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Hearing loss linked to poor cognitive and physical functioning

"Hearing loss (HL) is a chronic condition that affects nearly 2 of every 3 adults aged 70 years or older in the United States. Hearing loss has broader implications for older adults, being independently associated with poorer cognitive and physical functioning. The association of HL with other health economic outcomes, such as health care use, is unstudied," writes Dane J. Genther, M.D., of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues, in a Research Letter.

12 Jun 2013

Medicaid expansion decisions still brewing in some GOP states

The Fiscal Times: States of Health: Winners & Losers In Medicaid On a good day it only takes nine minutes to drive across the Ohio River between Clarksville, Ind., and Louisville, Ky. But for hundreds of thousands of uninsured poor and disabled people who live throughout Indiana and Kentucky, that short span defines a boundary between winners and losers in the political battle over expanding Medicaid coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act (Pianin, 6/11).

12 Jun 2013

Scheduled exercise, regular meals and periodic warming relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis

Scheduled exercise, regular meals and the periodic warming and cooling of joints could be used to relieve the symptoms of osteoarthritis according to scientists at The University of Manchester. Their research may also help explain why older people are more prone to developing this common joint disorder.

12 Jun 2013

$Study shows 1 in 6 women at orthopedic fracture clinics have been victims of sexual violence$

Study shows 1 in 6 women at orthopedic fracture clinics have been victims of sexual violence

One in six women arriving at orthopedic fracture clinics have been victims of physical, emotional, or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner within the past year, and one in 50 arrive as a direct result of intimate partner violence (IPV), according to the largest multinational study of its kind to date, led by McMaster University researchers.

12 Jun 2013

Mother's exposure to environmental contaminants associated with vigorous fetal motor activity

A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has for the first time found that a mother's higher exposure to some common environmental contaminants was associated with more frequent and vigorous fetal motor activity.

12 Jun 2013

Smartphone users can now diagnose diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing

Today's technological innovation enables smartphone users to diagnose serious diseases such as diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing into a small gadget, a nanofiber breathing sensor, mounted on the phones.

12 Jun 2013

New imaging system combines PET and MR for mapping recurrent prostate cancer

When prostate cancer makes a comeback, it becomes increasingly important to have exceptional imaging available to find all possible regions where cancer has spread to other parts of the body, or metastasized, in order to plan the best possible treatment.

12 Jun 2013

Research: Breast cancer screening does not show effect on mortality statistics

New research analysing breast cancer mortality data spanning almost 40 years concludes that breast cancer screening does not yet show an effect on mortality statistics.

12 Jun 2013

Video games train player's brain to make better and faster use of visual input

Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player's hands to work the buttons on the controller, they probably also train the brain to make better and faster use of visual input, according to Duke University researchers.

12 Jun 2013

Toshiba partners with leading institutions to conduct Athlete Heart Research Study

Sudden cardiac death is the leading cause of death in high school-aged athletes. To determine if SCD can be prevented with a heart screening, The Christ Hospital Health Network (Cincinnati, Ohio), The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center partnered with USRowing and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. to conduct The Athlete Heart Research Study.

12 Jun 2013

Celgene announces positive results from first phase III study of apremilast in psoriatic arthritis

Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation, today announced 52-week results from PALACE 1, the Company's first phase III study in psoriatic arthritis at the European Congress of Rheumatology annual meeting in Madrid, Spain.

12 Jun 2013

Tumor suppressor p53 inactivation and restoration: an interview with Dr. Xin Lu, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Before we talk about p53, it is important to understand why cancer cells are a problem for the body. Cancer cells multiply recklessly, refuse to die and blithely metastasize to set up shop in places where they don’t belong.

12 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 12, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how the health law's implementation played in a recent town hall meeting as well as the action taken by one business in anticipation of its some of the requirements that will take effect in 2014.

12 Jun 2013

Ireland's first functional brain mapping facility to be set up at University of Ulster's Magee campus

The first functional brain mapping facility on the island of Ireland is to be established at the University of Ulster's Magee campus.

12 Jun 2013

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital earns top ranking

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital ranks among the nation's best children's hospitals in nine specialties and is one of the top-ranked centers in California, according to the 2013-14 Best Children's Hospitals survey conducted by the U.S. News Media Group.

12 Jun 2013

Researchers to launch Phase II clinical trial to investigate potential new therapy for sickle cell anemia

Seeking to improve the lives of sickle cell anemia sufferers around the world, researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, the Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center in Boston and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and others are preparing to launch Phase II of a clinical trial to investigate a potential new therapy for reducing the disorder's severest symptoms.

12 Jun 2013

Home treatment improves chronic constipation in children

Home treatment with a simple, battery-operated system that applies four sticky electrode patches to the mid-section allowed a group of children with the most difficult-to-treat, possibly congenital, constipation to reduce soiling and improve elimination, according to results presented today at the 11th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society.

12 Jun 2013

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ranked among nation's best children's hospitals

The University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is among the best children's hospitals in the country in pediatric specialties and is the only hospital in Michigan ranked in all 10 specialties evaluated, according to the U.S. News & World Report's 2013-14 Best Children's Hospitals rankings.

12 Jun 2013

Neuromodulators provide guidelines for implantation of "digital drugs" to manage chronic pain

Neuromodulators have joined together in the Neuromodulation Appropriateness Consensus Committee (NACC) to provide the first coordinated set of recommendations about patient selection and appropriateness for implantation of "digital drugs" to manage chronic pain.

12 Jun 2013

GSA selects five early career researchers as recipients of fall 2013 DeLill Nasser Award

The Genetics Society of America is pleased to announce the selection of five early career researchers - one graduate student and four postdoctoral researchers - as recipients of a fall 2013 DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics.

12 Jun 2013

Research News and Research

Hearing loss linked to poor cognitive and physical functioning

Medicaid expansion decisions still brewing in some GOP states

Scheduled exercise, regular meals and periodic warming relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis

Study shows 1 in 6 women at orthopedic fracture clinics have been victims of sexual violence

Mother's exposure to environmental contaminants associated with vigorous fetal motor activity

Smartphone users can now diagnose diabetes or lung cancer quickly and effectively by simply breathing

New imaging system combines PET and MR for mapping recurrent prostate cancer

Research: Breast cancer screening does not show effect on mortality statistics

Video games train player's brain to make better and faster use of visual input

Toshiba partners with leading institutions to conduct Athlete Heart Research Study

Celgene announces positive results from first phase III study of apremilast in psoriatic arthritis

Tumor suppressor p53 inactivation and restoration: an interview with Dr. Xin Lu, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

First Edition: June 12, 2013

Ireland's first functional brain mapping facility to be set up at University of Ulster's Magee campus

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital earns top ranking

Researchers to launch Phase II clinical trial to investigate potential new therapy for sickle cell anemia

Home treatment improves chronic constipation in children

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital ranked among nation's best children's hospitals

Neuromodulators provide guidelines for implantation of "digital drugs" to manage chronic pain

GSA selects five early career researchers as recipients of fall 2013 DeLill Nasser Award

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