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Older adults are not ready to fully embrace virtual health visits, poll finds

The technology is there. The funding is nearly there. The health providers are getting there.

1 Oct 2019

Skin-lightening cream put a woman into a coma. It could happen again.

She had been buying face cream through a friend of a friend for 12 years. This time, it was Pond's "Rejuveness," a version of the company's anti-wrinkle cream that is made and sold in Mexico.

1 Oct 2019

Function of certain 'brake cells' disrupted in some forms of epilepsy

In some forms of epilepsy, the function of certain "brake cells" in the brain is presumed to be disrupted. This may be one of the reasons why the electrical malfunction is able to spread from the point of origin across large parts of the brain.

1 Oct 2019

UC Davis research team receives NIH grant to develop novel drugs for treating pain

A UC Davis research team, led by Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy and Heike Wulff, will receive a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a novel class of peptides that are better at treating pain and don't have the side effects of opioids.

1 Oct 2019

MIT study finds link between students’ grades and sleep habits

Two MIT professors have found a strong relationship between students' grades and how much sleep they're getting. What time students go to bed and the consistency of their sleep habits also make a big difference.

1 Oct 2019

Heart failure medication often prescribed in lower dosages than recommended

Important medication for the treatment of heart failure are often prescribed in lower dosages than recommended by international guidelines.

1 Oct 2019

No need to reduce red meat or processed meat intake, study claims

A study has revealed that humans do not need to reduce red meat or processed meat intake at the current levels.

1 Oct 2019

New round of Medicare readmission penalties hits 2,583 hospitals

Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act's eight-year campaign to financially pressure hospitals into reducing the number of patients who return for a second stay within a month.

1 Oct 2019

Cannabis: CBD vs THC causes lower psychiatric side-effects

A study has revealed how cannabidiol works against tetrahydrocannabinol to prevent psychiatric side effects.

1 Oct 2019

Gut microbiome changes with cooking of plant foods, says new study

UC San Francisco and Harvard have found that profound changes occur in the human gut microbiome depending on whether plant food is consumed raw or cooked.

1 Oct 2019

Research: Potentially harmful microbes overwhelm healthy gut microbiota in ICU patients

Potentially harmful microbes overwhelm the healthy gut microbiota in intensive care patients, research has found.

1 Oct 2019

Researchers receive $4 million grant to test platform on dementia management

Agitation and aggression, among others, known as behavioral and psychological symptoms, are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

1 Oct 2019

New data science method explores citizens’ access to hospitals, walk-in health clinics

UBC researchers have developed a data science method that analyzes how easily citizens can access hospitals and walk-in health clinics - and it's a tool that could eventually help city planners and policymakers build smarter, more equitable cities.

1 Oct 2019

Why granny’s herbs work to lower high blood pressure

A study from the University of California, Irvine, explains a hitherto unknown mechanism of action for bioactive molecules in commonly used plant-based folk medicines like fennel, camomile and lavender that are used to lower the blood pressure.

1 Oct 2019

Mount Sinai researchers receive NIH award to develop universal flu vaccine

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have received a contract award of up to $132 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as part of a new Collaborative Influenza Vaccine Innovation Centers (CIVICs) program to further develop the universal flu vaccine.

1 Oct 2019

Monthly phone calls can suppress depression for families of dementia patients

A monthly, 40-minute phone call from a non-clinical professional may suppress or reverse the trajectory of depression so frequently experienced by family members caring for patients with dementia at home, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

1 Oct 2019

Tiny biosensor allows accurate and real-time detection of patient’s antibiotic levels

Small, non-invasive patches worn on the skin can accurately detect the levels of medication in a patient's system, matching the accuracy of current clinical methods.

1 Oct 2019

Peer pressure at school influencing teen vape use

Vaping or e-cigarette use has been linked to the emergence of a severe lung disease that has affected more than 800 people across the United States, with 12 reported deaths. The largest users of vapes or e-cigarettes are among teens and young adults. A new study points out that schools play a major role in the sudden surge of e-cigarette use among teens.

1 Oct 2019

Johns Hopkins Medicine celebrates opening of Pavilion III at Green Spring Station

As part of an $80 million expansion at Green Spring Station, Johns Hopkins Medicine celebrated the official opening of the newly built Pavilion III at Green Spring Station with a private grand opening event on Sept. 27 and a free community health fair on Sept. 28.

1 Oct 2019

Low-income people enrolled in expanded Medicaid program have undiagnosed chronic illness

Nearly one in three low-income people who enrolled in Michigan's expanded Medicaid program discovered they had a chronic illness that had never been diagnosed before, according to a new study.

1 Oct 2019