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Infiniti Research provides healthcare quality improvement tips to improve patient care

Infiniti Research, a world-renowned market intelligence solutions provider, has announced the completion of their latest article on the interesting healthcare quality improvement tips to improve patient care.

25 Aug 2018

BYU researchers develop advanced model to help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke

Chemical engineering researchers from Brigham Young University have developed an advanced model that can help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke.

24 Aug 2018

ACA Medicaid expansion linked to decline in uninsured hospitalizations for cardiovascular events

Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act was associated with a decline in the proportion of uninsured hospitalizations for major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure.

24 Aug 2018

Researchers develop new system for effective cancer diagnosis and treatment

A research group consisting of scientists from NUST MISIS, the Technical University of Munich, Helmholtz Zentrum München, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the University of Oldenburg has developed a system that allows doctors to both improve the accuracy of diagnosing malignant cells and to provide additional opportunities for cancer treatment.

24 Aug 2018

Alternative method identified for delivering nusinersen to spinal muscular atrophy patients

A new report has identified an alternative method to deliver nusinersen to patients with spinal muscular atrophy using a subcutaneous intrathecal catheter system configured by connecting an intrathecal catheter to an implantable infusion port.

24 Aug 2018

New pharmacologic approach discovered to stop immune cell death

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a way to stop immune cell death associated with multiple diseases, including sepsis, inflammatory bowel disease, and arthritis.

24 Aug 2018

INRS professors develop innovative strategy to identify leishmanicidal molecules

Leishmania is a microorganism that enters the human body via a sandfly bite. Instead of fleeing the white blood cells deployed by the immune system to destroy it, the parasite allows itself to be swallowed up.

24 Aug 2018

Research into biology behind sperm development could offer hope for solving male infertility

Nearly one in eight couples in the U.S. face infertility, and about half of those cases can be attributed to semen abnormalities in the male partner.

24 Aug 2018

Scientists identify molecular pit crew responsible for refueling in signaling cells

During IndyCar races, pit stop crews will often refuel a car, replace wheels and complete minor repairs on a race car within 10 seconds. In this short time, a dozen or so people work rapidly and in a highly coordinated manner to complete a number of tasks with extraordinary efficiency.

24 Aug 2018

Gut microbial signature may help identify causes of chronic malnutrition in children

Chronic malnutrition, usually associated with an inflammation of the small intestine, affects one in every four children under the age of five. It is the leading cause of child mortality in low-income countries and is also responsible for severe stunting.

24 Aug 2018

Cardio exercise and strength training have diverse effects on hormones

Every day a lot of people cycle to and from work or visit the gym to lift heavy weights. Regardless of the form of training they choose, almost everyone does it to improve their health. But we actually know surprisingly little about exactly how different forms of training affect our health.

24 Aug 2018

Smoking has increased enormously among the youngest

"Since 1970, campaigns against smoking seem to have been largely successful, but the message has not been able to reach the youngest ages," says professor Cecilie Svanes at Centre for International Health at The University of Bergen.

24 Aug 2018

Menopausal status linked to skeletal muscle function among middle-aged women

A recent study of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä has found that menopausal status is associated with skeletal muscle function among middle-aged women.

24 Aug 2018

People with more peace of mind in waking state have positive dreams, shows study

A new study by researchers from the University of Turku, Finland and the University of Skövde, Sweden shows that people with more peace of mind in the waking state have more positive dreams, whereas those with more anxiety in the waking state have more negative dreams.

24 Aug 2018

Proteins that protect neurons from destruction can be delivered through nose

Protective proteins that mitigate the destruction of nerve cells after a stroke can be administered into the brain through the nose, as Heidelberg University researchers demonstrated using a mouse model.

24 Aug 2018

HU researchers develop new biological drug that may cure acute myeloid leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia is one of the most aggressive cancers. While other cancers have benefited from new treatments, there has been no encouraging news for most leukemia patients for the past 40 years. Until now.

24 Aug 2018

Variability in the way neurons respond to visual stimuli is not just noise, finds research

Take a look at your favorite mug; it probably looks the same as it always has, but your neurons may not think so. Neurons are firing in response to the visual stimuli they see but they don't fire in exactly the same way every time.

24 Aug 2018

New trial of online training program helps working adults pursue personal life goals

With workplace stress on the increase and high workloads, rapid delivery targets and lack of job security damaging the health of working adults, academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, decided to trial a new well-being initiative.

24 Aug 2018

Researchers find new therapy to prevent drug resistance for melanoma patients

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a previously unknown reason for drug resistance in a common subtype of melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of cancer, and in turn, have found a new therapy that could prevent or reverse drug resistance for melanoma patients with a particular gene mutation, according to a study published in Nature Communications in August.

24 Aug 2018

Researchers take major step in eliminating cancer without harming healthy tissue

A major advance towards targeting cancer without harming healthy tissue has been discovered by University of Bristol researchers.

24 Aug 2018

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Infiniti Research provides healthcare quality improvement tips to improve patient care

BYU researchers develop advanced model to help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke

ACA Medicaid expansion linked to decline in uninsured hospitalizations for cardiovascular events

Researchers develop new system for effective cancer diagnosis and treatment

Alternative method identified for delivering nusinersen to spinal muscular atrophy patients

New pharmacologic approach discovered to stop immune cell death

INRS professors develop innovative strategy to identify leishmanicidal molecules

Research into biology behind sperm development could offer hope for solving male infertility

Scientists identify molecular pit crew responsible for refueling in signaling cells

Gut microbial signature may help identify causes of chronic malnutrition in children

Cardio exercise and strength training have diverse effects on hormones

Smoking has increased enormously among the youngest

Menopausal status linked to skeletal muscle function among middle-aged women

People with more peace of mind in waking state have positive dreams, shows study

Proteins that protect neurons from destruction can be delivered through nose

HU researchers develop new biological drug that may cure acute myeloid leukemia

Variability in the way neurons respond to visual stimuli is not just noise, finds research

New trial of online training program helps working adults pursue personal life goals

Researchers find new therapy to prevent drug resistance for melanoma patients

Researchers take major step in eliminating cancer without harming healthy tissue

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