading digital and print media enterprise focused on cancer patients and survivors of cancer, welcomes CancerCare to its Strategic Alliance Partnership Program.

21 Aug 2018

Kids stressed out over societal discrimination show increased behavioral problems

In a sign of the times, new USC research shows that some kids stressed out over recent public acts of discrimination show increased behavioral problems.

20 Aug 2018

Misery does love company in adolescent friendships

A new study on adolescent friendships offers support for the belief that misery really does love company. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and collaborators examined the degree to which internalizing symptoms - anxiety, depression, social withdrawal, and submissiveness - predicted the dissolution of teen friendships.

20 Aug 2018

Study reveals why individuals carrying identical gene mutations have varying disease severity

Researchers at the New York Genome Center and Columbia University have uncovered a molecular mechanism behind one of biology's long-standing mysteries: why individuals carrying identical gene mutations for a disease end up having varying severity or symptoms of the disease.

20 Aug 2018

Study reveals prevalence of texting while driving among teen drivers

Cellphone use while driving has been estimated to increase crash risk by 2-9 times and texting while driving may be especially risky because it involves three types of driver distraction: visual (eyes off the road), manual (hands off the wheel), and cognitive (attention away from driving).

20 Aug 2018

Unique pain program helps surgical patients wean off opioids safely and effectively

A unique pain program is helping complex surgical patients wean off opioids safely and effectively, while offering alternative ways to cope with their pain and improve how they function.

20 Aug 2018

GBCA creates model for developing scientist-advocate collaborations in cancer research

At Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a group of breast cancer advocates say they've created a model for developing productive, successful, and sustainable collaborations between advocates and scientists in cancer research. They describe their efforts in an article published online August 17 in the journal Cancer Research.

20 Aug 2018

Education News and Research

Researchers receive multi-million-dollar grant to expand kidney research

Scleroderma Foundation names Tulane professor as 'Doctor of the Year'

HPV and other adolescent vaccines do not negatively impact fertility in young women

Clay may help fight disease-causing bacteria in wounds

Researchers explore use of antipsychotic medications in older adults following heart surgery

Emerging field of diabetology could address growing crisis in health care

Genome sequences of ape parasites provide insights on origin and early evolution of malaria

Position paper highlights the need to legitimize field of academic global surgery

Temple University Hospital becomes the first in U.S. to perform BLVR using Zephyr valve

National Foundation for Cancer Research receives Safeway Foundation grant

AADE honors six educators for achievements in diabetes education

Researchers reveal insights into how body clock controls inflammatory response

Promising data supports development of AAVhu37-based gene therapy for hemophilia A

CURE Media Group welcomes CancerCare to Strategic Alliance Partnership Program

Kids stressed out over societal discrimination show increased behavioral problems

Misery does love company in adolescent friendships

Study reveals why individuals carrying identical gene mutations have varying disease severity

Study reveals prevalence of texting while driving among teen drivers

Unique pain program helps surgical patients wean off opioids safely and effectively

GBCA creates model for developing scientist-advocate collaborations in cancer research

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