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Obama pitches health coverage on 'funny or die' show

The president appeared on an edgy internet comedy show called, "Between Two Ferns," to urge young people to sign up for health insurance before open enrollment ends on March 31.

13 Mar 2014

People with prehypertension more likely to develop stroke

Anyone with blood pressure that's higher than the optimal 120/80 mmHg may be more likely to have a stroke, according to a new meta-analysis published in the March 12, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

13 Mar 2014

Researchers receive $3 million grant from NIH to study effects of asymmetric hearing loss

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the effects of asymmetric hearing loss in adults and children.

13 Mar 2014

University of Michigan uses Medtronic Reveal LINQ ICM System to monitor heart-related problems

The University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center is one of the nation's first hospitals to use the Medtronic Reveal LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ICM) System, the smallest implantable cardiac monitoring device available.

From Medtronic 13 Mar 2014

Programs for heterosexuals who use drugs linked with subsequent lower rates of AIDS incidence

Although community network studies show that sexual relationships occur between members of "risk groups" -- men who have sex with other men (MSM), people who inject drugs (PWID), non-injection drug users (NIDU) -- and heterosexuals, researchers at New York University's Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (CDUHR) note that little research has been done to help explain how HIV epidemics and programs in one population affect others and how to reduce the risks of transmission.

13 Mar 2014

Skip health coverage and the penalty may exceed expectations

The notion that, during its first year, the penalty for not getting health insurance is relatively small is not entirely accurate. News outlets also report on how the health law is affecting retiree health care, insurers' rate-setting processes, pregnant women's coverage and provider networks.

13 Mar 2014

Finding elevates mortality risk with increasing waist circumference at all levels of BMI

Having a big belly has consequences beyond trouble squeezing into your pants. It's detrimental to your health, even if you have a healthy body mass index (BMI), a new international collaborative study led by a Mayo Clinic researcher found.

13 Mar 2014

Two synergistic therapies allow solid tumors to act as their own cancer-fighting vaccine

Researchers in the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute eradicated solid tumors in laboratory mice using a novel combination of two targeted agents. These two synergistic therapies stimulate an immune response, ultimately allowing solid tumors to act as their own cancer-fighting vaccine.

13 Mar 2014

Researchers examine role of alpha-synuclein in neuronal cells

Alpha-synuclein is a principal component of Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites, which are pathologic hall-marks of Parkinson's disease. Alpha-synuclein is generally considered to play a role in synaptic activity, although its function remains largely unknown.

13 Mar 2014

Scientists honored for orthopedic breakthroughs at 2014 AAOS Annual Meeting

The Kappa Delta Sorority and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation presented four research awards today to scientists who are performing research that translates to improvements in patient treatment and care.

13 Mar 2014

Duke-NUS researchers shed light on process that inhibits tumor development

A team of researchers from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School have discovered a protein complex that disrupts the process known as dedifferentiation, known to promote tumor development.

13 Mar 2014

Notre Dame biologists awarded $23M research grant to prevent malaria and dengue fever

Notre Dame biologists Nicole Achee and Neil Lobo are leaders of an international $23 million research grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Their five-year project will generate the data required to show the effectiveness of a new paradigm in mosquito control -spatial repellency - for the prevention of two important mosquito-borne diseases: malaria and dengue fever.

13 Mar 2014

Researchers identify new player in onset and progression of heart failure

A team of cardiovascular researchers from the Cardiovascular Research Center at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, and University of California, San Diego have identified a small, but powerful, new player in the onset and progression of heart failure.

13 Mar 2014

House GOP votes to expand health law religious exemptions

If approved, the bill would expand who doesn't have to buy health insurance because of their religious beliefs. It's prospects in the Democratic-controlled Senate are unknown.

13 Mar 2014

Gut bacteria and blood cell development relationship helps immune system fight infection

The human relationship with microbial life is complicated. At almost any supermarket, you can pick up both antibacterial soap and probiotic yogurt during the same shopping trip.

13 Mar 2014

Teaching independence to adolescents with autism can boost chances for success after high school

Researchers at UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) and UNC's School of Education report that teaching independence to adolescents with autism can provide a crucial boost to their chances for success after high school.

13 Mar 2014

Polls examine support for health law, contraceptive coverage requirement

A CNN/ORC poll detected a slight increase in support for the overhaul, with much of it coming from upper-income and college-educated people. Meanwhile, an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found 53 percent of Americans agree with the rule requiring most employers to cover contraceptive coverage.

13 Mar 2014

Blocking function of enzyme slows spread of pancreatic cancer, say researchers

A research team from Imperial College London has shown that blocking the function of an enzyme known as Hhat slows the growth and spread of pancreatic cancer, by preventing a protein called Hedgehog from stimulating nearby normal cells to help the cancer.

13 Mar 2014

Beverly Hills Physicians receives ALLERGAN PARTNER PRIVILEGES Top 50 award

Throughout Southern California, Beverly Hills Physicians has long been the ideal option for cosmetic procedures like breast augmentation. With BHP's various facilities throughout the region (each approved by the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery, Inc.), their plastic surgery patients always know they're receiving the safest and most effective surgery.

13 Mar 2014

Some states weighing enrollment extension

Several states that are running their own marketplaces and have experienced problems are considering allowing residents more time to sign up for insurance. Also, a number of local news outlets examine their states' enrollment totals released this week by HHS.

13 Mar 2014

Medical News

Obama pitches health coverage on 'funny or die' show

People with prehypertension more likely to develop stroke

Researchers receive $3 million grant from NIH to study effects of asymmetric hearing loss

University of Michigan uses Medtronic Reveal LINQ ICM System to monitor heart-related problems

Programs for heterosexuals who use drugs linked with subsequent lower rates of AIDS incidence

Skip health coverage and the penalty may exceed expectations

Finding elevates mortality risk with increasing waist circumference at all levels of BMI

Two synergistic therapies allow solid tumors to act as their own cancer-fighting vaccine

Researchers examine role of alpha-synuclein in neuronal cells

Scientists honored for orthopedic breakthroughs at 2014 AAOS Annual Meeting

Duke-NUS researchers shed light on process that inhibits tumor development

Notre Dame biologists awarded $23M research grant to prevent malaria and dengue fever

Researchers identify new player in onset and progression of heart failure

House GOP votes to expand health law religious exemptions

Gut bacteria and blood cell development relationship helps immune system fight infection

Teaching independence to adolescents with autism can boost chances for success after high school

Polls examine support for health law, contraceptive coverage requirement

Blocking function of enzyme slows spread of pancreatic cancer, say researchers

Beverly Hills Physicians receives ALLERGAN PARTNER PRIVILEGES Top 50 award

Some states weighing enrollment extension

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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