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Research shows value of well-designed admissions testing for undergraduate medical courses

Research by Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing on the BioMedical Admissions Test shows the value of well-designed admissions testing for undergraduate medicine, biomedical and dentistry courses.

6 Sep 2017

‘Medicine Calling’ conference hopes to inspire aspiring medics about career in psychiatry

Young people considering a career in medicine will receive expert advice this weekend to help them on the route to achieving their ambitions and to consider psychiatry as an exciting medical discipline.

6 Sep 2017

Fluorescent dye imaging tool lights up benign brain tumors during surgery

An experimental imaging tool that uses a targeted fluorescent dye successfully lit up the benign brain tumors of patients during removal surgery, allowing surgeons to identify tumor tissue, a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows.

6 Sep 2017

Research finds link between poor sleep and reduced mental wellbeing

Inadequate sleep at night leads to poor memory and increases the risk of depression, anxiety and stress, according to research revealed today.

5 Sep 2017

NYIT professor awarded multi-year NIH grant for bone-healing research

NYIT has been awarded $442,000 to pursue research into a gene critical in the formation and healing of bones.

5 Sep 2017

Anyslide by microDimensions provides a cloud-based digital pathology platform

Digital Pathology is happening. While the advantages are evident and experts already predict a new generation of pathologists, only few laboratories and institutes have started planning and investing in fully digital work-flows. At the same time, the demand for professional online exchange and a convenient way of sharing educational or rare cases is growing with the aim to support a more precise and profound health care.

From microDimensions - Bramlage Scientific GmbH 5 Sep 2017

Aggressive, risky behavior linked to accident-related events

A study published by a lecturer at the UPV/EHU's Faculty of Education - Bilbao concludes that aggressive thoughts at the wheel lead to aggressive behavior, which in turn unleashes risky behavior associated with accident-related events.

5 Sep 2017

Special program enables nurses to better prepare for providing palliative care

Critical care nurses at five University of California medical centers are better prepared to lead primary palliative care at the bedside after participating in a special training and mentoring program.

5 Sep 2017

Study documents higher risk of suicidal thoughts among transgender students

Evidence indicates that school-based mental health services are urgently needed to protect against suicidal thoughts among transgender students.

5 Sep 2017

Researchers identify gene variants linked to both type 2 diabetes and CHD risk

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has become a global epidemic affecting more than 380 million people worldwide; yet there are knowledge gaps in understanding the etiology of type-2 diabetes.

4 Sep 2017

Unfolded protein response could be cause of metabolic disorders, say researchers

The cell's response to unfolded or misfolded proteins could be a cause, rather than a consequence, of metabolic disorders, report researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina in an article published online ahead of print on September 4, 2017 by Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.

4 Sep 2017

Mayo Clinic experts move closer to realizing clinical potential of senolytic drugs on aging

Researchers are moving closer to realizing the clinical potential of drugs that have previously been shown to support healthy aging in animals.

4 Sep 2017

Even small tumors can be aggressive in early stage breast cancer patients, study shows

Even small tumors can be aggressive, according to a study in patients with early stage breast cancer that will be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid.

4 Sep 2017

Trial confirms standard three-week dosing of chemotherapy as first line treatment in ovarian cancer

European women with ovarian cancer can safely stick to the standard three-week dosing schedule for paclitaxel rather than boosting up to a weekly dose-dense regimen, according to results of the phase III ICON8 trial to be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid.

4 Sep 2017

Hepatitis A outbreak among population of San Diego

The San Diego population is facing one of the worst outbreaks of infective viral disease Hepatitis A. the outbreak began last November and is still going strong with no signs of reduction in the infection rates. The homeless are one of the worst hit.

3 Sep 2017

Inappropriate use of tumor markers has low yield for cancer diagnosis and economic implications

The vast majority of tumor marker tests in primary and secondary care are not necessary, according to a study that will be presented at the ESMO 2017 Congress in Madrid. The tests assisted with a cancer diagnosis in just 2% of patients.

1 Sep 2017

New approach to treating neonatal hypoxic ischemia improves outcomes in preclinical models

Hypothermia alone, the current standard of care, neuroprotects roughly 50 percent of newborns with moderate to severe hypoxic ischemia. Therefore, half of all affected newborns are left with developmental, cognitive and motor delays including cerebral palsy following injury.

1 Sep 2017

Researchers identify impact of climatic factors on dengue disease burden in India

The University of Liverpool is part of an international team of scientists that have identified the climatic risks for dengue disease outbreaks, with a new study undertaken in India.

1 Sep 2017

Vaccination efforts in poor countries prevent 20 million deaths, provide economic benefits

Vaccination efforts made in the world's poorest countries since 2001 will have prevented 20 million deaths and saved $350 billion in health-care costs by 2020, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

1 Sep 2017

Research: Brief interventions in primary care clinic could cut patients’ risky drug use

New research finds that brief interventions in a primary care clinic can reduce patients' risky substance use by 4.5 days per month -- a 40 percent decline among the Latino patients surveyed -- compared with people who did not receive the brief intervention.

1 Sep 2017

Education News and Research

Research shows value of well-designed admissions testing for undergraduate medical courses

‘Medicine Calling’ conference hopes to inspire aspiring medics about career in psychiatry

Fluorescent dye imaging tool lights up benign brain tumors during surgery

Research finds link between poor sleep and reduced mental wellbeing

NYIT professor awarded multi-year NIH grant for bone-healing research

Anyslide by microDimensions provides a cloud-based digital pathology platform

Aggressive, risky behavior linked to accident-related events

Special program enables nurses to better prepare for providing palliative care

Study documents higher risk of suicidal thoughts among transgender students

Researchers identify gene variants linked to both type 2 diabetes and CHD risk

Unfolded protein response could be cause of metabolic disorders, say researchers

Mayo Clinic experts move closer to realizing clinical potential of senolytic drugs on aging

Even small tumors can be aggressive in early stage breast cancer patients, study shows

Trial confirms standard three-week dosing of chemotherapy as first line treatment in ovarian cancer

Hepatitis A outbreak among population of San Diego

Inappropriate use of tumor markers has low yield for cancer diagnosis and economic implications

New approach to treating neonatal hypoxic ischemia improves outcomes in preclinical models

Researchers identify impact of climatic factors on dengue disease burden in India

Vaccination efforts in poor countries prevent 20 million deaths, provide economic benefits

Research: Brief interventions in primary care clinic could cut patients’ risky drug use

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