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Battling the bullets from the operating room to the community

Dr. Laurie Punch plunged her gloved hands into Sidney Taylor's open chest in a hospital’s operating room here, pushing on his heart to make it pump again after a bullet had torn through his flesh, collarbone and lung. His pulse had faded to nothing. She needed to get his heart beating.

12 Dec 2019

New machine learning app aims to prevent severe patient falls

New research will be live in npj Digital Medicine on December 12, 2019, that will feature a machine learning app aimed at preventing patients from severe fall-related injuries and deaths.

12 Dec 2019

Brain imaging of veterans reveals two subtypes of Gulf War illness

Brain imaging of veterans with Gulf War illness show varying abnormalities after moderate exercise that can be categorized into two distinct groups - an outcome that suggests a more complex illness that previously thought.

12 Dec 2019

Seven ways to get the right amount of sleep during holiday season

Aunt Jessica is visiting from the west coast. Twelve gifts need wrapping. Three party invites just arrived by text message. And now little Timmy's classmates expect fresh-baked cookies by 7 a.m.

12 Dec 2019

The health care promises we cannot keep

It was a promise Matt Perrin wasn't able to keep. "I'll never take away your independence," he'd told his mother, Rosemary, then 71, who lived alone on Cape Cod, Mass., in a much-loved cottage.

12 Dec 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cancer Care

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being tested in clinics around the world, but is it a realistic ambition to apply sophisticated algorithms to cancer care?

From IBM Watson 12 Dec 2019

A recombinant platform for flavivirus vaccines and diagnostics using chimeras

A new technology to produce safer ‘hybrid’ viruses at high volumes for use in vaccines and diagnostics for mosquito-borne diseases has been developed at The University of Queensland.

11 Dec 2019

Increasing transparency in the healthcare system may not be always better

More isn't always better. That's what researchers say when it comes to transparency in the U.S. healthcare system.

11 Dec 2019

Tips for veteran or military family members to manage stress during the holiday season

There is a lot of activity during the holiday season: exchanging presents, lots of eating, and, of course, an overload of gatherings and family interactions.

11 Dec 2019

Resilience-building workshop helps student-athletes cope with challenges in college life

Imagine the impact on first-year college student-athletes in highly competitive programs if you could teach them resilience - if they learned skills to cope with high expectations, challenging academic courses, rigorous training and physical injuries, homesickness and even the stressors of life beyond college.

11 Dec 2019

Radiation therapy alone found to be cost-effective for treatment of DCIS

Ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) accounts for one-fifth of breast cancer cases in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society.

11 Dec 2019

Diet high in refined carbohydrates may trigger insomnia

An estimated 30% of adults experience insomnia, and a new study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggests that diet may be partly to blame.

11 Dec 2019

Taking long midday naps or sleeping nine or more hours at night may increase stroke risk

People who take long naps during the day or sleep nine or more hours at night may have an increased risk of stroke, according to a study published in the December 11, 2019, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

11 Dec 2019

'Fuzzy logic' alarm system may help nurses in NICU predict impending catheter infusion failure

A "fuzzy logic" alarm system may help nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit predict impending catheter infusion failure – and prevent complications in critically ill newborns, reports a study in the October issue of Advances in Neonatal Care, official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses.

11 Dec 2019

NCCN Patient Advocacy Summit closes gaps in perspective of value in cancer care

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) hosted an annual NCCN Patient Advocacy Summit: Delivering Value for Patients across the Oncology Ecosystem in Washington, DC, today.

11 Dec 2019

Vanderbilt doctors offer tips on when to seek ED treatment for flu-like symptoms

'Tis the season for colds, flu and upper respiratory illnesses say health care providers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

11 Dec 2019

New software to help researchers study specific information about proteins

What if scientists could create more effective drugs to treat cancers and other diseases by better targeting specific sites on proteins in the body?

11 Dec 2019

University Of Iowa wins $18 million grant to continue study on Huntington's disease

Peg Nopoulos, MD, chair of psychiatry and professor of psychiatry, neurology, and pediatrics in the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has received a five-year, $18 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to continue and expand a decade-long study on brain development in children at risk for developing Huntington's Disease.

11 Dec 2019

University of Warwick project aims to help keep London's air clean

In London air pollution contributes to thousands of premature deaths a year, with many others suffering the adverse health effects of air pollution exposure.

11 Dec 2019

Yale scientists flip the script on novel cancer therapy to find new insights into lupus

In the last decade, scientists discovered that blocking a key regulator of the immune system helped unleash the body's natural defenses against several forms of cancer, opening up a new era of cancer immunotherapy.

11 Dec 2019