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Researchers win $6.2 million grant to study HIV/TB co-infection in children

About a third of us are walking around with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis in our bodies, but most don't actually end up with TB. For children living with HIV - about 2 million at last estimate - it's a different story.

1 May 2019

Children under 3 years old are most vulnerable to the effects of adversity, study finds

A Massachusetts General Hospital study has found evidence that children under 3 years old are most the vulnerable to the effects of adversity - experiences including poverty, family and financial instability, and abuse - on their epigenetic profiles, chemical tags that alter gene expression and may have consequences for future mental health.

1 May 2019

Dogs can help improve mood of patients waiting for emergency hospital care

A visit from a dog can reduce the distress of patients waiting for emergency treatment in hospital, a study by the University of Saskatchewan shows.

1 May 2019

New noninvasive ventilation strategy benefits preterm infants with neonatal ARDS

Preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) face heightened risks of death, critical illness, and prolonged hospitalization, particularly if they progress to develop acute respiratory distress syndrome.

1 May 2019

Low-income patients at increased risk of catastrophic amputation after knee joint replacement

Above-knee amputation is a rare but severe complication of deep infection after knee replacement surgery.

30 Apr 2019

Study identifies how brain abnormalities associated with alcoholism differ for men and women

Compared to alcoholic women, alcoholic men have more diminished brain activity in areas responsible for emotional processing (limbic regions including the amygdala and hippocampus), as well as memory and social processing (cortical regions including the superior frontal and supramarginal regions) among other functions.

30 Apr 2019

New research uncovers how superbug evades the immune system to cause infection

New research led by the University of Sheffield has discovered how a hospital superbug evades the immune system to cause infection - paving the way for new treatments.

30 Apr 2019

Innovative treatment improves vision of a patient suffering from melanoma-associated retinopathy

Innovative treatment has improved the vision of a patient suffering from a rare cancer-related syndrome affecting the eye, new research in the journal JAMA Ophthalmol reports.

30 Apr 2019

Summer bummer: A young camper’s $142,938 snakebite

It was dusk as Oakley Yoder and the other summer camp kids hiked back to their tents at Illinois' Jackson Falls last July. As the group approached a mound of boulders blocking the path, Oakley, then 9, didn't see the lurking snake — until it bit a toe on her right foot.

30 Apr 2019

Fetal heart rate monitoring can help health workers to identify at risk fetuses

Worldwide, there are over 3 million stillbirths and approximately 3 million newborn deaths each year, most in low-resource countries.

30 Apr 2019

Angiotensin receptor blockers could improve response to cancer immunotherapy

A research team led by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found that combining a specialized version of an antihypertension drug with immune checkpoint blockers could increase the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies.

30 Apr 2019

Study finds promising new treatment for infants with Noonan Syndrome

Noonan Syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome typically evident at birth and often linked to early-onset severe heart disease.

30 Apr 2019

ACR and Arthritis Foundation release two guidelines on juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Today, the American College of Rheumatology, in partnership with the Arthritis Foundation, released two guidelines on juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

30 Apr 2019

Adoption of new rules drops readmission penalties against safety net hospitals

Readmission penalties against hospitals providing care to socioeconomically disadvantaged patients have dropped 14 percentage points under new rules adopted in 2019 that more equitably account for low-income populations being served, according to a new analysis led by UT Southwestern Medical Center and Harvard researchers.

30 Apr 2019

Study examines if caffeine could prevent harmful effects of PGE1 treatment on breathing

Researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital presented results of a study that investigated whether there are any deleterious effects of prostaglandin E1 treatment on breathing and whether these effects would be prevented via pre-treatment with caffeine.

30 Apr 2019

Researchers use structural biology techniques to understand how lipids bind proteins

Normal cells have a complex system of checks and balances that regulate cell division.

30 Apr 2019

Increasing body temperature of vulnerable neonates to greater than 36 degrees

Physician-researchers at the 2019 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore presented their process of how from 2014 to 2017 they made their NICU a center of excellence for increasing the admission body temperature of their very low birth weight babies to greater than 36 degrees.

30 Apr 2019

Hospital News and Research

Researchers win $6.2 million grant to study HIV/TB co-infection in children

Children under 3 years old are most vulnerable to the effects of adversity, study finds

Dogs can help improve mood of patients waiting for emergency hospital care

New noninvasive ventilation strategy benefits preterm infants with neonatal ARDS

Low-income patients at increased risk of catastrophic amputation after knee joint replacement

Study identifies how brain abnormalities associated with alcoholism differ for men and women

New research uncovers how superbug evades the immune system to cause infection

Innovative treatment improves vision of a patient suffering from melanoma-associated retinopathy

Summer bummer: A young camper’s $142,938 snakebite

Fetal heart rate monitoring can help health workers to identify at risk fetuses

Angiotensin receptor blockers could improve response to cancer immunotherapy

Study finds promising new treatment for infants with Noonan Syndrome

ACR and Arthritis Foundation release two guidelines on juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Adoption of new rules drops readmission penalties against safety net hospitals

Study examines if caffeine could prevent harmful effects of PGE1 treatment on breathing

Researchers use structural biology techniques to understand how lipids bind proteins

Increasing body temperature of vulnerable neonates to greater than 36 degrees

First GWAS for Type 2 diabetes in youth reveals seven genetic variants associated with the disease

Genetic makeup does not predispose people to tooth decay, study finds

Multigene test helps doctors to make effective treatment decisions for breast cancer patients

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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