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People with type 1 diabetes for decades show signs of mild drop in cognitive abilities

People who live with type 1 diabetes for very long duration show signs of mild decreases in cognitive abilities, primarily in memory, compared to those who don't have the disease, Joslin Diabetes Center researchers have shown.

5 Jun 2018

Research highlights major role of nurse practitioners in rural areas

Primary care is a critical piece of the healthcare puzzle because, for many people, it is the first point of contact with the healthcare system. Primary care is the early line of defense for screenings for major health conditions.

5 Jun 2018

Study finds link between low neighborhood walkability and childhood asthma

Children living in neighborhoods that are not conducive to walking are more likely to develop asthma and to continue to have this condition through later childhood, according to a new study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

5 Jun 2018

Immigrants suffer from more sleep disturbances than non-immigrants

Preliminary data from a recent study show high levels of emotional distress could be causing immigrants to have more sleep disorder symptoms than non-immigrants.

5 Jun 2018

HIV diagnoses continue to increase among African-Americans

African-Americans are still much more likely to be diagnosed with HIV than white Americans. A new paper on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the African-American community shows that despite recent drops in HIV diagnoses across every population in the US, there are still great disparities between ethnic groups.

5 Jun 2018

Patients diagnosed with high-sensitivity troponin test have lower risk of future heart attack

The newer high-sensitivity troponin test discovers smaller amounts of heart-specific proteins, troponins, than the older troponin test and thus identifies more myocardial infarction patients than before.

5 Jun 2018

Researchers determine factors that contribute to quality recess experience for children

Recess periods can offer physical, cognitive, social and emotional benefits to elementary school children, but those benefits are tied closely to the quality of the playground experience.

5 Jun 2018

Researchers develop new scoring criteria to evaluate quality of scientific research proposals

Researchers at Boston University's Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS) have developed a new scoring criteria for evaluating the quality of scientific research proposals.

5 Jun 2018

New way of delivering gene therapy shows promise in treating brain conditions

Researchers from the School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences have engineered a novel way of delivering gene therapy that they hope will mean scientists and doctors can target areas of the brain that were previously difficult to reach.

5 Jun 2018

Sleep and yoga intervention shows promising effects on improving sleep health behaviors

Pilot study results indicate that a sleep and yoga intervention has promising effects on improving sleep disturbance, sleep-related impairment, and sleep health behaviors.

5 Jun 2018

Brain mechanism gives people confidence that what they see is real

Researchershave uncovered a mechanism involved in visual awareness that gives people confidence that what they see is real.

5 Jun 2018

Lighting intervention can positively impact sleep, behavior for Alzheimer's patients

A tailored lighting intervention in nursing homes can positively impact sleep, mood and behavior for patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to preliminary findings from a new study.

5 Jun 2018

More follow-up testing may not help colorectal cancer patients, shows study

Logically, it would seem that more follow-up testing of cancer patients must be better than less - but this is not the case for patients who undergo surgery for colorectal cancer.

5 Jun 2018

Study: Shifting to bilevel PAP can save 56% of patients from therapy termination

A new study reveals that shifting patients who are struggling with adherence to positive airway pressure therapy to a more advanced bilevel device in the first 90 days of treatment is an effective tool for achieving adherence in well more than half of such cases.

5 Jun 2018

Study shows four survival strategies of tumor cells in childhood cancer

Cancer cells in children tend to develop by following four main trajectories - and two of them are linked to relapse of the disease, research led by Lund University in Sweden shows.

5 Jun 2018

Next-generation cardiac pump device improves long-term outcomes and decreases cost of care

In a presentation at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, and in a simultaneous publication in Circulation, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital presented evidence that a next-generation cardiac pump device not only improves long-term outcomes but may also decrease cost of care over time for heart failure patients.

5 Jun 2018

Plant-based dietary pattern lowers cholesterol and improves blood pressure

A new meta-analysis published in the journal Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases finds that a diet that includes plant protein, fiber, nuts, and plant sterols lowers cholesterol, improves blood pressure, and improves other markers for cardiovascular disease risk.

5 Jun 2018

Research project could lead to development of new immune therapies for lung cancer

Protein kinases regulate nearly all processes in cells. If the function of these enzymes is disrupted, often cancer will develop. In particular certain types of deregulated mitogen-activated protein kinases are believed to be the cause of various types of cancer.

5 Jun 2018

Redaction of substance abuse data could result in long-term implications

Due to a change in federal regulation, from 2013-2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services redacted any health care encounter that included a diagnosis or procedure code related to substance abuse from the Medicare and Medicaid identifiable files.

5 Jun 2018

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People with type 1 diabetes for decades show signs of mild drop in cognitive abilities

Research highlights major role of nurse practitioners in rural areas

Study finds link between low neighborhood walkability and childhood asthma

Immigrants suffer from more sleep disturbances than non-immigrants

HIV diagnoses continue to increase among African-Americans

Patients diagnosed with high-sensitivity troponin test have lower risk of future heart attack

Researchers determine factors that contribute to quality recess experience for children

Researchers develop new scoring criteria to evaluate quality of scientific research proposals

New way of delivering gene therapy shows promise in treating brain conditions

Sleep and yoga intervention shows promising effects on improving sleep health behaviors

Brain mechanism gives people confidence that what they see is real

Lighting intervention can positively impact sleep, behavior for Alzheimer's patients

More follow-up testing may not help colorectal cancer patients, shows study

Study: Shifting to bilevel PAP can save 56% of patients from therapy termination

Study shows four survival strategies of tumor cells in childhood cancer

Next-generation cardiac pump device improves long-term outcomes and decreases cost of care

Plant-based dietary pattern lowers cholesterol and improves blood pressure

Research project could lead to development of new immune therapies for lung cancer

Redaction of substance abuse data could result in long-term implications

More frequent post treatment monitoring does not improve survival in prostate cancer patients, finds study

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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