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NFL awards HeadHealthTECH grant funding to advance helmet design

The National Football League and Football Research, Inc. today awarded Impressio, Inc. and the University of Colorado Denver $491,999 in HeadHealthTECH grant funding.

1 Jul 2020

Infant sleep problems can be linked to mental disorders in adolescence

Specific sleep problems among babies and very young children can be linked to mental disorders in adolescents, a new study has found.

1 Jul 2020

UMass Amherst biostatistician awarded federal grants to support research on pandemic forecasting

University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician Nicholas Reich has been awarded grants from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support innovation and expansion in his groundbreaking pandemic forecasting work.

1 Jul 2020

Novel drug could protect the brain during and after stroke

Neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute have identified a novel drug that could protect the brain during and after a stroke.

1 Jul 2020

Clinical-grade wearables provide continuous on-body sensing for COVID-19

Although it might be tempting to rely on your fitness tracker to catch early signs of COVID-19, Northwestern University researchers caution that consumer wearables are not sophisticated enough to monitor the complicated illness.

1 Jul 2020

Women with breast cancer diagnosed at earlier stage in states with expanded Medicaid coverage

In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers have demonstrated that in states with expanded Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act a higher percentage of women with breast cancer had their disease diagnosed at an early stage.

1 Jul 2020

Researchers develop a potential treatment approach for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

A team led by Case Western Reserve University medical researchers has developed a potential treatment method for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), a fatal neurological disorder that produces severe movement, motor and cognitive dysfunction in children.

1 Jul 2020

Exercise can slow or prevent macular degeneration

Exercise can slow or prevent the development of macular degeneration and may benefit other common causes of vision loss, such as glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, new research suggests.

1 Jul 2020

Six takeaways of the KHN-AP investigation into the erosion of public health

Local and state public health departments across the country work to ensure that people in their communities have healthy water to drink, their restaurants don't serve contaminated food and outbreaks of infectious diseases don't spread.

1 Jul 2020

Study: Even moderate exercise during pregnancy boosts benefits of breastmilk for babies

A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine finds even moderate exercise during pregnancy increases a compound in breast milk that reduces a baby's lifelong risks of serious health issues such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease.

1 Jul 2020

Among those disrupted by COVID-19: The nation’s newest doctors

July 1 is a big day in medical education. It's traditionally the day newly minted doctors start their first year of residency. But this year is different. Getting from here to there — from medical school to residency training sites — has been complicated by the coronavirus.

1 Jul 2020

Telehealth plays an important role in preventing the spread of COVID-19

Rural hospitals are more likely than urban facilities to have access to telehealth, a once-underused service that now is playing a key role in treating coronavirus patients, according to research by two health administration professors in Florida Atlantic University's College of Business.

1 Jul 2020

Study: East Germany has more hospitalizations for heart failure compared to West Germany

East Germany has many more hospitalisations for heart failure compared to West Germany despite a nationwide healthcare system, according to research presented today on HFA Discoveries, a scientific platform of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

1 Jul 2020

Researchers develop biomedical device for use in regenerative medicine

The UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country has developed a sustainable biomedical device from food industry by-products for use in regenerative medicine

1 Jul 2020

Repeated sampling of FIB-4 score can increase the prediction of future liver cirrhosis

Repeated measurements of the biomarker FIB-4 in the blood every few years can predict the risk of developing severe liver disease, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the Journal of Hepatology.

1 Jul 2020

Researchers use fuzzy logic to calculate menopausal transition in woman

Every woman reaches menopause at a different time in life. Now, researchers from the University of Bergen have found a fuzzy way to calculate how far each one has come.

1 Jul 2020

Air pollution may lead to interstitial lung diseases

More research must be done to investigate the role of air pollution on the epigenome in patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), in order to develop strategies that minimize the effects of these pollutants, according to a new article published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

1 Jul 2020

Research News and Research

NFL awards HeadHealthTECH grant funding to advance helmet design

Infant sleep problems can be linked to mental disorders in adolescence

UMass Amherst biostatistician awarded federal grants to support research on pandemic forecasting

Novel drug could protect the brain during and after stroke

Clinical-grade wearables provide continuous on-body sensing for COVID-19

Women with breast cancer diagnosed at earlier stage in states with expanded Medicaid coverage

Researchers develop a potential treatment approach for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease

Exercise can slow or prevent macular degeneration

Six takeaways of the KHN-AP investigation into the erosion of public health

Study: Even moderate exercise during pregnancy boosts benefits of breastmilk for babies

Among those disrupted by COVID-19: The nation’s newest doctors

Telehealth plays an important role in preventing the spread of COVID-19

Study: East Germany has more hospitalizations for heart failure compared to West Germany

Researchers develop biomedical device for use in regenerative medicine

Repeated sampling of FIB-4 score can increase the prediction of future liver cirrhosis

Researchers use fuzzy logic to calculate menopausal transition in woman

Air pollution may lead to interstitial lung diseases

Study: Lifetime discrimination can raise the risk of hypertension in African Americans

NIH spearheads study to test at-home screening for HPV and cervical cancer

Motherhood takes over brain’s decision-making regions to prioritize offspring

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