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NSU study points to another potential connection between sleep and overall good health

As if you didn't already have enough to worry about to keep you up at night, a new study indicates that poor sleep can negatively affect your gut microbiome, which can, in turn, lead to additional health issues.

29 Oct 2019

AANA publishes new study on safety outcomes, cost-effectiveness of anesthesia delivery

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists released a new study that suggests politics and professional interests are the main drivers of anesthesia policy in the United States.

29 Oct 2019

Study uses whole-genome sequencing for early identification and containment of AMR pathogens

A study published today in PNAS examines the evolutionary and epidemiologic history of an epidemic strain of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) - called LAM4/KZN- in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

29 Oct 2019

Moved overseas for school, stayed for insulin

Every now and then, Katie West considers returning to the United States. She moved to Germany for graduate school three years ago and now works as a health systems researcher in Hamburg. Her family is an ocean away. Then she remembers why she stays.

29 Oct 2019

The McLean Hospital Brain Bank receives new NIH contract

The Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center at McLean Hospital, known as the Brain Bank, has received a new contract from the National Institutes of Health for a total of $12,796,394.

29 Oct 2019

Anti-inflammatory agents can safely, effectively reduce symptoms of major depression

Anti-inflammatory agents, such as aspirin/paracetamol, statins, and antibiotics, can safely and effectively curb the symptoms of major depression, finds a pooled analysis of the available evidence, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

29 Oct 2019

Hospitals take shot at opioid makers over cost of treating uninsured for addiction

While thousands of cities and counties have banded together to sue opioid makers and distributors in a federal court, another group of plaintiffs has started to sue on their own: hospitals.

29 Oct 2019

3D printing accelerates research into cardiovascular disease at University of Sheffield

Formlabs, the designer and manufacturer of powerful and accessible 3D printing systems, has released a user story with Dr Sam Pashneh-Tala, Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield, who is leading pioneering tissue engineering techniques for creating complex artificial blood vessels with patient-specific shapes, powered by Formlabs SLA 3D printers.

From Formlabs Inc. 29 Oct 2019

NHS Digital publishes new figures on Mental Health Act detentions

NHS Digital has published new figures on the number of detentions carried out under the Mental Health Act in 2018-19.

29 Oct 2019

Sense Biodetection raises £12.3m to develop instrument-free, point-of-care molecular diagnostic tests

Sense Biodetection Limited has today announced that it has raised £12.3m to develop its portfolio of instrument-free, point-of-care molecular diagnostic tests, a pioneering new class of diagnostic product.

29 Oct 2019

Skin cancer diagnosis using AI technology could be as accurate as clinical specialist

New clinical data published in Journal of American Medical Association demonstrates first-in-class AI algorithm is able to diagnose skin cancer with a high-level of accuracy comparable to a clinical specialist.

29 Oct 2019

Femtogenix announces new data on ADCs containing reduced potency payloads in solid tumor models

Femtogenix Ltd, a UK biotechnology company developing the next generation of DNA-interactive Antibody Drug Conjugate payloads, today announced data demonstrating the potent efficacy and favorable toxicity profile of a reduced potency analogue from its Pyridinobenzodiazepine ADC payload platform in solid tumor models.

From Pheon Therapeutics 29 Oct 2019

Employers are scaling back their dependence on high-deductible health plans

Everything old is new again. As open enrollment gets underway for next year's job-based health insurance coverage, some employees are seeing traditional plans offered alongside or instead of the plans with sky-high deductibles that may have been their only choice in the past.

29 Oct 2019

UVA scientists awarded $2.7 million NIH grant to study genetic variation linked with heart disease

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.7 million grant to scientists from the University of Virginia to study a genetic variation associated with coronary heart disease.

29 Oct 2019

States try a gentler approach to getting Medicaid enrollees to work

Under pressure from the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania legislature to require Medicaid recipients to work as a condition for coverage, state health officials have devised a gentler approach to getting beneficiaries into jobs.

29 Oct 2019

NYU researcher awarded $1.7 million NIH grant to optimize cancer treatment

Weiqiang Chen, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical and aerospace engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, has been awarded the Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (R35) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a division of the National Institutes of Health.

29 Oct 2019

NEOMED professor receives DOD grant to explore if exercise proves to be neuroprotective

Sheila Fleming, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Northeast Ohio Medical University, was recently awarded a three-year, $954,566 grant by the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity for the project titled, "Exercise Effects on Synuclein Aggregation, Neuroinflammation, and Neurodegeneration."

29 Oct 2019

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NSU study points to another potential connection between sleep and overall good health

AANA publishes new study on safety outcomes, cost-effectiveness of anesthesia delivery

Study uses whole-genome sequencing for early identification and containment of AMR pathogens

Moved overseas for school, stayed for insulin

The McLean Hospital Brain Bank receives new NIH contract

Anti-inflammatory agents can safely, effectively reduce symptoms of major depression

Hospitals take shot at opioid makers over cost of treating uninsured for addiction

3D printing accelerates research into cardiovascular disease at University of Sheffield

NHS Digital publishes new figures on Mental Health Act detentions

Sense Biodetection raises £12.3m to develop instrument-free, point-of-care molecular diagnostic tests

Skin cancer diagnosis using AI technology could be as accurate as clinical specialist

Femtogenix announces new data on ADCs containing reduced potency payloads in solid tumor models

Employers are scaling back their dependence on high-deductible health plans

UVA scientists awarded $2.7 million NIH grant to study genetic variation linked with heart disease

States try a gentler approach to getting Medicaid enrollees to work

NYU researcher awarded $1.7 million NIH grant to optimize cancer treatment

NEOMED professor receives DOD grant to explore if exercise proves to be neuroprotective

Pro-inflammatory protein could play key role in protecting against herpes virus

Snooze you can use: California legislates more sleep for better health

Fresenius Medical Care enhances support for home dialysis patients in Western Australia

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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