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Adolescents increasingly choose marijuana over cigarettes, alcohol

The "gateway pattern" of adolescent substance use is changing, and marijuana is increasingly the first substance in the sequence of adolescent drug use, according researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

19 Nov 2018

Vision impairments may increase risk of falls in older adults

Vision impairment and blindness affect one in 11 Americans age 65 and older. Because our population is aging, the number of older adults with vision problems is predicted to rise.

19 Nov 2018

Drug used to treat PTSD does not reduce suicidal thinking, may worsen nightmares and insomnia

Nightmares and insomnia often accompany posttraumatic stress disorder and increase suicide risk.

19 Nov 2018

Participation project calls for relaxing research ban on germline interventions

Are genetic defects allowed to be repaired by intervening with sperm or egg cells, or even human embryos? Thanks to genetic scissors such as CRISPR/Cas, such interventions in the germline could soon become a medical reality.

19 Nov 2018

Noise pollution in hospital impact quality and safety of healthcare

In an editorial published today in the BMJ, researchers from King's College London and the University of the Arts London argue that it is a worsening problem, with levels regularly exceeding international recommendations.

19 Nov 2018

New method studies how newborn baby's brain responds to being touched on face

A newborn baby's brain responds to being touched on the face, according to new research co-led by UCL.

19 Nov 2018

Workplace bullying or violence linked to higher risk of cardiovascular problems

People who are bullied at work or experience violence at work are at higher risk of heart and brain blood vessel problems, including heart attacks and stroke, according to the largest prospective study to investigate the link, which is published in the European Heart Journal today (Monday).

18 Nov 2018

Static and dynamic physical activities offer varying protection against heart disease

While it is well known that physical activity is important for heart health, neither research nor recommendations consistently differentiate between the benefits of different types of physical activity.

17 Nov 2018

Obesity significantly increases risk of Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease

A Cleveland Clinic genetic analysis has found that obesity itself, not just the adverse health effects associated with it, significantly increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease. The paper was published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open.

17 Nov 2018

EMA recommends first all-oral treatment to tackle deadly sleeping sickness

The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive scientific opinion of fexinidazole, the first all-oral treatment that has been shown to be efficacious for both stages of sleeping sickness.

16 Nov 2018

Sexuality education before age 18 may reduce risk of sexual assault in college

Students who receive sexuality education, including refusal skills training, before college matriculation are at lower risk of experiencing sexual assault during college, according to new research published today in PLOS ONE.

16 Nov 2018

Researchers awarded $10 million grant to address root causes of asthma in Puerto Rico

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, National Jewish Health and Centro de Neumología Pediátrica in Puerto Rico have been awarded nearly $10 million as part of a 5-year grant from the U.S. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to address the root causes of asthma by studying 4,000 children in Puerto Rico, where asthma prevalence and deaths are among the highest in the world.

16 Nov 2018

MCO places increasing emphasis on helping people find and access healthy food

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one out of every eight U.S. households experiences food insecurity. Access to healthy food is an important socioeconomic factor, or social determinant, in one's health, and for millions of Americans, it remains elusive.

16 Nov 2018

High school students less likely to select milk, fruit for lunch when fruit juice is available

High school students participating in school meal programs are less likely to select milk, whole fruit, and water when fruit juice is available, which on balance may decrease the nutritional quality of their lunches, according to a new study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut.

15 Nov 2018

New clinical algorithm to help individuals manage type 2 diabetes when fasting during Ramadan

NUS researchers have developed a clinical algorithm (flowchart) for individuals in Singapore with type 2 diabetes to manage their diabetic condition when they fast during Ramadan.

15 Nov 2018

ACC Latin America Conference brings experts to discuss latest cardiovascular science

The American College of Cardiology will host the ACC Latin America Conference in partnership with the Peruvian Society of Cardiology in Lima, Peru, on November 16-17, 2018, bringing together top experts to review and discuss new, relevant cardiovascular science pertinent to the region. This is the first time the conference will be held in South America.

15 Nov 2018

Researchers develop tool that speeds up analysis and publication of biomedical data

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a tool that speeds up the analysis and publication of biomedical data from many months or years to mere minutes, transforming the way researchers communicate results of their studies.

15 Nov 2018

New study finds less understanding and implementation of patient engagement

If patient engagement is the new 'blockbuster drug,' why are we not seeing spectacular effects? A team of researchers from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and the Berkeley School of Public Health at UC Berkeley recently conducted a study designed to help answer that question and to better understand how patient engagement and activation practices --like goal-setting, motivational interviewing, and shared decision making--are being integrated into clinical practice.

15 Nov 2018

Inhibition of prostaglandin E2 enhances ability to combat infectious colitis

The treatment of intestinal infections caused by some strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli, present in unsanitized or contaminated foods, may have a new ally.

15 Nov 2018

Endocrine Society chooses four Diabetes Caucus leaders as winners of Diabetes Champion Award

The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen Senator Susan Collins, Representative Tom Reed, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and Representative Diana DeGette of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus as winners of its prestigious Diabetes Champion Award.

15 Nov 2018

Education News and Research

Adolescents increasingly choose marijuana over cigarettes, alcohol

Vision impairments may increase risk of falls in older adults

Drug used to treat PTSD does not reduce suicidal thinking, may worsen nightmares and insomnia

Participation project calls for relaxing research ban on germline interventions

Noise pollution in hospital impact quality and safety of healthcare

New method studies how newborn baby's brain responds to being touched on face

Workplace bullying or violence linked to higher risk of cardiovascular problems

Static and dynamic physical activities offer varying protection against heart disease

Obesity significantly increases risk of Type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease

EMA recommends first all-oral treatment to tackle deadly sleeping sickness

Sexuality education before age 18 may reduce risk of sexual assault in college

Researchers awarded $10 million grant to address root causes of asthma in Puerto Rico

MCO places increasing emphasis on helping people find and access healthy food

High school students less likely to select milk, fruit for lunch when fruit juice is available

New clinical algorithm to help individuals manage type 2 diabetes when fasting during Ramadan

ACC Latin America Conference brings experts to discuss latest cardiovascular science

Researchers develop tool that speeds up analysis and publication of biomedical data

New study finds less understanding and implementation of patient engagement

Inhibition of prostaglandin E2 enhances ability to combat infectious colitis

Endocrine Society chooses four Diabetes Caucus leaders as winners of Diabetes Champion Award

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