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Is the implementation of contact precautions crucial for preventing healthcare-associated MRSA?

The designation of contact precautions as an "essential practice" for MRSA prevention.

25 Sep 2023

AI-Doctor's accuracy in retinal disease detection redefines medical diagnosis

An advanced artificial Intelligence (AI) system designed to interpret fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) images precisely.

25 Sep 2023

Long-term consumption of ultra-processed foods may increase depression risk

The effects of ultra-processed food (UPF) on mental health.

25 Sep 2023

Social adversity and stress leave distinct signatures on mom and baby gut health

Researchers evaluate the effect of social disadvantages and psychological stressors on the gut microbiome of mothers and their infants.

24 Sep 2023

Certain gut microbes may be linked to skeletal health

There is growing evidence that a relative abundance of certain gut microbes may be related to skeletal health, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Endocrinology.

22 Sep 2023

NYU Langone Health named No. 1 in the nation for quality and patient safety

NYU Langone Health has once again been named No. 1 in the nation for quality and patient safety by Vizient Inc., a leading healthcare performance improvement organization that determines its rankings based on mortality and infection rates, patient experience scores, and other critical quality measures.

22 Sep 2023

Rare genetic variants involved in male-pattern hair loss identified

A receding hairline, a total loss of hair from the crown, and ultimately, the classical horseshoe-shaped pattern of baldness: Previous research into male pattern hair loss, also termed androgenetic alopecia, has implicated multiple common genetic variants.

22 Sep 2023

Cellular crosstalk between mother and offspring is more complex than expected

Scientists have known for decades that pregnancy requires a mother's body to adjust so that her immune system does not attack the growing fetus as if it were a hostile foreign invader.

22 Sep 2023

Peptide vaccine targets H3K27M mutation in midline gliomas, shows promise in early trials

Tumor vaccines can help the body fight cancer. These vaccines alert the patient's immune system to proteins that are carrying cancer-typical alterations.

22 Sep 2023

UCSF Health named as Vizient Top Performer for high-quality patient care

Vizient Inc. has named UCSF Health as a Top Performer for its high-quality patient care in the 2023 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking.

22 Sep 2023

New sensor design could revolutionize rehabilitation for stroke survivors

An interdisciplinary team led by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers has been awarded $1.14 million over four years by the National Institutes of Health to develop a revolutionary way of tracking body movements, with a primary application in stroke survivors' rehabilitation and huge potential for future applications across a wide range of disciplines, health-related and beyond.

22 Sep 2023

Omics analysis identifies new biomarkers for predicting mortality in patients with pneumonia

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major infectious disease worldwide and contributes to high mortality and massive economic burden. Hospital mortality among the severe CAP (SCAP) remains high, ranging from 25% to more than 50%.

22 Sep 2023

Research provides a better understanding of how light stimulates the brain

New research conducted at the University of Liège, using ultra-high field 7 Tesla MRI, provides a better understanding of how light stimulates our brain and could provide new insights into how it works.

22 Sep 2023

7 Tesla MRI reveals new insights into sleep regulation and light stimulation of the brain

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Liège (BE) Institute, using ultra-high field 7 Tesla MRI, are providing a better understanding of how sleep is regulated.

22 Sep 2023

Clinical study launched to test the benefits of immune modulation for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

A clinical trial has launched to test whether early intensive immune modulation for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with relatively mild illness is beneficial.

22 Sep 2023

New software uncovers that myelin develops much slower after birth

A single brain is unfathomably complex. So brain researchers, whether they're looking at datasets built from 300,000 neurons in 81 mice or from MRIs of 1,200 young adults, are now dealing with so much information that they must also come up with new methods to comprehend it.

22 Sep 2023

UC San Diego Health recognized as top performer for delivering high-quality patient care

UC San Diego Health has been recognized as a top performer in the 2023 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient, Inc. for its excellence in delivering high-quality patient care.

22 Sep 2023

Ginger supplements can play key role in controlling inflammation for people with autoimmune diseases

New research has revealed a potentially important role ginger supplements can play in controlling inflammation for people living with autoimmune diseases.

22 Sep 2023

New science committee to support One Medicine research at Humanimal Trust

Humanimal Trust, the charity founded in 2014 by orthopaedic veterinary surgeon, Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, has announced a new Committee of independent advisors, made up of leading human and animal health professionals, academics and researchers from around the world.

22 Sep 2023

AIHW report provides the most recent prevalence estimates on endometriosis

Around 14% of women aged 44–49 are estimated to have endometriosis, the latest release from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed.

22 Sep 2023

Hospital News and Research

Is the implementation of contact precautions crucial for preventing healthcare-associated MRSA?

AI-Doctor's accuracy in retinal disease detection redefines medical diagnosis

Long-term consumption of ultra-processed foods may increase depression risk

Social adversity and stress leave distinct signatures on mom and baby gut health

Certain gut microbes may be linked to skeletal health

NYU Langone Health named No. 1 in the nation for quality and patient safety

Rare genetic variants involved in male-pattern hair loss identified

Cellular crosstalk between mother and offspring is more complex than expected

Peptide vaccine targets H3K27M mutation in midline gliomas, shows promise in early trials

UCSF Health named as Vizient Top Performer for high-quality patient care

New sensor design could revolutionize rehabilitation for stroke survivors

Omics analysis identifies new biomarkers for predicting mortality in patients with pneumonia

Research provides a better understanding of how light stimulates the brain

7 Tesla MRI reveals new insights into sleep regulation and light stimulation of the brain

Clinical study launched to test the benefits of immune modulation for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

New software uncovers that myelin develops much slower after birth

UC San Diego Health recognized as top performer for delivering high-quality patient care

Ginger supplements can play key role in controlling inflammation for people with autoimmune diseases

New science committee to support One Medicine research at Humanimal Trust

AIHW report provides the most recent prevalence estimates on endometriosis

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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