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Penn neurosurgeons use diffusion tensor imaging to better adapt brain tumor surgeries

Neurosurgeons can visualize important pathways in the brain using an imaging technique called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), to better adapt brain tumor surgeries and preserve language, visual and motor function while removing cancerous tissue.

2 Apr 2013

New support program for single fathers

Men who have dependent children and whose spouses or partners died from cancer are an overlooked population. These fathers face unique challenges not addressed by traditional grief support groups that often attract an older, female population.

2 Apr 2013

UAB School of Nursing awarded HRSA grant to improve quality of care for underserved

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.4-million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration to develop and implement an innovative interprofessional collaborative health-care practice model that improves quality of care and outcomes for underserved patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions.

2 Apr 2013

Cancer Institute of New Jersey named recipient of 2013 ONS Employer Recognition Award

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has been named as the recipient of the 2013 Oncology Nursing Society's Employer Recognition Award in the medium size employer category.

2 Apr 2013

Rutgers-Camden nursing student develops phone app to help patients manage heart disease

A new smart phone app that helps patients manage heart disease and stay out of the hospital has been developed by a team led by a Rutgers-Camden nursing student.

2 Apr 2013

Research findings could lead to new targets for treating inflammatory disorders

Researchers at UC Davis have shown how the innate immune system distinguishes between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. Like burglars entering a house, hostile bacteria give themselves away by breaking into cells. However, sensing proteins instantly detect the invasion, triggering an alarm that mobilizes the innate immune response.

2 Apr 2013

Penn Nursing expert leads long-term research on autism spectrum disorder

Autism expert Jennifer Pinto-Martin, MD, MPH, of Penn Nursing leads some of the most extensive, long-term research on autism spectrum disorder.

30 Mar 2013

Oregon offers guide to states eyeing potential of putting Medicaid enrollees in private insurance

In the last days of Georgia's General Assembly, lawmakers eliminate cuts in Medicaid payments to providers, while the state's Medicaid agency gives initial approval to a hospital fee.

30 Mar 2013

AACN selects seven Pennsylvania hospitals to participate in nurse leadership training program

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses selects seven Pennsylvania hospitals as the newest participants in its hospital-based nurse leadership and innovation training program.

30 Mar 2013

Correctional policies discourage released inmates from seeking methadone therapy, researchers say

Methadone treatment for opioid dependence remains widely unavailable behind bars in the United States, and many inmates are forced to discontinue this evidence-based therapy, which lessens painful withdrawal symptoms.

30 Mar 2013

Racial disparties in autism treatment

The need for professional care of African-American children with autism can go unmet. Some of the disparity could stem from cultural differences in parental perceptions of behavior, says autism expert Margaret C. Souders, PhD, RN, assistant professor of human genetics at Penn Nursing.

29 Mar 2013

Porter Adventist Hospital to discuss TIA and their connection to future stroke risk

On Tuesday, April 9, Porter Adventist Hospital will be hosting an important community class discussing ministrokes, or transient ischemic attacks (TIA), and their connection to future stroke risk.

29 Mar 2013

New centers chosen to increase geriatric social work training

The Hartford/GSA National Center on Gerontological Social Work Excellence has chosen the Boston College and the University of Michigan as the locations of the first two Hartford Academic Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Social Work.

29 Mar 2013

New evidence shows older adults with dementia can be taken off antipsychotic medications

Most older adults with dementia can successfully be taken off antipsychotic medications, which have negative side effects and increase the risk of death, finds a new evidence review from The Cochrane Library.

29 Mar 2013

New way to predict woman’s final menstrual period

A new UCLA-led study suggests a way to predict when a woman will have her final menstrual period. The findings, published in the April issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, could help women and physicians gauge the onset of menopause-related bone loss, which generally begins a year prior to the last period.

28 Mar 2013

European Commission grants conditional marketing authorization for Pfizer's BOSULIF

Pfizer Inc. announced today that the European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization for BOSULIF (bosutinib) in the European Union for the treatment of adult patients with chronic phase, accelerated phase and blast phase Philadelphia chromosome positive chronic myelogenous leukemia previously treated with one or more tyrosine kinase inhibitor(s) and for whom imatinib, nilotinib and dasatinib are not considered appropriate treatment options.

28 Mar 2013

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Penn neurosurgeons use diffusion tensor imaging to better adapt brain tumor surgeries

New support program for single fathers

UAB School of Nursing awarded HRSA grant to improve quality of care for underserved

Cancer Institute of New Jersey named recipient of 2013 ONS Employer Recognition Award

Rutgers-Camden nursing student develops phone app to help patients manage heart disease

Research findings could lead to new targets for treating inflammatory disorders

Penn Nursing expert leads long-term research on autism spectrum disorder

Oregon offers guide to states eyeing potential of putting Medicaid enrollees in private insurance

AACN selects seven Pennsylvania hospitals to participate in nurse leadership training program

Correctional policies discourage released inmates from seeking methadone therapy, researchers say

Racial disparties in autism treatment

Porter Adventist Hospital to discuss TIA and their connection to future stroke risk

New centers chosen to increase geriatric social work training

New evidence shows older adults with dementia can be taken off antipsychotic medications

New way to predict woman’s final menstrual period

European Commission grants conditional marketing authorization for Pfizer's BOSULIF

Children are vulnerable to eye injury while playing baseball, expert says

Neurological researchers study promising new treatment for deadly brain tumors

Higher levels of routine daily physical activity key to better night's sleep for many women

Sexual agreement between gay couples can prevent spread of HIV and other STDs

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Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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