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Transparency on healthcare prices played key role in Arizona health system's turnaround

Efforts to understand costs and openly share information on healthcare prices played a key role in a major Arizona health system's successful turnaround from a financial crisis, according to a feature article in the Spring issue of Frontiers of Health Services Management, an official publication of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

22 Feb 2019

UCL and AIIMS collaborates to increase academic and student exchange

UCL and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences have entered into a new partnership which will enable much closer research collaboration and will explore opportunities to increase academic and student exchange between the institutions.

22 Feb 2019

Researchers uncover interspecies communication between gut bacteria and host

Bacteria in the gut do far more than help digest food in the stomachs of their hosts, they can also tell the genes in their mammalian hosts what to do.

22 Feb 2019

Onset of puberty depends on gap between parents' and child's height

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have found that the age puberty hits is based on the gap between the parents' and child's ultimate height, not genetics.

22 Feb 2019

CT and Doppler equipment have low accuracy in detecting cerebral vasospasm and ischemia

Both CT angiography and transcranial Doppler have limited accuracy in detecting cerebral vasospasm and predicting delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to ruptured aneurysm, reports a study in the inaugural edition of Critical Care Explorations, the official open-access journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

22 Feb 2019

1 in 10 middle-aged Chinese adults are at high risk for heart disease, finds study

Researchers at Yale and at the National Center for Cardiovascular Disease in China just quantified a significant opportunity to improve Chinese heart health: 1 in 10 middle-aged Chinese adults are at high risk for heart disease, yet only about 3% of those at-risk are taking either statins or aspirin, the recommended therapies for managing that risk.

22 Feb 2019

Study: Women with more social support have low risk of dying

Women aged 50-79 who believed they had more social support were less likely to die during the course of the study, according to a new study led by Dr. Nancy Freeborne, adjunct professor in George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services.

22 Feb 2019

New identified biomarker predicts patients who might benefit from HER2-targeted agents

In an effort to further individualize therapy and avoid over-treating patients, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center report a new study using PET scans has identified a biomarker that may accurately predict which patients with one type of HER2-positive breast cancer might best benefit from standalone HER2-targeted agents, without the need for standard chemotherapy.

22 Feb 2019

Researchers find cost-effective way to improve mental health in prisons

Of the 4 million prisoners released each year, 23 percent have suffered from major depressive disorder. Due to resource shortages, many go without adequate treatment while in prison. Oftentimes they rejoin society in worse mental shape than before their incarceration - which could be prevented with the right care.

22 Feb 2019

Study: Quality of fruits/vegetables at dollar stores just as good as regular grocery store produce

When you hear about dollar discount stores, the first thought that comes to mind likely isn't groceries for you and your family.

22 Feb 2019

Frog-skin bacteria more diverse in cold and variable temperature regions, finds study

Amphibians are victims of lethal skin-disease epidemics. In the first global-scale study, researchers from 31 universities and research centers, including the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), collected skin bacteria from more than 2,300 healthy frogs and salamanders from 12 countries to describe microbes on a wide range of host animals to improve knowledge of the distribution of frog-skin bacteria, known to be important in maintaining amphibian health.

22 Feb 2019

Study: Cancer stem-like cells are maintained by MTHFD2 mitochondrial metabolic enzyme

An increase in the incidence and mortality rate of cancer has been noted worldwide, especially for lung cancer.

22 Feb 2019

New device allows scientists to reproduce blow effects on the heart in lab

A blow to the chest can have highly contrasting effects. For instance, some baseball players have died after being hit in the chest by a baseball, while patients undergoing fatal cardiac tachyarrhythmias have been saved by an appropriately timed thump to the chest.

22 Feb 2019

Study offers new insights into mechanisms of changes in erythrocytes under stress

Various stress effects make an integral part of modern life, and their minimization is of particular relevance.

22 Feb 2019

New app reliably determines physicians' skills in forming accurate, efficient diagnoses

Assessing the accuracy and value of an increasingly popular and free online patient management app, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and other institutions say that physicians with more training and experience perform better in selecting appropriate diagnoses for sample patient scenarios.

22 Feb 2019

A comprehensive, multinational review of peppers around the world

A comprehensive and multinational review of peppers/chilis (Capsicum species) with academic and scientific input from points across the globe, such as Argentina, Brazil, Taiwan, Mexico, Italy, Hungary, Austria, and the United States sets out to explore various aspects of interest concerning this horticulturally important crop.

22 Feb 2019

Mitochondrial proteotoxicity appears to be epicentre of molecular pathogenesis

Researchers at the University of Helsinki uncovered the mechanisms for a novel cellular stress response arising from the toxicity of newly synthesized proteins.

22 Feb 2019

Innovative compound offers a new therapeutic approach to treat multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. This debilitating condition periodically shutters communication between the brain and other parts of the body, resulting in symptoms that range from numbness and tingling in the arms and legs to blindness and paralysis.

22 Feb 2019

Researchers use radio-telemetry to track the habitats of bottlenose dolphins

Using telemetry units in hospitals to monitor patient health is standard practice. Now, a similar approach is proving to be invaluable for dolphins, too.

22 Feb 2019

New blood test detects genetic disorders in fetuses

Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a new blood test for genetic disorders that may allow parents to learn about the health of their baby as early as 11 weeks into pregnancy.

21 Feb 2019

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Transparency on healthcare prices played key role in Arizona health system's turnaround

UCL and AIIMS collaborates to increase academic and student exchange

Researchers uncover interspecies communication between gut bacteria and host

Onset of puberty depends on gap between parents' and child's height

CT and Doppler equipment have low accuracy in detecting cerebral vasospasm and ischemia

1 in 10 middle-aged Chinese adults are at high risk for heart disease, finds study

Study: Women with more social support have low risk of dying

New identified biomarker predicts patients who might benefit from HER2-targeted agents

Researchers find cost-effective way to improve mental health in prisons

Study: Quality of fruits/vegetables at dollar stores just as good as regular grocery store produce

Frog-skin bacteria more diverse in cold and variable temperature regions, finds study

Study: Cancer stem-like cells are maintained by MTHFD2 mitochondrial metabolic enzyme

New device allows scientists to reproduce blow effects on the heart in lab

Study offers new insights into mechanisms of changes in erythrocytes under stress

New app reliably determines physicians' skills in forming accurate, efficient diagnoses

A comprehensive, multinational review of peppers around the world

Mitochondrial proteotoxicity appears to be epicentre of molecular pathogenesis

Innovative compound offers a new therapeutic approach to treat multiple sclerosis

Researchers use radio-telemetry to track the habitats of bottlenose dolphins

New blood test detects genetic disorders in fetuses

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