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Study shows blood pressure benefits of morning exercise for older overweight/obese adults

Thirty minutes of morning exercise lowers blood pressure for the rest of the day among older men and women who are overweight or obese.

20 Feb 2019

First gene therapy operation for macular degeneration is a success

A new treatment is the first to target the underlying genetic cause of AMD, which affects more than 600,000 people in the UK alone.

20 Feb 2019

Early-career job loss has long term health implications

Numerous studies have suggested that job loss and unemployment lead to poorer health. Sociologists at the University of Bamberg are now continuing this research and have set out to answer whether job loss still has health-related consequences even if it occurred decades ago and subsequent employment may have been found.

20 Feb 2019

Heavy cigarette smoking could damage vision, say researchers

New research suggests that smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day may damage a person’s vision and disrupt their ability to see colors.

20 Feb 2019

Chronic Wasting Disease may soon spread to humans, warns CDC

Experts are warning that the consumption of deer meat infected with CWD may lead to the disease spreading to humans within the next few years.

20 Feb 2019

Growing number of cancer survivors, fewer providers point to challenge in meeting care needs

An aging population, a growing number of cancer survivors, and a projected shortage of cancer care providers will result in a challenge in delivering the care for cancer survivors in the United States if systemic changes are not made, according to a commentary in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

20 Feb 2019

Widespread confusion among consumers on food date labels lead to unnecessary discards

A new survey examining U.S. consumer attitudes and behaviors related to food date labels found widespread confusion, leading to unnecessary discards, increased waste and food safety risks.

20 Feb 2019

Clinical trial researchers can initiate advance care planning discussions to help cancer patients

Cancer clinical trials are an important option for patients with cancer. Yet, once a trial ends, patients still need care plans.

20 Feb 2019

Researchers explore case studies focused on industries that kill more people than employed

Is there a threshold an entire industry crosses when it does more harm than good? Michigan Technological University researchers set out to examine the question with numbers.

20 Feb 2019

Newly released national framework identifies obstacles to improving EMS systems

As part of nationwide efforts to improve emergency medical care, researchers at the Mount Sinai Health System, in collaboration with UC San Diego Health, have released a national framework report titled "Promoting Innovations in Emergency Medical Services" that identifies regulatory, financial, and technological obstacles to improving local and state EMS systems.

20 Feb 2019

New screening tool more likely to identify sexual and labor exploitation of youth

A screening tool designed specifically to assess for human trafficking was more likely to identify sexual and labor exploitation of youth, as well as the risk factors, than a commonly used psychosocial assessment, reported researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine.

20 Feb 2019

Physicians graduated outside the U.S. offer better care for Medicare patients with complex needs

A study by a Massachusetts General Hospital research team indicates that internal medicine physicians who are graduates of medical schools outside the U.S. care for Medicare patients with more complex medical needs than those cared for by graduates of American medical schools.

20 Feb 2019

Rapid expansion of interventions could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer within 50 years

Cervical cancer could be eliminated as a public health problem in most countries by the end of the century by rapid expansion of existing interventions, according to a modeling study published in The Lancet Oncology journal.

20 Feb 2019

Study: Push-ups can be tailored to meet specific needs of individuals

If you want to improve your golf swing, softball pitch, or tennis serve, the push-up is for you. The push-up is a highly adaptable exercise that can be tailored to help individuals with specific needs, say a team of UWaterloo researchers who studied a modified push-up, called a 'push-up plus.'

20 Feb 2019

Exercise can shift human body clock depending on time when people work out

Exercise can shift the human body clock, with the direction and amount of this effect depending on the time of day or night in which people exercise.

19 Feb 2019

Proper oral hygiene and regular visits to dentist can promote heart health

Proper oral hygiene and regular visits to the dentist can support cardiovascular health. This, in a nutshell, is what dental and heart experts agreed today at a joint workshop in Madrid.

19 Feb 2019

Several health experts worldwide gather at EUDONORGAN event

More than 120 professionals from the field of health and other experts from thirty-three countries worldwide have taken part in the social awareness event of the EUDONORGAN project, an initiative directly launched by the European Parliament and led by the University of Barcelona, together with the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation and the DTI - TPM Foundation, located at the Barcelona Science Park.

19 Feb 2019

Healthcare News

Study shows blood pressure benefits of morning exercise for older overweight/obese adults

First gene therapy operation for macular degeneration is a success

Early-career job loss has long term health implications

Heavy cigarette smoking could damage vision, say researchers

Chronic Wasting Disease may soon spread to humans, warns CDC

Growing number of cancer survivors, fewer providers point to challenge in meeting care needs

Widespread confusion among consumers on food date labels lead to unnecessary discards

Clinical trial researchers can initiate advance care planning discussions to help cancer patients

Researchers explore case studies focused on industries that kill more people than employed

Newly released national framework identifies obstacles to improving EMS systems

New screening tool more likely to identify sexual and labor exploitation of youth

Physicians graduated outside the U.S. offer better care for Medicare patients with complex needs

Rapid expansion of interventions could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer within 50 years

Study: Push-ups can be tailored to meet specific needs of individuals

Exercise can shift human body clock depending on time when people work out

Proper oral hygiene and regular visits to dentist can promote heart health

Several health experts worldwide gather at EUDONORGAN event

Newly licensed nurses work for long hours, also have a second paid job

Increasing frailty associated with greater mortality risk

New project aims to improve lung disease care in Appalachia

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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