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EEG may not always accurately capture the level of consciousness

Remarkably, scientists are still debating just how to reliably determine whether someone is conscious. This question is of great practical importance when making medical decisions about anesthesia or treating patients in vegetative state or coma.

23 Dec 2019

Study unlocks the potential for new therapies to help correct bone disorder

Osteogensis imperfecta is a group of genetic disorders that mainly affect the bone. Patients with OI have bones that break easily, sometimes with no apparent cause.

23 Dec 2019

Exposure to ozone pollution or wood smoke exacerbates lung disease in former and current smokers

Over many years, exposure to the levels of ozone and other forms of pollution found in most U.S. cities and some rural communities can take a toll on a person's health.

23 Dec 2019

Study finds high levels of compliance with ID rules by recreational marijuana stores in two U.S. states

A new study by collaborators at Klein Buendel, Inc. and the Prevention Research Center finds that recreational cannabis stores in Colorado and Washington state, both of which legalized adult recreational use in 2012, show high levels of compliance with rules preventing underage purchase of cannabis.

23 Dec 2019

Pregnant women with HIV do not always receive recommended antiretroviral medications

Pregnant women living with HIV don't always receive antiretroviral medications recommended for use in pregnancy, according to a recent study published in Jama Network Open this week.

23 Dec 2019

AAD honors board-certified dermatologists for treatment of a patient with aquagenic keratoderma

The American Academy of Dermatology has honored board-certified dermatologists Jean-Pierre Galliani, MD, FAAD, and Naomi Johansen, MD, FAAD, as Patient Care Heroes for their diagnosis and treatment of a patient with aquagenic keratoderma, a rare condition that causes extreme, painful wrinkles of the palms after exposure to water.

23 Dec 2019

Sphingotec's new biomarker bio-ADM identifies ICU patients who need immediate organ support

Diagnostics company SphingoTec GmbH today announced a publication in Critical Care1 with data on 2,000 ICU patients demonstrating that sphingotec's proprietary biomarker bio-ADM (Bioactive Adrenomedullin) not only identifies high-risk patients for septic shock at admission but also identifies patients in the general ICU patient population who require immediate life-saving therapeutic intervention.

23 Dec 2019

Behavioral intervention and risk education can improve parents' prompt disposal of leftover opioids

Leftover prescription opioids pose big risks to kids, yet most parents keep their own and their child's unused painkillers even after they're no longer medically necessary for pain.

23 Dec 2019

Electronic health records creating a ‘new era’ of health care fraud, officials say

Derek Lewis was working as an electronic health records specialist for the nation's largest hospital chain when he heard about software defects that might even "kill a patient."

23 Dec 2019

Microsensor implants could be the future of minimally invasive health monitoring

Tiny subcutaneous implants that can continuously measure a person's blood glucose, heart rate and other physiological conditions are a Holy Grail of modern medicine.

23 Dec 2019

National veteran dataset will help dissect the relationship between mental illness and prostate cancer

There appears to be an unhealthy synergy between mental illness and prostate cancer, and researchers are working to dissect the relationship by first assembling the largest dataset ever of veterans with either condition or both.

23 Dec 2019

Therapy dogs provide emotional support to patients

Kepu Savou thought he had come down with a cold. When his symptoms persisted, he visited a doctor and learned that his heart was failing – something Savou never would've imagined at age 29.

23 Dec 2019

Texas law highlights dilemma over care for patients with no hope of survival

Critically ill Tinslee Lewis - a Fort Worth baby embroiled in a dispute between her family and a hospital over whether to continue life-sustaining treatment - is the most recent public face of the heartbreaking and intractable dilemmas often confronted quietly in intensive care units.

23 Dec 2019

Fewer fats could be the key to boosting male fertility

A diet low in fat and high in egg whites could be the key to boosting male fertility according to a new pilot study.

23 Dec 2019

Government-funded day care helps keep seniors out of nursing homes and hospitals

Two mornings a week, a van arrives at the Escondido, Calif., home of Mario Perez and takes him to a new senior center in this northern San Diego County town, where he eats a hot lunch, plays cards and gets physical therapy to help restore the balance he lost after breaking both legs in a fall.

23 Dec 2019

SLU researcher honored for finding better pain treatments

Researcher Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and physiology at Saint Louis University, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors for her contributions toward understanding and finding better treatments for pain.

23 Dec 2019

TAMEST's 2020 annual conference aims to catalyze research commercialization

Texas' premiere scientific research organization, TAMEST, will host a multi-disciplinary conference on innovation as part of TAMEST's 2020 Annual Conference: Innovating Texas in Dallas from January 7-9, 2020.

23 Dec 2019

Age of onset of obesity linked to higher diabetes risk

A new study shows that the timing of onset of obesity is linked to the risk of type 2 diabetes. The paper, published in the journal Diabetologia, examines how the direction of BMI change, as well as the age when obesity began and the number of years a person is obese (obese-years, the product of degree and duration of obesity) over the period of early adult life are reflected in diabetes risk.

22 Dec 2019

New study says obesity increases greenhouse gases

A new study published in the journal Obesity may indicate that increasing body weight trends among humans, as well as the increasing number of people living on earth, could push back efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions of human origin.

22 Dec 2019

Targeted screening effective in reducing prostate cancer deaths

A new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine shows that the number of prostate cancer deaths could be reduced by a sixth by simply introducing targeted screening, which is directed at detecting cases among men whose genes put them at higher risk of the disease.

22 Dec 2019

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EEG may not always accurately capture the level of consciousness

Study unlocks the potential for new therapies to help correct bone disorder

Exposure to ozone pollution or wood smoke exacerbates lung disease in former and current smokers

Study finds high levels of compliance with ID rules by recreational marijuana stores in two U.S. states

Pregnant women with HIV do not always receive recommended antiretroviral medications

AAD honors board-certified dermatologists for treatment of a patient with aquagenic keratoderma

Sphingotec's new biomarker bio-ADM identifies ICU patients who need immediate organ support

Behavioral intervention and risk education can improve parents' prompt disposal of leftover opioids

Electronic health records creating a ‘new era’ of health care fraud, officials say

Microsensor implants could be the future of minimally invasive health monitoring

National veteran dataset will help dissect the relationship between mental illness and prostate cancer

Therapy dogs provide emotional support to patients

Texas law highlights dilemma over care for patients with no hope of survival

Fewer fats could be the key to boosting male fertility

Government-funded day care helps keep seniors out of nursing homes and hospitals

SLU researcher honored for finding better pain treatments

TAMEST's 2020 annual conference aims to catalyze research commercialization

Age of onset of obesity linked to higher diabetes risk

New study says obesity increases greenhouse gases

Targeted screening effective in reducing prostate cancer deaths

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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