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Study sheds light on the wide disparities within maternal mortality rates in the U.S.

A new study by investigators from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and Mass General Brigham found that maternal mortality rates have worsened from 1999 to 2019, hitting some racial and ethnic groups and states harder than others.

3 Jul 2023

Lesion network mapping identifies new brain circuit linked to epilepsy

Focal epilepsy affects over 30 million patients worldwide and is commonly caused by brain lesions, such as stroke.

3 Jul 2023

AEM systematic review provides new insights into head imaging abnormalities in patients with acute delirium

Older adults who come to the Emergency Department (ED) with altered mental status (AMS), delirium, or confusion are more likely to have an acutely abnormal finding on computed tomography (CT) if they have a focal neurological deficit.

30 Jun 2023

Testing whether osteoporosis drugs plus “bone-loading” exercises can help older adults to safely lose weight

A $7 million study beginning this summer at Wake Forest University and Wake Forest University School of Medicine will help determine whether a combination of resistance training plus bone-strengthening exercises and/or osteoporosis medication use can help older adults safely lose weight without sacrificing bone mass.

30 Jun 2023

Promoting widespread use of brief assessment tools in primary care for early detection of cognitive impairment

Mild cognitive impairment, which occurs in about one in six individuals in the U.S., age 65 and older, remains substantially underdiagnosed, especially in disadvantaged populations.

29 Jun 2023

Infant mortality, low birth weight and preterm births: A look at time trends and racial inequities

Nearly 4 million infants are born in the United States each year. Despite improvements in obstetric and perinatal care, infant mortality in the U.S. is of ongoing concern.

29 Jun 2023

Glioblastoma cells found to have ‘critical point’ between order and disorder

Glioblastoma is the most aggressive form of brain cancer. Despite decades of major efforts and clinical trials, the tumor's survival rate has remained stagnant.

28 Jun 2023

Study provides a comprehensive summary of benefits of exercise for people with Type 2 diabetes

An analysis on the positive effects of exercise on blood sugar levels in people with Type 2 diabetes shows that while all exercise helps, certain activities – and their timing – are extremely good for people's health.

28 Jun 2023

Experimental antibody treatment shows promise for preventing bone marrow transplant complication

An experimental antibody treatment largely prevented a bone marrow transplant complication called graft versus host disease (GVHD) in the intestines, without causing broad immune suppression, in a preclinical study led by researchers from Penn Medicine and Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and published today in Science Translational Medicine.

28 Jun 2023

Susan G. Komen awards $19.3 million to advance precision medicine and improve breast cancer outcomes

Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization, today announced the awarding of 49 new grants to researchers at 28 leading institutions in the U.S.

28 Jun 2023

American Association for Anatomy condemns commercialization of human body donors

In response to the allegations of illicit buying and selling of stolen body parts from Harvard Medical School's body donation program, the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) stands united in strong condemnation of the commercialization of human body donors and any action that violates donor ethics and trust.

28 Jun 2023

Metabolic surgery provides better results, lesser regression than standard diabetes management

Metabolic or bariatric surgery results in superior glycemic control, less medication usage and high rates of remission of Type 2 diabetes than medical or lifestyle intervention in patients with class 1 obesity, as described in a recently published report by researchers of Pennington Biomedical Research Center and others.

27 Jun 2023

Illuminating how children inherit parents’ stressful experiences

Most of us learned in high school that people get half their genes from their father and half from their mother. That's true, but it turns out the way parents contribute to their offspring's genetics is more complicated—and more intriguing.

27 Jun 2023

Seven risk factors for early onset colorectal cancer in males identified

Colorectal cancer incidence and deaths are declining for individuals age 50 and older, but are increasing for those under 50.

27 Jun 2023

Study finds link between blood type and COVID-19 susceptibility

Ask the average American what their blood type is, and you will likely receive a blank look. For most people, blood type only becomes an issue if they need a blood transfusion.

27 Jun 2023

Novel computational tool helps analyze complex genetic regions

GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS), a leader in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic and clinical insights, today published a paper in Nature Methods, titled "Multiscale analysis of pangenomes enables improved representation of genomic diversity for repetitive and clinically relevant genes," in which researchers developed a new computational tool, the PanGenome Research-Tool Kit (PGR-TK), for scalable analysis of clinically relevant genes that were previously too complex to analyze.

27 Jun 2023

Novel biomaterials approach reveals how mechanical forces shape T cell fate

The successful campaign of adoptive T cell therapies, a type of immunotherapy in which immune T cells are collected from a patient, enhanced outside of the body, and reinfused back into the same patient, especially against blood cancers is well under way.

26 Jun 2023

Study finds link between environmental chemical exposure and thyroid problems in women with fertility issues

A study led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, reveals multiple associations between the presence of phenol biomarkers and altered thyroid hormone measurements among women seeking fertility care.

26 Jun 2023

New white paper on challenges and opportunities in theranostics education

Leaders from 12 nuclear medicine organizations around the world have issued a white paper about the challenges and opportunities in theranostics education.

23 Jun 2023

UA researcher develops new method to monitor frailty symptoms

A layperson might think of "frail" as simply a synonym for "weak" or "fragile." But in the medical field, frailty is a specific term, meaning – due to factors including inflammation and hormone shifts – a patient has a lack of physiological reserve, or a reduced ability to tolerate stress.

23 Jun 2023

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Study sheds light on the wide disparities within maternal mortality rates in the U.S.

Lesion network mapping identifies new brain circuit linked to epilepsy

AEM systematic review provides new insights into head imaging abnormalities in patients with acute delirium

Testing whether osteoporosis drugs plus “bone-loading” exercises can help older adults to safely lose weight

Promoting widespread use of brief assessment tools in primary care for early detection of cognitive impairment

Infant mortality, low birth weight and preterm births: A look at time trends and racial inequities

Glioblastoma cells found to have ‘critical point’ between order and disorder

Study provides a comprehensive summary of benefits of exercise for people with Type 2 diabetes

Experimental antibody treatment shows promise for preventing bone marrow transplant complication

Susan G. Komen awards $19.3 million to advance precision medicine and improve breast cancer outcomes

American Association for Anatomy condemns commercialization of human body donors

Metabolic surgery provides better results, lesser regression than standard diabetes management

Illuminating how children inherit parents’ stressful experiences

Seven risk factors for early onset colorectal cancer in males identified

Study finds link between blood type and COVID-19 susceptibility

Novel computational tool helps analyze complex genetic regions

Novel biomaterials approach reveals how mechanical forces shape T cell fate

Study finds link between environmental chemical exposure and thyroid problems in women with fertility issues

New white paper on challenges and opportunities in theranostics education

UA researcher develops new method to monitor frailty symptoms

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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