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Rutgers researchers receive $2.5 million NIEHS grant to study cadmium exposure in expecting mothers

Rutgers researchers, with the aid of $2.5 million National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences grant, will study how exposure to cadmium during pregnancy can impact fetal development.

7 Aug 2018

FDA issues scientific recommendations to encourage development of novel drugs for treatment of OUD

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued new scientific recommendations aimed at encouraging more widespread innovation and development of novel medication-assisted treatment drugs for the treatment of opioid use disorder.

7 Aug 2018

Red blood cells contribute to cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes

Harmful effects of substances secreted from red blood cells could explain the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes, the results of two new studies conducted at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden indicate.

6 Aug 2018

Medicaid expansion making diabetes meds more accessible to poor, study shows

Low-income people with diabetes are better able to afford their medications and manage their disease in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, a new study suggests.

6 Aug 2018

Animations show promise to effectively assess and monitor pain

To improve communication about pain between patients and physicians, a team led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC has developed a mobile application called "Painimation" that has the potential to assess and monitor pain better than any previously used measurement tools.

6 Aug 2018

Study could lead to new diagnostic blood test for Kawasaki disease

For the first time, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Imperial College London, with international collaborators, have determined that Kawasaki Disease (KD) can be accurately diagnosed on the basis of the pattern of host gene expression in whole blood. The finding could lead to a diagnostic blood test to distinguish KD from other infectious and inflammatory conditions.

6 Aug 2018

Unique experimental vaccine against Zika virus proves powerful in mice

A uniquely designed experimental vaccine against Zika virus has proven powerful in mice, new research has found.

6 Aug 2018

Probiotic use could result in disorienting brain fogginess and rapid belly bloating

Probiotic use can result in a significant accumulation of bacteria in the small intestine that can result in disorienting brain fogginess as well as rapid, significant belly bloating, investigators report.

6 Aug 2018

Physicians in pediatric telemedicine service frequently face difficulties and challenges

Doctors who provide pediatric care over the telephone - known as "telemedicine" - face a range of challenges that do not come with traditional face-to-face contact.

6 Aug 2018

CPM for knee or shoulder surgery patients: Benefit applies only to two therapeutic indications

Patients who have had knee or shoulder surgery or who require conservative treatment can benefit from training with motor-driven continuous passive motion devices.

6 Aug 2018

Sleeping for eight hours or more may increase cardiovascular and mortality risk

Research has shown that people who sleep for more than eight hours each night are at a greater risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease than people who sleep for seven hours or less.

6 Aug 2018

Our learning capabilities found to be limited during slow wave sleep

Led by Philippe Peigneux - ULB Neuroscience Institute -, a group of researchers found that our learning capabilities are limited during slow wave sleep. Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), they showed that while our brain is still able to perceive sounds during sleep, it is unable to group these sounds according to their organisation in a sequence.

6 Aug 2018

Study improves understanding of preeclampsia heart damage in pregnancy

Johns Hopkins researchers say a heart imaging study of scores of pregnant women with the most severe and dangerous form of a blood pressure disorder has added to evidence that the condition - known as preeclampsia - mainly damages the heart's ability to relax between contractions, making the organ overworked and poor at pumping blood.

6 Aug 2018

Screen time associated with increased amount of sedentary behavior in children and teens

Screen time from computers, phones, tablet computers, video games, TV and other screen-based devices is associated with an increased amount of sedentary behavior in children and teens, according to a new scientific statement released by the American Heart Association and published in its journal Circulation.

6 Aug 2018

Research: Having large muscle size could 'outweigh' poor muscle quality in CKD patients

The size of muscles in patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease could be more important to maintaining good physical performance than muscle quality, new research has shown.

6 Aug 2018

Researchers identify new regulator in breast cancer cells

Triple-negative breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. Here, important receptors are missing, which often serve as targets for treatments.

6 Aug 2018

Cedars-Sinai offers free exercise classes to help seniors avoid falls and loneliness

At a recent workout in Los Angeles, twenty shadow boxers throw their fists in the air, shouting and counting their punches.

6 Aug 2018

Researchers success in transplanting bioengineered human lungs into pigs

Researchers have successfully transplanted bioengineered lungs into pigs, without any complications arising.

6 Aug 2018

In weary post-storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid cutbacks bode new ills

Blue tarps still dot rooftops, homes lack electricity needed to refrigerate medicines, and clinics chip away at debts incurred from running generators. Yet despite the residual effects from last year's devastating hurricanes, Puerto Rico is moving ahead with major cuts to its health care safety net that will affect more than a million of its poorest residents.

6 Aug 2018

New high-sensitivity blood test quickly rules out heart attack in emergency room patients

A new test to assess a whether or not someone is having a heart attack upon arriving in the emergency room was safe and effective, ruling out heart attack in emergency room patients faster than a conventional method, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

6 Aug 2018

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Rutgers researchers receive $2.5 million NIEHS grant to study cadmium exposure in expecting mothers

FDA issues scientific recommendations to encourage development of novel drugs for treatment of OUD

Red blood cells contribute to cardiovascular diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes

Medicaid expansion making diabetes meds more accessible to poor, study shows

Animations show promise to effectively assess and monitor pain

Study could lead to new diagnostic blood test for Kawasaki disease

Unique experimental vaccine against Zika virus proves powerful in mice

Probiotic use could result in disorienting brain fogginess and rapid belly bloating

Physicians in pediatric telemedicine service frequently face difficulties and challenges

CPM for knee or shoulder surgery patients: Benefit applies only to two therapeutic indications

Sleeping for eight hours or more may increase cardiovascular and mortality risk

Our learning capabilities found to be limited during slow wave sleep

Study improves understanding of preeclampsia heart damage in pregnancy

Screen time associated with increased amount of sedentary behavior in children and teens

Research: Having large muscle size could 'outweigh' poor muscle quality in CKD patients

Researchers identify new regulator in breast cancer cells

Cedars-Sinai offers free exercise classes to help seniors avoid falls and loneliness

Researchers success in transplanting bioengineered human lungs into pigs

In weary post-storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid cutbacks bode new ills

New high-sensitivity blood test quickly rules out heart attack in emergency room patients

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Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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