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Therese S. Richmond recognized with Claire M. Fagin Distinguished Researcher Award

Therese S. Richmond, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, the Andrea B. Laporte Professor of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, received the Claire M. Fagin Distinguished Researcher Award on April 28 at the University.

10 May 2015

Study finds link between PTSD and accelerated aging

In recent years, public health concerns about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have risen significantly, driven in part by affected military veterans returning from conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere. PTSD is associated with number of psychological maladies, among them chronic depression, anger, insomnia, eating disorders and substance abuse.

10 May 2015

Neusoft Medical Systems launches NeuViz 128 CT

Today, Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. officially launched the NeuViz 128 CT for the global markets, and the new products are being exported to South Asia, North Africa and other international markets.

10 May 2015

Chemotherapy benefit in nasopharyngeal carcinoma confirmed

Addition of chemotherapy to radiotherapy significantly improves outcomes in patients with nonmetastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, shows a meta-analysis.

8 May 2015

β-amyloid deposition highly variable in synucleinopathy

A meta-analysis suggests large variability in the prevalence of β-amyloid deposition in patients with synucleinopathies.

8 May 2015

Olfactory bulb changes fall short as imaging marker for PD

Functional and histopathological changes in the olfactory bulb in patients with Parkinson’s disease do not equate to a volume change that is detectable on magnetic resonance imaging, say researchers.

8 May 2015

Genes influence ADHD course

A large twin study shows that genetics have a major influence on whether attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms decrease or persist as children grow older.

8 May 2015

RBD persists in Parkinson’s disease patients

Symptoms of rapid eye movement sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) are unlikely to resolve in patients with Parkinson’s disease, show the findings of a 3-year study.

8 May 2015

New data driven approach to healthcare

Isansys Lifecare Ltd, the provider of complete real-time physiological patient data services and systems, is this week celebrating its fifth anniversary...

From Isansys Lifecare Ltd. 8 May 2015

Will the Ebola crisis lead to improved global health security?

Unprecedented in both its impact and scale, the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has led to a renewed interest in the issue of global health security. How is global health security defined?..

8 May 2015

Creating digital technology prototypes to improve dementia care

A health-inspired hackathon is taking place in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, with the aim of creating digital technology prototypes to support dementia care. Designers, coders, hackers and researchers are invited to take part in Create-4-Dementia on May 30th and 31st - the first public event of the Social Computing and Mental Health Research Network led by the University of Lincoln, UK, and funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

8 May 2015

Orexigen Therapeutics provides update on business and financial results for Q1 2015

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. today announced business and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.

8 May 2015

STA, Helsinn announce approval of AKYNZEO for prevention of chemotherapy-induced CINV

Australian biopharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Australia and Helsinn, a Swiss group focused on building quality cancer care, announce that the Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved AKYNZEO for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of moderately and highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy.

8 May 2015

TESCAN introduce unique multimodal holographic microscope for live cell imaging

The unique Q-PHASE microscope is based on the principle of incoherent holography. Where other available solutions make use of a laser or laser diode, which may cause adverse or undesirable effects, mainly in terms of imaging quality, Q-PHASE uses white light for illumination, thus producing high quality imaging...

From Tescan Group 8 May 2015

Post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities leads to higher spending, lower patient survival

A nationwide study, "Uncovering Waste in U.S. Healthcare," from authors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, finds that spending on post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) provides a key signal of inefficiency in the health care system, leading to higher spending and lower patient survival.

8 May 2015

SLU professor reveals why women have higher rates of strokes than men, suggests steps to reduce risk

Each year, around 55,000 more women than men will have a stroke. Longer lifespans, pregnancies and hormones all contribute to the disparity, as do illnesses that tend to strike women more frequently. Crunch the numbers and the math adds up to more strokes for women, making it important for women monitor their risk.

8 May 2015

Using mobile app to track intake of vitamin D and calcium

Vitamin D is essential for the maintenance of bone health and may be implicated in other chronic diseases, as well as immunity, but adults in Canada are consistently deficient in dietary vitamin D, by nearly 400 international units per day (IU/d) on average.

8 May 2015

Three UCR STEM students named winners of Strauss Scholarship

Undergraduates at the University of California, Riverside are on a success roll. First, two students won Goldwater Scholarships, announced last month. Now three undergraduate students have been named winners of prestigious scholarships from the Donald A. Strauss Foundation. Highly competitive, the Strauss Scholarship is a public service scholarship given to university students in California.

8 May 2015

CHOP's patient safety team recognized for work alarm fatigue in hospital units

A patient safety team at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia who analyzed the problem of alarm fatigue in hospital units has been recognized for the best research paper of 2014 in a journal dedicated to biomedical technology.

8 May 2015

Many U.S. adults not undergoing recommended screenings for colorectal, breast and cervical cancers

Many adults in the U.S. are not getting the recommended screening tests for colorectal, breast and cervical cancers, according to data published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. For 2013, screening for these types of cancers either fell behind previous rates or showed no improvement.

7 May 2015

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Therese S. Richmond recognized with Claire M. Fagin Distinguished Researcher Award

Study finds link between PTSD and accelerated aging

Neusoft Medical Systems launches NeuViz 128 CT

Chemotherapy benefit in nasopharyngeal carcinoma confirmed

β-amyloid deposition highly variable in synucleinopathy

Olfactory bulb changes fall short as imaging marker for PD

Genes influence ADHD course

RBD persists in Parkinson’s disease patients

New data driven approach to healthcare

Will the Ebola crisis lead to improved global health security?

Creating digital technology prototypes to improve dementia care

Orexigen Therapeutics provides update on business and financial results for Q1 2015

STA, Helsinn announce approval of AKYNZEO for prevention of chemotherapy-induced CINV

TESCAN introduce unique multimodal holographic microscope for live cell imaging

Post-acute care in skilled nursing facilities leads to higher spending, lower patient survival

SLU professor reveals why women have higher rates of strokes than men, suggests steps to reduce risk

Using mobile app to track intake of vitamin D and calcium

Three UCR STEM students named winners of Strauss Scholarship

CHOP's patient safety team recognized for work alarm fatigue in hospital units

Many U.S. adults not undergoing recommended screenings for colorectal, breast and cervical cancers

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