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Colorectal cancer incidence increasing among young adults

The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among young adults ages 20-39 years has increased during the past 20-30 years, despite declining rates of CRC for the U.S. population overall.

23 Jan 2015

Cleveland Clinic researcher awarded grant to advance treatment of lethal prostate cancer

The Prostate Cancer Foundation has presented Nima Sharifi, M.D., Kendrick Family Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research at Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute, a Challenge Award to advance the treatment of lethal prostate cancer. He is also co-investigator on a second Challenge Award that was also selected for funding.

23 Jan 2015

Kaiser Permanente, NBA form strategic partnership to build healthier communities

Kaiser Permanente and the National Basketball Association announced today a new multiyear strategic partnership that will focus on building healthier communities. The agreement also makes Kaiser Permanente the Official Health Care Partner of the NBA, Women's National Basketball Association, NBA Development League, and USA Basketball.

22 Jan 2015

EPIC's Hearing Health Plan receives Health Network Accreditation from URAC

EPIC Hearing Healthcare announced today that its Hearing Health Plan has been awarded the Health Network Accreditation from URAC, a Washington, DC-based healthcare accrediting organization that establishes quality standards for the healthcare industry.

22 Jan 2015

Study identifies gene that may become resistant to current testicular cancer treatments

A major research study has uncovered several new genetic mutations that could drive testicular cancer - and also identified a gene which may contribute to tumours becoming resistant to current treatments.

22 Jan 2015

Close, active monitoring of small renal tumors linked to low rates of death

In patients likely to have surgery, close, active monitoring of small renal tumors confined to the kidneys is associated with low rates of tumor growth or death, according to a study by a researcher at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published in the September issue of The Journal of Urology.

22 Jan 2015

TAU's Yosef Shiloh receives Olav Thon Foundation's first international research award

Norway's largest charitable organization, the Olav Thon Foundation, which invests heavily in medical research, awarded its first international research award in the medical and natural sciences to Tel Aviv University's Prof. Yosef Shiloh and Prof. Judith Campisi of the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, California.

22 Jan 2015

Twitter can indicate community's psychological well being, predict rates of heart disease

Twitter has broken news stories, launched and ended careers, started social movements and toppled governments, all by being an easy, direct and immediate way for people to share what's on their minds. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have now shown that the social media platform has another use: Twitter can serve as a dashboard indicator of a community's psychological well being and can predict rates of heart disease.

22 Jan 2015

Loyola expert identifies five main strategies scholars use while writing review articles

Review articles in medical journals inform and enlighten physicians and other readers by summarizing the research on a given topic and setting the stage for further studies.

22 Jan 2015

New textbook on dermatology published for advanced practice clinicians

Most health-care workers learn about diagnosing and treating skin disorders through on-the-job training, because there's no standardized curriculum and few continuing education programs.

22 Jan 2015

Minnesota continues to make progress in reducing tobacco use

Findings from the latest Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey (MATS) show that Minnesota is continuing to make progress in reducing tobacco use. Minnesota's adult smoking rate has declined to 14.4 percent, the lowest rate ever recorded in the state and a significant decrease from 2010, the last time the rate was measured.

22 Jan 2015

Mount Sinai study measures ability of artificial pancreas in preventing hypoglycemia in T1D patients

A newly launched clinical research study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is examining whether an artificial pancreas (AP) can prevent too low blood sugar levels or hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) as they sleep. People fast as they sleep and nighttime hypoglycemia can cause seizures, and coma or death in rare cases, among the more than three million Americans with type 1 diabetes.

22 Jan 2015

CAP, ASCO University and AMP partner to create Molecular Oncology Tumor Board series

The College of American Pathologists, the American Society of Clinical Oncology's ASCO University, and the Association for Molecular Pathology recently announced their partnership in the creation of the Molecular Oncology Tumor Board series, an online and user-driven resource designed to help cancer care providers with the interpretation and understanding of tumor molecular profiling tests and studies.

22 Jan 2015

Study: Classic psychedelics may hold great promise in preventing suicide

Classic psychedelics, such as LSD, psilocybin mushrooms and mescaline, previously have been shown to occasion lasting improvements in mental health. But researchers led by University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health investigators wanted to advance the existing research and determine whether classic psychedelics might be protective with regard to suicidal thoughts.

22 Jan 2015

Study evaluates link between Medicaid fee bump and appointment availability for Medicaid patients

The increase in Medicaid reimbursement for primary care providers, a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), was associated with a 7.7 percentage points increase in new patient appointment availability without longer wait times, according to results of a new 10-state study — co-authored by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Urban Institute, and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation — published online-first by the New England Journal of Medicine.

22 Jan 2015

Scientists take a huge step forward in identifying root causes of psoriasis

Case Western Reserve scientists have taken a huge leap toward identifying root causes of psoriasis, an inflammatory skin condition affecting 125 million people around the world. Of the roughly 50,000 proteins in the human body, researchers have zeroed in on four that appear most likely to contribute this chronic disease.

22 Jan 2015

Too many American children live in economically poor families

Four out of every ten American children live in low-income families, according to new research from the National Center for Children in Poverty at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.

22 Jan 2015

ASCB honors UTSA adjunct professor with E. B. Wilson Medal

William Brinkley, adjunct professor of biology in the UTSA College of Sciences, was recently honored with the E. B. Wilson Medal from the American Society for Cell Biology. The medal, the organization's highest honor for far-reaching contributions to cell biology over a lifetime in science, was presented to Brinkley at the 54th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

22 Jan 2015

Research leads to new, better way to combat drug-resistant cancers

A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital has developed a new platform that can rapidly identify effective drug combinations for lung cancer patients whose tumors have stopped responding to targeted therapy. The research, which was supported in part by the National Foundation for Cancer Research, is a critical milestone on the road to personalized medicine.

22 Jan 2015

Genes that increase longevity may not increase healthy lifespan

A study of long-lived mutant C. elegans by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School shows that the genetically altered worms spend a greater portion of their life in a frail state and exhibit less activity as they age then typical nematodes.

22 Jan 2015

Education News and Research

Colorectal cancer incidence increasing among young adults

Cleveland Clinic researcher awarded grant to advance treatment of lethal prostate cancer

Kaiser Permanente, NBA form strategic partnership to build healthier communities

EPIC's Hearing Health Plan receives Health Network Accreditation from URAC

Study identifies gene that may become resistant to current testicular cancer treatments

Close, active monitoring of small renal tumors linked to low rates of death

TAU's Yosef Shiloh receives Olav Thon Foundation's first international research award

Twitter can indicate community's psychological well being, predict rates of heart disease

Loyola expert identifies five main strategies scholars use while writing review articles

New textbook on dermatology published for advanced practice clinicians

Minnesota continues to make progress in reducing tobacco use

Mount Sinai study measures ability of artificial pancreas in preventing hypoglycemia in T1D patients

CAP, ASCO University and AMP partner to create Molecular Oncology Tumor Board series

Study: Classic psychedelics may hold great promise in preventing suicide

Study evaluates link between Medicaid fee bump and appointment availability for Medicaid patients

Scientists take a huge step forward in identifying root causes of psoriasis

Too many American children live in economically poor families

ASCB honors UTSA adjunct professor with E. B. Wilson Medal

Research leads to new, better way to combat drug-resistant cancers

Genes that increase longevity may not increase healthy lifespan

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