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Medicare Advantage is popular, but some beneficiaries feel buyer’s remorse

Medicare Advantage plans are booming — 30.8 million of the 60 million Americans with Medicare are now enrolled in the private plans rather than the traditional government-run program.

23 Jan 2024

The long-term outcomes of diabetes remission and its impact on health

Researchers examine the effect of diabetes remission on long-term health outcomes.

23 Jan 2024

Study identifies genetic variants that influence response to preterm birth treatment

A UC San Francisco-led study has for the first time identified genetic variants that predict whether patients will respond to treatment for preterm birth, a condition that affects one in 10 infants born in the United States.

22 Jan 2024

Posterior cortical atrophy predicts Alzheimer's, study finds

A team of international researchers, led by UC San Francisco, has completed the first large-scale study of posterior cortical atrophy, a baffling constellation of visuospatial symptoms that present as the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

22 Jan 2024

England needs urgent action to tackle rising childhood obesity inequalities

The fastest and highest growth in the prevalence of childhood obesity in England has been among 11-15 year olds, rising from 30% in 1995 to 38% in 2019, finds a detailed analysis of national data, published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

22 Jan 2024

New study unlocks secrets to preventing birth defects

Cleft lip and palate are the most common craniofacial birth defects in humans, affecting more than 175,000 newborns around the world each year.

22 Jan 2024

Team approach to prostate cancer: PCPs and urologists offer hope with active surveillance

This study considers the perspectives of primary care physicians (PCPs) and urologists on what facilitates and what creates barriers to active surveillance (AS) care for men with low-risk prostate cancer.

22 Jan 2024

Moffitt researchers develop novel reagent for efficient synthesis of sulfur-containing drug candidates

During the past decade, there has been significant development of new sulfur containing compounds that are used in various industries, including pharmaceuticals and agricultural products.

22 Jan 2024

Socioeconomic conditions can shape the brain's sensitivity to rewarding experiences

MIT neuroscientists have found that the brain's sensitivity to rewarding experiences - a critical factor in motivation and attention - can be shaped by socioeconomic conditions.

22 Jan 2024

Early intervention crucial for faster back pain recovery

Low back pain is a major cause of disability around the globe, with more than 570 million people affected.

22 Jan 2024

Study evaluates factors associated with selection of active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer

Because low-risk prostate cancer is unlikely to spread or impact survival, experts and guidelines recommend active surveillance, which involves regular monitoring and thus avoid or delay treatment like surgery or radiation therapy and their life-changing complications.

22 Jan 2024

New study examines trends in liquid laundry detergent packet exposures among young children

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center investigated trends in calls to poison centers across the country for exposures to liquid laundry detergent packets.

22 Jan 2024

COMO study focuses on the physical and mental health of children and adolescents in Germany

Less exercise, more time spent in front of screens, higher psychological stress, and reduced physical fitness: These alarming results were obtained by various studies focusing on children and adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic.

22 Jan 2024

Federal lawmakers take first steps toward oversight of $50 billion in opioid settlements

Some members of Congress are demanding federal oversight of billions of dollars in opioid settlements, which state and local governments began spending over the past two years — with some using it to plug budget holes rather than fight the addiction crisis.

22 Jan 2024

Study shows lasting benefits of weight loss and diabetes remission for the heart and kidneys

Researchers in the School of Population Health at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have provided new evidence of the health benefits of weight loss efforts that lead to diabetes remission for type 2 diabetes patients.

22 Jan 2024

How does social adversity influence biomarkers of stress and inflammation in children?

A recent study assessed whether social adversity affected the biomarkers of inflammation and stress in children.

22 Jan 2024

Study reveals disparities in emergency department restraint use by race and ethnicity

A new study that contributes additional data to a growing body of evidence demonstrating disparities in restraint use in the emergency department (ED) has been published in the January issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).

19 Jan 2024

New research center seeks to harness the positive powers of fungi

A new research center focused on harnessing the positive powers of fungi is being established at Cranfield University with a £7.2 million injection of funding from Research England.

19 Jan 2024

£1.9M funding supports research into drivers of health disparities and associated infectious disease burden

Dr Rosalind Eggo, an Associate Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has been awarded over £1.9 million funding to lead research into drivers of health disparities and associated infectious disease burden across England.

19 Jan 2024

Associations between mercury exposure and allergic diseases in children

Associations between mercury levels in urine and allergic diseases in children.

19 Jan 2024

Education News and Research

Medicare Advantage is popular, but some beneficiaries feel buyer’s remorse

The long-term outcomes of diabetes remission and its impact on health

Study identifies genetic variants that influence response to preterm birth treatment

Posterior cortical atrophy predicts Alzheimer's, study finds

England needs urgent action to tackle rising childhood obesity inequalities

New study unlocks secrets to preventing birth defects

Team approach to prostate cancer: PCPs and urologists offer hope with active surveillance

Moffitt researchers develop novel reagent for efficient synthesis of sulfur-containing drug candidates

Socioeconomic conditions can shape the brain's sensitivity to rewarding experiences

Early intervention crucial for faster back pain recovery

Study evaluates factors associated with selection of active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer

New study examines trends in liquid laundry detergent packet exposures among young children

COMO study focuses on the physical and mental health of children and adolescents in Germany

Federal lawmakers take first steps toward oversight of $50 billion in opioid settlements

Study shows lasting benefits of weight loss and diabetes remission for the heart and kidneys

How does social adversity influence biomarkers of stress and inflammation in children?

Study reveals disparities in emergency department restraint use by race and ethnicity

New research center seeks to harness the positive powers of fungi

£1.9M funding supports research into drivers of health disparities and associated infectious disease burden

Associations between mercury exposure and allergic diseases in children

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