Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D., professor in the Division of Preventive Medicine in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, has been appointed honorary consul for Brazil for the state of Alabama.
Researchers find that invasive species,such as zebra mussels, have affected the composition of Lake Erie's zoobenthic community more than pollution has.
A new study shows that some shark species may be able to cope with the rising salinity of Arctic waters that may come with rising temperatures.
Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, and the International Association for the Study of Pain® (IASP)—the leading professional organization for science, practice, and education in the field of pain—today announced an agreement to publish the association’s official peer-reviewed journal, PAIN®, effective with the January 2015 issue. PAIN® will be published under the Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) journal portfolio providing print, online and digital access for IASP members, individual subscribers, and institutional users globally.
Dr Hanan Khalil, PhD, has assumed the duties of Editor-in-Chief of The International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, official journal of The Joanna Briggs Institute, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health. Dr Khalil is a Pharmacist Academic at the School of Rural and Indigenous Health, Monash University, Australia. The appointment was effective with the journal’s June 2014 issue.
Civic and political organizations around the country are in a pitched battle for power over government. A new book by Hahrie Han, Associate Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College, is the first to provide an in-depth look at the models and strategies civic associations use for engaging activists in the digital era.
There has been a sharp increase in the number of cancer patients at UTSW using MyChart, the online, interactive service that allows patients to view laboratory and radiology results, communicate with their healthcare providers, and more.
NSU is partnering with the Westin Beach Resort & Spa in Ft. Lauderdale on a new package that provides guests the chance to visit NSU's Oceanographic Center and go with researchers on a shark tagging trip.
Former dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine and pediatric cancer care pioneer, Philip A. Pizzo, MD, joins the Board of Directors of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. Pizzo is a prominent member of the cancer research community with more than 40 years of experience championing programs and policies to advance the future of science, education and pediatric oncology internationally.
A study from researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine reports that among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the likelihood of having cavities decreased as the number of years receiving dental care increased. The findings were published in the July/August issue of Special Care in Dentistry.
Previous studies linking older age with kidney and heart disease have raised concerns about the safety of living kidney donation among older adults. However, in the first study to look closely at this issue, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report that older kidney donors (55 years and above) enjoy similar life expectancy and cardiovascular health as very healthy older people who did not donate their kidneys.
Secure Decisions, a leading provider of assessment tools to enhance software security, is partnering with the Software Assurance Marketplace (SWAMP) to build a powerful and publicly accessible resource to improve the software that drives everyday life.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is on the national “Most Wired” hospitals list for a fourth consecutive year, thanks to its use of such technologies as databases to help physicians better identify high-risk patients and tools that keep physicians, nurses, and patients communicating effectively.
Researchers from Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University will present new findings at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.
A dream come “chew” for your teeth? Researchers at Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine and Ortek Therapeutics, Inc., have developed a chocolate-flavored soft chew that is actually beneficial for your teeth. BasicBites™ is a sugar-free chewy that helps maintain healthy teeth by supporting the normal acid-base (pH) levels that exist on tooth surfaces while coating the teeth with a mineral source.
CAP, APC, and API announce new graduate medical education clinical informatics curriculum -- Pathology Informatics Essentials for Residents (PIER) -- at the APC annual meeting on July 9, 2014. Curriculum meets ACGME milestone requirements.
The first clinical trial to examine integrated low vision and mental health treatment has shown that the approach can reduce the incidence of depression by half among people with low vision due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The results of the study were published online today in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Depression is a common risk for people who have lost their vision from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but a new study shows that a type of rehabilitation therapy can cut this risk in half.
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