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Exercise is the first step to protect against negative impacts of stress

Any time life hands us a stressful situation, we have a decision to make: will we handle it with grace, or let it pile up on everything else? For women, stress sometimes feels like a never-ending occurrence, and University of Alabama at Birmingham experts say that, left unmanaged, stress can lead to health problems. But it can easily be curtailed.

20 Oct 2012

Leaders come together to discuss latest advances in neurosciences

Stony Brook Medicine's Neurosciences Institute brings together leaders in the field of neurosciences to present the latest advances in research and clinical care for neurodegenerative disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders, and neuro-ophthalmology.

20 Oct 2012

Kaiser Permanente Research Affiliates receives prestigious designation from AHRQ

A new research collaboration led by Kaiser Permanente has received a prestigious designation from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to serve of as one of the nation's 11 Evidence-based Practice Centers.

20 Oct 2012

AMP report provides overview of next generation sequencing technology

The Association for Molecular Pathology published the report of the Whole Genome Analysis Working Group of the AMP Clinical Practice Committee in the November 2012 issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

20 Oct 2012

Many factors contribute to high number of abortions in China, scholars say

The New York Times' "IHT Rendezvous" blog examines factors contributing to the more than 13 million abortions that occur in China every year, the highest number of any country worldwide.

20 Oct 2012

Individualized education model optimizes chances of success for children with autism

Students with autism have the best chances of success in school through an individualized education model that involves teachers, service providers and parents, according to a new book co-authored by John McGrew, Ph.D., and a psychology professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

20 Oct 2012

Drospirenone-containing birth control pills associated with increased risk of blood clots

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration-funded study led by the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research found an increased risk of arterial thrombotic events (ATE) and venous thromboembolic events (VTE) - commonly referred to as blockage of arteries and blood clots, respectively - associated with drospirenone-containing birth control pills compared to four low-dose estrogen combined hormonal contraceptives.

20 Oct 2012

Some Democratic congressional candidates make hay with little-noticed health law provision

Also in the headlines: a variety of reports on House and Senate races from across the country including some key House races in California, New York, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Illinois; as well as Senate contests in Connecticut, Missouri, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

20 Oct 2012

Loyola’s MNSON professor selected as 2012 Power of Nursing Leadership SAGE award winner

Judith Jennrich, PhD, RN, ACNP, associate professor, Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON), has been selected as a 2012 Power of Nursing Leadership SAGE award winner. The SAGE award honors nurses who mentor and support leaders of today while looking for ways to guide nurse leaders of tomorrow. Dr. Jennrich will be recognized at the 15th Annual Power of Nursing Leadership celebration on Friday, Nov. 2, in Chicago.

20 Oct 2012

Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai receives fund to research on TBI

The Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai has received two prestigious grants totaling $6.65 million to fund research on traumatic brain injury over the next five years.

20 Oct 2012

$Researchers find new way to assess risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures in women$

Researchers find new way to assess risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures in women

For women of mixed racial or ethnic backgrounds, a new method for measuring bone health may improve the odds of correctly diagnosing their risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a UCLA-led study.

20 Oct 2012

NIH-funded study of weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes finds no cardiovascular benefits

An intensive diet and exercise program resulting in weight loss does not reduce cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke in people with longstanding type 2 diabetes, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

20 Oct 2012

New study uncovers strong connection between mortality of child, mother

The death of a child is a tragic event for a family, bringing with it feelings of numbness, anger, guilt and denial. And, unfortunately, for many families, the loss becomes too much to bear.

20 Oct 2012

Representatives of state boards gather to examine health care issues

Representatives of the state boards that oversee licensing of the nation's physicians, nurses and pharmacists have gathered in Washington, D.C. this week for the first-ever Tri-Regulator Symposium, an event that will examine a variety of health care issues.

20 Oct 2012

High flavonoid intake may reduce risk of highly aggressive prostate cancer

A study by Susan Steck of the Arnold School of Public Health finds that a high intake of flavonoids, a group of compounds found in plants, may lower the risk for highly aggressive prostate cancer.

20 Oct 2012

New video on how to handle Malignant Hyperthermia crisis now available from MHAUS

New video on how to handle a Malignant Hyperthermia crisis is now available from the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States.

20 Oct 2012

Chest pain patients who call ambulance have quicker treatment and better survival: Study

The Acute Cardiac Care Congress 2012 is the first annual meeting of the newly launched Acute Cardiovascular Care Association of the European Society of Cardiology.

20 Oct 2012

ICT revolution will have impact on our everyday lives

Information technology and electronics are becoming entwined with our everyday lives in industry, the service sector, transport, logistics, health care, housing, education, and our leisure time, almost without our noticing it.

20 Oct 2012

Reprogrammed endothelial cells for treatment of vascular disorders

A research team at Weill Cornell Medical College has discovered a way to utilize diagnostic prenatal amniocentesis cells, reprogramming them into abundant and stable endothelial cells capable of regenerating damaged blood vessels and repairing injured organs.

19 Oct 2012

Survey: Nearly 38% of lesbians less likely to have routine cervical cancer screening

Nearly 38 percent of lesbians polled in a national survey were not routinely screened for cervical cancer, putting them at risk of developing a highly preventable cancer, according to a University of Maryland School of Medicine study being presented at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

19 Oct 2012

Education News and Research

Exercise is the first step to protect against negative impacts of stress

Leaders come together to discuss latest advances in neurosciences

Kaiser Permanente Research Affiliates receives prestigious designation from AHRQ

AMP report provides overview of next generation sequencing technology

Many factors contribute to high number of abortions in China, scholars say

Individualized education model optimizes chances of success for children with autism

Drospirenone-containing birth control pills associated with increased risk of blood clots

Some Democratic congressional candidates make hay with little-noticed health law provision

Loyola’s MNSON professor selected as 2012 Power of Nursing Leadership SAGE award winner

Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai receives fund to research on TBI

Researchers find new way to assess risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures in women

NIH-funded study of weight loss in adults with type 2 diabetes finds no cardiovascular benefits

New study uncovers strong connection between mortality of child, mother

Representatives of state boards gather to examine health care issues

High flavonoid intake may reduce risk of highly aggressive prostate cancer

New video on how to handle Malignant Hyperthermia crisis now available from MHAUS

Chest pain patients who call ambulance have quicker treatment and better survival: Study

ICT revolution will have impact on our everyday lives

Reprogrammed endothelial cells for treatment of vascular disorders

Survey: Nearly 38% of lesbians less likely to have routine cervical cancer screening

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