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Osteoarthritis patients can carry out progressive exercise to maintain bone health

The postmenopausal women who may be at risk of osteoporosis (bone loss), as well as at risk of osteoarthritis, can safely carry out progressive high-impact training to maintain bone health and physical function.

19 Dec 2013

Study: 40% of foreign-educated nurses working in U.S. hospitals report unequal treatment

Forty percent of foreign-educated nurses working in U.S. hospitals and other health care facilities say their wages, benefits or shift assignments are inferior compared to their American colleagues, according to a study published today by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

19 Dec 2013

Cells grown in ISS could help patients recover from stroke, says Mayo Clinic researcher

Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D, believes that cells grown in the International Space Station could help patients recover from a stroke, and that it may even be possible to generate human tissues and organs in space. He just needs a chance to demonstrate the possibility.

19 Dec 2013

KIT researchers develop novel gel for biological and medical applications

A novel method developed by researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Jacobs University Bremen enables manufacturing of polymer layers with tailor-made properties and multiple functions: A stable porous gel (SURGEL) for biological and medical applications is obtained from a metal-organic framework (SURMOF) grown up on a substrate.

19 Dec 2013

Researchers receive Special Challenge Award to investigate role of high protein levels in prostate tumors

Cleveland Clinic, along with the National Cancer Institute, the University of Chicago and Thomas Jefferson University, are the recipients of a $600,000 Special Challenge Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) to investigate the role of abnormally high protein levels in prostate tumors.

18 Dec 2013

Alexandria-based Prevent Cancer Foundation gets $5,000 grant from Cardinal Bank Community

Cardinal Bank announced today that the Cardinal Bank Community Fund has awarded $5,000 to the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The mission of the Alexandria-based organization is to save lives through cancer prevention and early detection, and it has provided more than $130 million to support cancer prevention, early detection research, education, advocacy, and community outreach nationwide.

18 Dec 2013

Study finds relationship between quality of children's diets and elders in representative communities

Understanding how dietary habits are connected through the generations could have valuable benefits for community health, a new study shows.

18 Dec 2013

UCD Conway Institute researchers identify potential biomarker of idiopathic pulmonary ﬁbrosis

Researchers in UCD Conway Institute have identified a potential biomarker of rapidly progressive pulmonary fibrosis and pinpointed a defective molecular function as a potential therapeutic target.

18 Dec 2013

St. Louis College of Pharmacy's Amy Tiemeier suggests four easy resolutions for a healthier 2014

With the new year quickly approaching, many are beginning to think about resolutions. Amy Tiemeier, Pharm.D., BCPS, associate professor of pharmacy practice at St. Louis College of Pharmacy suggests four easy resolutions for a healthier 2014.

18 Dec 2013

Researchers develop potential treatment for atherosclerosis

Researchers at Emory and Georgia Tech have developed a potential treatment for atherosclerosis that targets a master controller of the process.

18 Dec 2013

ASH and ISH release guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of hypertension

High blood pressure affects approximately one in three adults in the Americas, Europe, some Asian countries and Australia, and one billion people worldwide.

18 Dec 2013

E. coli evolution studies may lead to better treatments

Going back in time to compare evolutionary changes in several thousand generations of E. coli, a University of Houston biologist hopes to one day be able to isolate a bacterial pathogen and predict the likelihood it will become resistant to a particular antibiotic.

18 Dec 2013

Research examines link between opioid suppression of immune system and cancer recurrence

The methods used to anesthetize prostate cancer patients and control pain when their prostate glands are surgically removed for adenocarcinoma may affect their long-term cancer outcomes, a study led by Mayo Clinic has found.

18 Dec 2013

State highlights: D.C. Charter School's Medicaid billing investigated; Va. budget: Hospital cuts, Medicaid boost

Federal investigators are looking into whether former leaders of the District's Options Public Charter School committed Medicaid fraud by, among other things, exaggerating the needs of its disabled students and paying students with gift cards to ride school buses, according to several people familiar with the criminal investigation (Brown and Marimow, 12/16).

18 Dec 2013

Columbia University School of Nursing's journal debuts special section devoted to public health policy

The passage of the Affordable Care Act, which extends coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, is increasing demand for nurse practitioners in primary care. In recognition of the broader role nurses are filling in the health care system, Clinical Scholars Review, the journal of doctoral nursing practice published by Columbia University School of Nursing, is debuting a special section devoted to public policy.

18 Dec 2013

Restraint, seclusion in schools are used more frequently on students with disability

The restraint and seclusion of students in U.S. public schools in response to student behavior problems are used much more frequently on students with a disability than on students without a disability, and especially in affluent school districts, according to new research at the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire.

18 Dec 2013

Doctor offers practical tips to minimize stress during holidays

For many, the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year. Unfortunately, unwanted stress and depression can derail holiday cheer when trying to juggle all of the parties, family gatherings, shopping, baking, cooking and more.

18 Dec 2013

Studies suggest that stress-related disorders may be associated with hippocampal volume loss

Depression has been associated with reduced volume of the hippocampus in magnetic resonance imaging studies in humans. A new study just published in Biological Psychiatry now clarifies the cellular basis of these volumetric changes, which have been unclear until now.

18 Dec 2013

UCSD launches WorkLife Integration Program to help employees reduce stress, increase focus

The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness has launched a WorkLife Integration Program for companies that would like to help their employees reduce stress, increase focus and improve productivity.

17 Dec 2013

New gene mutation helps doctors give more accurate diagnosis of mitochondrial myopathy

A new gene mutation which will help doctors give a more accurate diagnosis of a particular type of brain and muscle disease in children has been discovered for the first time by University of Leeds experts.

17 Dec 2013

Education News and Research

Osteoarthritis patients can carry out progressive exercise to maintain bone health

Study: 40% of foreign-educated nurses working in U.S. hospitals report unequal treatment

Cells grown in ISS could help patients recover from stroke, says Mayo Clinic researcher

KIT researchers develop novel gel for biological and medical applications

Researchers receive Special Challenge Award to investigate role of high protein levels in prostate tumors

Alexandria-based Prevent Cancer Foundation gets $5,000 grant from Cardinal Bank Community

Study finds relationship between quality of children's diets and elders in representative communities

UCD Conway Institute researchers identify potential biomarker of idiopathic pulmonary ﬁbrosis

St. Louis College of Pharmacy's Amy Tiemeier suggests four easy resolutions for a healthier 2014

Researchers develop potential treatment for atherosclerosis

ASH and ISH release guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of hypertension

E. coli evolution studies may lead to better treatments

Research examines link between opioid suppression of immune system and cancer recurrence

State highlights: D.C. Charter School's Medicaid billing investigated; Va. budget: Hospital cuts, Medicaid boost

Columbia University School of Nursing's journal debuts special section devoted to public health policy

Restraint, seclusion in schools are used more frequently on students with disability

Doctor offers practical tips to minimize stress during holidays

Studies suggest that stress-related disorders may be associated with hippocampal volume loss

UCSD launches WorkLife Integration Program to help employees reduce stress, increase focus

New gene mutation helps doctors give more accurate diagnosis of mitochondrial myopathy

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