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Researchers show cerebrovascular disease affecting blood circulation in brain associated with dementia

Researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that, across a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, cerebrovascular disease affecting circulation of blood in the brain was significantly associated with dementia.

10 Jul 2013

Tips for keeping children safe when they are playing around water

Doctors at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center want to make sure children are safe this summer when they are playing in or around water.

10 Jul 2013

Infection control program and active surveillance can reduce incidence of impatient C. diff infections

A comprehensive infection control program combined with an active surveillance process significantly reduced the incidence of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections in a long-term acute care hospital, according to a study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality, the peer reviewed publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ).

10 Jul 2013

Study highlights importance of doctors asking parents, children about asthma symptoms

The allergist's office might not be a child's favorite place to visit, but it is a place where they should be able to say how their asthma makes them feel. While children might rely on parents to tell their doctor about how they are feeling, according to a study released today, children should do most of the talking.

10 Jul 2013

Precautionary methods for parents to protect their children from sun exposure

Marty Visscher, Ph.D., Director, Skin Sciences Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, explains that some parents do not understand the dangers of prolonged sun exposure on their child's skin.

10 Jul 2013

Kessler Foundation scientists receive more than $1.2 M grants from NJ Commission for SCI research

The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Injury Research awarded three grants to scientists at Kessler Foundation. The grants, which exceed $1.2 million, fund studies of assisted walking with Ekso, the impact of aging in the population with spinal cord injury (SCI) and the effects of electrical stimulation on bone loss.

10 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 9, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a look at HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' challenges and a delay in implementing insurance penalties on smokers.

9 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: Health care's hidden consensus; Examining the fee-for-service payment system; Alternative medicine's allure

The politicians' consensus is that health care reform shouldn't alter or disrupt the way the majority of Americans get their insurance today. ... The policy consensus, though, is that the status quo is actually the problem, and that it deserves to be threatened, undermined and replaced as expeditiously as possible. Wonks of the left and right disagree on what that replacement should look like. But they're united in regarding employer-provided coverage as an unsustainable relic (Ross Douthat, 7/6).

9 Jul 2013

Medical Center Hospital to provide patient access services through Convergent's PatientQuest program

Medical Center Hospital, a 402-bed regional medical center in Odessa Texas, has selected Convergent Revenue Cycle Management, Inc. to provide patient access services through Convergent's PatientQuest program.

9 Jul 2013

Key metabolites in blood could provide clues to long-term overall health and ageing

Scientists have found that key metabolites in blood - chemical 'fingerprints' left behind as a result of early molecular changes before birth or in infancy - could provide clues to a person's long-term overall health and rate of ageing in later life.

9 Jul 2013

Study reveals that low-income patients use hospital care more often than primary care

Patients with low socioeconomic status use emergency and hospital care more often than primary care because they believe hospital care is more affordable and convenient, and of better quality than care provided by primary care physicians, according to the results of a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

9 Jul 2013

Individualised care can make huge difference in older patients with type 2 diabetes

More than a quarter of over 70s with type 2 diabetes could benefit simply from improving communication and education in the clinic, new research has revealed. A study led by the University of Exeter Medical School and published in The Lancet found that 27 percent achieved better glycaemic control through individualised care alone.

9 Jul 2013

AHCF to fund additional research into cure for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood

Due to a generous donation of $169,000 by a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, the Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation will fund additional research through Vanderbilt University, bringing them closer to a cure for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood.

9 Jul 2013

Researchers discover potential biomarkers that track progression of neurodegenerative disease

A hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's is that by the time symptoms appear, significant brain damage has already occurred-and currently there are no treatments that can reverse it.

9 Jul 2013

$Study shows patients’ awareness of own bone health can help prevent future fracture$

Study shows patients’ awareness of own bone health can help prevent future fracture

People over the age of 50 who have suffered a fracture because of a slip or trip play a central role in making sure they get proper care to prevent a future fracture, a new study has found.

9 Jul 2013

University of Pennsylvania resident receives inaugural Dr. Mark G. Lebwohl Medical Dermatology Fellowship

The National Psoriasis Foundation awarded Zelma Chiesa Fuxench, M.D., of the University of Pennsylvania, its inaugural Dr. Mark G. Lebwohl Medical Dermatology Fellowship, recognizing her work as a promising psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis researcher.

9 Jul 2013

Multimodal neuroimaging approach helps study structural and functional abnormalities in brain

Major depressive disorder is associated with a dysregulation of brain regions including the prefrontal cortex and limbic system. The relationship between structural and functional abnormalities in these brain regions in depressed patients is far from clear. However, both types of changes are assumed to underlie the symptoms of this disorder.

9 Jul 2013

Mouse study identifies new treatment options for bowel cancer

Researchers have discovered the genetic processes that cause specific types of bowel cancer. Using this knowledge, they identified cancer drugs that target these genes. Their findings offer the opportunity to develop personalised treatment based on a person's genetic profile.

9 Jul 2013

AIFA grants market access for CTI's PIXUVRI to treat patients with aggressive B-cell NHL

Cell Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the Company has been granted market access by the Italian Medicines Agency for the medicinal product PIXUVRI (pixantrone) as a monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with multiply relapsed or refractory aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (patients with aggressive B-cell NHL who failed 2 or 3 prior lines of therapy).

8 Jul 2013

Elsevier launches Quiz for Science series for leading universities, institutions in Pakistan

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced the launch of the Quiz for Science series for 30 leading universities and institutions in Pakistan, recognizing local research efforts from across the country.

6 Jul 2013

Education News and Research

Researchers show cerebrovascular disease affecting blood circulation in brain associated with dementia

Tips for keeping children safe when they are playing around water

Infection control program and active surveillance can reduce incidence of impatient C. diff infections

Study highlights importance of doctors asking parents, children about asthma symptoms

Precautionary methods for parents to protect their children from sun exposure

Kessler Foundation scientists receive more than $1.2 M grants from NJ Commission for SCI research

First Edition: July 9, 2013

Viewpoints: Health care's hidden consensus; Examining the fee-for-service payment system; Alternative medicine's allure

Medical Center Hospital to provide patient access services through Convergent's PatientQuest program

Key metabolites in blood could provide clues to long-term overall health and ageing

Study reveals that low-income patients use hospital care more often than primary care

Individualised care can make huge difference in older patients with type 2 diabetes

AHCF to fund additional research into cure for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood

Researchers discover potential biomarkers that track progression of neurodegenerative disease

Study shows patients’ awareness of own bone health can help prevent future fracture

University of Pennsylvania resident receives inaugural Dr. Mark G. Lebwohl Medical Dermatology Fellowship

Multimodal neuroimaging approach helps study structural and functional abnormalities in brain

Mouse study identifies new treatment options for bowel cancer

AIFA grants market access for CTI's PIXUVRI to treat patients with aggressive B-cell NHL

Elsevier launches Quiz for Science series for leading universities, institutions in Pakistan

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