Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Ospemifene and systemic hormone therapy improve vulvovaginal atrophy symptoms, study suggests

As women age, they are more susceptible to vaginal dryness and pain during intercourse because of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA).

25 Jan 2023

Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch

Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she'd lived comfortably for six years.

25 Jan 2023

Deaf patients break barriers by co-designing their own care with University of Utah Health

Navigating health care is hard enough when English is your first language - imagine the difficulty when American Sign is your first language.

25 Jan 2023

Missed nursing care linked to higher odds of adverse outcomes for very low birthweight infants

Sometimes hospital staff nurses cannot provide required care due to time constraints. This reality can contribute to potentially dire outcomes for very low birthweight (VLBW) infants, who weigh less than 3.3 lbs. at birth.

24 Jan 2023

Cerebrospinal fluid leak may be a treatable cause of behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia

A new Cedars-Sinai study suggests that some patients diagnosed with behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) - an incurable condition that robs patients of the ability to control their behavior and cope with daily living - may instead have a cerebrospinal fluid leak, which is often treatable.

24 Jan 2023

Analysis of adverse events in older US adults after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

Researchers evaluated adverse events in older adults after mRNA vaccination for COVID-19.

24 Jan 2023

Patients' and primary care physicians' concerns about digital surveillance of infectious disease in China

To highlight ethical considerations for promoting patients' autonomy and health care rights, researchers from mainland China, Hong Kong and New Zealand present the results of interviews documenting patient and primary care physicians with digital surveillance of infectious disease (including COVID-19) in urban areas of northern and southern China.

23 Jan 2023

All-cause mortality risk higher among individuals with head injury

Adults who suffered any head injury during a 30-year study period had two times the rate of mortality than those who did not have any head injury, and mortality rates among those with moderate or severe head injuries were nearly three times higher, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, published today in JAMA Neurology.

23 Jan 2023

Dietary plant sugar promotes antitumor immunity and enhances the efficacy of immunotherapy

Immunotherapies have improved outcomes of many patients with cancer, including melanoma. But these therapies work for only a subset of patients.

23 Jan 2023

Early return to school may be associated with faster recovery after a concussion

Contrary to popular belief, rest may not always be the best cure after a concussion, new study published in JAMA Network Open finds.

20 Jan 2023

Study sheds light on the mechanisms behind virulence of MRSA blood stream infections

Researchers at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with researchers at New York University, have published a study in Cell Host and Microbe that sheds light on the mechanisms behind the severity, or virulence, of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood stream infections.

20 Jan 2023

Study uncovers protein that kick-starts milk production after breastfeeding is over

Scientists have discovered a protein that kick-starts milk production after breastfeeding is over - something which could provide effective new targets for cancer treatments.

19 Jan 2023

As US bumps against debt ceiling, Medicare becomes a bargaining chip

While repealing the Affordable Care Act seems to have fallen off congressional Republicans' to-do list for 2023, plans to cut Medicare and Medicaid are back.

19 Jan 2023

New program provides innovative models for improving health care

Better coordination beyond purely medical aspects: the National Research Programme "Smarter Health Care" (NRP 74) of the Swiss National Science Foundation shows how resources in the health sector can be used more efficiently.

19 Jan 2023

Body dissatisfaction found to be primary cause of eating disorders

Eating disorders are stereotypically associated with adolescents and young adults. Growing evidence, however, suggests that these conditions can occur at any time during a woman's lifespan, including at midlife.

18 Jan 2023

What older Americans need to know about taking Paxlovid

A new coronavirus variant is circulating, the most transmissible one yet. Hospitalizations of infected patients are rising. And older adults represent nearly 90% of U.S. deaths from covid-19 in recent months, the largest portion since the start of the pandemic.

18 Jan 2023

Exposure to World Trade Center particulate matter accelerates cognitive deterioration in mice model of Alzheimer's

Mice exposed to World Trade Center dust exhibit a significant impairment in spatial recognition and short- and long-term memory, as well as changes in genes related to immune-inflammatory responses and blood-brain barrier disruption, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published January 17 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

17 Jan 2023

Modification to Hospital Elder Life Program expands delirium prevention

A new study published in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) found that modifying a well-established and highly successful delirium prevention program for use when in-person or face-to-face interactions are limited or restricted is both feasible and acceptable to hospital staff and patients.

17 Jan 2023

Poor hygiene practices in hospitals may lead to antibiotic resistance

A new paper in Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that antibiotic resistance may result from poor hygiene practices in hospitals or other medical facilities.

17 Jan 2023

Chemicals accumulated in the vagina may contribute to spontaneous preterm birth

Chemicals that accumulate in the vagina, potentially originating from personal care products, may contribute to spontaneous preterm birth, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

13 Jan 2023

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Ospemifene and systemic hormone therapy improve vulvovaginal atrophy symptoms, study suggests

Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch

Deaf patients break barriers by co-designing their own care with University of Utah Health

Missed nursing care linked to higher odds of adverse outcomes for very low birthweight infants

Cerebrospinal fluid leak may be a treatable cause of behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia

Analysis of adverse events in older US adults after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

Patients' and primary care physicians' concerns about digital surveillance of infectious disease in China

All-cause mortality risk higher among individuals with head injury

Dietary plant sugar promotes antitumor immunity and enhances the efficacy of immunotherapy

Early return to school may be associated with faster recovery after a concussion

Study sheds light on the mechanisms behind virulence of MRSA blood stream infections

Study uncovers protein that kick-starts milk production after breastfeeding is over

As US bumps against debt ceiling, Medicare becomes a bargaining chip

New program provides innovative models for improving health care

Body dissatisfaction found to be primary cause of eating disorders

What older Americans need to know about taking Paxlovid

Exposure to World Trade Center particulate matter accelerates cognitive deterioration in mice model of Alzheimer's

Modification to Hospital Elder Life Program expands delirium prevention

Poor hygiene practices in hospitals may lead to antibiotic resistance

Chemicals accumulated in the vagina may contribute to spontaneous preterm birth

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

Newsletters you may be interested in