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Study supports genetic testing as first-line diagnostic method for young children with epilepsy

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics supports the use of genetic testing, especially with sequencing, as first-line diagnostic method for young children with seizures.

1 Aug 2017

Gun owners more receptive to culturally tailored suicide-prevention messages, study shows

Gun owners are much more receptive to suicide-prevention messages tailored to respect their rights as firearms enthusiasts than they are to messages that use language that aims to be culturally neutral, a study published last week suggests.

1 Aug 2017

Undocumented immigrants do not increase prevalence of drug, alcohol crimes and deaths in the U.S.

Despite being saddled with many factors associated with drug and alcohol problems, undocumented immigrants are not increasing the prevalence of drug and alcohol crimes and deaths in the United States, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

1 Aug 2017

Tobacco manufacturers step up tactics to mitigate effects of advertising ban

Tobacco manufacturers are offering retailers incentives to promote their products in a bid to mitigate the effects of the advertising ban, a University of Stirling study has found.

1 Aug 2017

Educational initiative tries shifting student physicians’ attitudes toward people with obesity

An educational initiative at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine is reducing medical students' negative attitudes toward people with obesity, a finding researchers hope will translate into better outcomes for patients struggling with weight, according to research published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

31 Jul 2017

Efforts to reduce smoking undermined by availability of cheap tobacco

The effectiveness of price increases as a deterrent to cut smoking is being undermined by the availability of cheap tobacco, including roll-your-own and cartons of factory-made cigarettes, according to new research published in the Journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research.

31 Jul 2017

Netflix's ‘13 Reasons Why’ linked to increase in internet searches for suicide methods

If you haven't heard of Netflix's television series "13 Reasons Why," just ask the nearest teenager. They'll tell you it's an immensely popular show among their young-adult peers, depicting the anguish and eventual suicide of a teenage girl as experienced by a friend listening to the series of audio-cassette journal entries she left behind.

31 Jul 2017

Boise State professors win $37,000 grant from NASA to study impact of bone loss in space

Our slim body of knowledge of the universe is vastly overshadowed by what we do not know – whether there is sentient life on other planets, whether there are other planets that can sustain human life, even how long-term space travel physically affects human beings.

31 Jul 2017

Smartphone-based biofeedback rehabilitation system aims to improve balance in Parkinson's patients

University of Houston researchers in the Department of Health and Human Performance are helping patients with Parkinson's disease regain stable balance and confidence in performing daily activities in their own homes.

31 Jul 2017

WPI researchers receive NIH grant to develop heart muscle patch using biopolymer microthreads

A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has been awarded a $452,000 National Institutes of Health grant to bioengineer a patch to help cardiac muscle beat more strongly and efficiently after a heart attack.

31 Jul 2017

Biomedical researcher wins $1.9 million federal grant to develop enhanced influenza vaccines

Dr. Sang-Moo Kang, professor in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University, has renewed a four-year, $1.9 million federal grant to develop influenza vaccines that offer enhanced protection against a broad range of influenza virus strains.

31 Jul 2017

Culture of silence around vaginal bleeding poses threat to women's health

The culture of silence around vaginal bleeding at all stages of life endangers women's health and is compounded by limited access to clean water, sanitation, and factual information in low and middle-income countries, according to a study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The findings are published in the online journal BMJ Global Health.

31 Jul 2017

Burn injuries may be preventable through increased access to high-quality mental health care

In a new study examining the relationship between mental health and burn injury, researchers note that burn injuries may be preventable through increased access to high-quality mental health care.

31 Jul 2017

Proposed machine learning-based framework predicts FGR pregnancies with high accuracy

During the millions of pregnancies that occur in the United States every year, expectant moms learn oodles about their developing fetuses over months of gestation.

31 Jul 2017

Women diagnosed with HIV during pregnancy twice as likely to suffer more domestic violence

A diagnosis of HIV during pregnancy makes domestic violence twice as likely to start for some women after their baby has been born, according to new research led by a Drexel University researcher.

31 Jul 2017

New drug may limit disease progression, provide better symptom relief to Parkinson's patients

Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a new drug that may limit the progression of Parkinson's disease while providing better symptom relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of people with the disease.

31 Jul 2017

Simple blood test could help identify patients at greater risk of cardiac event after orthopedic surgery

A new study published today in the HSS Journal, the leading journal on musculoskeletal research, found the incidence of myocardial ischemia (defined by an elevated troponin level) after major orthopedic surgery in patients with cardiac risk factors is high, although the incidence of serious cardiac complications remains low.

31 Jul 2017

Two new studies expand understanding of link between PD and gastrointestinal dysfunction

Constipation is one of the most common non-motor related complaints affecting Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Two important studies from the same research group published in the Journal of Parkinson's Disease expand the understanding of the relationship between PD and gastrointestinal dysfunction.

31 Jul 2017

Home-based kit could be effective means for HIV testing of heterosexuals

86% of heterosexuals who are at high risk for HIV would use a home-based test kit provided by mail and 99% would seek treatment based on a positive result.

31 Jul 2017

Study finds current annual TB screening in North America to be costly with limited health benefits

Tuberculosis (TB) is a recognized hazard for healthcare workers, but the annual screening strategy currently in place in Canada and the United States is costly with very limited health benefits and should be reconsidered, according to a new study led by a team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre.

31 Jul 2017

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Study supports genetic testing as first-line diagnostic method for young children with epilepsy

Gun owners more receptive to culturally tailored suicide-prevention messages, study shows

Undocumented immigrants do not increase prevalence of drug, alcohol crimes and deaths in the U.S.

Tobacco manufacturers step up tactics to mitigate effects of advertising ban

Educational initiative tries shifting student physicians’ attitudes toward people with obesity

Efforts to reduce smoking undermined by availability of cheap tobacco

Netflix's ‘13 Reasons Why’ linked to increase in internet searches for suicide methods

Boise State professors win $37,000 grant from NASA to study impact of bone loss in space

Smartphone-based biofeedback rehabilitation system aims to improve balance in Parkinson's patients

WPI researchers receive NIH grant to develop heart muscle patch using biopolymer microthreads

Biomedical researcher wins $1.9 million federal grant to develop enhanced influenza vaccines

Culture of silence around vaginal bleeding poses threat to women's health

Burn injuries may be preventable through increased access to high-quality mental health care

Proposed machine learning-based framework predicts FGR pregnancies with high accuracy

Women diagnosed with HIV during pregnancy twice as likely to suffer more domestic violence

New drug may limit disease progression, provide better symptom relief to Parkinson's patients

Simple blood test could help identify patients at greater risk of cardiac event after orthopedic surgery

Two new studies expand understanding of link between PD and gastrointestinal dysfunction

Home-based kit could be effective means for HIV testing of heterosexuals

Study finds current annual TB screening in North America to be costly with limited health benefits

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