Hospital News and Research

RSS

Cerebellum can be responsible for brain alterations linked to drug addiction, research shows

An international research team led by the Universitat Jaume I has shown that the cerebellum, contrary to what was thought, fulfils functions that go beyond the motor sphere and can be co-responsible for the brain alterations associated with addictive consumption of drugs.

23 Feb 2017

New easy-to-use online toolkit identifies patients at risk of falls

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has endorsed a new online toolkit developed by researchers at Keele University, which aims to prevent falls amongst the elderly that cost the NHS more than £2 billion a year in total.

23 Feb 2017

Alterations in brain connectivity can aid diagnosis and prediction of outcomes in mTBI patients

A new study shows that patients with mild traumatic brain injury, even without evidence of brain lesions, may exhibit changes in brain connectivity detectable at the time of the injury that can aid in diagnosis and predicting the effects on cognitive and behavioral performance at 6 months.

23 Feb 2017

Research reveals proven practices to improve communication between doctors and patients

A hospital-wide communication training program, outlining best practices for doctors to follow in interactions with patients, improved patients' perception of doctor communication by 9 percent, according to new research.

23 Feb 2017

Intensive treatment to lower systolic blood pressure could lead to major reduction in mortality

Intensive treatment to lower systolic (top number) blood pressure to below 120 would prevent 107,500 deaths per year in the United States, according to a study by researchers at Loyola University Chicago and other centers.

23 Feb 2017

Study identifies new role of cholesterol in regulating brain proteins

A study led by researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute and the Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine in Charité Hospital, Berlin, published in the journal Nature Communications, demonstrates that the cholesterol present in cell membranes can interfere with the function of an important brain membrane protein, through a previously unknown mode of interaction.

23 Feb 2017

ED patients with ultrasounds interpreted by nonradiologists underwent follow-up imaging, research finds

According to new research by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, the use of follow-up imaging is significantly less when initial emergency department ultrasound examinations are interpreted by a radiologist than a nonradiologist.

23 Feb 2017

Scientists propose potential new treatment for Gaucher disease

Scientists propose in Nature blocking a molecule that drives inflammation and organ damage in Gaucher and maybe other lysosomal storage diseases as a possible treatment with fewer risks and lower costs than current therapies.

23 Feb 2017

New tool to measure patients' muscles could help predict chemotherapy side effects

Chemotherapy has long been standard treatment for many cancers, but its clinical benefits can also come with well-documented side effects. Doctors say the challenge is knowing which patients will experience these side effects, and to what extent.

23 Feb 2017

BIDMC review focuses on neural circuitry of wakefulness and sleep

Sleep remains an enduring biological mystery with major clinical relevance, according to a review by clinician-researcher Thomas Scammell, MD, of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and colleagues.

23 Feb 2017

New fluid makes ultrasound images easier to interpret during brain surgery

The fluid, which resembles brain tissue, makes ultrasound images easier to interpret during an operation. This will make it easier for surgeons to remove brain tumours more accurately.

22 Feb 2017

Fingerprint-like pattern that evolves during development provides clues to mental health problems

Like a fingerprint, the connections of the human brain render us distinct from one another. In a study just published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers from the University of Oslo revealed that such a unique, fingerprint-like pattern evolves during development and is sensitive to mental health.

22 Feb 2017

Researchers develop new tool to help avoid adverse reactions to drugs

Researchers at the University of Liverpool, Alder Hey, University of Central Lancashire and University College London have developed a new tool to help avoid adverse reactions to medicines.

22 Feb 2017

First breath of newborn shapes lifelong immunological milieu of lungs

The lung is an important interface between the body and the outside environment: with each breath, a surface of roughly 100 square meters exchanges oxygen for carbon dioxide. More than 10,000 liters of air pass adult lungs every day and with this come numerous viruses, bacteria and pollutants, which need to be prevented from entering the body.

22 Feb 2017

New study shows ways to improve patient care and reduce costs linked to coronary angioplasty

Hospitals can improve patient care and reduce costs associated with coronary angioplasty if cardiologists perform more of these procedures through an artery in the wrist and if they take steps to discharge such patients on the same day, according to a new study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

22 Feb 2017

Community-based palliative care linked to reduction in ER visits for dying patients

Community-based palliative care -- care delivered at home, not the hospital -- was associated with a 50 percent reduction in emergency department visits for patients in their last year of life.

22 Feb 2017

Treating multiple myeloma with rabbit virus eliminates majority of malignant cells, study shows

Treating multiple myeloma (MM) with myxoma virus (MYXV) eliminated a majority of malignant cells in preclinical studies, report investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere in an article published online on December 7, 2016 by Molecular Therapy -- Oncolytics.

22 Feb 2017

New approach to generate high volume of hair cells may help restore full hearing

The loss of tiny, sound-sensing cells in the inner ear, known as "hair cells," is a leading cause of hearing loss, a public health problem affecting at least 5 percent of the world population.

22 Feb 2017

Simple, low-cost surgical instrument may expand use of minimally invasive surgery

In an era of spiraling health care cost concerns, a new $500 surgical instrument developed at the University of Michigan is vying to take the place of a $2 million robot for certain minimally invasive procedures.

22 Feb 2017

Smokers with existing illnesses more likely to use e-cigarettes, study finds

In the U.S. more than 16 million people with smoking-related illnesses continue to use cigarettes. According to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, current and former smokers who suffer from disease are more likely to have reported using an e-cigarette, meaning these patients may see e-cigarettes as safer or less harmful than combustible cigarettes and a way to reduce the risks posed by traditional smoking.

22 Feb 2017

Hospital News and Research

Cerebellum can be responsible for brain alterations linked to drug addiction, research shows

New easy-to-use online toolkit identifies patients at risk of falls

Alterations in brain connectivity can aid diagnosis and prediction of outcomes in mTBI patients

Research reveals proven practices to improve communication between doctors and patients

Intensive treatment to lower systolic blood pressure could lead to major reduction in mortality

Study identifies new role of cholesterol in regulating brain proteins

ED patients with ultrasounds interpreted by nonradiologists underwent follow-up imaging, research finds

Scientists propose potential new treatment for Gaucher disease

New tool to measure patients' muscles could help predict chemotherapy side effects

BIDMC review focuses on neural circuitry of wakefulness and sleep

New fluid makes ultrasound images easier to interpret during brain surgery

Fingerprint-like pattern that evolves during development provides clues to mental health problems

Researchers develop new tool to help avoid adverse reactions to drugs

First breath of newborn shapes lifelong immunological milieu of lungs

New study shows ways to improve patient care and reduce costs linked to coronary angioplasty

Community-based palliative care linked to reduction in ER visits for dying patients

Treating multiple myeloma with rabbit virus eliminates majority of malignant cells, study shows

New approach to generate high volume of hair cells may help restore full hearing

Simple, low-cost surgical instrument may expand use of minimally invasive surgery

Smokers with existing illnesses more likely to use e-cigarettes, study finds

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Latest News