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Study uncovers risk factors associated with postpartum opioid overdose

Massachusetts researchers have published a new study in the journal Addiction that uncovers several risk factors associated with postpartum opioid overdose.

13 Nov 2019

Study examines nature of sleep in evacuation shelter environment

In the Building Environment Laboratory at Toyohashi University of Technology's Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, researchers study the effects that indoor environments have on the people that live in these spaces. As part of this research, the laboratory conducted an experiment on the nature of sleep in an evacuation shelter environment.

13 Nov 2019

$Receiving multiple fracture-associated drugs may increase hip fracture risk$

Receiving multiple fracture-associated drugs may increase hip fracture risk

There is a strong association between the number of fracture-associated drugs (FADs) older patients receive and their risk of sustaining a broken bone, according to a new Dartmouth study published in JAMA Network Open.

13 Nov 2019

Melanoma rates decline sharply among adolescents and young adults, shows research

Cases of melanoma among U.S. adolescents and young adults declined markedly from 2006 to 2015 - even as the skin cancer's incidence continued to increase among older adults and the general population during the span, new research shows.

13 Nov 2019

Bariatric surgery may release toxic compounds from fat into bloodstream, study reveals

Toxic man-made chemicals--such as polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides--that are absorbed into the body and stored in fat may be released into the bloodstream during the rapid fat loss that follows bariatric surgery, according to a study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

13 Nov 2019

Study offers significant contribution for recovery of motor functions

Delivering a diversified electric message to the different fibres of the injured spinal cord through a new technology able to deliver it in a targeted and independent manner. What is the result? Greater efficiency in recovering the control of voluntary limb movements in the event of serious damage to the spinal cord.

13 Nov 2019

U-M's insurance coverage benefit associated with increase in IVF rates

For couples wanting to have a baby, a diagnosis of infertility can be devastating. And while infertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), offer hope for would-be parents, the procedure comes with a high price tag.

13 Nov 2019

Researchers develop novel mathematical framework for mapping out drug interaction

Combining two or more drugs can be an effective treatment of diverse diseases, such as cancer. Yet, at the same time, the wrong drug combination can cause major side effects. Currently there is no systematic understanding of how different drugs influence each other. Thus, elucidating how two given drugs interact, and whether they have a beneficial effect, would mean a major step towards drug development to treat diseases more effectively in the future.

13 Nov 2019

Fertilization discovery reveals egg's role, potentially paves way for new contraceptive

An unexpected discovery about fertilization from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals new insights on how sperm and egg fuse and could have major implications for couples battling infertility – and may lead to a future male contraceptive.

13 Nov 2019

Substantial changes in blood pressure over long term linked to dementia risk

In a new research study published in the open access journal PLOS Medicine, Albert Hofman and colleagues at Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, United States report that people who experienced substantial changes in blood pressure over the long term were at greater risk of dementia than those who did not.

13 Nov 2019

Scientists explore expansion of cytotoxic CD4 T-cells in supercentenarians

Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Science (IMS) and Keio University School of Medicine in Japan have used single-cell RNA analysis to find that supercentenarians--meaning people over the age of 110--have an excess of a type of immune cell called cytotoxic CD4 T-cells.

13 Nov 2019

'Smart toilets' may work as real-time method of monitoring health

Wearable, smart technologies are transforming the ability to monitor and improve health, but a decidedly low-tech commodity - the humble toilet - may have potential to outperform them all.

13 Nov 2019

Study: Even a minor surgery can prove to be high-risk for frail patients

Even a minor surgery such as a laparoscopic gallbladder removal can prove to be a high-risk and even fatal procedure for frail patients, according to new research published in JAMA Surgery.

13 Nov 2019

Alzheimer's Association awarded NIH grant for psychosocial dementia care research

The Alzheimer's Association announced that it has received a $1.34 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to strengthen the current framework for psychosocial research examining care for people living with dementia and their care partners.

13 Nov 2019

Researchers take major step towards developing a viable vaccine for malaria

Researchers have narrowed down the malaria proteins and disease-fighting antibodies that could be used to develop a vaccine against the most severe forms of malaria.

13 Nov 2019

New NIH grant could help develop novel tool to analyze unstructured data in safety reports

Reports that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States have led the Institute of Medicine and several state legislatures to suggest that data from patient safety event reporting systems could help health care providers better understand safety hazards and, ultimately, improve patient care.

13 Nov 2019

Research News and Research

Study uncovers risk factors associated with postpartum opioid overdose

Study examines nature of sleep in evacuation shelter environment

Receiving multiple fracture-associated drugs may increase hip fracture risk

Melanoma rates decline sharply among adolescents and young adults, shows research

Bariatric surgery may release toxic compounds from fat into bloodstream, study reveals

Study offers significant contribution for recovery of motor functions

U-M's insurance coverage benefit associated with increase in IVF rates

Researchers develop novel mathematical framework for mapping out drug interaction

Fertilization discovery reveals egg's role, potentially paves way for new contraceptive

Substantial changes in blood pressure over long term linked to dementia risk

Scientists explore expansion of cytotoxic CD4 T-cells in supercentenarians

'Smart toilets' may work as real-time method of monitoring health

Study: Even a minor surgery can prove to be high-risk for frail patients

Alzheimer's Association awarded NIH grant for psychosocial dementia care research

Researchers take major step towards developing a viable vaccine for malaria

New NIH grant could help develop novel tool to analyze unstructured data in safety reports

Leukemia type B cell can transform into a macrophage through epigenetic changes

Yoga and breathing exercises can improve symptoms of depression, anxiety

Johns Hopkins launches new center for 'immunoengineering' research

Height may be a causal risk factor for atrial fibrillation

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