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VA scandal prompts closer look at VA health care around nation

News outlets examine wait times and poor service at clinics in North Carolina, Colorado and Minnesota.

18 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 17, 2014

Today's headlines include developments related to the health care marketplace and state health policy.

17 Jun 2014

Simulator for evaluating effects of visual impairment on person's driving performance

The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine is the first ophthalmology department in the nation to feature a fully dedicated high-fidelity, highly realistic driving simulator for evaluating the effects of visual impairment on a person's driving performance.

16 Jun 2014

New advanced treatment can make huge difference for patients who suffer "brain attack"

When car crash victims suffer serious injuries, emergency crews often get them to trauma centers for the advanced care they need.

13 Jun 2014

Steroid injections can provide pain relief for mom without affecting baby

From weird cravings to swollen feet, pregnant women deal with a lot during those nine months Some women even suffer from hand pain when there are simple, baby-safe options to treat the symptoms.

13 Jun 2014

State highlights: Minn.'s uninsured rate drops to 4.1%; mental health care changes in Maryland, Colorado

A selection of health policy stories from Minnesota, Maryland, Colorado, New York, California, Washington state, Michigan and Massachusetts.

13 Jun 2014

First Edition: June 12, 2014

Today's headlines include stories examining how Eric Cantor's primary defeat will change the House GOP leadership and the Republican strategy to replace the health law.

12 Jun 2014

Targeted brain training can help improve cognitive performance in teens with traumatic brain injuries

Traumatic brain injuries from sports, recreational activities, falls or car accidents are the leading cause of death and disability in children and adolescents. While previously it was believed that the window for brain recovery was at most one year after injury, new research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas published online today in the open-access journal Frontiers in Neurology shows cognitive performance can be improved to significant degrees months, and even years, after injury, given targeted brain training.

12 Jun 2014

Back App: A training apparatus for Sitting Disease

Scientific research is increasingly showing strong links between spending too much time sitting and the development of severe long and short term health problems.

12 Jun 2014

New findings on cellular signaling offer potential implications ranging from agriculture to cancer research

A team of researchers studying a flowering plant has zeroed in on the way cells manage external signals about prevailing conditions, a capability that is essential for cells to survive in a fluctuating environment.

9 Jun 2014

NIDA review offers new insights into the negative health effects of marijuana

The current state of science on the adverse health effects of marijuana use links the drug to several significant adverse effects including addiction, a review reports.

9 Jun 2014

Accelera signs agreement to complete preclinical studies of Cellectis' UCART19

Cellectis, a leader of allogeneic CAR T-cell therapies, and Accelera, the preclinical CRO (Contract Research Organisation) within the Nerviano Medical Sciences Group, recently signed an agreement to complete the preclinical studies of Cellectis' advanced product candidate, UCART19.

9 Jun 2014

Longer looks: When an ER doctor becomes an ER patient; visualizing end-of-life treatments; Google Glass inside operating rooms

If you are shot or stabbed in or around Oakland, you are likely to be sent [to Highland Hospital). Oakland has the highest violent crime rate in the nation, so I have indeed seen my fair share of victims over my long career here.

6 Jun 2014

Chemist’s work could impact treatment of cancer and malaria

A University of Houston (UH) chemist hopes his work will one day impact the treatment of such diseases as cancer and malaria by better understanding how molecules react and how atoms come together to form bonds.

6 Jun 2014

Leukemia researcher wins 2014 Taubman Prize for Excellence in Translational Medical Science

A physician-scientist who developed a personalized immunotherapy for leukemia using patients' own T cells is the recipient of the 2014 Taubman Prize for Excellence in Translational Medical Science, awarded by the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute at the University of Michigan Medical School.

4 Jun 2014

AUO Optronics to showcase innovative display solutions at SID Display Week

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") announced today that it will participate in Display Week 2014 in San Diego from June 3 to 5. Organized by SID (The Society for Information Display), Display Week is the largest professional display exhibition in the United States.

3 Jun 2014

Researchers investigated how emotions vary during travel and by travel mode

What mode of transportation makes you happiest? Clemson researchers investigated how emotions like happiness, pain, stress, sadness and fatigue vary during travel and by travel mode in a new study published in the journal Transportation.

30 May 2014

Study finds older black trauma patients more likely to survive injuries than whites

In a finding that runs counter to most health disparities research, Johns Hopkins researchers say that while younger black trauma patients are significantly more likely than whites to die from their injuries, black trauma patients over the age of 65 are 20 percent less likely to do so.

29 May 2014

Prenatal exposure to flame retardants can be linked to lower IQs

A new study involving Simon Fraser University researchers has found that prenatal exposure to flame retardants can be significantly linked to lower IQs and greater hyperactivity in five-year old children.

29 May 2014

Hallucinations common suicide motive in schizophrenia patients

Hallucinations and/or delusions appear to be a common factor prompting patients with schizophrenia to attempt suicide, say researchers.

23 May 2014

Chimeric Antigen Receptor News and Research

VA scandal prompts closer look at VA health care around nation

First Edition: June 17, 2014

Simulator for evaluating effects of visual impairment on person's driving performance

New advanced treatment can make huge difference for patients who suffer "brain attack"

Steroid injections can provide pain relief for mom without affecting baby

State highlights: Minn.'s uninsured rate drops to 4.1%; mental health care changes in Maryland, Colorado

First Edition: June 12, 2014

Targeted brain training can help improve cognitive performance in teens with traumatic brain injuries

Back App: A training apparatus for Sitting Disease

New findings on cellular signaling offer potential implications ranging from agriculture to cancer research

NIDA review offers new insights into the negative health effects of marijuana

Accelera signs agreement to complete preclinical studies of Cellectis' UCART19

Longer looks: When an ER doctor becomes an ER patient; visualizing end-of-life treatments; Google Glass inside operating rooms

Chemist’s work could impact treatment of cancer and malaria

Leukemia researcher wins 2014 Taubman Prize for Excellence in Translational Medical Science

AUO Optronics to showcase innovative display solutions at SID Display Week

Researchers investigated how emotions vary during travel and by travel mode

Study finds older black trauma patients more likely to survive injuries than whites

Prenatal exposure to flame retardants can be linked to lower IQs

Hallucinations common suicide motive in schizophrenia patients

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