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Robotic surgery holds promise for patients with infective endocarditis

A potentially fatal bacterial disease of the heart, infective endocarditis frequently affects the heart's tricuspid valve, often resulting in permanent tissue damage.

28 Jan 2014

Patients' race or ethnicity linked with differences in prescription of HIV drug

A lot of evidence shows that a patients' race or ethnicity is associated with differences in how health care providers communicate with them, the health care they receive, and their health outcomes.

28 Jan 2014

Researchers discover association between spatial neglect post stroke and long-term recovery of mobility

Stroke rehabilitation researchers at Kessler Foundation report an association between acute, severe spatial neglect post stroke and long-term recovery of mobility. This new study indicates that severity of spatial neglect during the acute inpatient rehabilitation for right brain stroke may predict functional mobility in the community after discharge.

28 Jan 2014

Researchers develop valid humanized model for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute recently announced study findings showing the successful development of a humanized preclinical model for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), providing scientists with a much needed tool to accelerate novel therapeutic research and development.

28 Jan 2014

Temple University Hospital to test multilayer stent in patients suffering from aortic aneurysm

Temple University Hospital (TUH) could be among the first U.S.-based hospitals to test a new device known as a multilayer stent in patients suffering from aortic aneurysm, a condition characterized by the formation of a potentially life-threatening bulge in the aorta.

28 Jan 2014

Study: About 50% of reproductive-age women never discussed reproductive health with medical provider

A new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers provides insight into how much women of reproductive age in the United States know about reproductive health.

28 Jan 2014

Women with vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may be at risk of developing severe preeclampsia

Women who are deficient in vitamin D in the first 26 weeks of their pregnancy may be at risk of developing severe preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening disorder diagnosed by an increase in blood pressure and protein in the urine, according to research by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.

28 Jan 2014

Scientists produce new version of old antibiotic that is active against difficult-to-treat tuberculosis

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered a promising new class of antibiotics that could aid efforts to overcome drug-resistance in tuberculosis (TB), a global killer.

28 Jan 2014

Neurologist receives Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for remarkable research on persistent brain activity

The UNC School of Medicine has awarded the 14th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize to Marcus Raichle, MD, a neurologist from Washington University in St. Louis who has made remarkable research findings about the persistent brain activity of our at-rest minds.

28 Jan 2014

BioTime: OncoCyte initiates clinical development of bladder cancer diagnostic test in U.S, China

BioTime, Inc. and its subsidiary OncoCyte Corporation today announced that OncoCyte has initiated clinical development of its bladder cancer diagnostic test in both the United States and China.

28 Jan 2014

Researchers identify how mutated protein can cause high blood pressure

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have identified how a mutated protein can lead to holes in a protein sitting in a cell's membrane. Such holes cause high blood pressure, and the discovery can now lead to new and better medication for high blood pressure.

28 Jan 2014

Loyola University neuropsychologist find little evidence that chronic traumatic encephalopathy actually exists

The media have widely reported that a debilitating neurological condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a well-established disease in retired athletes who played football and other contact sports.

28 Jan 2014

Saint Luke receives $3.4M to investigate health benefits, cost-effectiveness of novel cardiac procedures

aint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute has been awarded a $3.4 million, three-year grant from Boston Scientific to investigate and better define the success, safety, health benefits, and cost-effectiveness of novel methods to open challenging blocked coronary arteries previously thought untreatable through minimally invasive techniques.

28 Jan 2014

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Robotic surgery holds promise for patients with infective endocarditis

Patients' race or ethnicity linked with differences in prescription of HIV drug

Researchers discover association between spatial neglect post stroke and long-term recovery of mobility

Researchers develop valid humanized model for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Temple University Hospital to test multilayer stent in patients suffering from aortic aneurysm

Study: About 50% of reproductive-age women never discussed reproductive health with medical provider

Women with vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy may be at risk of developing severe preeclampsia

Scientists produce new version of old antibiotic that is active against difficult-to-treat tuberculosis

Neurologist receives Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize for remarkable research on persistent brain activity

BioTime: OncoCyte initiates clinical development of bladder cancer diagnostic test in U.S, China

Researchers identify how mutated protein can cause high blood pressure

Loyola University neuropsychologist find little evidence that chronic traumatic encephalopathy actually exists

Saint Luke receives $3.4M to investigate health benefits, cost-effectiveness of novel cardiac procedures

Researchers discover simple blood test that can predict diabetes risk much earlier

New versions of old antibiotic offers strategy for overcoming drug resistance

Practicing yoga for atleast 3 months can reduce fatigue and inflammation in breast cancer survivors

Exposure to pesticide may increase risk of Alzheimer's disease, say researchers

Changes in SirT1 protein can prevent excess metabolic stress associated with obesity, diabetes and aging

Sling technique boosts post-RARP early continence recovery

S. pneumoniae predicts acute sinusitis microbial response

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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