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RBC-hitchhiking method increases concentration of drugs ferried to selected organs

A new drug-delivery technology which uses red blood cells to shuttle nano-scale drug carriers, called RBC-hitchhiking, has been found in animal models to dramatically increase the concentration of drugs ferried precisely to selected organs, according to a study published in Nature Communications this month by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

2 Aug 2018

Researchers develop device that diffuses potent disinfectants for airborne delivery

A team of engineers and physicians in San Diego have developed a device that diffuses potent disinfectants for airborne delivery.

2 Aug 2018

New method tags breast implants with tomato DNA to prevent counterfeiting

For years, a French company sold breast implants made of cheap industrial silicone components. Headline news when it broke in 2010, this scandal is still keeping the courts busy today.

2 Aug 2018

Researchers discover new, rare type of cell in the human airway

In separate studies published online in Nature on Aug. 1, two independent research teams report the discovery of a new, rare type of cell in the human airway.

2 Aug 2018

Microscopic imaging helps better understand cancer bone metastasis

Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have engineered a system allowing microscopic monitoring and imaging of cancer that has spread to the bone in mice so they can better understand and develop treatment for bone metastasis in humans.

2 Aug 2018

New treatment may be on the horizon for Parkinson's disease

More of us are susceptible to Parkinson's as we age, as evidenced by actor Alan Alda's recent diagnosis. A new treatment may be on the horizon.

2 Aug 2018

Travel time has major impact on nurse staffing ratios in neurocritical care units

For specialist nurses on neurocritical care units, accompanying patients for imaging scans and other procedures has a major impact on nurse staffing ratios, reports a study in the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, official journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses.

2 Aug 2018

Palliative care offers extra layer of support while dealing with cancer

When you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, it is normal to be overwhelmed by thoughts of prognosis, treatments, and potential complications. Patients wonder how their lives are going to change and whether their quality of life will ever return to normal.

2 Aug 2018

Exenatide treatment improves depression symptoms in PD patients

Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease, such as depression, apathy, cognitive impairment, sleep disorders, and sensory symptoms, can have a greater impact on health-related quality of life than motor deficits.

1 Aug 2018

Placenta barrier-on-a-chip could help explain why babies are born prematurely

More than one in 10 babies worldwide are born prematurely, according to the World Health Organization. Now scientists report in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering that they have developed an organ-on-a-chip that could help explain why.

1 Aug 2018

Intensive outpatient treatment shows rapid and meaningful changes in veterans' PTSD symptoms

Military veterans who participated in a three week, intensive outpatient treatment program for post-traumatic stress disorder saw rapid and clinically meaningful changes in PTSD and depression symptoms, according to results of a study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center published July 30 in BMC Psychiatry.

1 Aug 2018

Computer simulations can accurately predict transmission of HIV

In a recently published study in the journal Nature Microbiology, researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory show that computer simulations can accurately predict the transmission of HIV across populations, which could aid in preventing the disease.

1 Aug 2018

BIDMC researchers identify risk factors that increase risk of prolonged opioid use

Current research demonstrates that patients' exposure to opioids following medical care has contributed to the nationwide addiction epidemic.

1 Aug 2018

Study predicts distribution of rat lungworm in the Hawaiian Islands

A recent study by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa researchers revealed that Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is widespread in the Hawaiian Islands and its distribution may expand, especially towards higher elevations, as the climate warms.

1 Aug 2018

Measure of belly fat associated with reduced cognitive function in older adults

A new study using data from over 5,000 individuals has found that a measure of belly fat (waist:hip ratio) was associated with reduced cognitive function in older Irish adults (>60 years of age).

1 Aug 2018

Individual behavioral treatment and support for parents is best for preschool children with ADHD

A major research project from Aarhus University and the Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Risskov, in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen, University of Nottingham, UK and Kings College London is published August 1th in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

1 Aug 2018

Research News and Research

RBC-hitchhiking method increases concentration of drugs ferried to selected organs

Researchers develop device that diffuses potent disinfectants for airborne delivery

New method tags breast implants with tomato DNA to prevent counterfeiting

Researchers discover new, rare type of cell in the human airway

Microscopic imaging helps better understand cancer bone metastasis

New treatment may be on the horizon for Parkinson's disease

Travel time has major impact on nurse staffing ratios in neurocritical care units

Palliative care offers extra layer of support while dealing with cancer

Exenatide treatment improves depression symptoms in PD patients

Placenta barrier-on-a-chip could help explain why babies are born prematurely

Intensive outpatient treatment shows rapid and meaningful changes in veterans' PTSD symptoms

Computer simulations can accurately predict transmission of HIV

BIDMC researchers identify risk factors that increase risk of prolonged opioid use

Study predicts distribution of rat lungworm in the Hawaiian Islands

Measure of belly fat associated with reduced cognitive function in older adults

Individual behavioral treatment and support for parents is best for preschool children with ADHD

Women with PCOS more likely to have an autistic child

Researchers find possible active substance that may cure hepatitis E

DiagCORE platform allows molecular diagnostic tests to be performed quickly

Study examines whether childhood features could predict long-term outcomes of boys with ADHD

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