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Outpatient cleaning regimen cuts MRSA infection by a third

Outpatients could cut their risk of MRSA by a third if they apply a nasal antibiotic treatment and used mouthwash and antiseptic soap.

14 Feb 2019

New eHealth tool shows potential to improve quality of asthma care

A new electronic decision support tool for managing asthma has the potential to improve the quality of asthma care in primary care settings, suggests a study led by St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Canada.

14 Feb 2019

Inflammation in middle age may indicate increased risk of dementia in later life

New research indicates that people suffering chronic inflammation during middle age show a greater decline in cognitive function as they get older.

14 Feb 2019

Mount Sinai awarded $12.5 million NIH grant for research program in aging biology

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $12.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, for a five-year program called the U19 that consists of four multidisciplinary projects in aging biology.

14 Feb 2019

Springer Nature with BCRF conduct pilot project to make their research datasets more accessible

A new pilot project by Springer Nature and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation enables researchers to make their research datasets accessible alongside their published articles.

14 Feb 2019

Breast pumps could be transmitting asthma-causing bacteria in babies, finds study

Mothers across the world use breast pumps to pump put the milk that is fed to their babies. A new study has revealed that these pumps may not be safe and may be contaminated with bacteria that can cause asthma in the babies later in life. The results of this study were published in the latest issue of the journal Cell Host & Microbe.

13 Feb 2019

Cannabis use as a teenager linked to depression later in life

A new study has shown that at least 400,000 cases of adults with depression in the US could have been avoided if greater measures were in place to discourage teenage use of cannabis. The results of this new study were published this week in the latest issue of the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

13 Feb 2019

DDT exposure linked to increased breast cancer risk for all women through age 54

All women exposed to high levels of DDT are at increased risk for breast cancer through age 54, but the timing of cancer risk depends on when they were first exposed, according to a new study published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

13 Feb 2019

CBD Lion announced as Headline Sponsor for CBD Expo MIDWEST

CBD Expo Tour 2019 produced by Mace Media Group, one of the nation’s largest diversified media and information companies in the cannabis space and publisher of Terpenes and Testing Magazine, today announced CBD Lion as the Headline Sponsor for CBD Expo MIDWEST in Indianapolis, Indiana to take place on March 15-16, 2019.

From CBD Expo Midwest 13 Feb 2019

Bringing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) to the Community

An interview with Dr. Ester Segal, discussing the development of a 2D silicon microarray that supports the growth of bacteria and fungi for rapid AST.

From Pittcon 13 Feb 2019

Study: Hearing impairment associated with accelerated cognitive decline with age

Hearing impairment is a common consequence of advancing age. Almost three-quarters of U.S. adults age 70 and older suffer from some degree of hearing loss.

13 Feb 2019

Cell membrane complexes may be new target for drugs to kill cancer cells

Old molecules and new complexes: researchers at Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina have discovered cell membrane complexes called ceramidosomes that may be a new target for drugs to kill cancer cells.

13 Feb 2019

New process efficiently reprograms stem cells in one step using measles virus vector

Induced pluripotent stem cells, the workhorse of many regenerative medicine projects, start out as differentiated cells that are reprogrammed to pluripotent stem cells by exposure to a complex set of genetic cocktails.

13 Feb 2019

Low-calorie meals have protective effect against some diseases, reveals research

The number of calories a person eats directly influences the performance of different cells. A group of researchers from the University of São Paulo has shown that low-calorie meals have a protective effect against some diseases.

13 Feb 2019

Severe facial trauma victims can improve speech by face transplant surgery

A new case study out of New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development finds that face transplant surgery in patients who have experienced severe facial trauma can improve speech production

13 Feb 2019

Mental health issues affecting one in seven kids in the U.S

In the United States, one in seven children could be suffering from a mental health condition for which half of them do not receive appropriate treatment finds a new study. The results of this eye-opener study were published in the latest issue of the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

12 Feb 2019

Education News and Research

Outpatient cleaning regimen cuts MRSA infection by a third

New eHealth tool shows potential to improve quality of asthma care

Inflammation in middle age may indicate increased risk of dementia in later life

Mount Sinai awarded $12.5 million NIH grant for research program in aging biology

Springer Nature with BCRF conduct pilot project to make their research datasets more accessible

Breast pumps could be transmitting asthma-causing bacteria in babies, finds study

Cannabis use as a teenager linked to depression later in life

DDT exposure linked to increased breast cancer risk for all women through age 54

CBD Lion announced as Headline Sponsor for CBD Expo MIDWEST

Bringing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) to the Community

Study: Hearing impairment associated with accelerated cognitive decline with age

Cell membrane complexes may be new target for drugs to kill cancer cells

New process efficiently reprograms stem cells in one step using measles virus vector

Low-calorie meals have protective effect against some diseases, reveals research

Severe facial trauma victims can improve speech by face transplant surgery

Mental health issues affecting one in seven kids in the U.S

Marine snail venom reveals clues to developing faster-acting insulin for diabetic patients

Study assesses role of personal styles for predicting identity change from early adulthood to midlife

Contraceptive pill may impair women's ability to recognize emotions

Using a health information exchange network to enhance disease surveillance

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