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Calif. insurers team on huge digital medical records plan

Blue Shield of California and Anthem Blue Cross are working together to keep and share digital records for about 9 million patients, which could cost $80 million over the first three years.

7 Aug 2014

Researchers compare circadian fluctuations in tactile sense/two-point discrimination in different individuals

Many previous chronobiological studies have reported on detection of circadian fluctuation in performing simple motor tasks, fine skilled movement, and anaerobic exercise.

7 Aug 2014

Altering the circadian rhythm: an interview with Dr. Doug Kojetin, The Scripps Research Institute

The circadian rhythm is affected by many different stimuli—such as sleep and light, which are the most broadly appreciated ways—but also eating— all of which can modulate, or change, important processes in our bodies such as temperature, production of hormones or other signalling small molecules, cellular regeneration, and others.

6 Aug 2014

Twin study supports psychosis continuum

A study of adolescent twins suggests that similar factors influence psychotic experiences regardless of their severity, consistent with a psychosis continuum.

6 Aug 2014

CSSi President Chris Trizna honored as one of PharmaVOICE 100

CSSi, the leader in patient recruitment solutions for the clinical research industry, announced today that President Chris Trizna has been honored as one of the PharmaVOICE 100, an annual list from PharmaVOICE magazine of the most inspiring people in the life-sciences industry.

6 Aug 2014

Children's National Health System completes deployment of MedAptus' Pro and Tech solutions

MedAptus today announced that Children's National Health System has completed deployment of the company's Pro and Tech solutions across its numerous outpatient care locations.

6 Aug 2014

First Edition: August 6, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index that details how politics play a role in the nation's health care gap between red and blue states.

6 Aug 2014

Penn physiologist receives Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from NIH

Erika Holzbaur, PhD, a professor of Physiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has received the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from the National Institutes of Health.

6 Aug 2014

New probe can be used in 3 unique ways to detect cancer

As thousands of vacationers hit the beach this summer, many of them will expose their unprotected bare limbs to direct UV sunlight, potentially putting them at risk of skin cancer later in life.

6 Aug 2014

Comprehensive database collecting information about microRNAs, multiMiR

Your genes are blueprints for proteins, and molecules called microRNA can help to determine how often these genetic blueprints are manufactured into proteins. Researchers often ask what microRNA regulates a gene related to disease.

6 Aug 2014

Families affected by conflict in Syria receive parenting advice from experts

Families living in and affected by the conflict in Syria have been receiving parenting advice from experts at The University of Manchester via a daily bread delivery service.

From The University of Manchester 6 Aug 2014

Loss of sensation in the feet of diabetics may predict heart attack, stroke

Experts have discovered that loss of sensation in the feet, a result of diabetes, may be a predictor of cardiovascular events such as heart attack and strokes.

6 Aug 2014

Study provides care coaches with useful ideas to help older patients improve asthma medication rituals

Storing it in the bathroom and making it part of a daily routine may be helpful advice that doctors can give their older asthmatic patients who struggle to remember to take their daily prescribed medication.

6 Aug 2014

Study investigates value of Pre-Exhaustion training method

A new study just published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism investigated the value of the Pre-Exhaustion (PreEx) training method and found that that the various arrangements of different exercise protocols is of less relevance than simply performing resistance training exercises with a high intensity of effort within any protocol.

6 Aug 2014

Research may aid efforts to help patients recover from spinal cord injuries

Researchers in the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS) have achieved the first conclusive non-invasive measurement of neural signaling in the spinal cords of healthy human volunteers.

6 Aug 2014

Researchers identify genetic variants associated with severe skin reactions to antiepileptic drug

Researchers have identified genetic variants that are associated with severe adverse skin reactions to the antiepileptic drug phenytoin, according to a study in the August 6 issue of JAMA.

6 Aug 2014

State highlights: New York hospital mergers surging; Calif. court says home health workers can't sue for damages, injuries associated with caring for Alzheimer's patients

A selection of health policy stories from New York, California, Ohio, Wisconsin and Massachusetts. Hospital takeovers are surging in the New York region, raising concerns that health costs could climb and care could change.

6 Aug 2014

Research News and Research

Calif. insurers team on huge digital medical records plan

Researchers compare circadian fluctuations in tactile sense/two-point discrimination in different individuals

Altering the circadian rhythm: an interview with Dr. Doug Kojetin, The Scripps Research Institute

Twin study supports psychosis continuum

CSSi President Chris Trizna honored as one of PharmaVOICE 100

Children's National Health System completes deployment of MedAptus' Pro and Tech solutions

First Edition: August 6, 2014

Penn physiologist receives Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award from NIH

New probe can be used in 3 unique ways to detect cancer

Comprehensive database collecting information about microRNAs, multiMiR

Families affected by conflict in Syria receive parenting advice from experts

Loss of sensation in the feet of diabetics may predict heart attack, stroke

Study provides care coaches with useful ideas to help older patients improve asthma medication rituals

Study investigates value of Pre-Exhaustion training method

Research may aid efforts to help patients recover from spinal cord injuries

Researchers identify genetic variants associated with severe skin reactions to antiepileptic drug

State highlights: New York hospital mergers surging; Calif. court says home health workers can't sue for damages, injuries associated with caring for Alzheimer's patients

Hearing problems reduce active participation of older people in various events

Prosthetic arm controlled by imagining different movements

Where new coverage is involved, there's satisfaction, but questions about whether new enrollees will go to the doctor

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