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IU researchers receive $1.55 million from NIH to improve chronic-disease management

The National Institutes of Health, under the National Library of Medicine's program on data science research, has awarded $1.55 million to an interdisciplinary team lead by Luis Rocha, a professor of informatics and the director of the NSF-NRT complex networks and systems program at the Indiana University School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering.

20 Oct 2018

Muscle mass plays a critical role in health, shows research

Adults go to the doctor roughly three times a year. During their visit, vitals are taken such as blood pressure, pulse, and weight, but are these measurements really showing the full picture of a person's overall health?

19 Oct 2018

Research aims to address health disparities in African-American men

The burden of risk factors for chronic disease is substantially higher in black men compared with their white counterparts, including a higher prevalence of obesity and hypertension.

17 Oct 2018

UVA partners with health systems in AVIA network’s Medicaid Transformation Project

University of Virginia Health System is partnering with more than 20 other health systems in the AVIA network's Medicaid Transformation Project to develop financially sustainable solutions to improving the health of the nearly 75 million Americans who receive Medicaid.

15 Oct 2018

Fact-check: Who’s right on protections for preexisting conditions? It’s complicated

Ensuring that people with preexisting health conditions can get and keep health insurance is the most popular part of the Affordable Care Act. It has also become a flashpoint in this fall's campaigns across the country.

11 Oct 2018

Will Maine voters decide to make aging in place affordable?

As Election Day draws near, a ballot initiative in Maine to provide universal home care is shining a spotlight on the inadequacies of the nation's long-term care system.

11 Oct 2018

Study: Urban Inuit communities have more health problems than general Canadian population

Cases of cancer and hypertension are much higher among Inuit living in and around Ottawa than for the general population of Canada's capital city.

10 Oct 2018

Research explores whether increasing Medicare payments can improve nursing facility care

Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Aging Research investigators are testing whether providing nursing homes and the doctors and nurse practitioners who care for their residents with increased Medicare payments can further reduce avoidable hospitalizations.

10 Oct 2018

Researchers find specific place in the genome linked to increased risk of erectile dysfunction

For the first time, a team of researchers has found a specific place in the human genome that raises a person's risk of erectile dysfunction. The discovery is a significant advancement in the understanding of the genetics underlying erectile dysfunction.

8 Oct 2018

NCCN adds COPIKTRA capsules to NCCN Guidelines for follicular lymphoma

Verastem, Inc., focused on developing and commercializing medicines to improve the survival and quality of life of cancer patients, today announced that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network added COPIKTRA (duvelisib) capsules to the Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for follicular lymphoma.

8 Oct 2018

Patient advocacy or political ploy? Union, industry square off over dialysis initiative

This year, California dialysis clinics — and their profits — are in a powerful union's crosshairs. On Nov. 6, the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West union hopes to deliver a stinging blow with a ballot measure designed to limit clinic profits.

5 Oct 2018

Krembil scientists develop potential treatment to stop knee and spine osteoarthritis

Scientists at the Krembil Research Institute have developed a novel therapeutic treatment that has the potential to stop knee and spine osteoarthritis in its tracks.

5 Oct 2018

Study: Chemotherapy drugs may promote muscle mitochondrial dysfunction

Chemotherapy drugs to treat breast cancer may promote muscle mitochondrial dysfunction, according to new research. Dysfunctional mitochondria, the energy centers of the cells, may contribute to fatigue and weakness that some people with breast cancer experience through the course of disease treatment.

5 Oct 2018

Feds settle huge whistleblower suit over Medicare Advantage fraud

One of the nation's largest dialysis providers will pay $270 million to settle a whistleblower's allegation that it helped Medicare Advantage insurance plans cheat the government for several years.

1 Oct 2018

GW educational pipeline program addresses regional health care workforce needs

The metropolitan Washington, D.C. region currently experiences health inequities related to access to care in underserved areas, disparities in chronic disease outcomes, provider shortages, and inadequate diversity of the health professions. Research has shown that a more diverse health care workforce can help address these problems.

26 Sep 2018

Researchers analyze response to combination immunotherapy for patients with rare skin cancer

Harnessing the immune system to treat cancer shows great promise in some patients, but for many, the response does not last long-term.

24 Sep 2018

NIMHD-funded study to focus on hurricane-related psychosocial stressors

Eight new awards will help researchers examine the health impacts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands following the physical damage and community-level hardships left by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

24 Sep 2018

Short high-intensity exercise may be as beneficial as longer moderate exercise

A new study has shown that performing high-intensity interval or sprinting exercise for a few minutes may be equally as beneficial as exercising at a moderate-intensity level for longer periods.

20 Sep 2018

Geroscience takes center stage in Journal of the American Medical Association

Geroscience--the burgeoning research field that focuses on the genetic, molecular, and cellular mechanisms that make aging a major risk factor for most chronic diseases as we age--takes center stage in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the world's most widely circulated medical journal.

20 Sep 2018

Few minutes of sprinting exercise may be as effective as longer exercise sessions

A few minutes of high-intensity interval or sprinting exercise may be as effective as much longer exercise sessions in spurring beneficial improvements in mitochondrial function, according to new research.

20 Sep 2018

Chronic Disease News and Research

IU researchers receive $1.55 million from NIH to improve chronic-disease management

Muscle mass plays a critical role in health, shows research

Research aims to address health disparities in African-American men

UVA partners with health systems in AVIA network’s Medicaid Transformation Project

Fact-check: Who’s right on protections for preexisting conditions? It’s complicated

Will Maine voters decide to make aging in place affordable?

Study: Urban Inuit communities have more health problems than general Canadian population

Research explores whether increasing Medicare payments can improve nursing facility care

Researchers find specific place in the genome linked to increased risk of erectile dysfunction

NCCN adds COPIKTRA capsules to NCCN Guidelines for follicular lymphoma

Patient advocacy or political ploy? Union, industry square off over dialysis initiative

Krembil scientists develop potential treatment to stop knee and spine osteoarthritis

Study: Chemotherapy drugs may promote muscle mitochondrial dysfunction

Feds settle huge whistleblower suit over Medicare Advantage fraud

GW educational pipeline program addresses regional health care workforce needs

Researchers analyze response to combination immunotherapy for patients with rare skin cancer

NIMHD-funded study to focus on hurricane-related psychosocial stressors

Short high-intensity exercise may be as beneficial as longer moderate exercise

Geroscience takes center stage in Journal of the American Medical Association

Few minutes of sprinting exercise may be as effective as longer exercise sessions

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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