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People covered by Michigan's expanded Medicaid program report improvements in health, finds study

Five states will expand Medicaid in 2019. Fourteen may start requiring Medicaid enrollees to work in return for their health coverage. And a new study could help all of these states understand what might be in store under these policies.

7 Dec 2018

Acutely injured deceased-donor kidneys are suitable for transplant, study suggests

Organ procurement teams are sometimes leery of accepting kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury, fearing they will harm the recipients. However, a national study chaired by a Johns Hopkins kidney specialist suggests these fears may be unfounded.

7 Dec 2018

Researchers use new methods to optimize treatments for tuberculosis meningitis

Although relatively rare in the United States, and accounting for fewer than 5 percent of tuberculosis cases worldwide, TB of the brain--or tuberculosis meningitis (TBM)--is often deadly, always hard to treat, and a particular threat to young children.

6 Dec 2018

$Chronic, refractory schizophrenia patients benefit from targeted cognitive training$

Chronic, refractory schizophrenia patients benefit from targeted cognitive training

Schizophrenia is among the most difficult mental illnesses to treat, in part because it is characterized by a wide range of dysfunction, from hallucinations and mood disorders to cognitive impairment, especially verbal and working memory, which can be explained in part by abnormalities in early auditory information processing.

6 Dec 2018

Deprescribing could help manage polypharmacy in older adults

Reducing the number of medications older adults use can have surprising benefits, according to research presented in a new issue of the journal Public Policy & Aging Report from The Gerontological Society of America.

6 Dec 2018

New way to trace the transmission histories of rare genetic diseases

There are only 25 people in the whole of Quebec at the moment who have a rare recessive genetic disease called chronic atrial and intestinal dysrhythmia. Now, scientists have begun tracing the origins of these diseases.

6 Dec 2018

Elevated hormone flags liver disease in mice with serious genomic disorder

Researchers have discovered that a hormone, fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), is extremely elevated in mice with liver disease that mimics the same condition in patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA), a serious genomic disorder.

6 Dec 2018

Researchers aim to demystify bladder immunity

We know that the bladder is a poorly understood organ, critical for storing metabolic waste. What we don’t know is how this unique environment impacts bladder immunity to common diseases such as urinary tract infections and bladder cancer.

6 Dec 2018

Protecting powerhouse of cells could provide better way to treat acute kidney injury

For the first time, scientists have described the body's natural mechanism for temporarily protecting the powerhouses of kidney cells when injury or disease means they aren't getting enough blood or oxygen.

6 Dec 2018

Study: Three quarters of French-speaking adults in Quebec fall short of dietary guidelines

In a web-based study reported in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, more than three quarters of French-speaking adults in Quebec, Canada, fall short of meeting current dietary guidelines regarding consumption of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, sodium, and saturated fats.

6 Dec 2018

Talking about memories enhances the wellbeing of older and younger people

This December, more than one million elderly people will experience loneliness and isolation according to figures by Age UK.

6 Dec 2018

Prenatal famine exposure may lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure

Previous studies have demonstrated that fetal malnutrition can lead to adult chronic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. A new study out of China now suggests that it also can lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure.

5 Dec 2018

Vitamin D deficiency associated with increased risk of depression in older adults

A new study by researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing at Trinity College Dublin has shown for the first time in Ireland that a deficiency in vitamin D was associated with a substantial increased risk of depression (+75%) over a four-year follow up period.

5 Dec 2018

Men with CKD more likely to experience disease progression and death than women

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that men with chronic kidney disease, or CKD, are more likely to experience disease progression and death when compared with women suffering from the same condition.

5 Dec 2018

New CU Boulder study shows how spinal injury impacts circadian rhythms

In the hours and days following a spinal cord injury, the gears that control the body's internal clocks fall profoundly out of sync, impacting body temperature, hormone fluctuation, immunity and the timing of a host of other bodily processes, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.

5 Dec 2018

Spaceflight does not compromise major part of the immune system, shows research

With a new crew arriving at the International Space Station, astronauts will be relieved to know that they won't have to worry about a major aspect of their immune system being compromised.

5 Dec 2018

Ethnicity can be reliable indicator of gut microbiota diversity

Research increasingly links the gut microbiome to a range of human maladies, including inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes and even cancer. Attempts to manipulate the gut with food rich in healthy bacteria, such as yogurt or kombucha, are in vogue, along with buying commercial probiotics that promise to improve users' chances against illness.

4 Dec 2018

Eliminating microglia can reverse some aspects of stress sensitization, study shows

Using an animal model of chronic stress, researchers at The Ohio State University have shown that the immune cells of the brain, called microglia, hold unique signatures of chronic stress that leave the animal more sensitive to future stressful experiences, evident by increased anxiety and immune responses.

4 Dec 2018

Study of infrequent cannabis users compares adverse effects of vaping and smoking

In a small study of infrequent cannabis users, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that, compared with smoking cannabis, vaping it increased the rate of short-term anxiety, paranoia, memory loss and distraction when doses were the same.

4 Dec 2018

Sema4, Mount Sinai, Sanofi announce launch of new collaborative asthma study

Sema4, a patient-centered predictive health company, and the Mount Sinai Health System today announced the launch of a five-year collaborative study with Sanofi designed to provide new insights into the biological mechanisms and other factors implicated in asthma.

4 Dec 2018

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People covered by Michigan's expanded Medicaid program report improvements in health, finds study

Acutely injured deceased-donor kidneys are suitable for transplant, study suggests

Researchers use new methods to optimize treatments for tuberculosis meningitis

Chronic, refractory schizophrenia patients benefit from targeted cognitive training

Deprescribing could help manage polypharmacy in older adults

New way to trace the transmission histories of rare genetic diseases

Elevated hormone flags liver disease in mice with serious genomic disorder

Researchers aim to demystify bladder immunity

Protecting powerhouse of cells could provide better way to treat acute kidney injury

Study: Three quarters of French-speaking adults in Quebec fall short of dietary guidelines

Talking about memories enhances the wellbeing of older and younger people

Prenatal famine exposure may lead to early menopause and premature ovarian failure

Vitamin D deficiency associated with increased risk of depression in older adults

Men with CKD more likely to experience disease progression and death than women

New CU Boulder study shows how spinal injury impacts circadian rhythms

Spaceflight does not compromise major part of the immune system, shows research

Ethnicity can be reliable indicator of gut microbiota diversity

Eliminating microglia can reverse some aspects of stress sensitization, study shows

Study of infrequent cannabis users compares adverse effects of vaping and smoking

Sema4, Mount Sinai, Sanofi announce launch of new collaborative asthma study

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