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Four factors help predict later cognitive function, motor performance for children with low birth weight

Four factors - medical complications at birth, maternal education, early motor assessments, and early cognitive assessments - help predict later cognitive function and motor performance for children born early and at a very low birth weight, finds a new study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

28 Jan 2016

CUMC, Iowa scientists use CRISPR to repair genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa

Columbia University Medical Center and University of Iowa scientists have used a new gene-editing technology called CRISPR, to repair a genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), an inherited condition that causes the retina to degrade and leads to blindness in at least 1.5 million cases worldwide.

28 Jan 2016

Innovative programs may increase social, academic engagement for children growing up in poverty

Programs that help parents read and play more effectively with their young children may prevent behavior problems such as hyperactivity and increase social and academic engagement for children growing up in poverty, according to a new study led by pediatricians and psychologists at NYU Langone Medical Center and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue.

28 Jan 2016

A more effective method for detecting metastatic prostate cancer

Conventional imaging methods have limited sensitivity for detecting metastatic prostate cancer. With appropriate, timely treatment vital to survival and quality of life, better imaging has been an ongoing goal.

28 Jan 2016

Lilly, Roche Diagnostics partner to develop cerebrospinal fluid assay for amyloid-beta 1-42

Eli Lilly and Company today announced an arrangement to partner with Roche Diagnostics on its ongoing development of a commercially scalable cerebrospinal fluid assay for amyloid-beta 1-42.

28 Jan 2016

New NCCN Guidelines published for Vulvar Cancer

It is estimated that more than 5,000 cases of Vulvar Cancer were diagnosed in the United States in 2015, and approximately 1,000 women died from the disease[i]. In order to provide comprehensive, up-to-date clinical treatment guidelines for this rare cancer, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of 26 of the nation's leading cancer centers, has published the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Vulvar Cancer.

27 Jan 2016

Stopping disruptions in cellular 'trash removal' may guard against neurodegenerative diseases

Stopping disruptions in cellular "trash removal" brought on by errors in molecular marks on DNA may guard against neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's.

27 Jan 2016

UAB discovery may offer new therapeutic approaches to asthma

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have found a previously unknown step in the pathway that leads to asthma, a discovery that may offer new therapeutic approaches to this incurable disease. Asthma affects more than 25 million people in the United States, including about 7 million children.

27 Jan 2016

Study shows regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats

Contrary to current clinical belief, regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats, which, while common, can lead in rare cases to heart- or stroke-related morbidity and mortality, according to UC San Francisco researchers.

27 Jan 2016

Poor black patients at higher risk of death following esophageal cancer surgery

Poor black patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer are at higher risk for death than white patients and patients with higher socioeconomic status, according to a scientific presentation at the 52nd Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

27 Jan 2016

Heart surgery patients who receive home visits from PAs less likely to be readmitted to hospital

Two home visits by a physician's assistant (PA) during the week after hospital discharge significantly reduces the chance that a heart surgery patient will be readmitted, and reduces overall costs associated with the heart surgery, according to a scientific presentation at the 52nd Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

27 Jan 2016

BMI affects outcomes following lung cancer surgery

Body mass index (BMI) affects outcomes following lung resection (removal of part of the lung) for lung cancer. Patients with very high or very low BMIs (a measure of body mass based on height and weight) have the highest risks for complications, according to a scientific presentation at the 52nd Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

27 Jan 2016

UNICEF launches US $2.8 billion appeal to meet the needs of children in crisis

In the Pacific Islands, many children don’t have enough safe water to drink and their education has been interrupted as result of the severe, ongoing El Niño.

27 Jan 2016

Air pollution exposure increases preterm birth risk

Exposure to high levels of small particle air pollution is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth - before 37 weeks of pregnancy, according to a new study published online in the journal Environmental Health.

27 Jan 2016

Children with sensory processing disorder have altered pathways for brain connectivity

Researchers at UC San Francisco have found that boys and girls with sensory processing disorder (SPD) have altered pathways for brain connectivity when compared to typically developing children, and the difference predicts challenges with auditory and tactile processing.

27 Jan 2016

CCF approved for Eugene Washington Engagement Award by PCORI to support upcoming conference

The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation has been approved for a Eugene Washington Engagement Award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to support its 2016 Annual Conference on February 3-6 in Salt Lake City.

26 Jan 2016

Study identifies potential therapeutic targets for treatment of multiple sclerosis

Treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory diseases may benefit by new findings from a study that identified potential therapeutic targets for a devastating disease striking some 2.3 million people worldwide.

26 Jan 2016

Using Single-Molecule Studies to Understand Cellular Processes: An Interview with Professor W. E. Moerner

Single fluorescent molecules provide a local nanometer-sized probe of complex systems. We can measure the motion of the single molecule, use them to achieve imaging on a scale down to 20 nanometers, or we can infer aspects of the behaviour of the object under study by the details of the light that is emitted.

From Pittcon 26 Jan 2016

Geneia forms strategic partnership with Illinois Health and Hospital Association

Geneia, a company of experienced change agents creating analytic and technology solutions to improve healthcare, has entered a strategic partnership with the Illinois Health and Hospital Association.

25 Jan 2016

Better universal healthcare needed to reduce CHE for low-income TB patients in China

Improved universal healthcare is urgently needed to lower catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) for low-income tuberculosis (TB) patients in China, according to a study published in the open access journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty.

25 Jan 2016

Education News and Research

Four factors help predict later cognitive function, motor performance for children with low birth weight

CUMC, Iowa scientists use CRISPR to repair genetic mutation responsible for retinitis pigmentosa

Innovative programs may increase social, academic engagement for children growing up in poverty

A more effective method for detecting metastatic prostate cancer

Lilly, Roche Diagnostics partner to develop cerebrospinal fluid assay for amyloid-beta 1-42

New NCCN Guidelines published for Vulvar Cancer

Stopping disruptions in cellular 'trash removal' may guard against neurodegenerative diseases

UAB discovery may offer new therapeutic approaches to asthma

Study shows regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats

Poor black patients at higher risk of death following esophageal cancer surgery

Heart surgery patients who receive home visits from PAs less likely to be readmitted to hospital

BMI affects outcomes following lung cancer surgery

UNICEF launches US $2.8 billion appeal to meet the needs of children in crisis

Air pollution exposure increases preterm birth risk

Children with sensory processing disorder have altered pathways for brain connectivity

CCF approved for Eugene Washington Engagement Award by PCORI to support upcoming conference

Study identifies potential therapeutic targets for treatment of multiple sclerosis

Using Single-Molecule Studies to Understand Cellular Processes: An Interview with Professor W. E. Moerner

Geneia forms strategic partnership with Illinois Health and Hospital Association

Better universal healthcare needed to reduce CHE for low-income TB patients in China

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