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New discovery may help predict recurrence of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Researchers have discovered two distinct subtypes of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors – known as pNETs – that have dramatically different risks of recurrence following surgical treatment [or surgery].

4 Jul 2019

OU Health Sciences Center awarded federal grant to enhance dementia care across Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, working with partners across the state, has been awarded a $3.75 million federal grant to enhance the care and support of a growing group of Oklahomans - those who suffer from memory loss, Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.

3 Jul 2019

UAMS receives $24.2 million federal funding to accelerate research

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Translational Research Institute announced today it will receive five years of federal funding totaling $24.2 million to accelerate research that addresses Arkansas' biggest health challenges.

3 Jul 2019

AADE's comprehensive guidance on care of children, young adults with diabetes released

Today the American Association of Diabetes Educators released comprehensive guidance on the care of children and young adults with diabetes across life stages.

3 Jul 2019

Exercise program improves anxiety, mood in older adults who received chemotherapy

Although we know that exercise improves anxiety and mood problems in younger people with cancer, few studies have looked at the effects of exercise on older adults with cancer.

3 Jul 2019

American medical students less likely to choose to become primary care doctors

Despite hospital systems and health officials calling out the need for more primary care doctors, graduates of U.S. medical schools are becoming less likely to choose to specialize in one of those fields.

3 Jul 2019

Study shows promise for a drug to extend life of patients with ovarian cancer

Women with ovarian cancer who have undergone four or more rounds of chemotherapy typically haven't had much hope that another treatment option will lengthen their lives in a meaningful way.

3 Jul 2019

JAMA commentary: Nutrition knowledge essential for today's physicians

Nutrition knowledge is essential for today's physicians, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine commentary published July 1.

3 Jul 2019

National effort to document intricate cell types and states in breast cancer tissues

University of California, Irvine researchers will lead an unprecedented national effort to document the intricate cell types and states in breast tissue that underlie cancer.

3 Jul 2019

Perspectives on how to communicate to older adults about stopping cancer screening

Over the past decades, the idea that all adults should get regularly screened for cancer -- with mammograms, colonoscopies and prostate specific antigen blood tests -- has been conveyed to the public time after time.

3 Jul 2019

Study explores impact of preterm birth on language outcomes in preschoolers

About 1 in 10 babies in the United States is born premature. These children are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes across a broad spectrum of neurodevelopmental domains, including language skills.

3 Jul 2019

Mount Sinai Health System partners with Workforce Opportunity Services to support veterans

To support our veterans in their careers and continue our commitment to diversifying our workforce, the Mount Sinai Health System has partnered with Workforce Opportunity Services, a leading nonprofit dedicated to recruiting, training, and placing underserved and veteran job seekers into long-lasting careers at prominent organizations.

3 Jul 2019

A non-coding RNA may play major role in memory formation

You could call this a neat discovery. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found that a tissue-specific, non-coding RNA called NEAT1 has a major, previously undescribed role in memory formation.

3 Jul 2019

Intermittent fasting may protect against type 2 diabetes

Intermittent fasting is known to improve sensitivity to the blood glucose-lowering hormone insulin and to protect against fatty liver.

2 Jul 2019

Concussion rates are almost double than previously reported, study reveals

With concussions seeming more common than ever before, researchers at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network, set out to answer the question, Are we looking at a true epidemic, or just better recognition?

2 Jul 2019

$Hypofractionated proton therapy for prostate cancer can be just as effective as standard treatment$

Hypofractionated proton therapy for prostate cancer can be just as effective as standard treatment

Treating prostate cancer with higher doses of proton therapy over a shorter amount of time leads to similar outcomes when compared to standard dose levels and treatments and is safe for patients, according to a new study examining the risk of long-term side-effects from the treatment.

2 Jul 2019

Gene mutations may not always predict cardiomyopathy

More than 750,000 people in the United States have dilated cardiomyopathy, a potentially life-threatening condition in which the heart's main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, enlarges and grows increasingly weak.

2 Jul 2019

Community-residing older adults benefit from food and nutrition programs

Older adults benefit from participating in community-based food and nutrition programs that enable them to remain healthy and independent, according to an updated position paper by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.

2 Jul 2019

MiLiQuant research project to develop new applications for quantum technology

Quantum technology is about to make the leap from scientific research to concrete applications. Contributing to this is the new MiLiQuant research project in which businesses and universities are cooperating to develop new applications for quantum technology.

2 Jul 2019

Federal nutrition program improves health of pregnant women and children

A major 2009 revision to a federal nutrition program for low-income pregnant women and children improved recipients' health on several key measures, researchers at UC San Francisco have found.

2 Jul 2019

Education News and Research

New discovery may help predict recurrence of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

OU Health Sciences Center awarded federal grant to enhance dementia care across Oklahoma

UAMS receives $24.2 million federal funding to accelerate research

AADE's comprehensive guidance on care of children, young adults with diabetes released

Exercise program improves anxiety, mood in older adults who received chemotherapy

American medical students less likely to choose to become primary care doctors

Study shows promise for a drug to extend life of patients with ovarian cancer

JAMA commentary: Nutrition knowledge essential for today's physicians

National effort to document intricate cell types and states in breast cancer tissues

Perspectives on how to communicate to older adults about stopping cancer screening

Study explores impact of preterm birth on language outcomes in preschoolers

Mount Sinai Health System partners with Workforce Opportunity Services to support veterans

A non-coding RNA may play major role in memory formation

Intermittent fasting may protect against type 2 diabetes

Concussion rates are almost double than previously reported, study reveals

Hypofractionated proton therapy for prostate cancer can be just as effective as standard treatment

Gene mutations may not always predict cardiomyopathy

Community-residing older adults benefit from food and nutrition programs

MiLiQuant research project to develop new applications for quantum technology

Federal nutrition program improves health of pregnant women and children

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