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Newswise: ‘Mathematical microscope’ reveals novel, energy-efficient mechanism of working memory that works even during sleep
6-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
‘Mathematical microscope’ reveals novel, energy-efficient mechanism of working memory that works even during sleep
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health researchers have discovered a mechanism that creates memories while reducing metabolic cost, even during sleep. This efficient memory occurs in a part of the brain that is crucial for learning and memory, and where Alzheimer’s disease begins.

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Released: 7-May-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Cedars-Sinai to Join Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai experts are participating in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Global Healthcare Week, May 13-15 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, highlighting their dedication to enhancing innovation and medical advances that will have a positive impact on communities worldwide.

7-May-2024 5:05 AM EDT
Unlocking insights into insomnia
University of Bristol

GP data can provide unique insights into common health conditions, new research looking at insomnia symptom prevalence in England has shown. The University of Bristol-led study, published in BMJ Open today [8 May], also highlights the value of improving access to this data for future health research.

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Released: 7-May-2024 6:05 PM EDT
What We Can Learn From a Supercentenarian
Cedars-Sinai

It was Pearl Berg’s birthday, and a TV reporter asked her what some might consider a rhetorical question. “Mrs. Berg,” he said, “how did you get to be 107 years old?” She looked up from her seat and with a twinkle in her eye, she answered. “Well … first, you have to be 106.”

Released: 7-May-2024 6:05 PM EDT
UChicago Medicine earns top score as LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader
University of Chicago Medical Center

For the eighth consecutive time, the University of Chicago Medicine has earned the “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” designation from the Washington D.C.-based Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the education arm of America’s largest civil rights organization.

Newswise: Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers
Released: 7-May-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Why do we move slower the older we get? New study delivers answers
University of Colorado Boulder

In lab experiments, engineers at CU Boulder asked groups of younger and older adults to complete a deceptively simple task: to reach for a target on a computer screen. The group's findings could one day help doctors diagnose a range of illnesses, from Parkinson's disease to mental health conditions like depression.

Newswise: Mobile teams bring COVID-19 vaccines to rural villages in Sierra Leone
Released: 7-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Mobile teams bring COVID-19 vaccines to rural villages in Sierra Leone
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A new international research project showed that intervention with mobile vaccination teams in Sierra Leone is an effective way of reaching rural populations to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates.

Released: 7-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Yale Cancer Center Earns International Reaccreditation for Expertise in CAR T-cell Therapy and Stem Cell Transplantation
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital (SCH) have again received an internationally recognized accreditation for cellular therapy and stem cell transplantation from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), giving patients life-saving cancer treatment options in Connecticut.

Newswise: UC San Diego Health Recognized as High Performer for LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality
Released: 7-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
UC San Diego Health Recognized as High Performer for LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Medical Center earns “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index.

Newswise: Health-related quality of life after pediatric epilepsy surgery: Dr. Mary Lou Smith
Released: 7-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Health-related quality of life after pediatric epilepsy surgery: Dr. Mary Lou Smith
International League Against Epilepsy

What factors determine quality of life after pediatric epilepsy surgery? How can clinicians set families up for success? Dr. Kette Valente talks with Dr. Mary Lou Smith, whose work has implications for treatment decisions and setting expectations about the impact of surgery.

Newswise: Le diagnostic à l'ère numérique : en faveur des vidéos personnelles
Released: 7-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Le diagnostic à l'ère numérique : en faveur des vidéos personnelles
International League Against Epilepsy

Les vidéos personnelles de personnes présentant des activités s’apparentant à des crises peuvent aider les neurologues à diagnostiquer et à traiter l’épilepsie.

Newswise: Cancer Prevention and Screening is Crucial to Women’s Health
Released: 7-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Cancer Prevention and Screening is Crucial to Women’s Health
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Ruth D. Stephenson, DO, FACOG, gynecologic oncologist in the Gynecologic Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health shares tips for women to live their healthiest lives.

Released: 7-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Ochsner Health named to Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces 2024 for Mental Wellbeing
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health is committed to fostering an environment that prioritizes the mental well-being of each employee through innovative health initiatives, comprehensive support services and a culture of inclusivity.

Released: 7-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Ross Procedure Outcomes in Children Tied to Anatomy
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recently conducted a 30-year study of more than 300 pediatric patients who underwent the Ross procedure at CHLA to determine how a patient’s age and heart anatomy impact the surgery’s success.

Released: 7-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New genetic mutation identified for congenital thyroid condition
University of Chicago Medical Center

Research led by UChicago uncovers a genetic mutation that can lead to a rare form of thyroid abnormality.

Released: 7-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Drug targeting RNA modifications shows promise for treating neuroblastoma
University of Chicago Medical Center

Researchers from the University of Chicago show that a drug molecule targeting RNA modifications in neuroblastoma cells suppresses tumor growth in mice.

Released: 7-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Renowned biochemist Hening Lin to join UChicago faculty
University of Chicago Medical Center

Lin, an HHMI Investigator, will have appointments in both the Department of Medicine and the Department of Chemistry.

Released: 7-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
AACN Practice Alert Supports Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

A practice alert from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) reinforces that it’s time to return to offering families the opportunity to be present during resuscitation and invasive procedures. In 2004, AACN was the first organization to recommend policies be developed to support family presence, marking a transformation in how families were treated during invasive procedures.

Released: 7-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Professional Counselors Love Their Work, But Not Their Earnings
American Counseling Association

Most professional counselors enjoy their work, but nearly half say they feel poorly compensated for the important job they do, results of a survey commissioned by the American Counseling Association (ACA) show.

Newswise: Seeking Medical Insights in the Physics of Mucus
2-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Seeking Medical Insights in the Physics of Mucus
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Understanding how mucus changes, and what it changes in response to, can help diagnose illnesses and develop treatments. In APL Bioengineering, researchers develop a system to grow mucus-producing intestinal cells and study the characteristics of the mucus in different conditions.

   
Newswise: Study Sheds Light on Cancer Cell ‘Tug-of-War’
1-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Study Sheds Light on Cancer Cell ‘Tug-of-War’
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

In APL Bioengineering, researchers used a breast cancer cell line panel and primary tumor explants from breast and cervical cancer patients to examine two different cellular contractility modes: one that generates collective tissue surface tension that keeps cell clusters compact and another, more directional, contractility that enables cells to pull themselves into the extracellular matrix.

   
Newswise: Robotic total knee replacement improves outcomes but costs more
Released: 7-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Robotic total knee replacement improves outcomes but costs more
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Total knee replacements performed with the help of a surgical robot have better outcomes on average than similar surgeries performed manually but can cost significantly more, a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. T

Released: 7-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Navigating the risks: safeguarding maternal and fetal health in emergency agitation treatment
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A recent review article provides critical insights into the management of acute agitation in reproductive-age females and during pregnancy within the emergency departments (EDs).

Released: 7-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
A doença inflamatória intestinal pode afetar mais do que os intestinos: Especialista explica como
Mayo Clinic

Mais de 10 milhões de pessoas ao redor do mundo vivem com a doença inflamatória intestinal (DII), uma condição crônica que causa inflamação no trato digestivo, mas também pode afetar outras áreas do corpo.

Newswise: AI predicts tumor-killing cells with high accuracy
Released: 7-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
AI predicts tumor-killing cells with high accuracy
Ludwig Cancer Research

Using artificial intelligence, Ludwig Cancer Research scientists have developed a powerful predictive model for identifying the most potent cancer killing immune cells for use in cancer immunotherapies.

   
Released: 7-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
La enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal puede afectar más que los intestinos: un experto explica cómo
Mayo Clinic

Más de 10 millones de personas alrededor del mundo viven con la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal (EII), una afección crónica que causa inflamación en el tracto digestivo, pero también puede afectar otras áreas del cuerpo.

Newswise: Game-changer in cancer science: how TP53gene loss drives gastric cancer evolution
Released: 7-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Game-changer in cancer science: how TP53gene loss drives gastric cancer evolution
Chinese Academy of Sciences

“The independent research groups, led by Prof. Scott W. Lowe and Christina Curtis,respectively, have uncovered a similar definitive pathway in the progression of gastric cancer (GC) initiated with loss of the TP53 gene, representing a milstone in understanding the early stages of this deadly disease”. Dr. Zhaocai Zhou, head of a GC laboratory from Fudan University, stated.

   
Newswise: Breathing Easier with Asthma — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Available for Interviews During Asthma Awareness Month
Released: 7-May-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Breathing Easier with Asthma — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Available for Interviews During Asthma Awareness Month
Johns Hopkins Medicine

For many children with asthma, May is a peak season — their condition is at its worst, often due to seasonal allergies, pollen or poor air quality that come with this time of year.

Released: 7-May-2024 9:50 AM EDT
American Academy of Dermatology survey shows outdoor workers more at risk for skin cancer than average Americans
American Academy of Dermatology

A recent American Academy of Dermatology survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults revealed that outdoor workers — like those who work in construction, landscaping, emergency medical services, and postal delivery — are far more likely to get sunburned and tanned, putting themselves at increased risk for skin cancer, compared to the average American.

Released: 7-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Obstacles to alcohol, drug treatment higher for rural Americans
Ohio State University

Rural Americans are less likely to initiate care for substance use disorders and to receive ongoing care compared with those who live in urban areas. When they do access care, people who live in less populated areas are more likely to have to go outside their provider network to receive treatment, which comes with higher out-of-pocket costs.

Newswise: Researchers Engineer Yeast to Transport Medicines and Lower Inflammation for Potential Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Released: 7-May-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Researchers Engineer Yeast to Transport Medicines and Lower Inflammation for Potential Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Researchers at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the UNC School of Medicine have engineered a probiotic yeast that enhances probiotic absorption in the gut and has the ability to suppress and even reverse inflammation in animals.

Newswise: Texas Tech Health El Paso Celebrates Commencement Ceremonies for Hunt School of Nursing and Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Released: 7-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Texas Tech Health El Paso Celebrates Commencement Ceremonies for Hunt School of Nursing and Francis Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

The Hunt School of Nursing commencement ceremony celebrated the achievements of 76 graduates who are completing the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree now or in the Summer. Seventy-three graduates are from the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program and three are from the RN to BSN program.

Newswise: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Names Yoon Kang, M.D., Vice Dean for Education
Released: 7-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Names Yoon Kang, M.D., Vice Dean for Education
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine has appointed nationally recognized education leader Yoon Kang, M.D., as its inaugural vice dean for education, following a national search.

Newswise: Asthma Education is Key to Reducing Deaths Worldwide, Say Respiratory Health Associations
Released: 7-May-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Asthma Education is Key to Reducing Deaths Worldwide, Say Respiratory Health Associations
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

On World Asthma Day 2024 the message is clear: "Asthma Education Empowers." The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), of which the American Thoracic Society is a founding member, stresses the crucial role of education in empowering people with asthma to manage their condition effectively and to know when to seek medical assistance.

Newswise: 60% of Women with Disabilities View Cannabis as a ‘Harmless’ Drug
Released: 7-May-2024 8:30 AM EDT
60% of Women with Disabilities View Cannabis as a ‘Harmless’ Drug
Florida Atlantic University

In women of childbearing age, cannabis use may increase the risk of adverse reproductive and perinatal health outcomes. A study in a sample of 20,234 women ages 18 to 49 by disability status showed that about 60% of women with disabilities who used cannabis in the past 12 months perceived no risk of harm from weekly cannabis use.

Released: 7-May-2024 7:00 AM EDT
New Study Finds Increase in Exposures to Synthetic Tetrahydrocannabinols Among Young Children, Teens, and Adults
Nationwide Children's Hospital

A sharp rise in exposures to synthetic cannabis products among youth — some leading to hospitalization — highlights the need for increased education around the dangers of exposure and increased focus on safe storage and packaging, according to pediatricians and researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center.

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Released: 6-May-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Gift Funds Annual Observance and Lecture
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai remembers. On Yom Ha’Shoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, the medical center solemnly honored the six million Jews, and millions of others, who perished under Nazi rule, one of the darkest periods in history.

Released: 6-May-2024 6:00 PM EDT
New research confirms that Beethoven had lead poisoning — but it didn’t kill him
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

To this day, no one knows for certain what caused the liver and kidney disease that led to Ludwig van Beethoven’s untimely death. However, a new letter to the editor in the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine’s (ADLM’s, formerly AACC’s) journal Clinical Chemistry rules out one popular theory, showing that the composer was exposed to lead levels that were high — but not high enough to kill him.

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Released: 6-May-2024 4:05 PM EDT
AI May Help Physicians Detect Abnormal Heart Rhythms Earlier
Cedars-Sinai

An artificial intelligence (AI) program developed by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute and their Cedars-Sinai colleagues can detect a type of abnormal heart rhythm that can go unnoticed during medical appointments, according to a new study.

Released: 6-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Tiny displacements, giant changes in optical properties
Washington University in St. Louis

In a study published online March 23 in Advanced Materials, researchers from Washington University in St. Louis and University of Southern California reveal a new pathway for designing optical materials using the degree of atomic disorder. The researchers anticipate developing crystals that enable advanced infrared imaging in low light conditions, or to enhance medical imaging devices.

Newswise: Sylvester Researchers Develop a Nanoparticle That Can Penetrate the Blood-Brain Barrier
2-May-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Sylvester Researchers Develop a Nanoparticle That Can Penetrate the Blood-Brain Barrier
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a nanoparticle that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Their goal is to kill primary breast cancer tumors and brain metastases in one treatment.



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