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Rutgers University leadership creates great strides in breakthrough scientific research

Less than a decade ago, the U.S. Department of Defense established the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine I with a multimillion dollar grant to focus research centered on regenerative medicine for the treatment of battlefield injuries and selected Rutgers University-New Brunswick to lead the civilian research program.

26 Aug 2017

Writing your way through cancer

When Lynn Scozzari wrote the beginning lines of that poem, "The Offering," in 2013, she was staring at a photo of a naked woman seated on a rock, her arms thrust open to a valley below. Scozzari herself was in a conference room of the cancer center at Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., seated at a table stocked with coffee and tissues.

26 Aug 2017

Researchers identify new way to predict which TAVR patients may be at risk for rehospitalization

As more elderly patients undergo the minimally invasive heart valve procedure called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVR), concerns have been raised as to what causes some to be readmitted for heart failure after the procedure.

26 Aug 2017

Study examines link between flame retardants and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing fertility treatments

Women with higher urinary concentrations of a common type of flame retardant had reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth than those with lower concentrations, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

26 Aug 2017

North West London Pathology and Abbott sign $252 million managed equipment services contract

North West London Pathology, hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Abbott announced today that they signed a $252 million managed equipment services contract for the supply of all analytical equipment and consumables, including Abbott's Alinity ci and Alinity h series diagnostics instruments as well as their professional services and informatics solutions known as AlinIQ.

26 Aug 2017

Pan-European initiative receives €3.7 million funding to train next generation of brain tumor researchers

A pan-European initiative led by the University of Plymouth designed to train the next generation of brain tumor researchers, has received funding of almost €3.7 million from the European Commission's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Program.

26 Aug 2017

What happens if you’re forced to switch health plans when you’re sick?

Joanna Joshua, 39, panicked when she opened a letter from her family's insurer, Cigna, only to learn it was pulling out of California's individual market next year.

26 Aug 2017

Researchers explore complex relationship between weight and asthma in children

Researchers at Aston University and clinicians at Birmingham Children's Hospital are exploring how children living with asthma can be supported to maintain a healthy weight.

26 Aug 2017

New approach delivers drugs to cancer cells while protecting healthy tissues

Cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, have helped many people with the disease to go on to live healthy lives.

26 Aug 2017

Uptake of HPV vaccination is worryingly low among childhood cancer survivors

A US national survey reports that even children who have had cancer previously, and are therefore at increased risk of developing further cancers, are not receiving vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV).

25 Aug 2017

Study reveals impact of flame retardants on reduced clinical pregnancy outcomes

A study conducted by a team of researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that for women with an increased concentration of a common type of flame retardant in their urine, there is a decreased possibility of clinical pregnancy as well as live birth when compared to those with a lower concentration.

25 Aug 2017

Survey finds lag in HPV vaccination rates for childhood cancer survivors

Despite being at an increased risk for cancers associated with the human papillomavirus, the first comprehensive national survey found that HPV vaccination rates for childhood cancer survivors lag well behind the national average and that health care providers often fail to recommend the vaccine.

24 Aug 2017

Cancer drug may inhibit growth of cysts in patients with inherited form of kidney disease

A cancer drug called bosutinib may inhibit the growth of cysts in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

24 Aug 2017

Researchers show potential of using low-cost rapid diagnostic test to detect severe malaria

Malaria is a leading cause of death for children living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Many children in rural areas seek care at local community health clinics, but these clinics lack reliable tests to distinguish severe and uncomplicated malaria.

24 Aug 2017

Scientists develop new system to identify and characterize regulatory DNA sequences

Scientists from the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern have developed an innovative system to identify and characterize the molecular components that control the activities of regulatory DNA sequences in the human genome.

24 Aug 2017

Incisionless surgery method can safely treat painful bone tumors, study shows

Doctors from the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Health System have completed a clinical trial that demonstrates how osteoid osteoma, a benign but painful bone tumor that commonly occurs in children and young adults, can be safely and successfully treated using an incisionless surgery method called magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU).

24 Aug 2017

Hospital News and Research

Rutgers University leadership creates great strides in breakthrough scientific research

Writing your way through cancer

Researchers identify new way to predict which TAVR patients may be at risk for rehospitalization

Study examines link between flame retardants and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing fertility treatments

North West London Pathology and Abbott sign $252 million managed equipment services contract

Pan-European initiative receives €3.7 million funding to train next generation of brain tumor researchers

What happens if you’re forced to switch health plans when you’re sick?

Researchers explore complex relationship between weight and asthma in children

New approach delivers drugs to cancer cells while protecting healthy tissues

Uptake of HPV vaccination is worryingly low among childhood cancer survivors

Study reveals impact of flame retardants on reduced clinical pregnancy outcomes

Survey finds lag in HPV vaccination rates for childhood cancer survivors

Cancer drug may inhibit growth of cysts in patients with inherited form of kidney disease

Researchers show potential of using low-cost rapid diagnostic test to detect severe malaria

Scientists develop new system to identify and characterize regulatory DNA sequences

Incisionless surgery method can safely treat painful bone tumors, study shows

Missed care due to low nurse staffing linked to higher risk of patient deaths

Discovery sheds new light on biological phenomenon in autoimmune disease

Almost every fourth hospital patient suffers from diabetes, study finds

ARDS survivors often leave hospital ICU with prolonged post-intensive care syndrome

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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