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NHS recruitment campaign for doctors who want to become clinical leaders in Northamptonshire

The BMA’s latest quarterly survey of doctors has found that 71 per cent of hospital doctors had experienced rota gaps in their departments, with 65 per cent reporting they had unfilled posts – 80 per cent of which had remained vacant for six months or more.

6 Feb 2018

Asynt’s DrySyn MAXI heating system used for reproducible scale-up of medicinal chemistry reactions

Asynt reports that medicinal chemistry specialists Charnwood Molecular (Loughborough UK) have been using the DrySyn MAXI heating system to successfully and reproducibly scale up syntheses within their contract research laboratories.

6 Feb 2018

Researchers pave way toward new therapeutic approach for gonorrhea

Researchers are paving the way toward a new therapeutic approach for gonorrhea by shedding light on the mechanism behind important proteins on the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria's outer membrane.

6 Feb 2018

Australian research looks at hospital acquired medical complications

A new study has shown that one in nine Australian patients who were hospitalized between 2012 and 2015, suffered from one or the other hospital acquired complication. These complications are usually of a preventable nature and occur when there is a deficiency in patient care.

6 Feb 2018

Discovery opens new doors to developing vaccines for preventing staph skin infections

After years of investigation, researchers at Johns Hopkins, the University of California, Davis, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have discovered how the immune system might protect a person from recurrent bacterial skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (staph).

6 Feb 2018

New Braden QD Scale can now better predict pediatric patients at risk for pressure injuries

Pressure-related skin injuries, a nurse-sensitive quality indicator in hospitals, are associated with increased morbidity and higher costs of care. There's been much attention focused on hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) in the adult population.

5 Feb 2018

Babies born to mothers who were prescribed antibiotics tend to get more infections

A new study shows that babies who are born to mothers who were prescribed antibiotics while they were pregnant are at a 20 percent higher risk of getting infections and being hospitalized from them. The study was published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Epidemiology.

5 Feb 2018

Community health centers caught in ‘Washington’s political dysfunction’

As lawmakers face another deadline this week for passing legislation to keep the federal government open, one of the outstanding issues is long-term funding for a key health care safety-net program.

5 Feb 2018

Researchers find new way to accelerate wound healing

Researchers at Uppsala University and SLU have found a new way of accelerating wound healing. The technology and the mode of action method published in the highly ranked journal PNAS involves using lactic acid bacteria as vectors to produce and deliver a human chemokine on site in the wounds.

5 Feb 2018

$Long-term ICS exposure linked to increased risk of bone fractures in COPD patients$

Long-term ICS exposure linked to increased risk of bone fractures in COPD patients

A study published in the February journal CHEST suggests long-term inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD may increase risk of bone fractures in both men and women.

5 Feb 2018

CHLA participates in clinical trial using stem cells to treat rare congenital heart defect

Children's Hospital Los Angeles is announcing participation in the first-ever clinical trial using stem cells from umbilical cord blood to delay or even prevent heart failure in children born with a rare congenital heart defect that leaves them with half a heart.

5 Feb 2018

Depression treatment helps non-cancer pain patients to stop taking opioids

Opioid cessation in non-cancer pain may be more successful when depression is treated to remission, a Saint Louis University study shows.

5 Feb 2018

Researchers devise strategies to target glioma stem cells that could improve patient survival

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor and has one of the worst survival rates of all cancers.

5 Feb 2018

Scientists discover rare hypertension disease gene

More than a billion people worldwide suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension). Prolonged hypertension damages blood vessels, which can result in damage to the heart, the kidneys, and the brain. Possible consequences include heart attack, kidney failure, and stroke.

5 Feb 2018

Loved one's experience has impact on woman's cancer prevention decisions

A woman's memories of a loved one's experience with cancer could play a significant role in how she approaches breast cancer prevention in her own life, a new study has found.

5 Feb 2018

Study shows connection between genetic variants for ADHD and educational attainment

A study published in the February 2018 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that five novel genetic variants associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been identified by exploiting genetic overlap between ADHD and educational attainment.

5 Feb 2018

Research News and Research

NHS recruitment campaign for doctors who want to become clinical leaders in Northamptonshire

Asynt’s DrySyn MAXI heating system used for reproducible scale-up of medicinal chemistry reactions

Researchers pave way toward new therapeutic approach for gonorrhea

Australian research looks at hospital acquired medical complications

Discovery opens new doors to developing vaccines for preventing staph skin infections

New Braden QD Scale can now better predict pediatric patients at risk for pressure injuries

Babies born to mothers who were prescribed antibiotics tend to get more infections

Community health centers caught in ‘Washington’s political dysfunction’

Researchers find new way to accelerate wound healing

Long-term ICS exposure linked to increased risk of bone fractures in COPD patients

CHLA participates in clinical trial using stem cells to treat rare congenital heart defect

Depression treatment helps non-cancer pain patients to stop taking opioids

Researchers devise strategies to target glioma stem cells that could improve patient survival

Scientists discover rare hypertension disease gene

Loved one's experience has impact on woman's cancer prevention decisions

Study shows connection between genetic variants for ADHD and educational attainment

Study reveals rising burden of atrial fibrillation among Asian patients

Researchers receive major boost to explore long-standing paradigm in endocrinology

Moffitt study identifies new drug target that may reduce GVHD risk

Researchers develop optical fiber Bragg gratings that could be safely used in the body

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