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U of U researchers receive NIH grant to study cellular and molecular causes of blood clots

University of Utah Department of Medicine researchers have received $16 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to set up a translational research center to study the cellular and molecular causes of blood clots, a serious threat to millions of people who have diabetes, are obese or have other metabolic disorders.

15 Aug 2012

TAIN project aims to optimise treatment for babies with adrenal insufficiency

Groundbreaking research into rare neonatal diseases, conducted by the University of Sheffield, is set to improve the treatment of babies who lack the stress hormone cortisol.

15 Aug 2012

These are the challenges in creating the health workforce of 2025

New technologies and tests, an ageing population, greater community expectations around healthcare – including those based on the easy availability of medical information and personal health records – are just some of the factors which will make the health workforce of 2025 look very different to the health workforce of today.

14 Aug 2012

Cardiovascular control continues despite low pulse pressure in LVAD patients

Patients implanted with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices have low pulse pressure levels but are nevertheless able to maintain cardiovascular control through baroreflexes, German and US scientists have discovered.

14 Aug 2012

Abdominal pain duration influences appendicitis imaging diagnosis

Clinicians should not rely on ultrasonography for diagnosing pediatric appendicitis early in the course of illness, say US researchers.

14 Aug 2012

Brain language structures altered in patients at genetic risk for schizophrenia

Mentally healthy individuals with a family history of schizophrenia display alterations in brain areas associated with language, US researchers report.

14 Aug 2012

Mercury exposure hypertension concerns ‘unfounded’

Mercury exposure is not associated with an increased risk for hypertension, US research shows.

13 Aug 2012

Researchers discover gene mutations linked to spinocerebellar ataxia

A global hunt for the cause of a crippling inherited nerve disorder has found its target. The discovery opens the door for better diagnosis and treatment of this particular disease - but also for better understanding of why nerves in the brain's movement-controlling center die, and how new DNA-mapping techniques can find the causes of other diseases that run in families.

13 Aug 2012

Internet poor for foot and ankle patients

Foot and ankle patients seeking education on the internet are likely to come across poor quality information on their diagnosis, US researchers warn.

9 Aug 2012

Color-coded food labels help improve employee diets

A study carried out in a hospital cafeteria in the USA shows that color-coding food labels to indicate whether the foods are healthy or unhealthy can significantly improve the dietary choices made by employees.

9 Aug 2012

Researchers call for digital rectal exam revival

Rates of digital rectal examination are low in clinical practice and levels of sufficient training in the technique may be in decline, the results of a US study suggest.

8 Aug 2012

HCRI announces successful completion of randomization in DAPT Study

The Harvard Clinical Research Institute (HCRI) announced today the successful completion of randomization in the DAPT Study, with the total number of patients randomized exceeding the upper goal set for the Study.

8 Aug 2012

Medicaid and CHIP succeed in providing health insurance coverage for children

Significantly more children get health insurance coverage after increases in federal matching funds to states for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), according to new research from the University of Michigan.

8 Aug 2012

Study examines trends in serum lipid concentrations among U.S. children and adolescents

In a study involving more than 16,000 U.S. children and adolescents, there has been a decrease in average total cholesterol levels over the past 2 decades, although almost 1 in 10 had elevated total cholesterol in 2007-2010, according to a study in the August 8 issue of JAMA.

8 Aug 2012

Risk of arteriovenous malformation bleeding is eight times higher during pregnancy

A new study supports what neurosurgeons have long suspected—that pregnancy is an important risk factor for bleeding from arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the brain, reports the August issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

8 Aug 2012

MU Area Health Education Center receives Eugene S. Mayer Program of Excellence Award

A University of Missouri program regarded as a model for improving access to health care has received a national award for its comprehensiveness, partnerships and responsiveness to community needs. MU Area Health Education Center (AHEC) received the Eugene S. Mayer Program of Excellence Award from the National AHEC Organization during its conference last week in San Antonio.

8 Aug 2012

TXNIP protein provides best available target for therapies against diabetes, Wolfram syndrome

Inflammation and cell stress play important roles in the death of insulin-secreting cells and are major factors in diabetes. Cell stress also plays a role in Wolfram syndrome, a rare, genetic disorder that afflicts children with many symptoms, including juvenile-onset diabetes.

8 Aug 2012

UMass Medical, Serum Institute of India partner on anti-rabies monoclonal antibody pivotal trial

A pivotal clinical trial for an anti-rabies human monoclonal antibody (RMAb) being developed through a collaborative partnership between MassBiologics of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Serum Institute of India, Ltd., is starting to enroll patients.

8 Aug 2012

Geisel professor concerned about steroid abuse by adolescents

Leslie Henderson is concerned about steroid abuse, not necessarily by sports luminaries like Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire, but rather by adolescents.

7 Aug 2012

Researchers identify myostatin as potential therapeutic target for muscular disorders

The study of muscular system protein myostatin has been of great interest to researchers as a potential therapeutic target for people with muscular disorders. Although much is known about how myostatin affects muscle growth, there has been disagreement about what types of muscle cells it acts upon. New research from a team including Carnegie's Chen-Ming Fan and Christoph Lepper narrows down the field to one likely type of cell.

7 Aug 2012