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EMPATHY program helps lessen incidents of youth anxiety, depression and suicide

Peter Silverstone knows that, of all his professional accomplishments, none are more important than the work he's doing right now. "I said to my wife that this is probably the most important thing I'll ever do in my life, if I can get this going and make a difference." Silverstone, a professor in the University of Alberta's Department of Psychiatry, is the creator of EMPATHY, a pilot program that has been used in Red Deer Public Schools since 2013 to help lessen incidents of youth anxiety, depression and suicide.

3 Jun 2015

Yeast could serve as a test organism for study of human obesity

A team of biologists and a mathematician have identified and characterized a network composed of 94 proteins that work together to regulate fat storage in yeast.

2 Jun 2015

Connect.Parkinson national research study achieves enrollment target

The National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) announced today that the Connect.Parkinson national research study, comparing telemedicine care delivered to remote patients from a Parkinson's disease center of excellence to community-based care for Parkinson's disease, has achieved its enrollment target.

1 Jun 2015

UN's Global Road Safety Week aims at making roads safer

From 4 to 10 May, the world will be celebrating the UN's Global Road Safety Week under the theme 'Children and road safety', which follows a 10-year series of resolutions aimed at making roads safer.

1 Jun 2015

New MSU research finds that use of tablets can help older adults cross the 'digital divide'

One way to help the elderly cross what's known as the "digital divide" is the use of tablets, those smaller, lighter, easy-to-use computers that seem to be taking the place of laptops.

29 May 2015

Berkeley Lab offers 'on-demand' X-rays

Consumers are now in the era of "on-demand" entertainment, in which they have access to the books, music and movies they want thanks to the internet. Likewise, scientists who use synchrotron light sources are welcoming an era of "on-demand" X-rays, in which they have access to the light beams they want thanks to a technique developed at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

27 May 2015

NSF awards $500,000 grant to digitally preserve parasite specimens

A $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will allow the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology to digitally preserve four major collections of parasite specimens donated to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the past five years.

22 May 2015

Frost & Sullivan honors industry leaders during 2015 Growth, Innovation & Leadership Awards Banquet

Frost & Sullivan presented thirty-five accolades to industry leaders and innovators during last Thursday's 2015 Growth, Innovation & Leadership Awards Banquet at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London.

19 May 2015

Patients want to take more active role in decision-making process, study finds

Patients faced with a choice of surgical options want to engage their physicians and take a more active role in decision-making, according to a study (abstract 567) released at Digestive Disease Week 2015.

19 May 2015

SAWBO releases new mobile app for Android devices

Whether the need is to educate people in West Africa about preventing Ebola or to train farmers in Latin America on preventing postharvest loss, Scientific Animations without Borders has an app - and an animated video - for that.

18 May 2015

Researchers get NSF funding to create virtual-heart platform to improve medical device development

A virtual-heart platform proposed by Stony Brook researchers and colleagues to improve and accelerate medical-device development and testing has received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the amount of $4.2 million over five years.

18 May 2015

Too much or too little sleep may up stroke risk in hypertensive patients

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects one third of--or 70 million--US adults, and the healthcare costs associated with treating the disease are approximately $46 billion.

18 May 2015

New genomics laboratory in Liberia enables scientists to monitor genetic changes in Ebola virus

Army scientists working to support the Ebola virus outbreak response in West Africa have established the first genomic surveillance capability in Liberia, enabling them to monitor genetic changes in the virus within one week of sample collection. An article describing their work was recently published ahead of print in the online edition of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

15 May 2015

Healthcare technologies at the centre of the digital single market

As Europe’s healthcare systems struggle to cope with increasing cost and quality pressures, the DSM is a tremendous opportunity to realise the potential of integrated care, where innovative medical technologies and connectivity come together to improve health outcomes, empower citizens and maximise the competitiveness of Europe’s healthcare industry...

13 May 2015

Managing cancer at work: Johns Hopkins launches new service for all employees

Johns Hopkins Medicine has created and launched Managing Cancer at Work, a new and novel health benefit program offered free of charge for its more than 42,000 combined full-time equivalent employees.

12 May 2015

Experts to discuss impact of telemedicine on care delivery for aging Americans at d.health Summit

Recent technological, legal, and clinical developments are leading to dramatic changes in the ways medical care is delivered. While this shift has the power to displace many well-established healthcare players, it also presents an opportunity to form new partnerships and business alliances among industry leaders and newcomers to improve and enhance healthcare delivery.

11 May 2015

WHO calls on experts, social media to follow best practices in naming new human infectious diseases

WHO today called on scientists, national authorities and the media to follow best practices in naming new human infectious diseases to minimize unnecessary negative effects on nations, economies and people.

8 May 2015

WHO issues best practices for naming new human infectious diseases

The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on scientists, national authorities and the media to follow best practices in naming new human infectious diseases to minimize unnecessary negative effects on nations, economies and people...

8 May 2015

CEO Council, BPC call on U.S. companies to improve employee and community health

Today, the CEO Council on Health and Innovation and the Bipartisan Policy Center invited U.S. companies to join them in improving the health of employees through physical activity. Called the "Building Better Health: Physical Activity Challenge", the effort is aimed at improving the health of individuals nationwide.

30 Apr 2015

Study explores how NYC doctor can perform tele-robotic ultrasound over the Internet on patients in Chicago

A new clinical trial is testing the feasibility and efficiency of a doctor in New York City remotely performing long-distance, tele-robotic ultrasound exams over the Internet on patients in Chicago.

27 Apr 2015

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EMPATHY program helps lessen incidents of youth anxiety, depression and suicide

Yeast could serve as a test organism for study of human obesity

Connect.Parkinson national research study achieves enrollment target

UN's Global Road Safety Week aims at making roads safer

New MSU research finds that use of tablets can help older adults cross the 'digital divide'

Berkeley Lab offers 'on-demand' X-rays

NSF awards $500,000 grant to digitally preserve parasite specimens

Frost & Sullivan honors industry leaders during 2015 Growth, Innovation & Leadership Awards Banquet

Patients want to take more active role in decision-making process, study finds

SAWBO releases new mobile app for Android devices

Researchers get NSF funding to create virtual-heart platform to improve medical device development

Too much or too little sleep may up stroke risk in hypertensive patients

New genomics laboratory in Liberia enables scientists to monitor genetic changes in Ebola virus

Healthcare technologies at the centre of the digital single market

Managing cancer at work: Johns Hopkins launches new service for all employees

Experts to discuss impact of telemedicine on care delivery for aging Americans at d.health Summit

WHO calls on experts, social media to follow best practices in naming new human infectious diseases

WHO issues best practices for naming new human infectious diseases

CEO Council, BPC call on U.S. companies to improve employee and community health

Study explores how NYC doctor can perform tele-robotic ultrasound over the Internet on patients in Chicago

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