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Researchers develop low-cost plastic sensors to monitor wide range of health conditions

An international team of researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that can be used to diagnose or monitor a wide range of health conditions, such as surgical complications or neurodegenerative diseases.

22 Jun 2018

Research consortium wins £2.9 million to help tackle antibacterial resistance in Thailand

Antimicrobial resistance and specifically antibacterial resistance is a growing threat to human health and economic development across the globe. In Thailand, ABR was estimated to cause 38,000 deaths. The predicted economic loss on the country was 1.2 billion USD in 2010

22 Jun 2018

Overdose risk increases five-fold with concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use

In the first 90 days of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use, the risk of opioid-related overdose increases five-fold compared to opioid-only use among Medicare recipients, according to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, published today in JAMA Network Open

22 Jun 2018

Study highlights inadequate effort of health care insurers to combat opioid epidemic

Health care insurers including Medicare, Medicaid and major private insurers have not done enough to combat the opioid epidemic, suggests a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

22 Jun 2018

Pioneering exercise program improves physical, mental health of elderly people living in care homes

If the number of people over 65 currently accounts for 22% of the total population in the Basque Autonomous Community (region), predictions indicate that this percentage will rise to 30% by 2030.

22 Jun 2018

LSTM led consortium receives grant to investigate how human behavior impacts AMR

An LSTM led consortium called DRUM has been awarded £3 million to investigate the way in which human behaviour drives the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance

22 Jun 2018

Normalization of 'plus-size' body shapes may prevent recognition of health risks of obesity

New research warns that the normalization of 'plus-size' body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating their weight - undermining efforts to tackle England's ever-growing obesity problem.

22 Jun 2018

Inaccurate measurement of sodium intake may account for paradoxical results, study suggests

Eating foods high in salt is known to contribute to high blood pressure, but does that linear relationship extend to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death?

22 Jun 2018

Nightingale Health to analyze biomarker profiles of 500,000 blood samples from UK Biobank

Comprehensive metabolic biomarker profiles of the world's largest health database to be analyzed in 30 months.

22 Jun 2018

Neural Analytics wins CE Mark for NeuralBot System

Neural Analytics, Inc., a medical robotics company developing and commercializing technologies to measure and track brain health, announced today that it received CE Mark for its NeuralBot™ System, a robotic assistance technology which automatically adjusts orientation and position of its ultrasound products under the guidance of a healthcare professional.

22 Jun 2018

Doling out pain pills post-surgery: An ingrown toenail not the same as a bypass

What's the right painkiller prescription to send home with a patient after gallbladder surgery or a cesarean section?

22 Jun 2018

Researchers discover shared genetic basis for psychiatric disorders

A new study conducted by Spanish researchers has shown that psychiatric disorders, but not non-psychiatric neurological disorders have a shared genetic basis.

22 Jun 2018

Experts issue urgent call to protect infants from sleep-related deaths

Dr. Kyran Quinlan and colleagues at Rush issue an urgent call for prevention strategies for sleep-related infant deaths in his viewpoint, "Protecting Infants From Sleep-Related Deaths" published in the June 18 online issue of JAMA Pediatrics.

22 Jun 2018

Diagnosing Heart Disease Using AI

Currently, stress echocardiograms used to diagnose heart disease are only 80% accurate, meaning many patients are misdiagnosed or sent home. Ultromics have developed a tool that uses machine learning to gather data and improve the accuracy of heart disease diagnoses to over 90%.

22 Jun 2018

New guide published to help battle fatal disease caused by kissing bugs

A guide to help battle a potentially fatal disease transferred by a blood-sucking insect called the kissing bug has been published by a task force led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

22 Jun 2018

The GW Cancer Center expands bone marrow transplant and cell therapies

The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center is pleased to welcome a team of internationally-recognized experts who together will lead the expanded Bone Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapies Program.

22 Jun 2018

Protein Data Bank at Rutgers impacts research, education and drug discovery

When Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with end-stage metastatic melanoma in 2015, he began taking a drug developed in part using 3D molecular data.

21 Jun 2018

Relaxing 'brain tingles' may have benefits for both mental and physical health

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response - the relaxing 'brain tingles' experienced by some people in response to specific triggers, such as whispering, tapping and slow hand movements - may have benefits for both mental and physical health, according to new research.

21 Jun 2018

Researchers highlight new nurse training model to address shortage of primary care

Nurse practitioners are providing an increasing proportion of primary care, which is in short supply in many areas of the country. NPs deliver quality care in retail clinics, community health centers, rural clinics, and in primary care and specialty medical practices.

21 Jun 2018

Training nursing students with cost-effective 3D-printed task trainers

As a regular attendee of conferences on healthcare simulation around the world, Dr. Lori Lioce was already well aware of the growing trend of using 3-D printing to create task trainers – clinical simulators that allow nursing students to repeatedly practice a specific skill in preparation for providing healthcare in the real world. What she needed was access to the technology.

21 Jun 2018

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Researchers develop low-cost plastic sensors to monitor wide range of health conditions

Research consortium wins £2.9 million to help tackle antibacterial resistance in Thailand

Overdose risk increases five-fold with concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use

Study highlights inadequate effort of health care insurers to combat opioid epidemic

Pioneering exercise program improves physical, mental health of elderly people living in care homes

LSTM led consortium receives grant to investigate how human behavior impacts AMR

Normalization of 'plus-size' body shapes may prevent recognition of health risks of obesity

Inaccurate measurement of sodium intake may account for paradoxical results, study suggests

Nightingale Health to analyze biomarker profiles of 500,000 blood samples from UK Biobank

Neural Analytics wins CE Mark for NeuralBot System

Doling out pain pills post-surgery: An ingrown toenail not the same as a bypass

Researchers discover shared genetic basis for psychiatric disorders

Experts issue urgent call to protect infants from sleep-related deaths

Diagnosing Heart Disease Using AI

New guide published to help battle fatal disease caused by kissing bugs

The GW Cancer Center expands bone marrow transplant and cell therapies

Protein Data Bank at Rutgers impacts research, education and drug discovery

Relaxing 'brain tingles' may have benefits for both mental and physical health

Researchers highlight new nurse training model to address shortage of primary care

Training nursing students with cost-effective 3D-printed task trainers

Investigating the Unique Nanomechanical Properties of Tooth Enamel

Diagnosing Heart Disease Using AI

Harnessing Pediatric Cancer Genomic Data in the Cloud

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