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Newswise: Sandia collaboration produces improved microneedle technology
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Sandia collaboration produces improved microneedle technology
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories is at the forefront of microneedle research and is partnering with others to expand the technology. Their impact is significant, from helping U.S. service members in the field diagnose infections earlier, to helping individuals monitor their own health.

   
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
American Society of Nephrology and Home Dialysis University Expand Collaboration to Enhance Home Therapies Education for Nephrology Fellows
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and Home Dialysis University (HDU) launched a collaboration in 2023 to improve nephrology trainees’ knowledge, proficiency, and exposure to home dialysis therapies.

Newswise: Case Western Reserve University researchers report rise in global fungal drug-resistant infections
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Case Western Reserve University researchers report rise in global fungal drug-resistant infections
Case Western Reserve University

A global wave of infections caused by fungi growing drug-resistant has the medical community issuing precautions on how to protect yourself.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to Expand Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trials at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
Hackensack Meridian Health

St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to Expand Pediatric Cancer Clinical Trials at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital

Newswise: Managing Kids’ Seasonal Allergies Is Nothing to Sneeze at — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Available for Interviews
Released: 18-Mar-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Managing Kids’ Seasonal Allergies Is Nothing to Sneeze at — Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Experts Available for Interviews
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Spring will soon be in bloom, bringing runny and stuffy noses, sneezes and itchy, watery eyes.

13-Mar-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Middle-aged Americans lonelier than European counterparts
American Psychological Association (APA)

Middle-aged adults in the U.S. tend to report significantly higher levels of loneliness than their European counterparts, possibly due in part to weaker family ties and greater income inequality, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

   
Newswise: Breakthrough Discovery: Stem Cell
Released: 18-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Breakthrough Discovery: Stem Cell "Messages" Fast-Track Healing of Diabetic Wounds
Chinese Academy of Sciences

A study has unveiled that exosomes, extracted from adipose mesenchymal stem cells (ADSC-Exos), markedly speed up the healing process of skin wounds in diabetic mice. This discovery tackles the pressing global health issue of diabetic wounds, notorious for precipitating grave complications and impairments.

Newswise: Yale Cancer Center experts present new research on obesity, tobacco, evolution, and early onset cancers at leading oncology conference
Released: 18-Mar-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Yale Cancer Center experts present new research on obesity, tobacco, evolution, and early onset cancers at leading oncology conference
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians and scientists will share new data for breakthrough and emerging cancer treatments as well as new discoveries in obesity, tobacco, evolution, and early onset cancers in early April at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 1:05 AM EDT
Study Supports Use of a Continuous Nerve Block for Patients Receiving ACL Repair Surgery
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

A study out of Stanford University has found that use of a femoral catheter in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery is associated with better results.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 1:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Popular Drugs Used for Diabetes and Weight-Loss Doesn’t Increase Aspiration or Pneumonia in Surgery Patients
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

A study has found no association between prescription glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist medications and increased risk of aspiration or pneumonia in surgery patients.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Shoulder Surgery Patients Who Receive Continuous Nerve Blocks Have Less Postoperative Pain
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

A study has found that patients undergoing shoulder surgery who receive continuous nerve blocks experience less pain following surgery compared to those who receive single-shot nerve blocks and continuous analgesia.

Newswise: Match Day Makes Dreams Come True at Texas Tech Health El Paso
Released: 15-Mar-2024 6:00 PM EDT
Match Day Makes Dreams Come True at Texas Tech Health El Paso
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Match Day is an exciting milestone for graduating medical students and their families nationwide. It comes after students have spent the past six months applying to residencies, interviewing and deciding the order in which to rank programs they hope to be matched to.

   
Newswise: Some lymphomas become resistant to treatment. Gene discovery may offer path to overcome it.
Released: 15-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Some lymphomas become resistant to treatment. Gene discovery may offer path to overcome it.
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Patients with some types of lymphoma that become resistant to standard treatments may benefit from a therapy that University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are evaluating after they discovered a key process that fuels the blood cancers’ resistance to current drugs.

Newswise: Sylvester Researchers, Collaborators Call for Greater Investment in Bereavement Care
Released: 15-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Sylvester Researchers, Collaborators Call for Greater Investment in Bereavement Care
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Bereaved persons are at greater risk for many adverse outcomes, including mental health challenges, health care neglect, cancer, heart disease, suicide, and death.

Newswise: Match Day magic: UTSW students earn top residency spots
Released: 15-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Match Day magic: UTSW students earn top residency spots
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Future physicians persevere through pandemic to reach milestone moment

   
13-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
CHOP Researchers Discover Key Metabolic Process Responsible for Rapid Immune Responses
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Researchers identified a key metabolite in cells that helps direct immune responses and explains at a single cell level why immune cells that most efficiently recognize pathogens, vaccines, or diseased cells grow and divide faster than other cells.

Released: 15-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Fatty food before surgery may impair memory in old, young adults
Ohio State University

Eating fatty food in the days leading up to surgery may prompt a heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks with memory-related cognitive function in older adults – and, new research in animals suggests, even in young adults.

Newswise: Mutations do not predict the severity of current variants of SARS-CoV-2
Released: 15-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Mutations do not predict the severity of current variants of SARS-CoV-2
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

New research from UNC Charlotte’s Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks has found that the two most prevalent strains of the virus that cause COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 variants BA.2.86 and JN.1, are not significantly better than their predecessor Omicron at evading immune responses and causing infections despite having a high number of mutations compared to previous variants.

Released: 15-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Women Smoke More, Are Less Likely to Quit
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

People who identify as lesbian, gay and bisexual – particularly women – respond more positively to tobacco marketing, are more inclined to smoke cigarettes daily and may have a more difficult time quitting, according to two studies by a Rutgers Health researcher.

Newswise: We Now Know Why Killer T Cells Lose Energy Inside of Solid Tumors
Released: 15-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
We Now Know Why Killer T Cells Lose Energy Inside of Solid Tumors
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have found that a metabolic enzyme called Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase causes T cells to store fat when they are in solid tumors, rather than burning fat for energy.

Released: 15-Mar-2024 11:00 AM EDT
New Research in March: Colorectal Cancer, Kidney Health, OR Supply Costs, and More
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) features new research on topics ranging from colorectal cancer and social vulnerability to operating room supply costs, the rise in school shootings since 1970, and the impact of permitless open carry laws on suicide rates, among others.

   
Released: 15-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Study shows that aging adults with mild cognitive impairment may have trouble learning new walking patterns
University of Delaware

University of Delaware researchers are studying how the brain controls movement and how motor skills are learned in health and disease.

1-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EST
New Study Reveals Covid-19 May Have Originated in a Lab
Society for Risk Analysis (SRA)

Research from the journal Risk Analysis, examined the likelihood of COVID-19 coming from an unnatural origin (i.e. from a laboratory.)

Newswise: New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies
Released: 15-Mar-2024 7:00 AM EDT
New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies
University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering

For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism that is directly related to human behavior.

Newswise: Nobel Laureate and NASA Astronaut to Speak at American Physiology Summit
Released: 15-Mar-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Nobel Laureate and NASA Astronaut to Speak at American Physiology Summit
American Physiological Society (APS)

Nobel Laureate Brian Kobilka, MD, and NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir, PhD, are among the highlighted speakers who will attend the American Physiology Summit, the American Physiological Society’s (APS) flagship annual meeting.

Newswise: Mouse study shows exercising during pregnancy improves heart health of future generations
Released: 15-Mar-2024 12:05 AM EDT
Mouse study shows exercising during pregnancy improves heart health of future generations
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Exercising during pregnancy doesn’t just benefit moms – it may also give their babies a head start on their heart health after birth, according to a study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
UChicago Medicine helps bring first-of-its-kind drug for metabolic liver disease to the clinic
University of Chicago Medical Center

Resmetirom (Rezdiffra) is the first drug approved for treating MASH, an advanced form of fatty liver disease. UChicago Medicine experts contributed to a recent clinical trial and will begin incorporating the drug into liver disease treatment regimens for eligible patients.

Newswise: Apps, AI, and the Future of Health Take Center Stage at DHI Symposium
Released: 14-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Apps, AI, and the Future of Health Take Center Stage at DHI Symposium
University of Utah Health

More than a hundred researchers convened to brainstorm tools with the potential to extend care beyond the clinic, help doctors optimize care for each patient, and empower people to manage their own care.

   
Released: 14-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
妙佑医疗国际 (Mayo Clinic) 连续六年在《新闻周刊》“全球最佳医院”排行榜夺魁
Mayo Clinic

妙佑医疗国际罗切斯特院区连续六年在《新闻周刊》“全球最佳医院”排行榜夺魁。妙佑医疗国际佛罗里达州院区和亚利桑那州院区也在评比中名列前茅。

Released: 14-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Lower grades, more absences for high schoolers who use both tobacco and cannabis
UC Davis Health

Students who use both tobacco and cannabis (marijuana) have lower grades and miss more school than students who only use one product or don’t use either. Tobacco consumption among high school students, including vaping and e-cigarettes, is a concerning 12.6%.

   
Released: 14-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Babies born with improper kidney development can face lifelong challenges. New study finds key biochemical pathway – and potential solution
Tulane University

Supplementing expecting mothers with acetyl-CoA, a sugar-derived molecule, may ensure proper development of nephrons in developing fetuses, lowering their risk of high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease later in life.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 3:40 PM EDT
Positive Results from Diabetic Foot Ulcer Clinical Trial Show Dramatic Healing Rate within 12 Weeks or Less Using Novel Omeza® Platform and Offloading
Omeza LLC

Omeza®, a regenerative skincare company that develops marine-based therapies for the treatment of chronic wounds, today presented positive interim data from a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) clinical trial showing that Omeza® OCM™ plus offloading of weight on the affected foot achieved a 91 percent area reduction (PAR) rate in DFUs within twelve weeks, and a 63 percent PAR within four weeks.

Newswise: UCLA Health Taps Dr. Priscilla Hsue as Chief of the Cardiology Division
Released: 14-Mar-2024 2:30 PM EDT
UCLA Health Taps Dr. Priscilla Hsue as Chief of the Cardiology Division
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

The UCLA Department of Medicine is pleased to announce that Priscilla Hsue, MD will be joining us as the chief of the Division of Cardiology at UCLA, effective July 1, 2024.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 2:30 PM EDT
Scott Armstrong named Senior Vice President for Drug Discovery and Chief Research Strategy Officer at Dana-Farber
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Scott Armstrong, MD, PhD, has been named senior vice president for drug discovery and chief research strategy officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In this new role, he will lead Dana-Farber's institutional research strategy with an initial focus on therapeutic discovery work.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
A soja aumenta o risco de câncer de mama?
Mayo Clinic

A pergunta está gerando muitos debates. Há alguma conexão entre a soja e o câncer de mama? A soja contém isoflavonas, que são estrogênios vegetais. Os níveis elevados de estrogênio estão vinculados com os riscos de câncer de mama. Entretanto, há estudos que demonstram que os produtos de soja não contêm níveis suficientemente elevados de estrogênio para aumentar as chances de desenvolvimento de câncer de mama.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
هل تُزيد الصويا من خطر الإصابة بسرطان الثدي؟
Mayo Clinic

جاكسونفيل، فلوريدا – لقد أشعل هذا الموضوع جدلاً واسعاً. هل توجد علاقة بين الصويا وسرطان الثدي؟ يحتوي الصويا على أيزوفلافونات وهي إستروجين نباتي. وثمة صلة بين المستويات المرتفعة من الإستروجين والتعرض بشكل أكبر لخطر الإصابة بسرطان الثدي. ولكن الدراسات أظهرت أن مُنتجات الصويا لا تحتوي على مستويات عالية من الإستروجين بالقدر الذي يؤدي إلى زيادة فرص الإصابة بسرطان الثدي.

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Newswise: How Fear Unfolds inside Our Brains
11-Mar-2024 6:00 AM EDT
How Fear Unfolds inside Our Brains
University of California San Diego

The stress-induced mechanisms that cause our brain to produce feelings of fear in the absence of threats — such as in PTSD — have been mostly a mystery. Now, neurobiologists have identified the changes in brain biochemistry and mapped the neural circuitry that cause generalized fear experiences.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:15 PM EDT
New Tuberculosis Test Could Improve TB Care Globally by Increasing Access to Testing in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

A new tuberculosis (TB) test disclosed in the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine’s (formerly AACC’s) Clinical Chemistry journal would allow testing for TB treatment monitoring to occur outside of a biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory.

Newswise: A new approach to tissue engineering improves blood vessel formation in rats
Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
A new approach to tissue engineering improves blood vessel formation in rats
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University have developed a new synergistic approach to revascularization that could rapidly grow organized blood vessels in live rats.

   
Newswise: New Study Examines if ‘Inoperable’ Pancreatic Tumors Can Be Safely Removed
Released: 14-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
New Study Examines if ‘Inoperable’ Pancreatic Tumors Can Be Safely Removed
Keck Medicine of USC

A clinical trial from Keck Medicine of USC aims to provide a surgical solution for patients with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer previously considered inoperable.

Newswise: New Leadership Appointment for Penn Nursing Professor
Released: 14-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
New Leadership Appointment for Penn Nursing Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

PHILADELPHIA (March 14, 2024) – Catherine C. McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been appointed Chair of Penn Nursing’s Department of Family and Community Health effective July 1, 2024. Currently, she is the Vice-Chair of the Department and the Dr. Hildegarde Reynolds Endowed Term Chair of Primary Care Nursing.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 11:30 AM EDT
How to check for bedbugs
American Academy of Dermatology

Bedbugs can make you itch just by thinking about them. These tiny, reddish-brown insects that feed on blood are notorious for infiltrating hotel rooms and luggage, hitchhiking their way back to a new home virtually undetected.

Newswise: Memorial Hermann Foundation Receives $10 Million Gift to Transform Heart and Vascular Care, Memorial Hermann Life Flight, in Honor of Larry D. Johnson
Released: 14-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Memorial Hermann Foundation Receives $10 Million Gift to Transform Heart and Vascular Care, Memorial Hermann Life Flight, in Honor of Larry D. Johnson
Memorial Hermann Health System

The Suzie and Larry Johnson Foundation, gifted $10 million to support the health system’s Heart & Vascular Institute and Memorial Hermann Life Flight®, enabling the expansion of highly advanced cardiovascular and trauma care across the Greater Houston community.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Measles 2024: What You Need to Know
RUSH

Measles cases are being reported in different parts of the United States. David Nguyen, MD, a RUSH infectious disease physician who treats adults and children, answers the most common questions about the measles virus.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Study: How home food availability affects young children’s nutrient intake
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Early childhood is an important time for learning about nutrition and establishing healthy eating behaviors. Young children rely on parents to provide food options, and the availability of food in the home affects their dietary choices.

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