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Tips for older adults to regain their game after being cooped up for more than a year

Alice Herb, 88, an intrepid New Yorker, is used to walking miles around Manhattan. But after this year of being shut inside, trying to avoid covid-19, she's noticed a big difference in how she feels.

24 May 2021

Is your living room the future of hospital care?

Major hospital systems are betting big money that the future of hospital care looks a lot like the inside of patients' homes.

24 May 2021

Study indicates that certain anti-cancer therapies may hasten cellular aging

New research indicates that certain anti-cancer therapies may hasten cellular aging, where changes in the DNA of patients may contribute to greater inflammation and fatigue.

24 May 2021

Landmark study confirms that controlled blood pressure is key to prevent stroke, heart disease

Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive blood pressure management -- lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg -- dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death from these diseases, as well as death from all causes, compared to lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 140 mm Hg.

22 May 2021

Telepresence robot enables COVID-19 patients to talk to their loved ones

Researchers of the Integrated Systems Engineering Group of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed a telepresence robot that enables people suffering from COVID-19 to talk to their loved ones.

22 May 2021

Campylobacter infection can also be spread through sexual contact

Campylobacter infection, one of the most common foodborne illnesses in the Western world, can also be spread through sexual contact, according to a new research discovery by an OU Hudson College of Public Health faculty member, working in conjunction with colleagues in Denmark.

21 May 2021

Trial results show upadacitinib to be the most effective treatment for atopic dermatitis

The findings of a clinical trial by Trinity College Dublin researchers of treatment for atopic dermatitis have been published today in The Lancet journal (Friday, 21st May, 2021).

21 May 2021

New study to develop program for infants at risk for health disparities

Many parents of young children can relate to the challenges of getting babies to eat healthy, whether babies throw food on the floor, refuse to eat healthy foods or only want to eat sugary snacks.

21 May 2021

Women with history of weight cycling have increased rates of sleep problems

Women with a history of weight cycling - losing and regaining 10 pounds or more, even once - have increased rates of insomnia and other sleep problems, reports a study in The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, official journal of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association.

21 May 2021

World Health Assembly highlights the urgency to end COVID-19 pandemic and prevent the next one

In a year when COVID-19 threatens the health and well-being of everyone on the planet, the seventy-fourth session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) will stress the urgency of ending the current pandemic and preventing the next one by building a healthier, safer and fairer world.

20 May 2021

Seniors enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid can experience worse outcomes after ICU hospitalization

Seniors who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid are at risk for experiencing greater worsening of functional status following ICU hospitalization, according to research presented at the ATS 2021 International Conference.

20 May 2021

Tokyo sees rapid rise of SARS-CoV-2 R.1 lineage

A new research paper posted to the preprint server medRxiv* reports the rise of a new lineage in Tokyo, Japan, bearing a combination of two biologically important mutations.

20 May 2021

Four months of multi-drug therapy for tuberculosis is as effective as standard regimen

Four months of multi-drug therapy that included rifapentine and moxifloxacin treated active tuberculosis (TB) as effectively as the standard six-month regimen in a multinational study, cutting treatment time by a third.

20 May 2021

Childhood immunization rates in Texas declined sharply during COVID-19 pandemic

Despite expert recommendations that children continue to get regularly scheduled vaccines during the pandemic, vaccination rates have decreased in several states.

20 May 2021

Philly CEAL team receives NIH grant to extend COVID-19 outreach

José A. Bauermeister, PhD, and Antonia M. Villarruel, PhD, are leading one of 10 new research teams from across the country that received National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants totaling $14 million to extend the reach of the NIH's Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities.

20 May 2021

COVID-19 pandemic presents the "perfect storm" for intimate partner violence, domestic abuse

In an article published in the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, experts stress that the COVID-19 pandemic presents the "perfect storm" for family violence, where a set of rare circumstances have combined to aggravate intimate partner violence, domestic abuse, domestic violence, and child abuse.

19 May 2021

Researchers develop integrative approach to better understand the origins of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and affects more than 10 million people around the world.

19 May 2021

Study investigates mental health consequences of COVID-19 geriatric care in nursing homes

No matter one's age, race, gender, socioeconomic status or political party, COVID-19 has impacted everyone at some level. That impact has been especially palpable for the approximately 1.3 million elderly Americans who reside in the country's 15,600 nursing homes.

19 May 2021

New “Consensus Document” can help manage wound care

DURING the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacists have increasingly played a key role as being the first point of contact for people with wounds, both chronic and acute.

19 May 2021

Despite sufficient information on COVID-19, Central PA residents worry about mixed messages

Residents of central Pennsylvania had the information they needed to slow the spread of COVID-19 early on in the pandemic, but were overwhelmed with worries about mixed messages and distrust of some sources, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

19 May 2021

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Tips for older adults to regain their game after being cooped up for more than a year

Is your living room the future of hospital care?

Study indicates that certain anti-cancer therapies may hasten cellular aging

Landmark study confirms that controlled blood pressure is key to prevent stroke, heart disease

Telepresence robot enables COVID-19 patients to talk to their loved ones

Campylobacter infection can also be spread through sexual contact

Trial results show upadacitinib to be the most effective treatment for atopic dermatitis

New study to develop program for infants at risk for health disparities

Women with history of weight cycling have increased rates of sleep problems

World Health Assembly highlights the urgency to end COVID-19 pandemic and prevent the next one

Seniors enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid can experience worse outcomes after ICU hospitalization

Tokyo sees rapid rise of SARS-CoV-2 R.1 lineage

Four months of multi-drug therapy for tuberculosis is as effective as standard regimen

Childhood immunization rates in Texas declined sharply during COVID-19 pandemic

Philly CEAL team receives NIH grant to extend COVID-19 outreach

COVID-19 pandemic presents the "perfect storm" for intimate partner violence, domestic abuse

Researchers develop integrative approach to better understand the origins of Parkinson's disease

Study investigates mental health consequences of COVID-19 geriatric care in nursing homes

New “Consensus Document” can help manage wound care

Despite sufficient information on COVID-19, Central PA residents worry about mixed messages

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