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UManage Center to help people with chronic illness manage fatigue and impaired sleep

The College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently was awarded a five-year, $1.23 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research to create a new center where scientists will develop technologies to help people with chronic illness manage fatigue and impaired sleep.

7 Oct 2016

First-ever neuroscience conference to explore ultra-personal approach to brain health

For three days this week, Roanoke, Virginia, is the capital of the precision neuroscience world.

7 Oct 2016

Climate change has negative consequences for patients' health, survey finds

A survey of international members of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) found that 96 percent of respondents agreed that climate change is occurring and 81 percent indicated that climate change has direct relevance to patient care.

7 Oct 2016

Historical research shows how solitary confinement threatens physical, mental health of prisoners

Researchers in the Centre for the History of Medicine at the University of Warwick are investigating the impact of solitary confinement in prisons on mental health over the last 150 years, drawing on archival evidence, including the Howard League Archives held at Warwick University's Modern Records Centre, and the memoirs of real prisoners.

7 Oct 2016

New program at Seattle Children's Hospital helps kids find freedom from OCD

Since Eva Tomassini was 4 years old, she remembers her life being controlled by rules. Not from her parents, or school, but rules she created in her head, like having to arrange things in a certain way or run away in order to prevent terrible things from happening.

7 Oct 2016

30-day readmission rate does not accurately measure hospital quality

The 30-day window for hospital readmissions -- used by the federal government to penalize hospitals believed to provide lower-quality care because patients return to the hospital following discharge -- should be reduced to a week or less to more accurately measure factors within a hospital's control, new research from UC Davis has found.

7 Oct 2016

TMDU researchers develop new double-layered cell transfer technology for effective bone repair

Various technologies have been developed to introduce laboratory-grown bone-forming cells into bone defects to promote their repair.

7 Oct 2016

New method allows early detection of tooth decay using long-wavelength infrared imaging

Dental caries-- tooth decay -- is the most prevalent dental disease among children and adults around the world. Left too long before treatment, the disease results in difficulty eating, infection, and even tooth loss.

6 Oct 2016

New research highlights growing epidemic of hookah use among young adults in the U.S.

Dr. Michael Weitzman and his co-authors from New York University's College of Global Public Health and The Departments of Pediatrics and Population Health of the New York University School of Medicine have published important new research on the growing epidemic of hookah use among America's youth and young adults.

6 Oct 2016

Leading scientists convene to discuss applications of bioelectronic medicine

In a first-of-its-kind gathering at the New York Academy of Sciences, researchers from some of the world's leading universities and institutions convened to discuss the various applications of bioelectronic medicine, the cutting-edge field that uses technology to treat disease and injury.

6 Oct 2016

Patient education involving use of multiple senses improves understanding of anticipated care

Patient education involving the use of multiple senses (sight, hearing and touch) during a physician-patient conversation about treatment, also known as "informed consent," improves understanding of anticipated care and possible outcomes, according to a new study appearing in today's issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

6 Oct 2016

Scientists find how selenium gets integrated into protein molecules

Humans need eight essential trace elements for good health, and one of them is selenium - a powerful antioxidant that is important for thyroid and brain function as well as metabolism.

6 Oct 2016

UV disinfection device effectively reduces risk of C. difficile infections

Ultraviolet C light disinfection to clean unoccupied patient rooms significantly reduced C. difficile infections (CDI) in high-risk patients who later occupied those rooms, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

6 Oct 2016

Study provides insight into how the brain's biological clock regulates physiological function

The brain's biological clock stimulates thirst in the hours before sleep, according to a study published in the journal Nature by McGill University researchers.

6 Oct 2016

RTI extends research support to improve treatment for pelvic floor disorders in women

RTI International will continue supporting research efforts to improve clinical care for women with pelvic floor disorders as part of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.

6 Oct 2016

Siemens announces FDA 510(k) clearance for Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyzer

Siemens Healthineers has more than 30 years of central lab hemostasis leadership. Building on to its portfolio, the company announced today FDA 510(k) clearance for a hand-held portable coagulation analyzer.

From Siemens Healthineers Point of Care Diagnostics 6 Oct 2016

Regular use of activity tracker or pedometer does not appear to improve health

Regularly using an activity tracker (or pedometer) that monitors and provides feedback on physical activity does not increase activity levels enough to benefit health, even with the incentive of a financial reward, according to a randomised trial involving 800 full-time workers, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

6 Oct 2016

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UManage Center to help people with chronic illness manage fatigue and impaired sleep

First-ever neuroscience conference to explore ultra-personal approach to brain health

Climate change has negative consequences for patients' health, survey finds

Historical research shows how solitary confinement threatens physical, mental health of prisoners

New program at Seattle Children's Hospital helps kids find freedom from OCD

30-day readmission rate does not accurately measure hospital quality

TMDU researchers develop new double-layered cell transfer technology for effective bone repair

New method allows early detection of tooth decay using long-wavelength infrared imaging

New research highlights growing epidemic of hookah use among young adults in the U.S.

Leading scientists convene to discuss applications of bioelectronic medicine

Patient education involving use of multiple senses improves understanding of anticipated care

Scientists find how selenium gets integrated into protein molecules

UV disinfection device effectively reduces risk of C. difficile infections

Study provides insight into how the brain's biological clock regulates physiological function

RTI extends research support to improve treatment for pelvic floor disorders in women

Siemens announces FDA 510(k) clearance for Xprecia Stride Coagulation Analyzer

Regular use of activity tracker or pedometer does not appear to improve health

University of Salford researchers develop Smart Walker to reduce falls among older adults

Experts evaluate messages about dietary behaviors and feeding strategies in picture books

Human life span already attained maximum limit, study finds

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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