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Researchers to study effectiveness of palliative care home health visits for people with HIV

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will assess how effective palliative care home health visits are in treating people with HIV and other chronic illnesses in a new four-year, $1.7-million study funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research.

12 Jul 2013

People with cheerful temperaments are less likely to suffer cardiac diseases

People with cheerful temperaments are significantly less likely to suffer a coronary event such as a heart attack or sudden cardiac death, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

12 Jul 2013

3D-printed airway splint saves life of infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia

Half a millennium after Johannes Gutenberg printed the bible, researchers printed a 3D splint that saved the life of an infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia, a birth defect that causes the airway to collapse.

12 Jul 2013

Newcastle experts design DemTalk toolkit to help people with dementia

DemTalk, an award-winning toolkit designed by Newcastle University experts to help those coping with the condition, has gone online.

12 Jul 2013

Global recruitment drive to bring best cancer experts to Manchester now underway

A global recruitment drive to bring 20 of the world's best cancer experts and their teams to Manchester, in the United Kingdom, is now underway.

From The University of Manchester 12 Jul 2013

Unitedhealth sees shift toward outcome-based incentives, bundled payments

The nation's largest insurer predicts it will have $50 billion in accountable-care contracts with health care providers by 2017, up from $20 billion now.

12 Jul 2013

Schools with more robust wellness programs offer healthier foods and beverages

Since 2006-2007, schools participating in federally-funded school meal programs have been required to have wellness programs. A new study in American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that schools with more robust wellness programs offer healthier foods and beverages, including foods offered in vending machines, school stores and a la carte sales.

12 Jul 2013

Delaying umbilical cord clamping after birth benefits newborn babies

Delaying clamping of the umbilical cord after birth benefits newborn babies, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors found babies’ blood and iron levels were healthier when the cord was clamped later.

12 Jul 2013

Researchers develop new model for more equitable allocation of livers for transplantation

Using the same type of mathematical formulas used to draw political redistricting maps, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a model that would allow for the more equitable allocation of livers from deceased donors for transplantation.

12 Jul 2013

Comprehensive analysis of disease burden in US

In nearly every major cause of premature death - from ischemic heart disease to diabetes to interpersonal violence - the United States trails its economic peers, according to new research from a global collaborative of scientists led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.

12 Jul 2013

Research: Experimental drug can protect kidneys from acute kidney injury

New research reveals the mechanism by which an experimental drug can protect the kidneys from sudden damage, called acute kidney injury (AKI). The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN), show how the drug may be able to save many lives and cut medical costs related to the condition.

12 Jul 2013

Longer life for Americans, but obesity problem persists

Americans are living longer than they did 20 years ago, but they still lag other countries on life expectancy and the obesity rate, a new study has found.

12 Jul 2013

Nerves play critical role in development and spread of prostate tumors, say researchers

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that nerves play a critical role in both the development and spread of prostate tumors. Their findings, using both a mouse model and human prostate tissue, may lead to new ways to predict the aggressiveness of prostate cancer and to novel therapies for preventing and treating the disease. The study published online today in the July 12 edition of Science.

12 Jul 2013

Protein that triggers blood clotting plays critical role in growth of pancreatic and breast cancer

A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting plays a critical role in promoting the growth of metastatic pancreatic cancer and primary breast cancer, according to the cumulative findings from two new scientific manuscripts published online ahead of print in the International Journal of Cancer and PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).

12 Jul 2013

Stem-cell therapy for treatment of stroke has benefits as well as risk: Research

While stem-cell therapy offers great promise for the treatment of stroke, much research remains to be done to show its long-term effectiveness and to understand the potential for dangerous side effects.

12 Jul 2013

Study provides clear understanding of breast milk content and its effect on infants' health

Scientists are making strides toward unraveling the surprisingly complex chemistry underpinning that axiom of infant feeding "breast is best," according to an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News.

12 Jul 2013

Community health centers get $150 million to help enroll people in new marketplaces

Community health centers across the country will share in $150 million in grants that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday will help them enroll up to 3.7 million Americans in the new marketplaces this fall. HHS on Wednesday announced that 1,200 centers will get at least $59,000 each, money available through the health care law (Bunis, 7/10).

12 Jul 2013

Research News and Research

Researchers to study effectiveness of palliative care home health visits for people with HIV

People with cheerful temperaments are less likely to suffer cardiac diseases

3D-printed airway splint saves life of infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia

Newcastle experts design DemTalk toolkit to help people with dementia

Global recruitment drive to bring best cancer experts to Manchester now underway

Unitedhealth sees shift toward outcome-based incentives, bundled payments

Schools with more robust wellness programs offer healthier foods and beverages

Delaying umbilical cord clamping after birth benefits newborn babies

Researchers develop new model for more equitable allocation of livers for transplantation

Comprehensive analysis of disease burden in US

Research: Experimental drug can protect kidneys from acute kidney injury

Longer life for Americans, but obesity problem persists

Nerves play critical role in development and spread of prostate tumors, say researchers

Protein that triggers blood clotting plays critical role in growth of pancreatic and breast cancer

Stem-cell therapy for treatment of stroke has benefits as well as risk: Research

Study provides clear understanding of breast milk content and its effect on infants' health

Community health centers get $150 million to help enroll people in new marketplaces

Seven named recipients of GSA poster awards at 19th International C. elegans Meeting

Study shows rates of depression declining in Americans over 50

Researchers identify receptor mutation that blocked estrogen action in young woman

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