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Limiting screen time and returning to school early may speed up recovery after a concussion

Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found that when it comes to concussion recovery, activity type matters.

12 Feb 2024

IU researchers develop a breakthrough new blood test for schizophrenia

A team of researchers led by Indiana University School of Medicine faculty have developed a breakthrough new blood test for schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that includes hallucinations and delusions.

12 Feb 2024

Associations between ultra-processed food consumption and phthalate exposures in pregnant women

Researchers explored the relationship between consuming ultra-processed foods and urinary phthalate concentrations during pregnancy.

12 Feb 2024

Meals provided in early education and childcare centers do not meet national dietary recommendations

Researchers at The University of Queensland have found meals provided in early education and childcare centers in some low socio-economic communities are not meeting national dietary recommendations.

12 Feb 2024

Air Force cadets' nutrition knowledge linked to success in gravitational acceleration test, study finds

how nutrition knowledge, physical strength and activity, and body composition are related to whether Air Force cadets lose consciousness during the Gravitational Acceleration Test (G-test).

12 Feb 2024

Stress driving substance use in American teens, study finds

A study in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report reveals stress and experimentation as primary motivators for substance use among American adolescents, with significant implications for developing targeted interventions and educational programs.

11 Feb 2024

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry opens special-care dental clinic in South Texas

The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has opened a special-care dental clinic, the first of its kind in an academic setting in South Texas that will serve people of all ages with intellectual, developmental, cognitive or physical disabilities.

9 Feb 2024

Representation matters to Black patients seeking prostate cancer information online, study shows

For Black men with prostate cancer, racial representation is a key factor affecting trust in websites offering information on prostate cancer, reports a study in the March issue of The Journal of Urology, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA).

9 Feb 2024

Nutritional epigenetics education reduces ultra-processed food intake in parents of children with autism and ADHD

In a recent publication released by PubMed, American scientists led by Dr. Dufault at the Food Ingredient and Health Research Institute, reported the results of a clinical trial in which parents who received nutritional epigenetics education significantly reduced their consumption of ultra-processed foods while increasing their intake of whole and/or organic foods.

9 Feb 2024

Sleep apnea prevalent among cardio-oncology patients, study shows

Sleep apnea is prevalent among cardio-oncology patients who are at higher risk for congestive heart failure from cancer therapy, according to a new study being presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course.

9 Feb 2024

Reducing diabetes medication costs can be one step toward improving health outcomes

A new study led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute has found that reducing out-of-pocket costs for patients with diabetes, especially those considered low income, can be one step toward improving health outcomes.

9 Feb 2024

New imaging approach could revolutionize breast cancer detection

An innovative breast imaging technique provides high sensitivity for detecting cancer while significantly reducing the likelihood of false positive results, according to a study published today in Radiology: Imaging Cancer, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

9 Feb 2024

Children's Colorado announces its acceptance into the Pediatric Heart Network

Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) is announcing its recent acceptance into the Pediatric Heart Network (PHN), a collective of leading hospitals working to improve outcomes and quality of life for children – and more recently adults – with heart disease.

9 Feb 2024

CARB-X awards $1.8 million to Visby Medical to develop a portable rapid PCR test for gonorrhea

Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator (CARB-X) will award up to US$1.8 million to biotechnology company, Visby Medical, to develop a portable rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) diagnostic to detect the presence of the pathogen that causes gonorrhea, Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), and its susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, a former frontline oral antibiotic that can no longer treat resistant NG.

9 Feb 2024

mRNA COVID vaccines in pregnancy linked to lower risk of neonatal issues, study shows

A JAMA Network study finds COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in pregnant women not only safe but also associated with reduced risks of neonatal cerebral ischemia, intracranial hemorrhage, and mortality, supporting vaccination during pregnancy.

9 Feb 2024

Immigrants with dementia more likely to present with agitation or aggression, study finds

Immigrants living with dementia were more likely to present with agitation and aggression compared with their non-immigrant counterparts, a new study by Edith Cowan University (ECU) in collaboration with The Dementia Centre, HammondCare, found.

8 Feb 2024

Study evaluates large language models for autocontouring in head and neck radiotherapy

A new study evaluates an artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm for autocontouring prior to radiotherapy in head and neck cancer.

8 Feb 2024

Stigmatizing language on websites delays care for liver disease patients

The vast majority of liver transplant centers in the United States use language on their websites that can be considered stigmatizing through their use of words like "alcoholism," "alcoholic" and "alcohol abuse,' potentially hindering care and the willingness of patients to seek treatment, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found.

8 Feb 2024

Weekly exercise may reduce chronic kidney disease risk in obese people with type 2 diabetes

Clocking up high weekly levels of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity is linked to a lower risk of developing chronic kidney disease in overweight/obese people with type 2 diabetes, finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

8 Feb 2024

Higher dietary niacin intake linked to lower COPD risk, study finds

Recent research in Scientific Reports reveals a dose-response relationship between dietary niacin intake and reduced prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), suggesting niacin's potential role in mitigating oxidative stress and inflammation in COPD patients.

8 Feb 2024

Education News and Research

Limiting screen time and returning to school early may speed up recovery after a concussion

IU researchers develop a breakthrough new blood test for schizophrenia

Associations between ultra-processed food consumption and phthalate exposures in pregnant women

Meals provided in early education and childcare centers do not meet national dietary recommendations

Air Force cadets' nutrition knowledge linked to success in gravitational acceleration test, study finds

Stress driving substance use in American teens, study finds

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry opens special-care dental clinic in South Texas

Representation matters to Black patients seeking prostate cancer information online, study shows

Nutritional epigenetics education reduces ultra-processed food intake in parents of children with autism and ADHD

Sleep apnea prevalent among cardio-oncology patients, study shows

Reducing diabetes medication costs can be one step toward improving health outcomes

New imaging approach could revolutionize breast cancer detection

Children's Colorado announces its acceptance into the Pediatric Heart Network

CARB-X awards $1.8 million to Visby Medical to develop a portable rapid PCR test for gonorrhea

mRNA COVID vaccines in pregnancy linked to lower risk of neonatal issues, study shows

Immigrants with dementia more likely to present with agitation or aggression, study finds

Study evaluates large language models for autocontouring in head and neck radiotherapy

Stigmatizing language on websites delays care for liver disease patients

Weekly exercise may reduce chronic kidney disease risk in obese people with type 2 diabetes

Higher dietary niacin intake linked to lower COPD risk, study finds

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