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Ascensia Diabetes Care workshop highlights importance of digital technology to support diabetes self-management in children

Today, at a workshop organized by Ascensia Diabetes Care, a renowned panel of experts highlighted the importance of digital technology to support diabetes self-management in paediatrics and adolescents.

1 Nov 2016

Improving nurse-to-patient staffing may help decrease racial disparities in postoperative readmissions

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research shows that older black adults are not only more likely to be readmitted following an elective hip/knee replacement, than otherwise similar white patients - they may also be more adversely affected by insufficient hospital nurse staffing.

1 Nov 2016

Bibby Scientific to display latest technologies at Lab Innovations 2016

Bibby Scientific Ltd, a leading manufacturer of laboratory equipment, announced today that it will be exhibiting some of its newest technologies and offering an exclusive 10% discount to visitors to their stand, G5, at Lab Innovations 2016.

1 Nov 2016

Stents can be as effective as surgery for many patients with left main coronary artery disease

A major international study has found that drug-eluting stents, a less-invasive alternative to bypass surgery, are as effective as surgery for many patients with a blockage in the left main coronary artery.

1 Nov 2016

Study underscores challenges faced by people with food allergy in making safe food choices

A study found that consumers with food allergy concerns often misunderstand food labels about allergens that say "may contain" or "manufactured on shared equipment." While they should avoid such products to prevent what could be a serious allergic reaction, up to 40 percent bought food items with precautionary allergen labels.

1 Nov 2016

Americans take obesity as seriously as cancer, new survey finds

Americans take obesity as seriously as cancer, and say it's an even bigger health threat than heart disease, the nation's leading killer, yet most do not go beyond traditional diets or involve doctors in their largely unsuccessful personal struggles against the disease, according to a new survey by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the independent research organization, NORC at the University of Chicago.

1 Nov 2016

New IU study finds neutral attitudes toward bisexual men and women

While positive attitudes toward gay men and lesbians have increased over recent decades, a new study led by researchers at IU's Center for Sexual Health Promotion shows attitudes toward bisexual men and women are relatively neutral, if not ambivalent.

31 Oct 2016

Researchers develop new, less invasive method to perform TAVR for treating aortic valve stenosis

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have developed a new, less invasive way to perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a procedure widely used to treat aortic valve stenosis, a lethal heart condition.

31 Oct 2016

Dengue vaccinations could increase incidence of Zika virus, research finds

Vaccinating against dengue fever could increase outbreaks of Zika, suggests new research out of York University and Xi'an Jiaotong University in China.

31 Oct 2016

OCT offers safe and better guidance for patients undergoing PCI to treat coronary artery disease

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides safe and improved guidance for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention to treat coronary artery disease, according to results from the ILLUMIEN III: OPTIMIZE PCI trial.

31 Oct 2016

Shire announces recipients of 2016 Excellence in ADHD Patient Group Awards

To coincide with ADHD Awareness Month, Shire plc today announced the winners of the 2016 Excellence in ADHD Patient Group Awards.

31 Oct 2016

New approach may help primary care clinicians to diagnose many patients with COPD

With five simple questions and an inexpensive peak expiratory flow (PEF) meter, primary care clinicians may be able to diagnose many more patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Follow

31 Oct 2016

Distinct structures of tau protein aggregates may help determine type of dementia, study shows

The distinct structures of toxic protein aggregates that form in degenerating brains determine which type of dementia will occur, which regions of brain will be affected, and how quickly the disease will spread, according to a study from the Peter O'Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.

31 Oct 2016

Education News and Research

Ascensia Diabetes Care workshop highlights importance of digital technology to support diabetes self-management in children

Improving nurse-to-patient staffing may help decrease racial disparities in postoperative readmissions

Bibby Scientific to display latest technologies at Lab Innovations 2016

Stents can be as effective as surgery for many patients with left main coronary artery disease

Study underscores challenges faced by people with food allergy in making safe food choices

Americans take obesity as seriously as cancer, new survey finds

New IU study finds neutral attitudes toward bisexual men and women

Researchers develop new, less invasive method to perform TAVR for treating aortic valve stenosis

Dengue vaccinations could increase incidence of Zika virus, research finds

OCT offers safe and better guidance for patients undergoing PCI to treat coronary artery disease

Shire announces recipients of 2016 Excellence in ADHD Patient Group Awards

New approach may help primary care clinicians to diagnose many patients with COPD

Distinct structures of tau protein aggregates may help determine type of dementia, study shows

PAP therapy for sleep apnea may lead to positive outcomes among hypertensive patients

New CBTI treatment program improves sleep quality for older adults

Simple picures could help seniors understand medication instructions

Smart phone apps could offer effective ways to self-manage type 2 diabetes

Turning off TAZ protein in liver cells reverses fibrosis in mice

Senescent cells drive plaque formation in animal models of atherosclerosis, research shows

Research could pave way for new approaches to kill antibiotic-resistant E. coli bacteria

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