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Study uncovers need to improve HCV testing rates in young people

A new study led by Boston Medical Center uncovered a need to improve testing rates for Hepatitis C Virus in young people, specifically those with documented substance use history.

10 Dec 2019

George Mason receives NIJ grant to advance research on bruise identification

Dr. Katherine Scafide received a $398,719 National Institute of Justice grant for her proposal entitled: Improving the Forensic Documentation of Injuries through Alternate Light: A Researcher-Practitioner Partnership.

10 Dec 2019

Federal disability benefits allow a family to reoptimize how they support one another

Federal disability benefits can lead to increases in other support for beneficiaries, such as in-kind assistance from adult children, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

10 Dec 2019

Study reveals how narcissism changes over time

For parents worried that their teenager's narcissism is out of control, there's hope. New research from Michigan State University conducted the longest study on narcissism to date, revealing how it changes over time.

10 Dec 2019

Older people today may not be any lonelier than their counterparts from prior generations

Despite some claims that Americans are in the midst of a "loneliness epidemic," older people today may not be any lonelier than their counterparts from previous generations - there just might be more of them, according to a pair of studies published by the American Psychological Association.

10 Dec 2019

FAU and Georgia State collaborate to help children, families affected by addiction

About 8.7 million children live with a parent who has a substance use disorder. Addiction can have recurring and negative long-term effects on the child, the parent and the family.

10 Dec 2019

In campaign to stop teen vaping, states turn to tried-and-true remedy: taxes

Kathleen Hambleton once used to spend $100 a week on Marlboro Reds.

10 Dec 2019

Strategies to prevent family fight during holiday dinners

Sitting down to a holiday season meal with friends and family can be fun, but it can also be a recipe for disaster if it serves up political opinions, invasive questions and family gossip.

10 Dec 2019

‘Food pharmacies’ in clinics: When the diagnosis is chronic hunger

There’s a new question that anti-hunger advocates want doctors and nurses to ask patients: Do you have enough food?

10 Dec 2019

Study can help illuminate the ways stress and external events affect mental health

They work in a bubble of 80-hour work weeks, and 24-hour shifts. They're caring for patients for the first time, while still learning the ropes of the medical profession. The constant stress wears on their mental health.

10 Dec 2019

Experts publish new book with recommendations to reduce Latino cancer

As U.S. Latinos face a staggering 142% projected rise in cancer cases by 2030, UT Health San Antonio leaders gathered international cancer experts to publish a new book with innovative research and recommendations to reduce Latino cancer.

9 Dec 2019

Study uses machine learning and health data to identify suicide risk factors

First-of-its-kind study used machine learning and health data from the entire Danish population to create sex-specific suicide risk profiles, illuminating the complex mix of factors that may predict suicide.

9 Dec 2019

Medical errors: Many patients today still aren’t safe

In 1999, the Institute of Medicine issued To Err Is Human, a 300-page declaration of a crisis in patient safety.

9 Dec 2019

Penn researchers receive nearly $5 million to reduce opioid cravings

Opioid overdoses take the lives of tens of thousands of Americans annually. Two researchers from Penn State College of Medicine have received nearly $5 million from the National Institutes of Health to study whether an already-approved drug can be used to reduce cravings and prevent relapse in those struggling with opioid addiction.

9 Dec 2019

Study explores Instagram users' experiences of miscarriage

About 10-20 % of all known pregnancies unfortunately end in miscarriage or the loss of a fetus. Despite its common occurrence, there is still a lot of stigma surrounding miscarriage and many women find that their emotional and psychological needs are unmet as they go through a devastating grieving process.

9 Dec 2019

Wake Forest Baptist receives grant to uncover reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-loss programs

The National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Wake Forest Baptist Health a five-year grant worth approximately $2.97 million to study the reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-management programs and develop better ways to predict and reduce dropout rates.

9 Dec 2019

Researchers study hand movements of symptomatic and asymptomatic athletes after concussion

Ever since the German midfielder, Christoph Kramer suffered a black-out in the final of the 2014 Football World Cup there has been a growing number of debates around the question of sport-related concussion. The emphasis here is on correct diagnosis. There are plenty of symptoms but these can be ambiguous.

9 Dec 2019

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Study uncovers need to improve HCV testing rates in young people

George Mason receives NIJ grant to advance research on bruise identification

Federal disability benefits allow a family to reoptimize how they support one another

Study reveals how narcissism changes over time

Older people today may not be any lonelier than their counterparts from prior generations

FAU and Georgia State collaborate to help children, families affected by addiction

In campaign to stop teen vaping, states turn to tried-and-true remedy: taxes

Strategies to prevent family fight during holiday dinners

‘Food pharmacies’ in clinics: When the diagnosis is chronic hunger

Study can help illuminate the ways stress and external events affect mental health

Experts publish new book with recommendations to reduce Latino cancer

Study uses machine learning and health data to identify suicide risk factors

Medical errors: Many patients today still aren’t safe

Penn researchers receive nearly $5 million to reduce opioid cravings

Study explores Instagram users' experiences of miscarriage

Wake Forest Baptist receives grant to uncover reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-loss programs

Researchers study hand movements of symptomatic and asymptomatic athletes after concussion

Short-term exercise could help to reduce side-effects of prostate hormone therapy

Study: Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. are actually multiple opioid epidemics

New York's landmark bill guarantees healthful plant-based meals to hospital patients

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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