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Research pinpoints factors linked to job retention among newly licensed nurses

"About 80% of newly licensed nurses find their first work in hospitals," says New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing Professor Christine T. Kovner, PhD, RN, FAAN.

11 Jul 2016

OCA transplantation can be effective treatment option for active patients with knee cartilage injuries

For athletes and highly active patients who sustain cartilage injuries to their knee, an osteochondral allograft transplantation can be a successful treatment option, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, CO.

11 Jul 2016

Type 2 diabetes diagnosis may increase immediate risk of developing cancer

A new study indicates that individuals with diabetes may have an elevated risk of developing cancer before and immediately after a diabetes diagnosis. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings point to the need for a better understanding of the link between diabetes and cancer.

11 Jul 2016

Gut bacteria can help predict susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis

The bacteria in your gut do more than break down your food. They also can predict susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis, suggests Veena Taneja, Ph.D., an immunologist at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine. Dr. Taneja recently published two studies — one in Genome Medicine and one in Arthritis and Rheumatology — connecting the dots between gut microbiota and rheumatoid arthritis.

11 Jul 2016

TBI with LOC linked to late-life neurodegeneration but not Alzheimer's disease

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) with a loss of consciousness (LOC) may be associated with later development of Parkinson's disease but not Alzheimer's disease or incident dementia, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Washington School of Medicine.

11 Jul 2016

Scientists succeed in restoring multiple key aspects of vision in mice

Experiments conducted under the leadership of a Stanford University School of Medicine investigator have succeeded, for the first time, in restoring multiple key aspects of vision in mammals.

11 Jul 2016

New home-based intervention aims to improve health outcomes of children of South Asian immigrants

More than one-third of Bronx residents are born outside of the United States. Often separated from family, challenged by language barriers, unfamiliar with health resources, and burdened by poverty, they are at high risk for health problems. And these risks extend to their young children.

11 Jul 2016

Connectome imaging could help predict severity of language deficits after stoke

Loss or impairment of the ability to speak is one of the most feared complications of stroke--one faced by about 20% of stroke patients. Language, as one of the most complex functions of the brain, is not seated in a single brain region but involves connections between many regions.

11 Jul 2016

UVA receives grant to combat opioid epidemic in Southwest Virginia

A federal grant to the University of Virginia Health System will help battle the opioid epidemic in Southwest Virginia by expanding access to specialized care through telehealth.

11 Jul 2016

Researchers find high return-to-play rates in collegiate athletes after shoulder instability surgery

Getting back into the game is important for any athlete after a significant injury but shoulder injuries can be tricky, especially for football players.

11 Jul 2016

Major trial to test new surgical approach for patients with lung cancer

The University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre is launching a major international clinical trial to test a minimally invasive and safer surgical approach for patients with lung cancer: video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lobectomy with ultrasonic pulmonary artery sealing.

11 Jul 2016

Medical student at Rowan University develops first known MOOC on osteopathic medicine

Realizing there is a gap in the public's understanding of osteopathic medicine, Timothy Tsai, a fourth-year medical student at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, has led a collaborative effort to create a free massive open online course (MOOC) that is the first known course of its kind to focus on osteopathic medicine.

11 Jul 2016

Study shows hamstring injury prevention programs can help reduce lost play time in baseball

Creating a program to prevent hamstring injuries in minor league and major league baseball players might be a possibility say researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, CO.

11 Jul 2016

Five-year NIH grant awarded to four NYC medical centers for PMI Cohort Program

Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, in collaboration with NewYork-Presbyterian and NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, have been awarded a grant from the NIH for approximately $4 million in fiscal year 2016 to enroll participants in the Cohort Program of President Barack Obama's Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI)—a large-scale research effort to improve our ability to prevent and treat disease based on individual differences in lifestyle, environment and genetics.

11 Jul 2016

Researchers discover new signaling events that trigger metastasis in ovarian cancer cells

Like pancreatic cancer, cancer of the ovaries is notorious for being discovered at a relatively late stage - after it has spread to other sites in the body. It is not called "the silent killer" for nothing.

11 Jul 2016

Concussion during adolescence may be more common than previously thought

Sustaining a concussion during adolescence may be more common than previous estimates, according to researchers presenting their study at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, CO today.

11 Jul 2016

AMP looks forward to working with FDA to determine optimal approach to regulating NGS tests

The Association for Molecular Pathology, the premier global, non-profit organization serving molecular diagnostic professionals, today announced that it looks forward to working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to determine the best adaptive approach to regulating Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) tests.

11 Jul 2016

AAN, ABF and MDA offer new two-year clinical training fellowship in muscular dystrophy

The American Academy of Neurology, the American Brain Foundation and the Muscular Dystrophy Association have announced a new Clinical Research Training Fellowship in muscular dystrophy for 2017.

10 Jul 2016

Scientists develop new online open-access data tool to improve drug safety

A new online open-access database has been developed by scientists to allow the clinical responses of more than 5 million patients to all FDA-approved drugs to be used to identify unexpected clinical harm, benefits and alternative treatment choices for individual patients, according to a study appearing July 8 in Nature Biotechnology.

10 Jul 2016

USC, CHLA receive prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award from NIH

On June 30, 2016, a team of researchers led by Thomas Buchanan, MD, Michele Kipke PhD and Jonathan Samet, MD, of the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California received a prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Institutes of Health.

10 Jul 2016

Education News and Research

Research pinpoints factors linked to job retention among newly licensed nurses

OCA transplantation can be effective treatment option for active patients with knee cartilage injuries

Type 2 diabetes diagnosis may increase immediate risk of developing cancer

Gut bacteria can help predict susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis

TBI with LOC linked to late-life neurodegeneration but not Alzheimer's disease

Scientists succeed in restoring multiple key aspects of vision in mice

New home-based intervention aims to improve health outcomes of children of South Asian immigrants

Connectome imaging could help predict severity of language deficits after stoke

UVA receives grant to combat opioid epidemic in Southwest Virginia

Researchers find high return-to-play rates in collegiate athletes after shoulder instability surgery

Major trial to test new surgical approach for patients with lung cancer

Medical student at Rowan University develops first known MOOC on osteopathic medicine

Study shows hamstring injury prevention programs can help reduce lost play time in baseball

Five-year NIH grant awarded to four NYC medical centers for PMI Cohort Program

Researchers discover new signaling events that trigger metastasis in ovarian cancer cells

Concussion during adolescence may be more common than previously thought

AMP looks forward to working with FDA to determine optimal approach to regulating NGS tests

AAN, ABF and MDA offer new two-year clinical training fellowship in muscular dystrophy

Scientists develop new online open-access data tool to improve drug safety

USC, CHLA receive prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award from NIH

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