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Online education enhances administration of blood clot-preventing medications

Results of a yearlong study funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) with more than 900 nurses at The Johns Hopkins Hospital suggest that well-designed online education can decrease the rate of nonadministration of prescribed and necessary doses of blood thinners to prevent potentially lethal blood clots in hospitalized patients.

16 Aug 2017

Researchers discover way to stop deadly fungus from spreading to the brain

Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered a way to stop a deadly fungus from 'hijacking' the body's immune system and spreading to the brain.

16 Aug 2017

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

A research team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health has determined that a special mixture of good bacteria in the body reduced the incidence of sepsis in infants in India by 40 percent at a cost of only $1 per infant.

16 Aug 2017

Doctors warm to single-payer health care

Single-payer health care is still a controversial idea in the U.S., but a majority of physicians are moving to support it, a new survey finds.

16 Aug 2017

New noninvasive approach uses polarized light to help surgeons identify crucial nerves

During operations, it can be difficult for surgeons to avoid severing crucial nerves because they look so much like other tissue.

16 Aug 2017

UC Irvine pharmacology researchers unearth potential roots of schizophrenia

An abundance of an amino acid called methionine, which is common in meat, cheese and beans, may provide new clues to the fetal brain development that can manifest in schizophrenia, University of California, Irvine pharmacology researchers report in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

16 Aug 2017

Scientists identify basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in ALS

A team led by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Mayo Clinic has identified a basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in a related genetic disorder, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), found in some ALS patients.

16 Aug 2017

Experts explore ways to improve safety of care for nursing home residents with dementia

By 2050, the number of people 65 and older with dementia in the United States is expected to nearly triple – from 5 million to more than 13 million – increasing the numbers in assisted living and nursing homes.

16 Aug 2017

Research finds high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among urban population in Nepal

Changing life-style in urban areas is increasing the risk of heart diseases. Recent research done in an urban population of Nepal's capital Kathmandu to assess their risk factors to cardio vascular diseases has found that the risk factors are high.

16 Aug 2017

Simple odor identification tests may help track progression of Alzheimer's disease

By the time you start losing your memory, it`s almost too late. That`s because the damage to your brain associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) may already have been going on for as long as twenty years.

16 Aug 2017

Breakthrough research could potentially improve detection and treatment of anal cancer

Specialists at The Christie and The University of Manchester have made a breakthrough which could potentially improve detection and treatment of anal cancer, as well as have wider implications for other cancers.

From The University of Manchester 16 Aug 2017

Vaginal estrogens do not increase cancer, cardiovascular disease risk in post-menopausal women

Women who have gone through menopause and who have been using a vaginal form of estrogen therapy do not have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer than women who have not been using any type of estrogen.

16 Aug 2017

Mobile health app helps improve concussion symptoms in teenagers

Generally, after suffering a concussion, patients are encouraged to avoid reading, watching TV and using mobile devices to help their brains heal.

16 Aug 2017

Polio vaccine developed using tobacco plants could transform how vaccines are made

Scientists have used plants to create a new polio vaccine in what is hoped to be a breakthrough in the way vaccines are made.

16 Aug 2017

BU scientist wins $231,000 AHA award to improve cardiovascular therapies

Vijaya B. Kolachalama, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, has received a Scientist Development grant from the American Heart Association.

16 Aug 2017

Chapman University's School of Pharmacy wins more than $3.5 million through 30 research awards

Chapman University’s four-year-old School of Pharmacy continues its aggressive growth in federal grant awards.

16 Aug 2017

Researchers identify new factors that may affect brain tumor cells' ability to resist treatment

The most aggressive variant of brain tumor - glioblastoma - has an average survival rate of 15 months. There is therefore an urgent need for new treatment strategies for this group of patients.

16 Aug 2017

Scientists discover novel lineage-restricted stem cell in the mammary gland

One of the key questions in stem cell and cancer biology is to understand the cellular hierarchy governing tissue development and maintenance and the cancer cell of origin.

16 Aug 2017

$Blood tests help predict fracture risk in postmenopausal women$

Blood tests help predict fracture risk in postmenopausal women

In a study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, blood tests that detect fragments of a protein secreted by bone cells helped to predict fracture risk in postmenopausal women, independently of bone mineral density, bone turnover markers, and other measures of bone health.

16 Aug 2017

Study offers novel insights into how genetic variants play key role in human immune system

It is widely recognized that people respond differently to infections. This can partially be explained by genetics, shows a new study published today in Nature Communications by an international collaboration of researchers from Germany and the United States.

16 Aug 2017

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Online education enhances administration of blood clot-preventing medications

Researchers discover way to stop deadly fungus from spreading to the brain

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

Doctors warm to single-payer health care

New noninvasive approach uses polarized light to help surgeons identify crucial nerves

UC Irvine pharmacology researchers unearth potential roots of schizophrenia

Scientists identify basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in ALS

Experts explore ways to improve safety of care for nursing home residents with dementia

Research finds high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among urban population in Nepal

Simple odor identification tests may help track progression of Alzheimer's disease

Breakthrough research could potentially improve detection and treatment of anal cancer

Vaginal estrogens do not increase cancer, cardiovascular disease risk in post-menopausal women

Mobile health app helps improve concussion symptoms in teenagers

Polio vaccine developed using tobacco plants could transform how vaccines are made

BU scientist wins $231,000 AHA award to improve cardiovascular therapies

Chapman University's School of Pharmacy wins more than $3.5 million through 30 research awards

Researchers identify new factors that may affect brain tumor cells' ability to resist treatment

Scientists discover novel lineage-restricted stem cell in the mammary gland

Blood tests help predict fracture risk in postmenopausal women

Study offers novel insights into how genetic variants play key role in human immune system

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