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AAN announces winners of 2016 Neuro Film Festival

The American Academy of Neurology is pleased to announce the winning entries to the 2016 Neuro Film Festival.

10 Jul 2016

Scientists develop new online open-access data tool to improve drug safety

A new online open-access database has been developed by scientists to allow the clinical responses of more than 5 million patients to all FDA-approved drugs to be used to identify unexpected clinical harm, benefits and alternative treatment choices for individual patients, according to a study appearing July 8 in Nature Biotechnology.

10 Jul 2016

USC, CHLA receive prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award from NIH

On June 30, 2016, a team of researchers led by Thomas Buchanan, MD, Michele Kipke PhD and Jonathan Samet, MD, of the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California received a prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) from the National Institutes of Health.

10 Jul 2016

Ocean Medical Center receives Mission: Lifeline Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award

Ocean Medical Center, part of Meridian CardioVascular Network, has received the Mission: Lifeline Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks.

10 Jul 2016

AHA collaborates with Amazon Web Services to advance discoveries in cardiovascular precision medicine

The American Heart Association today announces a new collaboration with Amazon Web Services, Inc., a leading cloud computing infrastructure, to enable and advance discoveries in cardiovascular science and medicine using cloud technology.

8 Jul 2016

Negative illness perceptions influence coping and health outcomes in CKD patients

Research involving the University of Leicester has shown people who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) form pre-conceived beliefs about their illness which can impact their health.

8 Jul 2016

Study underscores importance of evidence-based medical care in improving health of neonates

Born too soon, very premature infants are particularly vulnerable and need appropriate care.

8 Jul 2016

Aerobic exercise training reestablishes cardiac protein quality control system in heart failure rats

Aerobic exercise training restored the cardiac protein quality control system in rats showed a study recently published in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.

8 Jul 2016

Microbes detected in Boston subway system have low pathogenic potential, study shows

Boston's subway system, known as the T, might be just as bacteria-laden as you'd expect but organisms found there are largely from normal human skin and incapable of causing disease, according to a study published June 28 in mSystems, an open access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

8 Jul 2016

Study shows how infill weight of artificial turf surfaces can affect incidence of football injuries

As artificial turf systems are increasingly used at all levels, new research is needed to understand how these surfaces can impact athlete safety.

8 Jul 2016

WNM device may help decrease ACL injury risk in female soccer athletes

Using a wearable neuromuscular device can reduce the risk of ACL injury in female soccer athletes, according to new research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, CO.

8 Jul 2016

Study eliminates barriers to using GIS technology to solve public health issues in Bangladesh

Geospatial information sciences can help determine where diseases are spreading and where to target the resources needed to stop them, but spatial data isn't widely used for health decision-making in many developing countries.

8 Jul 2016

BetterYou’s transdermal MagnesiumOil Spray trio certified on Informed-Sport programme

A transdermal trio of MagnesiumOil Sprays by health pioneers BetterYou has been certified for inclusion in the kit bags of the world’s elite sporting stars and coaches.

From BetterYou Ltd 8 Jul 2016

UDOL launches two short courses for healthcare professionals

Healthcare professionals from around the world wanting to develop their career can benefit from two short courses launched by University of Derby Online Learning (UDOL).

From University of Derby Online Learning 8 Jul 2016

Healthy weight programs for lesbian and bisexual women aim to achieve changes in lifestyle habits

Lesbian and bisexual women have higher rates of obesity, smoking and stress when compared to their heterosexual counterparts, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health.

8 Jul 2016

Study highlights ongoing global epidemic of HIV among gay men

Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men continue to have disproportionately high burdens of HIV infection in countries of low, middle and high income around the world, a new study led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests.

8 Jul 2016

New topical film patch can effectively close dermal wounds, reduce scarring

Currently there is no product available based on polymer film containing active molecules to accelerate dermal wound healing that also reduces the scar formation.

8 Jul 2016

St. Luke’s Emergency and Transport Services recognized for excellence

St. Luke’s Emergency and Transport Services has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks.

8 Jul 2016

Study shows wealthier Americans receive more health care than lower-income groups

Inequality in the use of health care has increased dramatically in recent years, with wealthier Americans, who tend to be healthier, now consuming the most care, according to a study published today [Wednesday, July 6] in the July issue of Health Affairs.

7 Jul 2016

Location of UCL tears can be key to predicting success of non-operative treatment in MLB pitchers

Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers are high-impact due to player time lost and the resulting effect on teams and an athlete's career, making treatment decisions an even greater challenge for physicians.

7 Jul 2016

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AAN announces winners of 2016 Neuro Film Festival

Scientists develop new online open-access data tool to improve drug safety

USC, CHLA receive prestigious Clinical and Translational Science Award from NIH

Ocean Medical Center receives Mission: Lifeline Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award

AHA collaborates with Amazon Web Services to advance discoveries in cardiovascular precision medicine

Negative illness perceptions influence coping and health outcomes in CKD patients

Study underscores importance of evidence-based medical care in improving health of neonates

Aerobic exercise training reestablishes cardiac protein quality control system in heart failure rats

Microbes detected in Boston subway system have low pathogenic potential, study shows

Study shows how infill weight of artificial turf surfaces can affect incidence of football injuries

WNM device may help decrease ACL injury risk in female soccer athletes

Study eliminates barriers to using GIS technology to solve public health issues in Bangladesh

BetterYou’s transdermal MagnesiumOil Spray trio certified on Informed-Sport programme

UDOL launches two short courses for healthcare professionals

Healthy weight programs for lesbian and bisexual women aim to achieve changes in lifestyle habits

Study highlights ongoing global epidemic of HIV among gay men

New topical film patch can effectively close dermal wounds, reduce scarring

St. Luke’s Emergency and Transport Services recognized for excellence

Study shows wealthier Americans receive more health care than lower-income groups

Location of UCL tears can be key to predicting success of non-operative treatment in MLB pitchers

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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