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Researchers develop novel sealant patch for preventing intestinal leakage

A burst appendix or a life-threatening intestinal volvulus are emergencies that need to be treated by surgeons immediately. However, a life-saving operation, in which tissue from the digestive tract has to be reattached, bears some risks. After all, everything that is transported through the gastrointestinal tract to the outside world in fact belongs there - and should under no circumstances end up inside the abdominal cavity.

20 Aug 2021

Subjective social status may have stronger effects on cardiovascular health of Hispanics and Latinos

Hispanics and Latinos in the U.S. who perceive themselves as having higher social status are more likely to have ideal markers of cardiovascular health, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

20 Aug 2021

Research finds potential overuse of antibiotics in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia

Only 21 percent of patients with severe pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) have a documented bacterial superinfection at the time of intubation, resulting in potential overuse of antibiotics, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

20 Aug 2021

Study illuminates genetic understanding of aggressive childhood leukemias

New research published today in JAMA Oncology reports how two separate DNA changes appear to predict aggressive childhood leukemias when they occur in combination.

20 Aug 2021

Novel system may enable noninvasive and more precise measurement of cerebral blood flow

In order to function properly, the brain requires a steady flow of blood through the cerebral arteries and veins, which deliver oxygen and nutrients and also remove metabolic byproducts. Therefore, cerebral blood flow is considered a vital and sensitive marker of cerebrovascular function. Optical methods offer a noninvasive approach for measuring cerebral blood flow.

20 Aug 2021

Novel CRISPR-based technology for rapidly screening genes to understand human health and disease

Zebrafish- small, fast-growing creatures who share many of the same genes as humans- are instrumental to many biologists, who find them uniquely well suited for studying a wide range of questions, from how organisms develop to how the nervous system drives behavior.

20 Aug 2021

Research could enable clinicians to produce patient-matched cells for treating muscle-related diseases

Investigators who previously developed a recipe for turning skin cells into primitive muscle-like cells that can be maintained indefinitely in the lab without losing the potential to become mature muscle have now uncovered how this recipe works and what molecular changes it triggers within cells.

19 Aug 2021

Study identifies the cause and treatment for rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition

The absence of a protein that activates the body's antiviral defenses can cause a rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition that is treatable with an FDA-approved class of drugs known as TNF (tumor necrosis factor) inhibitors, a global research team led by Mount Sinai has found.

19 Aug 2021

Vaccine quickly reduced COVID-19 infections among health care workers

A UC Davis Health retrospective study published recently in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology shows how quickly COVID-19 infections were reduced among health care workers when vaccines were first distributed late last year.

19 Aug 2021

Researchers receive $6.2 million grant to launch a center for perioperative mental health

Clinicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a four-year, $6.2 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to launch a center designed to help improve mental health in surgery patients, particularly older surgery patients.

19 Aug 2021

First-ever endoscopic "triple valve" surgery in the U.S. performed at UC Medical Center

UC Health cardiac surgeons have successfully performed the United States' first-ever endoscopic "triple valve" surgery at UC Medical Center.

19 Aug 2021

MD Anderson receives nearly $13 million from CPRIT to support research efforts

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has been awarded $12.75 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to support basic, clinical, translational and prevention research efforts, including $3 million for a new project to build clinical trial network infrastructure across Texas.

19 Aug 2021

Children and young adults are frequently exposed to unsafe opioid prescriptions, study suggests

Children and young adults who have pain from surgery, dental care and other conditions are often prescribed opioids.

19 Aug 2021

Better Care Fund increased to continue driving integration between health and social care system

The Better Care Fund has been increased this year to continue driving integration between the health and social care system and support local recovery from the pandemic.

19 Aug 2021

Excess sedentary leisure time associated with higher risk of stroke

Adults younger than age 60 whose days are filled with sedentary leisure time (which includes using the computer, TV, or reading) and little physical activity have a higher stroke risk than people who are more physically active, according to new research.

19 Aug 2021

New AHA Presidential Advisory addresses opioid use and its effects on heart and brain health

The misuse of opioids in the United States continues to lead to high rates of dependency as well as a staggering number of deaths due to overdose.

19 Aug 2021

Novel method shortens length of hospital stay for cancer patients

Cancer patients have a reduced length of hospital stay following a novel approach to improve their fitness for surgery.

19 Aug 2021

Study: Any form of exercise may not be the most effective prognostic tool for heart failure patients

While exercise therapy for heart failure (HF) patients with low heart function has been shown to be an effective prognostic tool, the level and format of exercise that yields optimal effects is still unclear.

19 Aug 2021

Study shows how mesenchymal stromal cells regulate factors driving inflammation in COPD patients

A new phase I clinical study shows, for the first time, how treatment with a type of stem cell called mesenchymal stromal cells is able to regulate important factors driving inflammation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for a period for time.

18 Aug 2021

Patients with enlarged prostate may have lower chances of significant prostate cancer

A team of Beaumont Health researchers from Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Urology studied the relationship between benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, and prostate cancer in 405 men by quantitatively looking at different parts of prostate tissue on MRI.

18 Aug 2021

Hospital News and Research

Researchers develop novel sealant patch for preventing intestinal leakage

Subjective social status may have stronger effects on cardiovascular health of Hispanics and Latinos

Research finds potential overuse of antibiotics in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia

Study illuminates genetic understanding of aggressive childhood leukemias

Novel system may enable noninvasive and more precise measurement of cerebral blood flow

Novel CRISPR-based technology for rapidly screening genes to understand human health and disease

Research could enable clinicians to produce patient-matched cells for treating muscle-related diseases

Study identifies the cause and treatment for rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition

Vaccine quickly reduced COVID-19 infections among health care workers

Researchers receive $6.2 million grant to launch a center for perioperative mental health

First-ever endoscopic "triple valve" surgery in the U.S. performed at UC Medical Center

MD Anderson receives nearly $13 million from CPRIT to support research efforts

Children and young adults are frequently exposed to unsafe opioid prescriptions, study suggests

Better Care Fund increased to continue driving integration between health and social care system

Excess sedentary leisure time associated with higher risk of stroke

New AHA Presidential Advisory addresses opioid use and its effects on heart and brain health

Novel method shortens length of hospital stay for cancer patients

Study: Any form of exercise may not be the most effective prognostic tool for heart failure patients

Study shows how mesenchymal stromal cells regulate factors driving inflammation in COPD patients

Patients with enlarged prostate may have lower chances of significant prostate cancer

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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