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Scientists identify key compound that reduces severity of AMD in preclinical model

A compound of specific bioactive products from a major family of enzymes reduced the severity of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a preclinical model, according to a new study led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers.

22 Aug 2017

Johns Hopkins researchers pinpoint how tiny protein could make deadly Ebola virus contagious

Two Johns Hopkins materials science graduate students and their professors played a key role in a multi-institution research project that pinpointed how a tiny protein seems to make the deadly Ebola virus particularly contagious.

22 Aug 2017

Researchers explore ways for computers to help improve patient care

Doctors are often deluged by signals from charts, test results, and other metrics to keep track of. It can be difficult to integrate and monitor all of these data for multiple patients while making real-time treatment decisions, especially when data is documented inconsistently across hospitals.

21 Aug 2017

Researchers discover potential way to trigger regeneration, repair of damaged heart cells

New research has discovered a potential means to trigger damaged heart cells to self-heal. The discovery could lead to groundbreaking forms of treatment for heart diseases.

21 Aug 2017

NNI, NTU collaborate to revolutionize diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions

The National Neuroscience Institute and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore are collaborating to develop innovative technologies to better diagnose and treat patients with neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease and brain injuries.

21 Aug 2017

Study: More than 80% of women at risk for breast, ovarian cancer have not taken simple genetic test

Of the nearly 4 million women in the United States who have had either breast cancer or ovarian cancer, at least 1.5 million have a high risk of carrying certain types of genetic mutations that could increase their risk for additional cancers in the future.

21 Aug 2017

Bionic vision restoration: could future technologies restore sight?

The brain is very plastic, which means that the brain is able to adapt to new signals. In the case of bionic vision restoration, the photoreceptors have died, the brain is not receiving anything biologically, and you are going to then send something which is artificial, prosthetic, and has been created outside the body.

21 Aug 2017

Physicians studying how to prescribe income security

Physicians at St. Michael's Hospital are studying how full-time income support workers hired by health-care clinics can help vulnerable patients or those living in poverty improve their finances and their health.

18 Aug 2017

Study provides insight into development of red blood cells

Every cell in the body, whether skin or muscle or brain, starts out as a generic cell that acquires its unique characteristics after undergoing a process of specialization. Nowhere is this process more dramatic than it is in red blood cells.

18 Aug 2017

Medical experts explore different ways to enhance situation of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

More than 70 leading medical specialists, nurses, patient advocates, researchers, regulatory / Health Technology Assessment experts and industry representatives gathered on 3 May 2017 in Valencia, Spain to discuss existing challenges and what is needed to improve the situation of patients affected by myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

18 Aug 2017

New MyoVista hsECG device launched in the European Union for early detection of heart disease

HeartSciences today announced the European launch of MyoVista high sensitivity electrocardiograph (hsECG) Testing Device, developed in response to the global unmet need for effective, low-cost, front-line screening of cardiac disease in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.

18 Aug 2017

Community-acquired infections increase with lower kidney function

Individuals with reduced kidney function may be at increased risk of developing infections acquired in the community, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

17 Aug 2017

New study finds way to improve health, lower costs among Medicaid, uninsured patients

As politicians struggle to solve the nation's healthcare problems, a new study finds a way to improve health and lower costs among Medicaid and uninsured patients.

17 Aug 2017

Study explores effects of occupational, lifestyle risk factors on nurses' health

A prospective study of more than 20,000 nurses aged 20-45 years, 88% of whom had worked night shifts, reported their most common health issues, disease history, reproductive experiences, occupational exposures, and other lifestyle- and work-related factors.

17 Aug 2017

New ultra lightweight device for neural recording in mice could transform brain disorder research

Research published this week in Scientific Reports describes a new ultra lightweight system for recording neural activity in the brains of mice.

17 Aug 2017

Children need to be up-to-date on immunizations before heading back-to-school

While we prepare our children to go back to school, parents should check and make sure their children are current on all vaccinations before the start of the school year or they may not be able to start on the first day.

17 Aug 2017

Early surgery for rotator cuff tears leads to lasting improvement in outcomes

Early surgery to repair tears of one of the shoulder rotator cuff muscles provides lasting improvement in strength, function, and other outcomes, reports a study in the August 16, 2017 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.

17 Aug 2017

Shimadzu wins Frost & Sullivan’s Global General Radiography Product Line Strategy Leadership Award

Shimadzu Corporation was recognized for their global strategies and product launch efforts for diagnostic X-ray imaging systems and received the 2017 Global General Radiography Product Line Strategy Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan, a major global market research and consulting company based in the U.S.

17 Aug 2017

Women doctors set to take center stage at World Extreme Medicine Conference

At the World Extreme Medicine Conference, which will take place at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS from Saturday November 25 to Monday November 27 2017, women doctors, medics and endurance athletes will take centre stage and inspire fellow extreme medicine practitioners, clinical doctors and the next generation of the medical community.

17 Aug 2017

Patient empowerment may be effective strategy to improve physicians’ hand hygiene adherence

Armed with new tools, patients and parents felt empowered to remind healthcare providers to perform hand hygiene, successfully improving compliance rates, but just over half of physicians felt that patients should be reminding providers, according to a new study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official journal of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

17 Aug 2017

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Scientists identify key compound that reduces severity of AMD in preclinical model

Johns Hopkins researchers pinpoint how tiny protein could make deadly Ebola virus contagious

Researchers explore ways for computers to help improve patient care

Researchers discover potential way to trigger regeneration, repair of damaged heart cells

NNI, NTU collaborate to revolutionize diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions

Study: More than 80% of women at risk for breast, ovarian cancer have not taken simple genetic test

Bionic vision restoration: could future technologies restore sight?

Physicians studying how to prescribe income security

Study provides insight into development of red blood cells

Medical experts explore different ways to enhance situation of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

New MyoVista hsECG device launched in the European Union for early detection of heart disease

Community-acquired infections increase with lower kidney function

New study finds way to improve health, lower costs among Medicaid, uninsured patients

Study explores effects of occupational, lifestyle risk factors on nurses' health

New ultra lightweight device for neural recording in mice could transform brain disorder research

Children need to be up-to-date on immunizations before heading back-to-school

Early surgery for rotator cuff tears leads to lasting improvement in outcomes

Shimadzu wins Frost & Sullivan’s Global General Radiography Product Line Strategy Leadership Award

Women doctors set to take center stage at World Extreme Medicine Conference

Patient empowerment may be effective strategy to improve physicians’ hand hygiene adherence

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