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Public to set research priorities in field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness

A national online survey was launched today to give members of the public the opportunity to set the research priorities in the field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness.

13 Jul 2018

Delivery of thrombolytic treatment for stroke in Helsinki beats expectations

Neurologists around the world are aware that the delivery of thrombolytic treatment for stroke in Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, is freaking fast - but is it too fast?

13 Jul 2018

Whole genome sequencing shows tight clustering between bacterial isolates in returning travelers

Thirteen patients with OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST392 have been reported by Sweden and Norway between January and April 2018 - all returning travellers with prior hospital admission in Gran Canaria, Spain.

13 Jul 2018

Researchers develop simple method to predict premature infants at risk for retinopathy

A multi-hospital collaboration led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has found a simple method of determining which premature infants should be screened for retinopathy of prematurity.

13 Jul 2018

Retooled vaccine raises hopes as a lower-cost treatment for Type 1 diabetes

For Hodalis Gaytan, 20, living with Type 1 diabetes means depending on an assortment of expensive medicines and devices to stay healthy. Test strips. Needles. A glucose meter. Insulin.

13 Jul 2018

Immunotherapies may increase overall survival in patients with melanoma brain metastases

Among patients with cutaneous melanoma who had brain metastases (MBM), first-line treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor was associated with a 1.4-fold increase in median overall survival, according to results from a national cohort.

13 Jul 2018

Preventability of hospital readmissions changes over time, study reveals

A major goal of hospitals is to prevent unplanned readmissions of patients after they are discharged. A new study reveals that the preventability of readmissions changes over time: readmissions within the first week after discharge are often preventable by the hospital, whereas readmissions later are often related to patients' difficultly accessing outpatient clinics.

13 Jul 2018

Muscles of people in intensive care less able to use fats for energy, shows study

The muscles of people in intensive care are less able to use fats for energy, contributing to extensive loss of muscle mass, finds a new study co-led by UCL, King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

13 Jul 2018

UCLA researchers uncover gene that controls equilibrium of bone and fat in bone marrow

In an unexpected discovery, UCLA researchers have found that a gene previously known to control human metabolism also controls the equilibrium of bone and fat in bone marrow as well as how an adult stem cell expresses its final cell type.

13 Jul 2018

Opioid patients face several barriers to treatment, study finds

In areas of the country disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis, treatment programs are less likely to accept patients paying through insurance of any type or accept pregnant women, a new Vanderbilt study found.

12 Jul 2018

Study finds genetic heritage to be dominant factor in heart failure

Heart failure is known to be more common in certain families but whether this familial transition is caused by genetic or lifestyle factors.

12 Jul 2018

Study explores childbirth preferences of pregnant women

Nearly four million women give birth in the U.S. each year, and it is the number one reason for all hospital admissions. But hospital satisfaction surveys generally don't include specific questions about women's experiences with their care in labor and delivery, according to researchers at Cedars-Sinai.

12 Jul 2018

Simplified intervention can improve blood pressure control rates in safety net clinics

Nearly a third of American adults have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, putting them at higher risk for heart attacks, strokes, and death.

12 Jul 2018

Blood telomeres can help predict risk of disease worsening or death in COPD patients

Some patients with COPD demonstrate signs of accelerated aging. In a new study published in the journal CHEST researchers report that measuring blood telomeres, a marker of aging of cells, can be used to predict future risk of the disease worsening or death.

12 Jul 2018

New study identifies inherited genetic variants that raise risk of clonal hematopoiesis

A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has identified some of the first known inherited genetic variants that significantly raise a person's likelihood of developing clonal hematopoiesis, an age-related white blood cell condition linked with higher risk of certain blood cancers and cardiovascular disease.

12 Jul 2018

Fighting cancer with engineered cancer cells

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital have engineered cancer cells that track and kill cancer cells. The modified cancer cells have demonstrated anti-cancer efficacy in preclinical studies, destroying both primary and metastatic tumours.

12 Jul 2018

Insurance gains improve outcome for young women with gynecologic cancers

The gains in insurance coverage with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have already translated into improved health for young women with gynecologic cancers, who are getting diagnosed at earlier stages of their disease because of ACA benefits.

12 Jul 2018

Researchers identify factors associated with cell phone-related distracted driving in parents

A new study from a team of researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing found that in the previous three months, about half of parents talked on a cell phone while driving when their children between the ages of 4 and 10 were in the car, while one in three read text messages and one in seven used social media.

12 Jul 2018

Study demonstrates new therapeutic targets for inflammation-associated colon cancer

Scientists headed by ICREA researcher Angel R. Nebreda at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) report a new mechanism that contributes to the development of inflammation-associated colon cancer and points to new therapeutic targets. The study has been published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine.

12 Jul 2018

Researchers discover prion-like viral proteins that open new targets for antiviral drugs

Researchers at the Human Microbiology Institute and Tetz Laboratories have discovered thousands of prion-like domains in human viruses, prompting research that opens new ways of viral pathogenicity, suggests new targets for development of new antiviral drugs and links viruses to diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

12 Jul 2018

Hospital News and Research

Public to set research priorities in field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness

Delivery of thrombolytic treatment for stroke in Helsinki beats expectations

Whole genome sequencing shows tight clustering between bacterial isolates in returning travelers

Researchers develop simple method to predict premature infants at risk for retinopathy

Retooled vaccine raises hopes as a lower-cost treatment for Type 1 diabetes

Immunotherapies may increase overall survival in patients with melanoma brain metastases

Preventability of hospital readmissions changes over time, study reveals

Muscles of people in intensive care less able to use fats for energy, shows study

UCLA researchers uncover gene that controls equilibrium of bone and fat in bone marrow

Opioid patients face several barriers to treatment, study finds

Study finds genetic heritage to be dominant factor in heart failure

Study explores childbirth preferences of pregnant women

Simplified intervention can improve blood pressure control rates in safety net clinics

Blood telomeres can help predict risk of disease worsening or death in COPD patients

New study identifies inherited genetic variants that raise risk of clonal hematopoiesis

Fighting cancer with engineered cancer cells

Insurance gains improve outcome for young women with gynecologic cancers

Researchers identify factors associated with cell phone-related distracted driving in parents

Study demonstrates new therapeutic targets for inflammation-associated colon cancer

Researchers discover prion-like viral proteins that open new targets for antiviral drugs

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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