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Tooth loss linked to malnutrition risk in older adults

Older adults are at risk for both impaired oral health and malnutrition, according to a study by Rutgers University researchers.

25 Oct 2018

LSU Health New Orlean partners with Vantedge Ventures to advance physician-led innovation

LSU Health New Orleans has joined Vantedge Venture's Innovation Alliance (VIA), a collective of health systems seeking to innovate and create sustainable solutions from the ideas developed by their network of clinicians and physicians.

25 Oct 2018

Gene that makes some people susceptible to middle ear infections identified

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found multiple genetic variants within the FUT2 gene that makes some people especially susceptible to middle ear infections.

25 Oct 2018

Researchers discover surprising network activity in early developing visual cortex

One of the outstanding mysteries of the cerebral cortex is how individual neurons develop the proper synaptic connections to form large-scale, distributed networks.

25 Oct 2018

Head and neck cancer survivors more likely to commit suicide

Despite improved survival rates among cancer patients, the risk of death by suicide remains high, especially among those treated for head and neck cancers.

25 Oct 2018

Combination therapy enhances wound healing

By incorporating a gene-suppressing drug into an over-the-counter gel, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and their colleagues cut healing time by half and significantly improved healing outcomes compared to control treatments.

25 Oct 2018

Gastric sleeve or bypass surgery can prevent womb cancer in obese women

A study of women who had gastric sleeve or bypass surgery for obesity has found that precancerous tissue in their womb reverted to normal tissue when they lost weight.

25 Oct 2018

Researchers discover mechanisms that lead to osteoarthritis after knee joint injury

Knee joint injuries are typically related to sports, such as football, rugby or ice hockey, but people often do not know that such injuries may lead to joint inflammation and post-traumatic osteoarthritis.

25 Oct 2018

Study uses data from 500,000 people to elucidate risks of obesity

Elevated body mass index - a measure of weight accounting for a person's height - has been shown to be a likely causal contributor to population patterns in mortality, according to a new study led by the University of Bristol using measurements and mortality data from 500,000 people.

25 Oct 2018

Survey: Only few women are informed by doctors that breastfeeding can lower cancer risk

A new survey shows that although nearly 60 percent of breastfeeding mothers knew about the link between breastfeeding and breast cancer risk reduction, just 16 percent say they learned this from a medical professional.

25 Oct 2018

Identifying ways to improve existing guidelines for ethical human-animal chimera research

In Greek mythology, a chimera is a figure with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a serpent. But the concept is not entirely imaginary.

25 Oct 2018

Global leaders in medical and surgical eye care to convene in Chicago to attend AAO 2018

Thousands of eye physicians and surgeons this week will convene in Chicago to attend AAO 2018, the American Academy of Ophthalmology's 122nd annual meeting.

25 Oct 2018

Influenza virus can evolve resistance to experimental antiviral drug

The influenza virus can evolve resistance to an anti-flu drug currently in development for use in pandemics but only if there are multiple genetic mutations, a study has found.

25 Oct 2018

New $3.3 million grant will fund human cell atlas of type 1 diabetes

The mechanism leading to development of type 1 diabetes remains a mystery, hampering the ability to find new ways to prevent, treat or even cure this condition.

25 Oct 2018

Study finds cluster of factors that may help predict C. diff infections

A cluster of factors may help predict which patients are likely to develop Clostridioides difficile, a potentially life-threatening disease commonly known as C. difficile or C. diff, a new study has found.

25 Oct 2018

Study explores whether wearable patches could help patients to monitor blood pressure

Because only half of the people in the United States diagnosed with high blood pressure have their condition under control, an easy, cost-effective method to monitor blood pressure would be a significant advance to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke.

25 Oct 2018

New genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease identified in extremely premature infants

Scientists from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and colleagues identified promising new genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease in extremely premature infants, as well as pathways linked to faster recovery from lung disease in this population.

25 Oct 2018

Loss of serotonin neuron activity blunts the body’s ability to recover from interrupted breathing

Scientists trying to identify the roots of sudden infant death syndrome, the leading cause of death in U.S. infants between 1 month and 1 year old, have increasingly turned their attention to the neurotransmitter serotonin and the brain cells that produce it.

25 Oct 2018

Hospitals differ largely in using 'trial of labor after cesarean delivery'

Despite the conventional belief that for women giving birth "once a cesarean always a cesarean," vaginal delivery after cesarean -- also known as "trial of labor after cesarean delivery" -- offers a safe option for many second-time mothers with no contraindications.

25 Oct 2018

Long spaceflight causes structural changes in the brain

Spending long periods in space not only leads to muscle atrophy and reductions in bone density, it also has lasting effects on the brain. However, little is known about how different tissues of the brain react to exposure to microgravity, and it remains unclear whether and to what extent the neuroanatomical changes so far observed persist following return to normal gravity.

25 Oct 2018

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Tooth loss linked to malnutrition risk in older adults

LSU Health New Orlean partners with Vantedge Ventures to advance physician-led innovation

Gene that makes some people susceptible to middle ear infections identified

Researchers discover surprising network activity in early developing visual cortex

Head and neck cancer survivors more likely to commit suicide

Combination therapy enhances wound healing

Gastric sleeve or bypass surgery can prevent womb cancer in obese women

Researchers discover mechanisms that lead to osteoarthritis after knee joint injury

Study uses data from 500,000 people to elucidate risks of obesity

Survey: Only few women are informed by doctors that breastfeeding can lower cancer risk

Identifying ways to improve existing guidelines for ethical human-animal chimera research

Global leaders in medical and surgical eye care to convene in Chicago to attend AAO 2018

Influenza virus can evolve resistance to experimental antiviral drug

New $3.3 million grant will fund human cell atlas of type 1 diabetes

Study finds cluster of factors that may help predict C. diff infections

Study explores whether wearable patches could help patients to monitor blood pressure

New genetic pathways associated with severe lung disease identified in extremely premature infants

Loss of serotonin neuron activity blunts the body’s ability to recover from interrupted breathing

Hospitals differ largely in using 'trial of labor after cesarean delivery'

Long spaceflight causes structural changes in the brain

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