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‘Monday Resolutions’ can help people stay on track with 2017 New Year's health resolutions

Health-related goals such as losing weight, exercising and quitting smoking tend to top the list of New Year's resolutions in America. Yet research shows that only 8% end up achieving their resolutions each year.

28 Dec 2016

Fred Hutch’s new Evergreen Fund to promote commercialization of research into lifesaving therapies

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced its first-ever grants from its newly established Evergreen Fund to spur researchers' efforts to advance bold ideas toward creating or partnering with a commercial entity.

28 Dec 2016

Einstein awarded more than $160 million NIH grant in federal fiscal year 2016

Investigators at Albert Einstein College of Medicine were awarded more than $160 million from the National Institutes of Health in federal fiscal year 2016.

28 Dec 2016

Study reports volume and cost of in-home care for children with special medical conditions

U.S. families provide nearly $36 billion annually in uncompensated medical care at home to children who have special health care needs, such as muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis, according to a large national study.

28 Dec 2016

Light treatment can help increase anthocyanin production in turfgrasses

Anthocyanins, plant pigments known for their health-promoting properties, are in demand for medicinal and industrial uses. Anthocyanins have become sought-after natural products, but the small number of plants that naturally produce anthocyanins has limited their widespread use.

28 Dec 2016

Critical illness events linked to delayed discharge from hospital for neighboring patients

In a research letter published Dec. 27, 2016, in JAMA, University of Chicago physicians describe a new concern for patients in the hospital: distractions caused by the misfortune of other patients.

28 Dec 2016

Automated monitoring system can predict full-scale algae blooms in advance, study shows

Toxic algae blooms in lakes and reservoirs are highly destructive, resulting in fish kills and toxicity risks to wildlife, livestock -- and even humans. But their development is difficult to predict.

28 Dec 2016

Myc genes play key role in self-renewal of spermatogonial stem cells

Sperm are constantly replenished in the adult male body. Understanding the workings of stem cells responsible for this replenishment is expected to shed light on why male fertility diminishes with age, and possibly lead to new treatments for infertility.

28 Dec 2016

Study highlights lack of nutritional standards for premixed infant cereals in lower-income countries

For parents around the world, premixed infant cereals--also known as complementary foods--can be a vital source of the solid food needed for healthy child growth after six months of age, when infants outgrow the nutrients provided by breast milk alone.

28 Dec 2016

Research reveals how microbial context during infectious disease can compromise antibiotic therapy

Bacteria that are susceptible to antibiotics can survive when enough resistant cells around them are expressing an antibiotic-deactivating factor.

28 Dec 2016

Mutations linked to endometrial cancer can be detected in uterine lavage fluid, study reveals

Mutations that have been linked to endometrial cancer can be found in the uterine lavage fluid of pre- and post-menopausal women both with and without detectable cancer, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine by John Martignetti from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA, and colleagues.

28 Dec 2016

New database of PCR primers enables effective detection and identification of RNA viruses

Scientists at Korea's Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology scientists have compiled a comprehensive new public database of genetic information to enable the detection and identification of RNA viruses using the polymerase chain reaction assay.

28 Dec 2016

Military health system to test U-M-developed V-BID approach

A health care reform idea originated by University of Michigan faculty will get a major test among members of the nation's military and their families, thanks to a provision in the national defense spending bill signed by President Obama on Friday.

28 Dec 2016

New study finds overuse of hospital ICUs

Intensive Care Units, which provide the most expensive and invasive forms of care in a hospital setting, are being used too often for patients who don't need that level of care, according to a new study by LA BioMed and UCLA researchers published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine today.

28 Dec 2016

Research highlights need to improve sleep for homeless people

The homeless sleep less and are more likely to have insomnia and daytime fatigue than people in the general population, findings researchers believe suggest more attention needs to be paid to improving sleep for this vulnerable population, according to a research letter published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.

28 Dec 2016

Legalization of recreational marijuana impacts adolescent drug perception and use

Marijuana use increased and the drug's perceived harmfulness decreased among eighth- and 10th-graders in Washington after marijuana was legalized for recreational use by adults but there was no change among 12th-graders or among students in the three grades in Colorado after legalization for adults there, according to a new study published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

28 Dec 2016

Medical Research News

‘Monday Resolutions’ can help people stay on track with 2017 New Year's health resolutions

Fred Hutch’s new Evergreen Fund to promote commercialization of research into lifesaving therapies

Einstein awarded more than $160 million NIH grant in federal fiscal year 2016

Study reports volume and cost of in-home care for children with special medical conditions

Light treatment can help increase anthocyanin production in turfgrasses

Critical illness events linked to delayed discharge from hospital for neighboring patients

Automated monitoring system can predict full-scale algae blooms in advance, study shows

Myc genes play key role in self-renewal of spermatogonial stem cells

Study highlights lack of nutritional standards for premixed infant cereals in lower-income countries

Research reveals how microbial context during infectious disease can compromise antibiotic therapy

Mutations linked to endometrial cancer can be detected in uterine lavage fluid, study reveals

New database of PCR primers enables effective detection and identification of RNA viruses

Military health system to test U-M-developed V-BID approach

New study finds overuse of hospital ICUs

Research highlights need to improve sleep for homeless people

Legalization of recreational marijuana impacts adolescent drug perception and use

'Friendship Bench' approach holds potential to improve lives of people with mental health problems

New comprehensive study lists top personal health expenses in the U.S.

Scientists report new molecular mechanism that could be cause of autoimmune diseases

Researchers explore how neuronal activity influences CREB dynamics

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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