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Study finds no evidence of doctors retiring after implementation of EHRs

Prominent journalists including the late Pulitzer Prize-winner Charles Krauthammer, have written that doctors are leaving the practice of medicine because adopting and using electronic health records is frustrating and debilitating.

28 Aug 2018

Study: Food insecurity strongly linked to mortality rates in adults

A wide array of negative health outcomes have been associated with food insecurity including diabetes, depression, and cardiovascular disease.

28 Aug 2018

WVU professor working to predict, prevent a major cholera outbreak in Yemen

Antar Jutla, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at West Virginia University, is part of a British-led humanitarian team that is working to predict and prevent a major outbreak of cholera in war-torn Yemen.

28 Aug 2018

Most commonly prescribed drugs to primary care patients are not often tested

Drugs most commonly prescribed to patients seen by primary care physicians are not often tested in the patients who go to these clinics, where most people receive their care, say investigators at Georgetown University Medical Center and Yale School of Medicine.

28 Aug 2018

Immune-related enzymes cause aggressive skin cancer in patients with Butterfly Syndrome

Patients with a rare skin disease, commonly called Butterfly Syndrome, that causes chronic blistering and extensive scarring also develop an aggressive and fatal form of cancer early in life.

28 Aug 2018

Scientists develop urine diagnostic to detect parasitic worms that cause river blindness

Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, a tropical disease that afflicts 18 to 120 million people worldwide.

28 Aug 2018

Experts present arguments both against and supporting sugar consumption

Over the past 50 years researchers, clinicians, professional organizations, and health charities have waged war on sugar, calling for dietary recommendations to be changed and for a sugar tax on soft drinks and sweet treats in an effort to reduce obesity and cardiovascular diseases.

28 Aug 2018

Researchers launch clinical trial to assess new drug combination against metastatic breast cancers

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have launched a phase Ib clinical trial to assess the safety and tolerability of cirmtuzumab, in combination with standard chemotherapy, to treat metastatic or locally advanced breast cancer that cannot be surgically removed.

28 Aug 2018

Study reveals how gene variant affects chronic pain outcomes after trauma

The gene FKBP5 is a critical regulator of the stress response and affects how we respond to environmental stimuli. Previous studies have shown that certain variants of this gene play a role in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, suicide risk, and aggressive behavior.

28 Aug 2018

Research solves mystery on nature of EGFR signaling and how it drives development

What do cancer and the growing legs of a fruit fly have in common? They can both be influenced by a single molecule, a protein that tends to call the shots inside of embryos as they develop into living, breathing animals.

28 Aug 2018

SBPH enhances patient safety with Xenex LightStrike room disinfection robot

St. Bernard Parish Hospital is enhancing patient safety and reducing the risk of healthcare-associated infections with a Xenex LightStrike room disinfection robot.

28 Aug 2018

MUSC and Siemens Healthineers join hands to advance quality of health care in South Carolina

The Medical University of South Carolina and Siemens Healthineers have formed a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with the mutual goal of advancing the quality of health care in South Carolina.

28 Aug 2018

Researchers gain new insight into how malaria parasites hijack human red blood cells

Researchers at Iowa State University have gained new insight into how the parasitic protozoa that cause malaria hijack human red blood cells, a development with the potential to lead to new ways to treat the disease.

28 Aug 2018

NorthShore University HealthSystem highlights utility of Streck ARM-D Kits for antimicrobial resistance detection

Streck, Inc., received great interest for Streck ARM-D Kits, used in the detection of antibiotic resistance, at ASM Microbe 2018 in Atlanta.

28 Aug 2018

Suicide by opioid: New research suggests overdoses should be classified as self-harm

There has been a steady stream of headlines declaring that life expectancy in the United States is decreasing.

28 Aug 2018

Neanderthals could have died out due to climate change

It has been long speculated that humans or Homo sapiens are the reason why Neanderthals are extinct. A new study that was published this week has negated this idea stating that it could be climate change that wiped out the Neanderthals and not humans.

27 Aug 2018

Neuroscientists identify new type of “rose hip” neurons unique to humans

A unique type of neuron has been discovered in the human brain. It has been termed the “rose hip” neuron after the base of the rose which it resembles. This neuron is absent in mice and may provide clues about what makes the human brain unique.

27 Aug 2018

Cedars-Sinai researchers develop simpler, more accurate method to estimate body fat

Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a simpler and more accurate method of estimating body fat than the widely used body mass index, or BMI, with the goal of better understanding obesity.

27 Aug 2018

Researchers reveal an unlikely protector against growth of metastatic breast cancer

At the time of initial diagnosis, most patients with breast cancer show no signs that their cancer has spread elsewhere in the body. Yet, up to 30 percent of patients will ultimately experience metastasis, with breast cancer taking root and growing at other sites in the body, sometimes months, years or even decades later.

27 Aug 2018

UIC receives $7 million for developing programs to prevent adolescent depression

The University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded $7 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to develop programs to prevent depression among teens.

27 Aug 2018

Research News and Research

Study finds no evidence of doctors retiring after implementation of EHRs

Study: Food insecurity strongly linked to mortality rates in adults

WVU professor working to predict, prevent a major cholera outbreak in Yemen

Most commonly prescribed drugs to primary care patients are not often tested

Immune-related enzymes cause aggressive skin cancer in patients with Butterfly Syndrome

Scientists develop urine diagnostic to detect parasitic worms that cause river blindness

Experts present arguments both against and supporting sugar consumption

Researchers launch clinical trial to assess new drug combination against metastatic breast cancers

Study reveals how gene variant affects chronic pain outcomes after trauma

Research solves mystery on nature of EGFR signaling and how it drives development

SBPH enhances patient safety with Xenex LightStrike room disinfection robot

MUSC and Siemens Healthineers join hands to advance quality of health care in South Carolina

Researchers gain new insight into how malaria parasites hijack human red blood cells

NorthShore University HealthSystem highlights utility of Streck ARM-D Kits for antimicrobial resistance detection

Suicide by opioid: New research suggests overdoses should be classified as self-harm

Neanderthals could have died out due to climate change

Neuroscientists identify new type of “rose hip” neurons unique to humans

Cedars-Sinai researchers develop simpler, more accurate method to estimate body fat

Researchers reveal an unlikely protector against growth of metastatic breast cancer

UIC receives $7 million for developing programs to prevent adolescent depression

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