Month: February 2018

Medicine, Health Care Only 25% of Women Receive… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News New Rochelle, NY, February 27, 2018–A new study of the role of healthcare provider recommendations on weight gain during pregnancy showed that while provider advice did influence gestational weight gain, only about one in four women received appropriate advice and another 25% received no advice. The impact of provider recommendations for pregnancy weight gain that are

Medicine, Health Care Researchers Discover New Source of… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by National Jewish Health Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a cause of the dry, inflamed and itchy skin that plagues eczema patients. A team led by Donald Leung, MD, PhD, has shown that an immune system skewed toward allergy alters the lipids in the skin. The altered lipids allow the skin to crack, water to leave and irritants to enter, setting

Medicine, Health Care Experts Call for Specialist Medical… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by Newcastle University At a time when family doctors are at ‘saturation point’ and facing a crisis in recruitment, new research has revealed that they carry the burden of healthcare of our rapidly ageing population. A Newcastle University, UK, study has shown that people over the age of 85 are more likely to consult their GP for their medical needs. By the age

Medicine, Health Care States with Strong Tobacco Control… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by New York University   States with robust tobacco control policies and regulations, such as smoke free air laws and taxes on cigarettes, not only have fewer cigarette users but also fewer e-cigarette users, according to research from NYU School of Medicine and the NYU College of Global Public Health. The findings, published in the journal Nicotine Tobacco Research, suggest that existing state-level tobacco

Medicine, Health Care Military Personnel Seeking Mental Health… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by Oxford University Press USA A new article in Military Medicine, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that military personnel are making extensive use of outside mental health services, suggesting that military health and mental health services do not meet the needs of active duty service members. The study aimed were to determine the personal characteristics of military personnel who receive care from

Medicine, Health Care Switching on Survival Signalling to… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by Queen Mary University of London Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have discovered that the loss of a single protein- PHLDA1- is sufficient for the development of drug resistance to a type of targeted therapy in endometrial and HER2-positive breast cancer cells. Drugs that target specific pathways in cancer cells- so called targeted therapies- offer promising clinical benefits for cancer patients,

Medicine, Health Care Novel Genome Platform Reveals New… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, Calif., February 27, 2018 – Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) researchers have developed the first ever high-throughput, genome-scale imaging-based approach to investigate protein stability. The method has been used to identify several previously unkown human proteins that HIV degrades to enhance its infection process. The platform, termed Global Arrayed Protein Stability Analysis (GAPSA),

Medicine, Health Care A Bacterium That Attacks Burn… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by Université de Genève The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the main causes of infections and sepsis in people suffering from severe burns because it is difficult, if not impossible, to fight. Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, have succeeded in revealing the dynamics of the pathogen’s physiology and metabolism during its growth in exudates, the biological fluids that seep

Medicine, Health Care Shared Decision-making Between Patients And… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus   AURORA, Colo. (February 27, 2018) – As more and more older patients are offered advanced treatments for chronic diseases, including surgeries and implantable devices, new questions have arisen over how these decisions are made. In a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus examined this question by

Medicine, Health Care Massive Data Analysis Shows What… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by University of Chicago Medical Center Using several large datasets describing health care visits, geographic movements and demographics of more than 150 million people over nine years, researchers at the University of Chicago have created models that predict the spread of influenza throughout the United States each year. They show that seasonal flu outbreaks originate in warm, humid areas of the south and

Medicine, Health Care Sea Swimming Associated with Increased… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by University of Exeter People who swim, bathe or take part in water sports in the sea are substantially more likely to experience stomach bugs, ear aches and other types of illness than those who do not. The large-scale research analysis was led by the University of Exeter Medical School in collaboration with the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. It is the first

Medicine, Health Care Scientists Find Single Letter of… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by University of Liverpool Scientists at the University of Liverpool have identified a single genetic change in Salmonella that is playing a key role in the devastating epidemic of bloodstream infections currently killing around 400,000 people each year in sub-Saharan Africa. Invasive non-typhoidal Salmonellosis (iNTS) occurs when Salmonella bacteria, which normally cause gastrointestinal illness, enter the bloodstream and spread through the human body.

Medicine, Health Care More Doctors Follow the Money,… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by University of Michigan   ANN ARBOR — The rural physician shortage is well-established, and there’s the notion that doctors don’t necessarily establish their practices where need for health care is greatest–in poor and unhealthy communities. The issue becomes more interesting when you account for health care’s changing provider landscape — specifically, the growing number of physician assistants and nurse practitioners. “The U.S. health

Medicine, Health Care Gene-editing Reduces Triglycerides, Cholesterol by… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine   PHILADELPHIA – Using a variation of CRISPR gene editing may be a potential strategy for mimicking the protective effects of a genetic mutation linked to lower cholesterol levels and heart disease risks, according to new mouse research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania published this week in Circulation. People with naturally

Psychology People Rationalize Policies as Soon… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by Association for Psychological Science People express greater approval for political outcomes as soon as those outcomes transition from being anticipated to being actual, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Findings from three field studies indicate that people report more favorable opinions about policies and politicians once they become the status quo. “When we anticipate

Psychology Phones Off: Smartphone Use Undermines… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by Society for Personality and Social Psychology   Atlanta, GA – While “Take your elbows off the dinner table,” is a common refrain for many families, people may soon add, “take your phone off the table” to the list, too. According to research being presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention, people with smartphones present during dinner time report less enjoyment than

Psychology Obesity Could Be Linked to… Published: February 27, 2018.Released by University of Waterloo   Health authorities will need to focus on more than eating habits if they are going to combat the obesity epidemic. A study led by the University of Waterloo found it’s generally a combination of unhealthy behaviours among youth that could be the greatest predictors of whether or not young people will experience obesity issues in adulthood. The study concluded that public

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 27 (UPI) — Genetics researchers in Britain have identified 50 new gene regions that increase risk for schizophrenia, potentially paving the way for new treatment. Researchers at Cardiff University in Wales found that some of the genes identified as increasing risk for schizophrenia have previously been associated with other neurodevelopmental disorders, including intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders. The findings were published Monday in the journal

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 27 (UPI) — Transfusion rates of red blood cells and plasma have decreased among hospitalized patients in the United States, according to researchers. Rates of two types of blood transfusions, one of the most common hospital procedures, decreased from 2011 to 2014, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of American Medical Association. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York and Johns

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 27 (UPI) — You’d better taking this news sitting down: Standing desks may not be the boon to health some thought they’d be. Standing next to your desk can create “discomfort and deteriorating mental reactiveness,” which can lead to other problems with health and productivity, researchers report in a recent study published in the journal Ergonomics. The new finding is contrary to previous research suggesting that

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 27 (UPI) — A failed drug compound tested on people with osteoarthritis pain might prevent opioid tolerance and physical dependence when used with opioid-based pain medications, according to a study. Researchers at Indiana University found the compound appears to block neuropathic pain and decrease signs of opioid dependence, according to findings published in the February issue of the journal Molecular Pharmacology. Eli Lilly‘s trials of the

Medicine, Health Care New Study Shows Repurposing Leukemia… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by University of Kentucky   LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 26, 2018) ­­- Data from a new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that repurposing drugs used to treat leukemia has promise for preventing melanoma metastasis. Published in Science Signaling, the study showed new evidence linking the activation of ABL kinases – cancer-promoting genes – to the secretion of pro-metastatic cathepsins

Medicine, Health Care New Research Highlights Ineffectiveness of… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by University of Liverpool A new study, published in the Addiction journal, conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool highlights the ineffectiveness of a specific drug treatment for alcohol use disorders. Baclofen is a medication which has been used since the 1970s as an anti-spasticity treatment. More recently it has been used as a treatment for alcohol use disorders. Baclofen has a

Medicine, Health Care New Technology May Protect Troops… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by University of Maryland School of Medicine   BALTIMORE, February 26, 2018 — Researchers from theUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering have developed a new military vehicle shock absorbing device that may protect troops from traumatic brain injury (TBI) after a land mine blast. Over the past 18 years of conflicts in

Medicine, Health Care Discovery Reveals Way to Stop… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by University of Virginia Health System A new discovery about the immune system may allow doctors to treat harmful inflammation that damages the brain in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. It might also let doctors save patients from the potentially deadly inflammation of sepsis, a full-body infection that kills a quarter-million Americans every year. The finding “opens up a whole new research area

Medicine, Health Care Study Suggests New Strategy Against… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine Recent findings suggest a novel approach for protecting people with diabetes from their higher risk of advanced blood vessel disease, which sets the stage for early heart attacks and strokes. Cardiovascular problems from atherosclerosis – plaque-like lesions forming in artery walls – are the major cause of death in people with type 2 diabetes and metabolic

Medicine, Health Care ICU Risk Scores Perform Well… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by Wolters Kluwer Health   February 26, 2018 – Commonly used ICU risk scores can be “repurposed” as continuous markers of severity of illness in critically ill patients–providing ongoing updates on changes in the patient’s condition and risk of death, according to a study in the March issue of Critical Care Medicine, official journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). The journal

Medicine, Health Care Most Breast Cancer Patients’ Experiences… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by Wiley A new study reveals that many patients with breast cancer have misconceptions and fears about radiation therapy, but their actual experiences with modern breast radiation therapy are better than they expected. In the study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, most patients agreed that their initial negative impressions were unfounded. Over the past 20

Psychology Behavior in High School Predicts… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by American Psychological Association   WASHINGTON — Being a responsible student, maintaining an interest in school and having good reading and writing skills will not only help a teenager get good grades in high school but could also be predictors of educational and occupational success decades later, regardless of IQ, parental socioeconomic status or other personality factors, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Psychology Health Staff ‘Too Stressed’ to… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by Anglia Ruskin University Increasing stress and a lack of motivation among healthcare staff could result in hospitals having to shut down in the wake of a major incident such as flooding or an earthquake, according to new research published in the journal Procedia Engineering. The research, led by Anglia Ruskin University, examined studies from across the world. It found that the capacity of clinical

Psychology Researchers Identify How Phishing Strategies… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by Carnegie Mellon University Phishing is a common social engineering attack that involves criminals impersonating a trustworthy third party to persuade people to visit fraudulent websites or download malicious attachments. But not all phishing campaigns work. To begin to understand the psychology of criminals’ behaviors in cybersecurity and how it can be used to prevent phishing attacks, Carnegie Mellon University’s Prashanth Rajivan and Cleotilde Gonzalez

Psychology Perceptions of Old Age Change… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by Michigan State University Does life really begin at 40? Is 50 the new 30? For people in these age groups, the answer appears to be yes. But for young adults in their teens and early 20s, turning 50 equates to hitting old age. A new study of more than a half-million Americans led by a Michigan State University scholar shows just how skewed views

Psychology Not Enjoying Your Dinner Out?… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by University of British Columbia Smartphones might make people feel more connected, but they likely don’t belong at the dinner table, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. Researchers looking at the effect of smartphones on face-to-face social interactions found that people who used their devices while out for dinner with friends and family enjoyed themselves less than those who did not.

Psychology Study Links Responsible Behavior in… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study links doing one’s homework, being interested and behaving responsibly in high school to better academic and career success as many as 50 years later. This effect, reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, holds true even after accounting for parental income, IQ and other factors known to influence achievement, researchers report.

Psychology Anxiety Can Help Your Memory… Published: February 26, 2018.Released by University of Waterloo   Anxiety can help people to remember things, a study from the University of Waterloo has found. The study of 80 undergraduate students found that manageable levels of anxiety actually aided people in being able to recall the details of events. It also found that when anxiety levels got too high or descended into fear, it could lead to the colouring of

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 26 (UPI) — One in 10 children with cancer saw their condition improve in Phase 1 clinical trials, and about 1 in 50 died from complications related to the drug, according to data research. Researchers examined 170 studies with 4,604 patients meeting eligibility criteria from January 2004 to March 2015, according to a study published this month in PLOS Medicine. “Little is known about the level

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 26 (UPI) — The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued updated guidelines that call for yearly depression screening for all adolescents. In an effort to assist primary care doctors, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends depression screening for all children between ages 12 and 21. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force earlier recommended that youths 12-18 undergo screening for major depressive disorder. Currently, about 50 percent

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 26 (UPI) — Vaccinations remain the best way to stop the the spread of infectious diseases in epidemics, according to scientists in Italy. They’re more effective than quarantines, or doing nothing, during an outbreak of an epidemic, scientists from the Italian National Research Council and the Joint Research Commission concluded in a study published this month in the American Physical Society. Widespread immunization programs in several

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 26 (UPI) — Scientists have developed a way to kill more cancerous cells in the pancreas through a heating and freezing process. The researchers at Binghamton University in New York had success killing the tumors through a process known as dual thermal ablation, according to a study published this month in Liver and Pancreatic Sciences. Cancer in the pancreas, which is located behind the stomach, starts

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 27 (UPI) — Is it too late to get a flu shot? The simple answer is “no,” according to medical professionals. Doctors and experts say getting a flu shot at this point in the season still has benefit, as it isn’t over yet, and the vaccination could help avoid dealing with a high fever, body aches, fatigue and weakness for several days. This flu season, which

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 27 (UPI) — A new study should put women who use birth control at ease: hormonal contraception is not linked to depression. Researchers at Ohio State University examined thousands of studies on the mental health of hormonal birth control and found depression is not a side effect, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Contraception. Nearly 37 million women in the United States use

This post was originally published on this site Feb. 27 (UPI) — Medtronic has recalled 48 implantable and cardiac resynchronization defibrillators that are failing to deliver the proper shock to pace a patient’s heartbeat or revive a patient in cardiac arrest, the Food Drug Administration announced. The devices, similar to pacemakers that help the heart beat in a regular rhythm, are designed prevent death from a cardiac arrest, according to the American Heart Association. “The

Medicine, Health Care New Device for Low-cost Single-cell… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by New York Genome Center NEW YORK, NY (Feb. 23, 2018) – Single-cell analysis holds enormous potential to study how individual cells influence disease and respond to treatment, but the lack of cost-effective and user-friendly instrumentation remains challenging. As described in a study published today in Nature Communications, researchers at the New York Genome Center (NYGC) and New York University (NYU) have taken

Medicine, Health Care Switching from Smoking to Glo… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by RD at British American Tobacco   A clinical study conducted by scientists at British American Tobacco have revealed that when smokers switch completely from cigarettes to glo, their exposure to certain cigarette smoke toxicants is significantly reduced, in some cases to levels comparable to those seen in smokers who quit smoking completely. These results add to evidence suggesting that glo may have the

Medicine, Health Care Insights into Familial Middle-age Dementia… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by Tokyo Medical and Dental University Researchers centered at Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) identify novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of a hereditary form of frontotemporal lobar degeneration Tokyo – Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is one of the most common causes of early-onset dementia, and can lead to personality changes, impaired speaking, and motor dysfunction. While most cases occur sporadically, several inherited

Medicine, Health Care An Under-the-radar Immune Cell Shows… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by University of British Columbia One of the rarest of immune cells, unknown to scientists a decade ago, might prove to be a potent weapon in stopping cancer from spreading in the body, according to new research from the University of British Columbia. Cancer immunotherapy — harnessing a person’s own immune system to destroy cancerous cells — has taken off in the past

Medicine, Health Care China’s Two-child Policy May Exacerbate… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by University of British Columbia Since China ended its one-child policy allowing all families to have up to two children, an additional 90 million women have become eligible to have a second child. But new UBC sociology research suggests the new universal two-child policy could be negatively affecting women’s status and gender equality. The study, published in the Chinese Sociological Review, found that

Medicine, Health Care Complex Inhalers Prevent Patients from… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by University of Bath Respiratory disease patients with arthritis could struggle to manage their conditions because their inhalers are too fiddly for them to use, University of Bath research has found. Medical professionals should check that patients with respiratory diseases and rheumatoid arthritis can use their inhalers properly to reduce the risk of them being unable to take their medicines say the scientists

Medicine, Health Care Being Raised in Greener Neighborhoods… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by University of California – Los Angeles Primary schoolchildren who have been raised in homes surrounded by more greenspace tend to present with larger volumes of white and grey matter in certain areas of the brain. Those anatomic differences are in turn associated with beneficial effects on cognitive function. This is the main conclusion of a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives and

Medicine, Health Care Researchers Use a Molecular Trojan… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by University of California – Riverside   RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A research team at the University of California, Riverside has discovered a way for chemotherapy drug paclitaxel to target migrating, or circulating, cancer cells, which are responsible for the development of tumor metastases. Until now, paclitaxel has only been used to target rapidly dividing cancer cells. The team was successful in getting the drug

Medicine, Health Care Evaluation of I-TOPP Examines Outcomes… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences URBANA, Ill. – Over the past 30 years, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has doubled in 2- to 5-year-olds and tripled in children aged 6 to 11 years. To address this public health concern, in 2011, the USDA funded the Illinois Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program (I-TOPP), a joint doctoral/Masters of Public

Medicine, Health Care Impact of Misunderstanding Genetic Tests… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by University of Sydney   University of Sydney researchers are raising concerns over the need for informed decision making for genetic testing after a study published today finds patients at risk of inherited heart disease do not always understand test results or the impact results will have on their life. Genetic testing has become increasingly accessible for many diseases including heart conditions such as

Medicine, Health Care Less Expensive, Post-acute Care Options… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by UT Southwestern Medical Center   DALLAS – Feb. 22, 2018 – Long-term acute care (LTAC) facilities are designed to meet the needs of older adults with severe, complex illnesses who are recovering from hospitalization, but less expensive options sometimes overlooked may also be available, population health researchers at UT Southwestern found. Only about half of older adults are transferred to LTACs for reasons

Medicine, Health Care Study: Police Use of Force… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center   WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Feb. 23, 2018 – Police officers rarely use force in apprehending suspects, and when they do they seldom cause significant injuries to those arrested, according to a multi-site study published in the March issue of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. “The use of force by police can result in serious injuries

Medicine, Health Care Ice Chips Only? Study Questions… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by Wolters Kluwer Health   February 23, 2018 – At most US maternity units, women in labor are put on nil per os (NPO) status–they’re not allowed to eat or drink anything, except ice chips. But new nursing research questions that policy, showing no increase in risks for women who are allowed to eat and drink during labor. The study appears in the March

Medicine, Health Care Crop-saving Soil Tests Now at… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. Soil pathogen testing – critical to farming, but painstakingly slow and expensive – will soon be done accurately, quickly, inexpensively and onsite, thanks to research that Washington State University scientists plant pathologists are sharing. As the name implies, these tests detect disease-causing pathogens in the soil that can severely devastate crops. Until now, the tests have required

Psychology Fear And Hoping: Adding Hope… Published: February 25, 2018.Released by Penn State   While fear about health concerns may grip people, adding a little hope to a message might make people more willing to take preventative actions, according to researchers. In two studies, hope and self-efficacy — the belief that a person can help themselves — significantly predicted intentions to take actions against skin cancer, such as wearing sunscreen or protective clothing. “With health messages,

Medicine, Health Care Shedding a Tear May Help… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by American Academy of Neurology   MINNEAPOLIS – Tears may hold clues to whether someone has Parkinson’s disease, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 70th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 21 to 27, 2018. “We believe our research is the first to show that tears may be a reliable, inexpensive and noninvasive

Medicine, Health Care Adherence to Sleep Apnea Treatment… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL – Feb. 22, 2018 – A study of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) suggests that non-adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is significantly associated with increased 30-day hospital readmissions. Results show that non-adherent patients were three times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days for any cause (adjusted

Medicine, Health Care Sandhoff Disease Study Shows Proof… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Babies with the rare, deadly genetic disorder Sandhoff disease begin to miss developmental milestones just months after birth. Lacking muscle tone, they never learn to sit up, develop heads too large to lift and eventually suffer uncontrollable seizures. There is no cure. “With excellent supportive care, children can survive until age 5 or so,” said

Medicine, Health Care German Universities Likely to Benefit… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by Aarhus University   A new report suggests that while UK universities are likely to suffer because of Brexit, German universities may reap the benefits. This is one of the findings from a study of the potential impact of Brexit on UK and European universities. The report is based on a series of interviews with academic staff, university leaders and policymakers in higher education

Medicine, Health Care Biomarker, Clues to Possible Therapy… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers studying a rare genetic disorder that causes severe, progressive neurological problems in childhood have discovered insights into biological mechanisms that drive the disease, along with early clues that an amino acid supplement might offer a targeted therapy. The research, which found abnormalities in a biological waste-disposal process called autophagy, links the mechanism underlying rare pediatric neurogenetic disorders

Medicine, Health Care Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy-caused Heart… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center   LOS ANGELES (Feb. 22, 2018) — Injections of cardiac progenitor cells help reverse the fatal heart disease caused by Duchenne muscular dystrophy and also lead to improved limb strength and movement ability, a new study shows. The study, published today in Stem Cell Reports, showed that when researchers injected cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) into the hearts of laboratory mice with

Medicine, Health Care As Pediatric Use of INO… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by Children’s National Health System   Use of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) among pediatric patients has increased since 2005 and, during a 10-year time period, mortality rates dropped modestly as the therapeutic approach was applied to a broader range of health ailments, according to an observational analysis presented Feb. 26, 2018 during the 47th Critical Care Congress. iNO, a colorless odorless gas, is used

Medicine, Health Care Modification of CRISPR Guide RNA… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press February 22, 2018 – CRISPR-mediated genome editing has become a powerful tool for modeling of disease in various organisms and is being developed for clinical applications. Preassembled Cas9 ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) composed of the recombinant Cas9 protein and in vitrotranscribed (IVT) guide RNA complexes can be delivered into cells without risk of foreign DNA integration into the host

Medicine, Health Care Kids from Low-income Areas Fare… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by Columbia University Medical Center   New York, NY (February 23, 2018)–Children from low-income neighborhoods had a higher mortality rate and higher hospital costs after heart surgery compared with those from higher-income neighborhoods, found a national study of more than 86,000 kids with congenital heart disease. The magnitude of the neighborhood effect, which persisted even after accounting for race, type of insurance, and hospital,

Medicine, Health Care Looking for the Origins of… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by D’Or Institute for Research and Education Schizophrenia may be related to neurodevelopment changes, including brain’s inability to create the appropriate vascular system, according to new study resulted from a partnership between the D’Or Institute for Research and Education, the University of Chile and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). The results broaden the understanding about the causes of this severe

Medicine, Health Care Younger Age at Diabetes Diagnosis… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by Diabetologia   While type 2 diabetes (T2D) was once considered a disease largely confined to older people, the global epidemic of obesity and overweight has seen diagnoses rocket in young adults, adolescents and even appear in young children. New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that the earlier a person is diagnosed

Medicine, Health Care GWAS Identifies Genetic Alteration Associated… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by Elsevier Philadelphia, Feb. 22, 2018 – A genome-wide association study has identified a new genetic alteration in European-Americans with opioid dependence. The study, published in Biological Psychiatry, included over 3,000 opioid-exposed people. The new findings provide insight into the biological origins of opioid dependence, which has become an epidemic of historical proportions in the US, driven by dangerous use of prescription painkillers

Medicine, Health Care Protein Active in Life-threatening Allergic… Published: February 23, 2018.Released by Food Allergy Research Education   McLEAN, VA (Feb. 22, 2018) – Prospects for inhibiting the most dangerous symptoms of allergic reactions may be brighter with the publication of a new study that identifies a possible target for drug therapies. Research conducted at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology found that several proteins can interact