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Immune checkpoint cancer therapies may cause rare cardiac side effects linked to unexpected immune response

Combination therapy utilizing two approved immunotherapy drugs for cancer treatment may cause rare and sometimes fatal cardiac side effects linked to an unexpected immune response.

4 Nov 2016

Study: Patients and providers account for virtually equal shares of disparities in regional medical spending

In Miami, health care providers spent about $14,423 per Medicare patient in 2010. But in Minneapolis, average spending on Medicare enrollees that year was $7,819, just over half as much. In fact, the U.S. is filled with regional disparities in medical spending.

4 Nov 2016

Smoking may shorten HIV patients' lifespan more than HIV itself

Among people living with HIV who smoke cigarettes, smoking may now shorten their lifespan more than HIV itself, according to a new modeling study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

4 Nov 2016

Scanning people's brains with fMRI more effective at spotting lies than traditional polygraph test

When it comes to lying, our brains are much more likely to give us away than sweaty palms or spikes in heart rate, new evidence from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania suggests.

4 Nov 2016

Neurocognitive impairments may serve as early warning signs of schizophrenia

While schizophrenia is best known for episodes of psychosis - a break with reality during which an individual may experience delusions and hallucinations - it is also marked by chronic neurocognitive deficits, such as problems with memory and attention.

3 Nov 2016

Mount Sinai Health System introduces first enterprise-wide digital medicine care delivery system

Researchers in the Sinai App Lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed RxUniverse, the first enterprise-wide digital medicine care delivery system that enables physicians to digitally prescribe evidence-based mobile health applications to patients at the point of care.

3 Nov 2016

GW scientist awarded $2.8 million NIH grant to continue research on corneal wound healing

George Washington University researcher Mary Ann Stepp, Ph.D., received a $2.8 million, five-year R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her 27 years of research on corneal wound healing.

2 Nov 2016

Transcatheter cerebral embolic protection effectively captures embolic debris and safe in TAVR patients

An international study has found that transcatheter cerebral embolic protection (TCEP) is safe, provides effective capture of embolic debris and does not change neurocognitive function for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) patients.

2 Nov 2016

Self-healing slippery surface coatings for medical devices could help thwart infection

Implanted medical devices like catheters, surgical mesh and dialysis systems are ideal surfaces on which bacteria can colonize and form hard-to-kill sheets called biofilms.

1 Nov 2016

Brown scientists developing new self-contained SleepCoacher app

There are plenty of cellphone apps on the market designed to help people monitor their sleep patterns.

1 Nov 2016

Combination treatment can reduce tumor's resistance to chemotherapy in ovarian cancer

Treating ovarian cancer with platinum-based chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin is initially very effective, with about four out of five patients responding favorably. However, most of these patients quickly become resistant to chemotherapy and may not respond as well to this standard treatment for the disease.

1 Nov 2016

Stents can be as effective as surgery for many patients with left main coronary artery disease

A major international study has found that drug-eluting stents, a less-invasive alternative to bypass surgery, are as effective as surgery for many patients with a blockage in the left main coronary artery.

1 Nov 2016

Bedtime media device use linked to poor sleep quality among children

Portable media devices, such as cell phones and tablets, are ever present in children's lives, and the majority of children and adolescents have devices present where they sleep.

31 Oct 2016

OCT offers safe and better guidance for patients undergoing PCI to treat coronary artery disease

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides safe and improved guidance for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention to treat coronary artery disease, according to results from the ILLUMIEN III: OPTIMIZE PCI trial.

31 Oct 2016

University of Limerick professor identifies mesentery as one continuous structure

A University of Limerick professor has identified an emerging area of science having reclassified part of the digestive system as an organ.

31 Oct 2016

New biologic medication shows promise in treating multi-drug resistant HIV patients

A new biologic medication - the first for HIV - is showing promise in treating patients with multidrug resistance, according to phase 3 research being presented at IDWeek 2016.

31 Oct 2016

Research findings may lead to new treatment option for ovarian cancer

A new study has identified an effective combination therapy for treating ovarian cancer cells.

31 Oct 2016

Turning off TAZ protein in liver cells reverses fibrosis in mice

Scientists at Columbia University Medical Center have identified a factor in liver cells that is responsible for turning a relatively benign liver condition, present in 30 percent of U.S. adults, into a serious disease that can lead to liver failure.

27 Oct 2016

Men can take contraceptives to prevent pregnancy in female partners, study shows

Men can take birth control shots to prevent pregnancy in their female partners, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

27 Oct 2016

NYIT clinician shares own story and tips for successful weight loss

Dr. Patricia Happel grew up in a family where obesity and unhealthy habits were common.

27 Oct 2016

Medical School News and Research

Immune checkpoint cancer therapies may cause rare cardiac side effects linked to unexpected immune response

Study: Patients and providers account for virtually equal shares of disparities in regional medical spending

Smoking may shorten HIV patients' lifespan more than HIV itself

Scanning people's brains with fMRI more effective at spotting lies than traditional polygraph test

Neurocognitive impairments may serve as early warning signs of schizophrenia

Mount Sinai Health System introduces first enterprise-wide digital medicine care delivery system

GW scientist awarded $2.8 million NIH grant to continue research on corneal wound healing

Transcatheter cerebral embolic protection effectively captures embolic debris and safe in TAVR patients

Self-healing slippery surface coatings for medical devices could help thwart infection

Brown scientists developing new self-contained SleepCoacher app

Combination treatment can reduce tumor's resistance to chemotherapy in ovarian cancer

Stents can be as effective as surgery for many patients with left main coronary artery disease

Bedtime media device use linked to poor sleep quality among children

OCT offers safe and better guidance for patients undergoing PCI to treat coronary artery disease

University of Limerick professor identifies mesentery as one continuous structure

New biologic medication shows promise in treating multi-drug resistant HIV patients

Research findings may lead to new treatment option for ovarian cancer

Turning off TAZ protein in liver cells reverses fibrosis in mice

Men can take contraceptives to prevent pregnancy in female partners, study shows

NYIT clinician shares own story and tips for successful weight loss

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