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U.S. News and World Report names MU Health Care as a 'Most Connected Hospital'

University of Missouri Health Care has been named a "Most Connected Hospital" by U.S. News and World Report for using health information innovations to improve patient care. MU Health Care is one of two health systems in Missouri to make the 2015-2016 list released today, Friday, Oct. 16.

19 Oct 2015

UB study sheds light on the root causes of Huntington's disease

We've known for years that the Huntingtin protein (Htt) is responsible for Huntington's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that diminishes a person's mental and physical abilities.

19 Oct 2015

Pediatricians to discuss children's health issues at AAP National Conference & Exhibition

An expected 10,000 pediatricians and other health care professionals will gather in the nation's capital October 24-27 to deepen their knowledge and widen their scope on child advocacy at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

19 Oct 2015

TGen researchers join international scientists in discovering how malaria protein could some day help stop cancer

Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute joined an international team of scientists in discovering how a protein from malaria could some day help stop cancer.

19 Oct 2015

Rare genetic mutation could improve outcomes in NSCLC patients with brain metastases

Most patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has metastasized to the brain have a dire prognosis. But Yale researchers have identified a subset of those patients with a rare genetic mutation who are living significantly longer than patients without the mutation.

16 Oct 2015

Study shows why cancer anemia therapy stimulates tumor growth

Scientists have shown why a drug widely used to treat chemotherapy-induced anemia in ovarian and breast cancer patients also may shorten survival times in some patients by inadvertently stimulating tumor growth.

16 Oct 2015

LifeNet Health's ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix wins Spine Technology Award

ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix, an innovative cellular allograft developed by LifeNet Health and marketed in collaboration with DePuy Synthes Spine, received one of the highest honors in spinal medicine, Orthopedics This Week's Best New Technology in Spine award.

15 Oct 2015

Sleep deprivation can impact outcome of stem cell transplantation, study finds

Drowsy mice make poor stem cell donors, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

15 Oct 2015

AASM's new guideline provides updated recommendations for treatment of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders

A new clinical practice guideline published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides clinicians with updated recommendations for the treatment of intrinsic circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders (CRSWDs).

15 Oct 2015

Researchers match certain schizophrenia symptoms to features of the brain's anatomy

Using advanced brain imaging, researchers have matched certain behavioral symptoms of schizophrenia to features of the brain's anatomy. The findings, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, could be a step toward improving diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.

14 Oct 2015

UW researchers use noninvasive light-based imaging technology to see inside the living brain

Researchers at the University of Washington have used a noninvasive light-based imaging technology to literally see inside the living brain, providing a new tool to study how diseases like dementia, Alzheimer's, and brain tumors change brain tissue over time.

13 Oct 2015

Study: RNA editing technique shows promise in treating rare, severe form of muscular dystrophy

An RNA editing technique called "exon skipping" has shown preliminary success in treating a rare and severe form of muscular dystrophy that currently has no treatment, based on a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Chicago. Children with the disease lose significant muscle strength early in life.

13 Oct 2015

Pregnant women with elevated blood-sugar levels more likely to have babies with heart defects

Pregnant women with elevated blood-sugar levels are more likely to have babies with congenital heart defects, even if their blood sugar is below the cutoff for diabetes, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Children's Health.

12 Oct 2015

New computer program can predict cochlear implant outcomes in hearing-impaired children

A new computer program that analyzes functional brain MRIs of hearing impaired children can predict whether they will develop effective language skills within two years of cochlear implant surgery, according to a study in the journal Brain and Behavior.

12 Oct 2015

Lithium can be safe, effective for children suffering from bipolar disorder

A multicenter study of young patients with bipolar disorder provides what may be the most scientifically rigorous demonstration to date that lithium -- a drug used successfully for decades to treat adults with the condition -- can also be safe and effective for children suffering from it.

12 Oct 2015

High dose flu vaccines significantly reduce hospitalization risk during influenza season

In the largest nursing home study to date on the effect of high dose flu vaccine, researchers found that shots with four times the strength of standard flu shots significantly reduced the risk of being hospitalized during the influenza season. There was a 1.2 percent difference (19.7 percent versus 20.9 percent) in admission for the group that received the high dose vaccine compared to the one that received the standard dose vaccine.

12 Oct 2015

YK-4-279 compound works against some forms of leukemia: Study

A compound discovered and developed by a team of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers that halts cancer in animals with Ewing sarcoma and prostate cancer appears to work against some forms of leukemia, too.

12 Oct 2015

Study looks at survival benefits of surgical resection for melanoma patients with abdominal metastases

Patients with metastatic melanoma who undergo surgery to remove lesions that have spread into the abdomen live more than twice as long as those treated with drug therapy alone, according to novel new research by a North Shore-LIJ Health System cancer surgeon.

12 Oct 2015

New test for heart attack may save NHS millions

A simple blood test could be used to rule out the possibility of heart attack in two-thirds of people who attend A&E with chest pains, report UK researchers.

9 Oct 2015

Research: Many Americans use prescription pain relievers, most people see abuse as serious health issue

More than one in four Americans has taken prescription painkillers in the past year, even as a majority say that abuse of these medications is a very serious public health concern, according to new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research.

8 Oct 2015

OCT News and Research

U.S. News and World Report names MU Health Care as a 'Most Connected Hospital'

UB study sheds light on the root causes of Huntington's disease

Pediatricians to discuss children's health issues at AAP National Conference & Exhibition

TGen researchers join international scientists in discovering how malaria protein could some day help stop cancer

Rare genetic mutation could improve outcomes in NSCLC patients with brain metastases

Study shows why cancer anemia therapy stimulates tumor growth

LifeNet Health's ViviGen Cellular Bone Matrix wins Spine Technology Award

Sleep deprivation can impact outcome of stem cell transplantation, study finds

AASM's new guideline provides updated recommendations for treatment of circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders

Researchers match certain schizophrenia symptoms to features of the brain's anatomy

UW researchers use noninvasive light-based imaging technology to see inside the living brain

Study: RNA editing technique shows promise in treating rare, severe form of muscular dystrophy

Pregnant women with elevated blood-sugar levels more likely to have babies with heart defects

New computer program can predict cochlear implant outcomes in hearing-impaired children

Lithium can be safe, effective for children suffering from bipolar disorder

High dose flu vaccines significantly reduce hospitalization risk during influenza season

YK-4-279 compound works against some forms of leukemia: Study

Study looks at survival benefits of surgical resection for melanoma patients with abdominal metastases

New test for heart attack may save NHS millions

Research: Many Americans use prescription pain relievers, most people see abuse as serious health issue

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