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Inaccurate measurement of sodium intake may account for paradoxical results, study suggests

Eating foods high in salt is known to contribute to high blood pressure, but does that linear relationship extend to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death?

22 Jun 2018

Doling out pain pills post-surgery: An ingrown toenail not the same as a bypass

What's the right painkiller prescription to send home with a patient after gallbladder surgery or a cesarean section?

22 Jun 2018

Robotic surgery appears to be as effective as open surgery in treating bladder cancer

The first comprehensive study comparing the outcomes of robotic surgery to those of traditional open surgery in any organ has found that the surgeries are equally effective in treating bladder cancer.

22 Jun 2018

New study reveals how ‘good’ bacteria help in regulating our metabolism

Research tells us that the commensal or "good" bacteria that inhabit our intestines help to regulate our metabolism.

22 Jun 2018

The GW Cancer Center expands bone marrow transplant and cell therapies

The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center is pleased to welcome a team of internationally-recognized experts who together will lead the expanded Bone Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapies Program.

22 Jun 2018

'Antifreeze' molecules may hold key to better treatments for brain injuries

The key to better treatments for brain injuries and disease may lie in the molecules charged with preventing the clumping of specific proteins associated with cognitive decline and other neurological problems, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report in a new study published in Neurobiology of Disease.

22 Jun 2018

UC Riverside researcher receives grants to advance cancer, ALS research

Maurizio Pellecchia, who holds the Daniel Hays Chair in Cancer Research at the University of California, Riverside, has received two grants to continue his research aimed at finding therapeutics for cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and other neurodegenerative diseases.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers report unusually high levels of herpesvirus in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease

Two strains of human herpesvirus - human herpesvirus 6A (HHV-6A) and human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) - are found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease at levels up to twice as high as in those without Alzheimer's, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers highlight new nurse training model to address shortage of primary care

Nurse practitioners are providing an increasing proportion of primary care, which is in short supply in many areas of the country. NPs deliver quality care in retail clinics, community health centers, rural clinics, and in primary care and specialty medical practices.

21 Jun 2018

Probiotics could cut age-related bone loss in elderly women

For the first time in the world, researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have demonstrated that probiotics, dietary supplements with health-promoting bacteria, can be used to affect the human skeleton.

21 Jun 2018

Rutgers Cancer Institute educates childhood cancer survivors about late effects of treatment

Facing pediatric cancer as a patient or caregiver is challenging enough, but to understand the impact of the late effects of treatment is equally challenging to this population.

21 Jun 2018

Harnessing Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data in the Cloud

Dr. Jinghui Zhang, an esteemed computational biologist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital discusses her latest study and how technology such as cloud computing is changing the way that scientists carry out research.

21 Jun 2018

Christiana Care Health System opens first Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in Delaware

To increase access to advanced neurological care, Christiana Care Health System has opened the first Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in the First State.

21 Jun 2018

Rhesus macaque model could be useful to test therapies for congenital Zika virus syndrome

Rhesus macaque monkeys infected in utero with Zika virus develop similar brain pathology to human infants, according to a report by researchers at the California National Primate Research Center and School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, published June 20 in Nature Communications.

21 Jun 2018

Expert recommends ways to promote healthy sleep routines during summer

The lazy days of summer can be peaceful and relaxing, but they can also wreak havoc on your body's internal clock. Longer days, evening outdoors activities and a lack of school the next morning can throw even the most conscientious family's sleep schedules out of whack.

21 Jun 2018

Penn Medicine team launches universal stroke awareness program

In an effort to improve stroke recognition and reduce life-threatening pre-hospital delays worldwide, an international team lead by researchers at Penn Medicine created a universal stroke awareness program, Stroke 112.

21 Jun 2018

Review: Stem cells appear to help fight obesity in animal models

Obesity is an increasing global health problem associated with several comorbidities and a high risk of mortality.

21 Jun 2018

Study: Most emergency department patients wish to be involved in medical decision-making

Most emergency department patients want to be involved in some aspects of medical decision-making, but they need to be invited. These are the primary findings of a study to be published in the July 2018 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine, a journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

21 Jun 2018

Simple, cost-effective test may help improve early diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment

An international team of scientists have developed a new way to screen for age-related cognitive decline at home using a test which asks people to detect sounds and flashes on their laptop or phone.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers evaluate patient satisfaction and well-being after breast reconstruction

More than 60 percent of women who undergo a mastectomy to treat breast cancer choose breast reconstruction, and the demand for that surgery is rising. However, due to the previous lack of evidence-based, patient-centered data available about post-breast reconstruction, most patients aren't properly informed about satisfaction and quality-of-life measures over time.

21 Jun 2018

Hospital News and Research

Inaccurate measurement of sodium intake may account for paradoxical results, study suggests

Doling out pain pills post-surgery: An ingrown toenail not the same as a bypass

Robotic surgery appears to be as effective as open surgery in treating bladder cancer

New study reveals how ‘good’ bacteria help in regulating our metabolism

The GW Cancer Center expands bone marrow transplant and cell therapies

'Antifreeze' molecules may hold key to better treatments for brain injuries

UC Riverside researcher receives grants to advance cancer, ALS research

Researchers report unusually high levels of herpesvirus in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease

Researchers highlight new nurse training model to address shortage of primary care

Probiotics could cut age-related bone loss in elderly women

Rutgers Cancer Institute educates childhood cancer survivors about late effects of treatment

Harnessing Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data in the Cloud

Christiana Care Health System opens first Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in Delaware

Rhesus macaque model could be useful to test therapies for congenital Zika virus syndrome

Expert recommends ways to promote healthy sleep routines during summer

Penn Medicine team launches universal stroke awareness program

Review: Stem cells appear to help fight obesity in animal models

Study: Most emergency department patients wish to be involved in medical decision-making

Simple, cost-effective test may help improve early diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment

Researchers evaluate patient satisfaction and well-being after breast reconstruction

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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