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Stanford study finds that overprescription of opioids goes beyond ‘pill mill’ prescribers

Most prescriptions for opioid painkillers are made by the broad swath of U.S. general practitioners, not by a limited group of specialists, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

17 Dec 2015

TeleHealth Services forms exclusive business partnership with UbiCare

TeleHealth Services and UbiCare announce an exclusive business partnership that provides a unique, proven patient education and engagement solution for hospitals, healthcare systems, clinics and ambulatory centers.

16 Dec 2015

Researchers identify how immune cells triggered by recurrent Strep A infections affect the brain

Researchers have discovered how immune cells triggered by recurrent Strep A infections enter the brain, causing inflammation that may lead to autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders in children.

16 Dec 2015

Executive Care earns recognition as 2015 HomeCare Elite Top Agency

Greystone Home Health of Columbus d/b/a Executive Care, part of the Greystone Health Network, has earned recognition as a 2015 HomeCare Elite Top Agency. The home health provider earned Top Agency status in 2014, and continues to be recognized as one of the top-performing home health agencies in the United States.

16 Dec 2015

Researchers find new way to prevent or reduce pathologies caused by malformed proteins

Improperly formed proteins can cause a host of serious illnesses, from muscular dystrophy to cystic fibrosis. A question of enormous import in research, beyond the challenge of determining how malformed proteins contribute to specific disease processes, is figuring out ways to prevent or reduce the pathologies they cause.

16 Dec 2015

Study highlights strong need for weight management before menopause

At midlife, overweight and obesity, lack of exercise, less education, and low income put women at much higher risk of having metabolic syndrome, the cluster of conditions predisposes people to diabetes and heart disease, shows a large study published today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society.

16 Dec 2015

Major clinical trial launched to test ways to slow or halt mental decline in seniors

Some decline in memory and cognitive function is a normal part of aging, but what if it could be prevented? Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Washington University in St. Louis have launched a major clinical trial to investigate whether mental decline in seniors can be slowed or halted through exercise and other health-related interventions.

16 Dec 2015

Simple diagnostic test can help fight deadly sleeping sickness

Scientists have developed a quick and simple diagnosis method, similar to a dipstick pregnancy test, to fight a deadly sleeping sickness.

16 Dec 2015

Patients can be trained to safely self-administer long-term IV antibiotics, say UT Southwestern physicians

Uninsured patients can be trained to safely and efficiently self-administer long-term intravenous antibiotics, UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians have found, a result that may have profound implications for patient treatment at public hospitals across the country.

16 Dec 2015

Prophylaxis treatment can protect children who receive liver transplants from HBV-infected donors

Researchers have found that a prophylaxis treatment can prevent new-onset hepatitis B in children who receive liver transplants from donors who were previously infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) but had successfully cleared the virus.

16 Dec 2015

Four UC Santa Barbara engineers named 2015 NAI fellows

Four UC Santa Barbara engineers have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors for 2015. Recognized for their "highly prolific spirit of invention," professors John Bowers, Craig Hawker, Umesh Mishra and Galen Stucky are among the newest fellows elected by the organization.

16 Dec 2015

Shingles vaccine can help protect elderly patients with end-stage renal disease

Elderly patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who received the shingles vaccine were half as likely to develop shingles compared to those who were not vaccinated. The new study from Kaiser Permanente, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, also found the best protection against shingles was achieved when patients received the vaccination shortly after beginning dialysis.

16 Dec 2015

Can Nanostructured Microelectrodes be Used to Analyze Biomarkers? An Interview with Dr Shana Kelley

Electrochemical methods are appealing because simple and inexpensive instrumentation can be used to make highly sensitive measurements. However, it has been quite difficult to realize clinically-relevant levels of sensitivity using electrochemistry in highly complex, real-world samples.

From Pittcon 15 Dec 2015

CAP2 gene responsible for cardiac conduction disease in mice

The presence or absence of the CAP2 gene causes sudden cardiac death in mice, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In particular, the absence of the gene interrupts the animal's ability to send electrical signals to the heart to tell it to contract, a condition called cardiac conduction disease.

15 Dec 2015

New GSA e-book provides detailed overviews of aging process across multiple organisms

A new e-book published by The Gerontological Society of America provides a primary resource for detailed overviews of the aging process across multiple organisms -- from microbes to humans. This seminal publication, "Molecular and Cellular Biology of Aging," is intended as a textbook for emerging scholars of all levels.

15 Dec 2015

Stanford researchers develop novel technique for mapping diversity of gut bacteria

A collaboration between computer scientists and geneticists at Stanford University has produced a novel technique for mapping the diversity of bacteria living in the human gut.

15 Dec 2015

Timing of marriage and first childbirth affects women's health at midlife

A new study finds some surprising ways in which women's health at midlife is connected to when they had their first child and to their marital history.

15 Dec 2015

Experts call for radical action to assure health for entire India

A paper published in The Lancet today calls for a radical transformation in the architecture of India’s healthcare delivery system, if the country is to achieve the government’s vision of assuring health for all.

15 Dec 2015

Tetyana Shippee named recipient of 2015 Senior Service America Senior Scholar Award

The Gerontological Society of America and Senior Service America, Inc., have named Tetyana P. Shippee, PhD, of the University of Minnesota as the 2015 recipient of the Senior Service America Senior Scholar Award for Research Related to Disadvantaged Older Adults.

14 Dec 2015

New research shows helping others can mitigate impact of daily stressors

Providing help to friends, acquaintances, and even strangers can mitigate the impact of daily stressors on our emotions and our mental health, according to new research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

14 Dec 2015

Education News and Research

Stanford study finds that overprescription of opioids goes beyond ‘pill mill’ prescribers

TeleHealth Services forms exclusive business partnership with UbiCare

Researchers identify how immune cells triggered by recurrent Strep A infections affect the brain

Executive Care earns recognition as 2015 HomeCare Elite Top Agency

Researchers find new way to prevent or reduce pathologies caused by malformed proteins

Study highlights strong need for weight management before menopause

Major clinical trial launched to test ways to slow or halt mental decline in seniors

Simple diagnostic test can help fight deadly sleeping sickness

Patients can be trained to safely self-administer long-term IV antibiotics, say UT Southwestern physicians

Prophylaxis treatment can protect children who receive liver transplants from HBV-infected donors

Four UC Santa Barbara engineers named 2015 NAI fellows

Shingles vaccine can help protect elderly patients with end-stage renal disease

Can Nanostructured Microelectrodes be Used to Analyze Biomarkers? An Interview with Dr Shana Kelley

CAP2 gene responsible for cardiac conduction disease in mice

New GSA e-book provides detailed overviews of aging process across multiple organisms

Stanford researchers develop novel technique for mapping diversity of gut bacteria

Timing of marriage and first childbirth affects women's health at midlife

Experts call for radical action to assure health for entire India

Tetyana Shippee named recipient of 2015 Senior Service America Senior Scholar Award

New research shows helping others can mitigate impact of daily stressors

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