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UQ's new Genome Innovation Hub focuses on improving healthcare

Genetic research aimed at improving healthcare will be the focus of the University of Queensland’s new Genome Innovation Hub.

15 May 2018

Gene variant may be linked to worse psychiatric symptoms in TBI patients

A variant of the APOE gene may be linked to worse psychiatric symptoms in people who have had a traumatic brain injury, found a Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System study. Study participants with both the gene variant and at least one TBI had more severe symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression than comparison participants.

14 May 2018

Guidelines for weight gain in pregnancy should be changed for underweight and very obese women

Very obese women should actually lose weight during pregnancy in order to have a healthy baby, contrary to current recommendations, according to a new study in the journal Heliyon.

14 May 2018

ICON and DuPage Medical Group announce clinical research partnership

ICON plc, a global provider of drug development and commercialization solutions and services, today announced that PMG Research, Inc., part of ICON Site and Patient Recruitment, and DuPage Medical Group of Chicago, Illinois have finalized a Master Agreement formalizing a clinical research partnership.

14 May 2018

Survey finds nearly half of people with health conditions skip medication

Almost half of those with health conditions said that they skip their medication sometimes, despite knowing its benefits, while more than a quarter are unsure what to do if they experience side-effects, according to COUCH's recently published report, "Are patients receiving value in terms of health literacy?"

14 May 2018

Havard University grants license to Beam Therapeutics to develop new base editing technology

Harvard University has granted a worldwide license to Beam Therapeutics, Inc., to develop and commercialize a suite of revolutionary DNA base editing technologies for the treatment of human disease.

14 May 2018

Researchers urge re-examination of colonial models in regulation of traditional medicine practitioners

Two commentaries in JACM, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers that is dedicated to examining paradigm, practice, and policy advancing integrative health, raise questions about whether the value to health care of traditional, complementary, and integrative practices and practitioners is unfairly de-valued by the dominant biomedical model.

14 May 2018

Combination of atrial fibrillation and carotid artery disease increases patient's risk of dementia

Atrial fibrillation patients who are diagnosed with carotid artery disease face higher risks for developing dementia, according to new research from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.

14 May 2018

Healthy diet linked to lower risk of acquired hearing loss in women

Hearing loss affects approximately 48 million Americans. Some evidence suggests that diet may influence risk of hearing loss. Previous studies have looked at how specific nutrients affect risk, but the relation of overall diet and risk of developing hearing loss was unclear.

11 May 2018

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

UQ's new Genome Innovation Hub focuses on improving healthcare

Gene variant may be linked to worse psychiatric symptoms in TBI patients

Guidelines for weight gain in pregnancy should be changed for underweight and very obese women

ICON and DuPage Medical Group announce clinical research partnership

Survey finds nearly half of people with health conditions skip medication

Havard University grants license to Beam Therapeutics to develop new base editing technology

Researchers urge re-examination of colonial models in regulation of traditional medicine practitioners

Combination of atrial fibrillation and carotid artery disease increases patient's risk of dementia

Healthy diet linked to lower risk of acquired hearing loss in women

New combined risk score shows improved effectiveness in predicting stroke risk of Afib patients

Genomic science can help healthcare professionals to identify, treat inherited cardiac conditions

Increasingly failing communication between cells' organelles is main cause of aging, shows study

Oral antibiotic use may increase risk of developing kidney stones, shows study

Faster detection, treatment of anemia made possible with production of new portable diagnostic device

DePuy Synthes' ATTUNE Knee System may improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital stays

Biosense Webster enrolls and treats first patient in QDOT AF study

Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance Through Industry

Working overtime may negatively influence collaboration between nurses and physicians

Recommendations on screening newborns for rare diseases do not review evidence on benefits, harms

Depleted metabolic enzymes contribute to tumor growth in renal cancer

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Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

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How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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