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Rethinking how cancer immunotherapy drugs are delivered could save millions

A new analysis finds that up to millions of dollars could be saved annually on cancer immunotherapy treatments across the Veterans Health Administration by reconsidering how those drugs are delivered.

11 Jul 2023

Mount Sinai's new cardiac catheterization lab brings life-saving care to western Queens

Mount Sinai Queens today announced the opening of a new cardiac catheterization lab that will provide rapid and comprehensive care to hundreds of heart patients every year for life-threatening emergencies and scheduled cardiac procedures.

11 Jul 2023

Study shows the long-term effects of redlining on veterans' cardiovascular health

U.S. military veterans who lived in what were once known as "redlined" areas had a higher risk for heart attacks and other cardiovascular issues, according to a new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals and the Cleveland VA Medical Center.

11 Jul 2023

UCSF's new pain clinic in Walnut Creek offers hope for children with chronic pain

Each year, too many kids in the East Bay suffer needlessly from pain related to long-term serious illness, including migraines, joint and abdominal pain, sickle cell anemia and more. A new UCSF Health pain clinic in Walnut Creek is opening to provide relief.

11 Jul 2023

How the brain keeps blood sugar levels in check

The body's blood glucose level needs to be maintained in a relatively narrow range. It cannot be too high, as it can lead to diabetes, and it cannot be too low because it can cause fainting or even death.

11 Jul 2023

THC-O-acetate's psychedelic effects may be greatly exaggerated

The cannabis plant is complex, with about 100 cannabinoids, or compounds, many of which science still knows little or nothing about.

11 Jul 2023

Gift of $1.5 million will fund DMT research at UC San Diego

One of the most powerful psychedelics known, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) has been described as causing imaginative visuals akin to the dream state.

11 Jul 2023

Cytisinicline could offer adult cigarette smokers a potential new treatment option

The first large-scale U.S. clinical trial of cytisinicline, led by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigator, found the smoking cessation medication to be effective and well tolerated in adults who wished to break their nicotine dependence.

11 Jul 2023

$40.5 million NIA grant to fund study of Alzheimer's disease in Asian Americans and Asian Canadians

A $40.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will fund the Asian Cohort for Alzheimer's Disease (ACAD) study at Penn Medicine and 15 other academic research centers across the United States and Canada.

11 Jul 2023

Columbia University to host executive leadership program for African First Ladies

First Ladies from countries across Africa and experts from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health will meet the week of July 10, 2023 to discuss current trends, critical research, and sustainable, evidence-based approaches to promote population health and well-being.

11 Jul 2023

African cancer genome registry seeks to understand disparities in prostate, breast cancer risk and outcomes

"Please, please do it (cancer screening), if not for yourself, then for the next generation. We need to see the day when we end cancer."

11 Jul 2023

Study uncovers neurons that track, regulate blood-sugar levels

New research has discovered neurons within the brain which detect and respond to changes in the level of sugar within the bloodstream.

11 Jul 2023

Whole genome sequencing shows promise for early diagnosis of genetic disorders in newborns, infants

A new national study, led by researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found whole genome sequencing (WGS) to be nearly twice as effective as a targeted gene sequencing test at identifying abnormalities responsible for genetic disorders in newborns and infants.

11 Jul 2023

New mouse model mimics the development of frailty in older adults

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a mouse model that successfully mimics the development of frailty as mammals — likely including people — get older.

11 Jul 2023

Natural language processing used to extract social determinants of health

Information on the nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes, known as social determinants of health, is often collected at medical appointments.

11 Jul 2023

Columbia researchers develop first fully organic bioelectronic device

As researchers make major advances in medical care, they are also discovering that the efficacy of these treatments can be enhanced by individualized approaches.

10 Jul 2023

Majority of dying patients in UK hospitals have unmet needs

People dying in UK hospitals without specialist palliative care input frequently have "significant and poorly identified unmet needs," finds a UK-wide evaluation - the first of its kind - published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.

10 Jul 2023

Women with certain job roles may be associated with heightened risk of ovarian cancer

Hairdressers, beauticians, and accountants are among certain job roles that may be associated with a heightened risk of ovarian cancer, finds a case-control study published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

10 Jul 2023

Acute kidney injury does not predict worsening kidney function trajectory in CKD patients

A study of hospitalized persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) fournd that acute kidney injury (AKI) did not predict worsening of kidney function trajectory once difference in pre-hospitalization characteristically were fully accounted for.

10 Jul 2023

Using misinformation and hate to harm the most vulnerable members of society

In an Editor's Statement in the peer-reviewed journal Transgender Health on the importance of access to gender affirming care for our nation's youth, Journal Editor-in-Chief Robert Garofalo, MD, MPH, states "LGBTQ youth need love, support, and acceptance, not misinformation and hate thinly veiled as compassion."

10 Jul 2023

Medicine News and Research

Rethinking how cancer immunotherapy drugs are delivered could save millions

Mount Sinai's new cardiac catheterization lab brings life-saving care to western Queens

Study shows the long-term effects of redlining on veterans' cardiovascular health

UCSF's new pain clinic in Walnut Creek offers hope for children with chronic pain

How the brain keeps blood sugar levels in check

THC-O-acetate's psychedelic effects may be greatly exaggerated

Gift of $1.5 million will fund DMT research at UC San Diego

Cytisinicline could offer adult cigarette smokers a potential new treatment option

$40.5 million NIA grant to fund study of Alzheimer's disease in Asian Americans and Asian Canadians

Columbia University to host executive leadership program for African First Ladies

African cancer genome registry seeks to understand disparities in prostate, breast cancer risk and outcomes

Study uncovers neurons that track, regulate blood-sugar levels

Whole genome sequencing shows promise for early diagnosis of genetic disorders in newborns, infants

New mouse model mimics the development of frailty in older adults

Natural language processing used to extract social determinants of health

Columbia researchers develop first fully organic bioelectronic device

Majority of dying patients in UK hospitals have unmet needs

Women with certain job roles may be associated with heightened risk of ovarian cancer

Acute kidney injury does not predict worsening kidney function trajectory in CKD patients

Using misinformation and hate to harm the most vulnerable members of society

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

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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