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Enhanced recovery pathway recovers patients undergoing gynecologic surgery more quickly

Patients who had complex gynecologic surgery managed by an enhanced recovery pathway resulted in decreased narcotic use, earlier discharge, stable readmission rates, excellent patient satisfaction and cost savings, according to a Mayo Clinic study.

27 Aug 2013

Comprehensive test of biomarkers have prognostic and diagnostic value in Parkinson's disease

Perelman School of Medicine researchers at the University of Pennsylvania report the first biomarker results reported from the Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), showing that a comprehensive test of protein biomarkers in spinal fluid have prognostic and diagnostic value in early stages of Parkinson's disease.

27 Aug 2013

HIV-infected people who carry gene face greater risk of contracting cryptococcal disease

HIV-infected people who carry a gene for a specific protein face a 20-fold greater risk of contracting cryptococcal disease, according to a study published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

27 Aug 2013

Sorting out end-of-life, long-term care issues as America ages

As America ages, end-of-life and long-term care issues increase. One doctor is helping families cope with end-of-life care while a looming shortage of caregivers worries some.

27 Aug 2013

Weight-management intervention effective for weight gain prevention among black women

An intervention not focused on weight loss was effective for weight gain prevention among socioeconomically disadvantaged black women, according to a report published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

27 Aug 2013

Intracerebral injection of BSC may reduce post-stroke cognitive dysfunction

Cognitive deficits following ischemic stroke are common and debilitating, even in the relatively few patients who are treated expeditiously so that clots are removed or dissolved rapidly and cerebral blood flow restored.

27 Aug 2013

Divorce linked with increased risk of future depression, but only for few people

Divorce is associated with an increased risk of future depressive episodes but only for those who already have a history of depression, according to a new study published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

27 Aug 2013

Cannabis affects addiction processes in adolescent brain

The nature of the teenage brain makes users of cannabis amongst this population particularly at risk of developing addictive behaviors and suffering other long-term negative effects, according to researchers at the University of Montreal and New York's Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

27 Aug 2013

tDCS for 15 days improves sleep and fatigue symptoms in patients with PPS

Of the 15 million people around the world who have survived poliomyelitis, up to 80% report progressive deteriorating strength and endurance many years after infection, a condition known as post-polio syndrome (PPS).

27 Aug 2013

Extremely preterm infant survivors have likelihood of developing neurodevelopmental impairment

A meta-analysis of previously reported studies by Gregory P. Moore, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., of The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues examined the rate of moderate to severe and severe neurodevelopmental impairment by gestational age in extremely preterm survivors followed up between ages 4 and 8 years, and determined whether there is a significant difference in impairment rates between the successive weeks of gestation of survivors.

27 Aug 2013

Medicare: Docs not leaving program; Sen. Baldwin pushes to protect rural hospital funds

In Medicare news, doctors may not be leaving the Medicare program in droves as some think. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is pushing back against Medicare cuts to rural hospital reimbursement, and some hospitals are making follow-up care changes to lower readmission rates.

27 Aug 2013

Wait times for colorectal cancer procedures at VA hospitals increase to 32 days

A study published in the August print issue of the Journal of Oncology Practice shows that from 1998-2008, wait times for colorectal cancer operations at Veterans Administration hospitals increased from 19 to 32 days. But researchers think longer waits may be a reflection of several unmeasured variables including more careful care, staffing, and patient conditions or preferences.

27 Aug 2013

States scramble as countdown continues to the launch of health exchanges

The Washington Post reports that concerns are emerging that the tight deadline schedule has caused some states to take "shortcuts" regarding systems testing and contingency plans. But CNBC notes that the biggest threat to the success of these online insurance marketplaces may be consumers' lack of awareness.

27 Aug 2013

Scientists prove 50-year-old hypothesis of RNA 'higher-order' structure

When Francis Crick and James Watson discovered the double helical structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in 1953, it began a genetic revolution to map, study, and sequence the building blocks of living organisms.

27 Aug 2013

Enhanced recovery pathway for patients undergoing gynecologic surgery recovers more quickly

Patients who had complex gynecologic surgery managed by an enhanced recovery pathway (ERP) resulted in decreased narcotic use, earlier discharge, stable readmission rates, excellent patient satisfaction and cost savings, according to a Mayo Clinic study. The findings are published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.

27 Aug 2013

Risk of kidney stones increasing among women

The risk of women developing kidney stones is rising, as is the number of cases being seen in U.S. emergency departments, while the rate of hospitalization for the disorder has remained stable.

27 Aug 2013

From freshman through senior year, college football players achieve increases in strength and size

From freshman through senior year, college football players achieve significant increases in strength and size, reports a study in the September issue of The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

27 Aug 2013

Hospital readmissions rates for children are not meaningful measures of quality of their care

Readmission rates of adult patients to the same hospital within 30 days are an area of national focus and a potential indicator of clinical failure and unnecessary expenditures.

27 Aug 2013

Mount Sinai scientists receive NIH grant to study clinical benefit of IGF-1 in children with PMS

Scientists at the Seaver Autism Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to study Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1, a promising treatment for a subtype of autism called Phelan McDermid Syndrome.

27 Aug 2013

Engineers create biodegradable needles that penetrate skin and precisely deliver tuberculosis test

Each year, millions of people in the United States get a tuberculosis skin test to see if they have the infection that still affects one third of the world's population. But the standard diagnostic test is difficult to give, because a hypodermic needle must be inserted at a precise angle and depth in the arm to successfully check for tuberculosis.

27 Aug 2013

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Enhanced recovery pathway recovers patients undergoing gynecologic surgery more quickly

Comprehensive test of biomarkers have prognostic and diagnostic value in Parkinson's disease

HIV-infected people who carry gene face greater risk of contracting cryptococcal disease

Sorting out end-of-life, long-term care issues as America ages

Weight-management intervention effective for weight gain prevention among black women

Intracerebral injection of BSC may reduce post-stroke cognitive dysfunction

Divorce linked with increased risk of future depression, but only for few people

Cannabis affects addiction processes in adolescent brain

tDCS for 15 days improves sleep and fatigue symptoms in patients with PPS

Extremely preterm infant survivors have likelihood of developing neurodevelopmental impairment

Medicare: Docs not leaving program; Sen. Baldwin pushes to protect rural hospital funds

Wait times for colorectal cancer procedures at VA hospitals increase to 32 days

States scramble as countdown continues to the launch of health exchanges

Scientists prove 50-year-old hypothesis of RNA 'higher-order' structure

Enhanced recovery pathway for patients undergoing gynecologic surgery recovers more quickly

Risk of kidney stones increasing among women

From freshman through senior year, college football players achieve increases in strength and size

Hospital readmissions rates for children are not meaningful measures of quality of their care

Mount Sinai scientists receive NIH grant to study clinical benefit of IGF-1 in children with PMS

Engineers create biodegradable needles that penetrate skin and precisely deliver tuberculosis test

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

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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