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HRM curve analysis identifies patients at risk of MH

A new DNA test may make it much simpler to identify patients at risk of malignant hyperthermia (MH)—a rare but life-threatening complication of exposure to common anesthetics reports the November issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society.

2 Nov 2011

World population reaches 7 billion amid warnings about health, natural resources

"Countries around the world marked the world's population reaching seven billion Monday with lavish ceremonies for newborn infants symbolizing the milestone and warnings that there may be too many humans for the planet's resources," the Associated Press/MSNBC.com reports.

2 Nov 2011

Study examines how perception of roles among ED staff can impact patient satisfaction

A study from Rhode Island Hospital examined how the perception of roles among emergency department staff can impact patient satisfaction. Through a web survey with embedded interventions, the researchers were able to determine where gaps exist in key indicators of patient satisfaction, while staff reported changing or reconsidering how these factors play into their roles.

2 Nov 2011

Zalicus third quarter revenue increases to $2.4 million

Zalicus Inc. today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011.

2 Nov 2011

Congress questions IRS on oversight of nonprofit hospitals

In August, the Illinois Department of Revenue moved to revoke the property tax exemptions enjoyed by three major nonprofit hospitals after a court ruling determined that a fourth hospital in the state did not provide enough charity care to justify the tax benefit.

2 Nov 2011

Leeches shift the way they locate prey in adulthood

Many meat-eating animals have unique ways of hunting down a meal using their senses. To find a tasty treat, bats use echolocation, snakes rely on infrared vision, and owls take advantage of the concave feathers on their faces, the better to help them hear possible prey.

2 Nov 2011

Scientists identify distinct tobacco transporter for nicotine metabolism

A team of Virginia Tech and Purdue University scientists have identified a distinct transporter used by tobacco plant cells for nicotine metabolism. The research appears in the Oct. 17 online before print issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in the article, "A tobacco nicotine uptake permease effects alkaloid metabolism."

2 Nov 2011

Opinion pieces address world population of 7 billion

Though demographers do not know exactly when the world's population will hit seven billion, the U.N. symbolically marked the day on Monday with celebrations and warnings about safety, health and sustainability.

2 Nov 2011

Scientists pinpoint central elements of cell division

Scientists at Warwick Medical School have uncovered the molecular process of how cells are by-passing the body's inbuilt 'health checkpoint' with cells that carry unequal numbers of chromosomes that have a higher risk of developing cancer.

2 Nov 2011

Hospitals must improve tracking of serious errors, report finds

Medicare inspectors must do a better job of tracking reports of serious mistakes in care at the nation's hospitals, as well as of informing rating agencies of the errors, according to a report released Tuesday by the agency's inspector general.

2 Nov 2011

PSTC, FNIH Biomarkers Consortium launch clinical study to improve detection of kidney injury

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium announced today the launch of a two-year clinical study aiming to advance the acceptance of new biomarkers designed to detect drug-induced kidney injury in clinical trials.

2 Nov 2011

Study supports existence of metastable frequency-band-dependent scaffold of brain connectivity

Over the past two decades, the increased ability to analyze relationships among neural structures has provided novel insights into brain function. Most network approaches, how-ever, focus on static representations of the brain's physical or statistical connectivity.

2 Nov 2011

Hospital architecture, design and sensory stimulation make rehabilitation more effective

How does the hospital environment affect our rehabilitation? New research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, into how the space around us affects the brain reveals that well-planned architecture, design and sensory stimulation increase patients' ability to recover both physically and mentally. Digital textiles and multisensory spaces can make rehabilitation more effective and reduce the amount of time spent in care.

2 Nov 2011

Study identifies a group of middle school students at high risk for alcohol use

Research led by University of Southern California (USC) professor Mary Ann Pentz, Ph.D., shows that black middle school students whose close friends drink alcohol are more likely to drink alcohol in high school than their white classmates.

2 Nov 2011

Solid organ transplant may increase risk of cancer

Patients who have received a solid organ transplant, such as kidney, liver, heart or lung, have an overall cancer risk that is double that of the general population, with an increased risk for many different types of malignancies, according to a study in the November 2 issue of JAMA.

2 Nov 2011

Congress should grant PEPFAR future security because program is 'desperately needed'

In this CNN opinion piece, Julian Zelizer, an author and professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, reports on how, "as the super-committee deliberates over how to reduce the deficit and other congressional committees struggle to cut spending, the fate of important programs," such as PEPFAR, "hangs in the balance."

2 Nov 2011

TERE1 gene mutation also contributes to invasive bladder cancer

Research conducted by Dr. Jayne S. Weiss, Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and colleagues has found that a defect in a gene involved in a rare disease of the cornea also contributes to the progression of invasive bladder cancer.

2 Nov 2011

NIH-funded project to discover biomarkers for type 2 diabetes

Arizona State University will lead a four-year, $5 million expanded initiative sponsored by the National Institutes of Health to discover proteins, or biomarkers, to help predict cardiovascular disease and to assess potential new treatments in people with type 2 diabetes.

2 Nov 2011

Age is no longer a barrier to allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Age alone no longer should be considered a defining factor when determining whether an older patient with blood cancer is a candidate for stem cell transplantation. That's the conclusion of the first study summarizing long-term outcomes from a series of prospective clinical trials of patients age 60 and over who were treated with the mini-transplant, a "kinder, gentler" form of allogeneic (donor cell) stem cell transplantation developed at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

2 Nov 2011

Health risk associated with harmful substances in food may be underestimated

Mice are often used to test whether substances in food are harmful to humans. This requires that mice and humans metabolise substances in the same way. Humans have certain enzymes in more parts of the body than mice. The health risk associated with harmful substances in food may therefore be underestimated.

2 Nov 2011

Research News and Research

HRM curve analysis identifies patients at risk of MH

World population reaches 7 billion amid warnings about health, natural resources

Study examines how perception of roles among ED staff can impact patient satisfaction

Zalicus third quarter revenue increases to $2.4 million

Congress questions IRS on oversight of nonprofit hospitals

Leeches shift the way they locate prey in adulthood

Scientists identify distinct tobacco transporter for nicotine metabolism

Opinion pieces address world population of 7 billion

Scientists pinpoint central elements of cell division

Hospitals must improve tracking of serious errors, report finds

PSTC, FNIH Biomarkers Consortium launch clinical study to improve detection of kidney injury

Study supports existence of metastable frequency-band-dependent scaffold of brain connectivity

Hospital architecture, design and sensory stimulation make rehabilitation more effective

Study identifies a group of middle school students at high risk for alcohol use

Solid organ transplant may increase risk of cancer

Congress should grant PEPFAR future security because program is 'desperately needed'

TERE1 gene mutation also contributes to invasive bladder cancer

NIH-funded project to discover biomarkers for type 2 diabetes

Age is no longer a barrier to allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Health risk associated with harmful substances in food may be underestimated

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