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Released: 10-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
What Causes Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations?
Valley Health System

Heart failure (HF) affects approximately 5.7 million adults in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If not properly managed, HF can lead to frequent hospitalizations. A heart failure hospitalization should be viewed as a sentinel event. Five year survival after a heart failure hospitalization is only 20 percent, a prognosis that is worse than most cancer diagnoses. Importantly, if HF is properly managed by team of skilled heart failure clinicians, prognosis and quality of life can improve.

Released: 10-Nov-2017 11:05 AM EST
Plasma From Lasers Can Shed Light on Cosmic Rays, Solar Eruptions
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

A team of researchers led by PPPL physicist Will Fox recently used lasers to create conditions that mimic astrophysical behavior. The laboratory technique enables the study of outer-space-like plasma in a controlled and reproducible environment.

Released: 10-Nov-2017 11:00 AM EST
Healthcare Groups Urge Congressional Action on Drug Shortages
ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)

ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists), together with five other healthcare organizations, today sent a letter to Reps. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) and Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) — the Vice Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations — asking Congress to take immediate action to address the public health crisis caused by persistent shortages of critical medications.

Released: 10-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Breakthrough Research Suggests Potential Treatment for Autism, Intellectual Disability
University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)

A research team has identified the pathological mechanism for a certain type of autism and intellectual disability by creating a genetically modified mouse. They are hopeful it could eventually lead to a therapeutic fix.

Released: 10-Nov-2017 10:00 AM EST
University of Chicago to Lead Initiative to Improve Diabetes Care in Vulnerable, Underserved Communities in U.S.
University of Chicago Medical Center

The University of Chicago has been selected by the Merck Foundation to play a national leadership role in a $16 million, five-year initiative to improve access to high-quality diabetes care among the most vulnerable and underserved communities throughout the country.

   
Released: 10-Nov-2017 9:00 AM EST
Temple University Experts Available to Discuss Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Temple University

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday approaching, professors at the Fox School of Business are available to discuss consumer affairs, retail analytics, and digital marketing practices.

Released: 10-Nov-2017 9:00 AM EST
Ludwig Researchers Uncover Novel Mechanism by Which Tumors Evade a Variety of Cancer Immunotherapies
Ludwig Cancer Research

A Ludwig Cancer Research study led by Benoit Van den Eynde, Director of Ludwig Brussels, has identified a novel mechanism by which tumors of the aggressive skin cancer melanoma can resist cancer immunotherapy.

Released: 10-Nov-2017 6:05 AM EST
USC Roski Eye Institute Experts Present Breakthrough Research at AAO 2017
Keck Medicine of USC

USC Roski Eye Institute experts will present advances in stem cell–based therapy, biopsy techniques, diabetic retinal detachment repair and more at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2017 meeting in New Orleans, Nov. 10-14.

Released: 10-Nov-2017 5:05 AM EST
New Research Finds That Brexit Is Already Having an Effect on Local Communities
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast and the Irish Central Border Area Network (ICBAN) have today (Friday 10 November) published a new report which has found that Brexit is already having an effect on local communities in the Central Border Region of Ireland/Northern Ireland.

8-Nov-2017 1:40 PM EST
Brain Chemistry Profiles Shows Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness as Unique Disorders
Georgetown University Medical Center

Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found distinct molecular signatures in two brain disorders long thought to be psychological in origin — chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and Gulf War Illness (GWI).

8-Nov-2017 10:00 AM EST
Biomarker May Predict Early Alzheimer’s Disease
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Researchers at SBP have identified a peptide that could lead to the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The discovery, published in Nature Communications, may also provide a means of homing drugs to diseased areas of the brain to treat AD, Parkinson’s disease, as well as glioblastoma, brain injuries and stroke.

7-Nov-2017 4:05 PM EST
Sleep Apnea May Increase Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may put elderly people at greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Released: 10-Nov-2017 12:00 AM EST
Veterans Still Waiting for Healthcare as Day to Commemorate Their Military Service Draws Near
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

As Veteran’s Day approaches on Nov. 11, 2017, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is concerned about veterans having to endure long delays for needed healthcare due to the underuse and mismanagement of anesthesia services in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities.

Released: 10-Nov-2017 12:00 AM EST
Jefferson Lab Staff Scientist Honored with APS Fellowship
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Fulvia Pilat, a staff scientist at the Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, has been named a fellow of the American Physical Society. The honor is bestowed by members of APS on their peers for exceptional contributions to their fields.

Released: 9-Nov-2017 5:05 PM EST
New Routes to Renewables: Sandia Speeds Transformation of Biofuel Waste Into Wealth
Sandia National Laboratories

A Sandia National Laboratories-led team has demonstrated faster, more efficient ways to turn discarded plant matter into chemicals worth billions. The team’s findings could help transform the economics of making fuels and other products from domestically grown renewable sources.

Released: 9-Nov-2017 4:05 PM EST
Ozanimod Successful in Clinical Trials for Multiple Sclerosis
Scripps Research Institute

Celgene Corporation recently announced results from two phase 3 trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of the drug ozanimod. Ozanimod was invented by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI).



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