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MD Anderson Cancer launches Institute for Data Science in to transform cancer care and research

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the launch of its Institute for Data Science in Oncology (IDSO), which integrates the most advanced computational and data science approaches with the institution's extensive scientific and clinical expertise to significantly improve patient's lives by transforming cancer care and research.

9 Nov 2023

ICMRA celebrates 10 years of global cooperation in regulating medicinal products

This year marks ten years since the MHRA joined seven other global regulators to establish ICMRA to address the need for strong global cooperation and alignment in the regulation of medicinal products.

9 Nov 2023

How do sex hormones and birth control affect brain fear circuits?

Researchers explores how oral contraceptive pill use interacts with the current hormonal status to affect the fear circuit structure within the brain.

9 Nov 2023

Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune Interactions launched at Mount Sinai

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, a division of the Allen Institute, today announced the launch of the Allen Discovery Center (ADC) for Neuroimmune Interactions at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

9 Nov 2023

VUMC and Duke teams win $1.25 million grant for measuring AI maturity in health systems

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Duke University School of Medicine have been awarded a $1.25 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for the project "Measuring Artificial Intelligence (AI) Maturity in Healthcare Organizations."

9 Nov 2023

Another GOP primary debate … another night of verbal clashes

On Wednesday night, a shrinking group of GOP Republican presidential hopefuls — former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, Sen. Tim Scott, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — faced off in Miami for their party's third debate.

9 Nov 2023

An Arm and a Leg: ‘Your Money or Your Life’: This doctor wrote the book on medical debt

In 2019, emergency medicine physician and historian Luke Messac was working as a medical resident.

9 Nov 2023

Underdiagnosed and undertreated, young Black males with ADHD get left behind

As a kid, Wesley Jackson Wade should have been set up to succeed. His father was a novelist and corporate sales director and his mother was a special education teacher.

9 Nov 2023

A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it in time

Emily Bendt was in her third trimester of pregnancy when she first heard the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had approved a new shot for infants to protect them from the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.

9 Nov 2023

Live shingles vaccine highly effective in the first year after vaccination and then wanes substantially

The effectiveness of live zoster (shingles) vaccine is highest in the first year after vaccination and then wanes substantially.

8 Nov 2023

Global study zeroes in on vaping's respiratory risks among exclusive e-cigarette users

The VERITAS study, a global cross-sectional survey, aims to isolate the effects of vaping on respiratory health by focusing exclusively on individuals who vape but have never smoked, offering unique insights into the direct consequences of e-cigarette use.

8 Nov 2023

12-week daily strawberry intake improves brain health among middle-aged, overweight adults

A new study published in Nutrients shows daily consumption of strawberries for 12 weeks reduced interference in memory and depressive symptoms among middle-aged, overweight adults with self-reported mild cognitive decline.

8 Nov 2023

Researchers receive funding to explore factors associated with brain health in female military veterans

A pioneering multi-disciplined team of researchers from Northumbria University and Imperial College London has received funding for a novel study that will explore biological, psychological and social factors associated with brain health in female military veterans.

8 Nov 2023

Ohio voted on abortion. Next year, 11 more states might, too.

As activists parse the results of Tuesday's vote to protect abortion rights in Ohio, Jamie Corley is already well on her way to putting a similar measure in front of Missouri voters next year.

8 Nov 2023

High-density electrocorticography for speech decoding and improved neural speech prostheses

High-resolution, micro-electrocorticographic (µECoG) neural recordings for speech decoding to improve speech prostheses.

8 Nov 2023

US to cover HIV prevention drugs for older Americans to stem spread of the virus

A proposed federal policy aims to protect older Americans from contracting HIV by offering free preventive medication, the latest effort to catch up to much of Europe and Africa in stemming the spread of the virus.

8 Nov 2023

New training program expands access to rheumatology care for Native American communities

New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, describes the expansion of a novel program to train primary care physicians (PCPs) in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Native American communities that have little or no access to rheumatology care.

7 Nov 2023

Experts develop equitable quality measures to improve lupus care by 2030

Leaders of a project to develop and implement equitable new quality measures for lupus care by the end of the decade will present their work at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting.

7 Nov 2023

Common liver disease expected to rise sharply in next 25 years

The most common form of chronic liver disease is expected to steadily rise over the next 25 years, adding significant burden to the medical system as a new model predicts nearly twice as many liver cancers and almost triple the need for liver transplantation by 2050, according to a study scheduled for presentation at The Liver Meeting, held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

7 Nov 2023

Study reveals how doctors' communication style impacts obesity treatment outcomes

How doctors communicate with patients with obesity can have a significant impact on their weight loss success, according to a new University of Oxford study published today in Annals of Internal Medicine.

7 Nov 2023

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MD Anderson Cancer launches Institute for Data Science in to transform cancer care and research

ICMRA celebrates 10 years of global cooperation in regulating medicinal products

How do sex hormones and birth control affect brain fear circuits?

Allen Discovery Center for Neuroimmune Interactions launched at Mount Sinai

VUMC and Duke teams win $1.25 million grant for measuring AI maturity in health systems

Another GOP primary debate … another night of verbal clashes

An Arm and a Leg: ‘Your Money or Your Life’: This doctor wrote the book on medical debt

Underdiagnosed and undertreated, young Black males with ADHD get left behind

A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it in time

Live shingles vaccine highly effective in the first year after vaccination and then wanes substantially

Global study zeroes in on vaping's respiratory risks among exclusive e-cigarette users

12-week daily strawberry intake improves brain health among middle-aged, overweight adults

Researchers receive funding to explore factors associated with brain health in female military veterans

Ohio voted on abortion. Next year, 11 more states might, too.

High-density electrocorticography for speech decoding and improved neural speech prostheses

US to cover HIV prevention drugs for older Americans to stem spread of the virus

New training program expands access to rheumatology care for Native American communities

Experts develop equitable quality measures to improve lupus care by 2030

Common liver disease expected to rise sharply in next 25 years

Study reveals how doctors' communication style impacts obesity treatment outcomes

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