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Released: 14-Jul-2020 12:55 PM EDT
Wake Forest Baptist Health, iQ Healthtech™ Labs Launch Drone Delivery Service with UPS Flight Forward
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Wake Forest Baptist Health and its healthtech business enterprise operated through the Innovation Quarter, iQ Healthtech Labs, today launched a drone delivery service operated by UPS and its subsidiary, UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

   
25-Jun-2020 1:00 PM EDT
WFIRM Scientists Prove Bioengineered Uteri Support Pregnancy
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WFIRM scientists were able to show that bioengineered uteri in an animal model developed the native tissue-like structures needed to support normal reproductive function.

   
Released: 25-Jun-2020 3:00 PM EDT
WFIRM and Oracle Health Sciences collaborate to pair Body-on-a-Chip with advanced data analytics
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The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) and Oracle Health Sciences have teamed as part of the Innovation Quarter’s iQ Healthtech Labs™ to develop a consortium of industry, government, and academic members that will study novel approaches to establishing the safety of new drugs that are nearing clinical investigation in humans and FDA approval.

3-Jun-2020 1:35 PM EDT
Scientists Discover that Nicotine Promotes Spread of Lung Cancer to the Brain
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Among people who have the most common type of lung cancer, up to 40% develop metastatic brain tumors, with an average survival time of less than six months.

1-May-2020 11:15 AM EDT
Intensive Blood Pressure Control Has Potential to Reduce Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
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Intensive blood pressure control may reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat that can lead to serious complications such as stroke, heart failure and heart attacks, according to scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 9:45 AM EDT
Wake Forest Baptist Shares Key Elements Neededin Setting Up Designated COVID-19 Unit
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In an effort to rapidly provide specialized care for patients with coronavirus-like symptoms while protecting the safety of health care workers, doctors at Wake Forest Baptist Health created a special respiratory isolation unit from an existing 24-bed medical-surgical unit in the hospital in Winston-Salem.

Released: 27-Apr-2020 11:05 AM EDT
Wake Forest School of Medicine Receives NIH Diabetes Research Center Grant with Partner Institutions
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Wake Forest School of Medicine, in partnership with University of North Carolina School of Medicine (UNC), Duke University School of Medicine and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T), has been awarded a $5.7 million Diabetes Research Center grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Released: 14-Apr-2020 12:10 PM EDT
Wake Forest Baptist, Oracle, Javara launch community-based COVID-19 research study
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In an effort to better fight COVID-19 in multiple regions of the country, Wake Forest Baptist Health has joined forces with Javara Inc. – a leading integrated clinical research organization headquartered in Winston-Salem – to conduct a community-based research study of the novel coronavirus.

Released: 13-Apr-2020 10:40 AM EDT
Wake Forest Baptist, Oracle, Javara launch community-based COVID-19 research study
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In an effort to better fight COVID-19 in multiple regions of the country, Wake Forest Baptist Health has joined forces with Javara Inc. – a leading integrated clinical research organization headquartered in Winston-Salem – to conduct a community-based research study of the novel coronavirus.

   
Released: 2-Apr-2020 11:25 AM EDT
Testing shows type of cloth used in homemade masks makes a difference, doctors say
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Homemade masks can play an important role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic but the type of fabric used is key to their effectiveness, according to tests performed at Wake Forest Baptist Health.

   
25-Mar-2020 2:00 PM EDT
Study Shows Legal Marijuana ProductsToo Strong for Pain Relief
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More than 90% of the legal marijuana products offered in medical dispensaries are much stronger than what clinical studies have shown that doctors recommend for chronic pain relief, according to a study published in the March 26 online edition of the journal PLOS ONE.

Released: 23-Mar-2020 2:30 PM EDT
Allergies or COVID-19?
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How do you know if the nasal congestion and sneezing you’re experiencing is spring allergies or COVID-19?

Released: 28-Feb-2020 10:05 AM EST
Two scientists at Wake Forest Baptist awarded $1.5 millionfor cancer research
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Two scientists from Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health, have received a total of $1.5 million in research funding from the American Cancer Society (ACS) to study new chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments for cancer.

Released: 27-Feb-2020 8:00 AM EST
Slumber disruptions caused by obstructive sleep apnea can take a toll on health
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A study by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found that while approximately 30 million American adults have obstructive sleep apnea only about 6 million, or 20%, have been properly diagnosed and treated.

Released: 7-Feb-2020 2:55 PM EST
Federal Grant to Fund Study of Potential Imaging Biomarker for Alzheimer’s
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Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have received a five-year grant worth approximately $2.53 million from the National Institute on Aging to evaluate whether a novel brain-imaging technique can identify Alzheimer’s disease in its early stages.

Released: 28-Jan-2020 4:00 PM EST
How hospital chaplains learn how to do what they do
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Clinical pastoral education is an interfaith professional program that helps theological students, ordained clergy, members of religious orders and qualified laypersons develop the interpersonal skills needed to work as chaplains or spiritual care providers in hospitals and other settings.

   
Released: 9-Jan-2020 2:05 PM EST
Center for Congregational Health Receives $1 Million Grant
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The Center for Congregational Health, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health’s Division of FaithHealth Ministries, has been awarded a $1 million grant by Lilly Endowment Inc. in support of an initiative designed to empower clergy and lay leaders from different congregations in close geographical proximity to work collaboratively to help their faith communities thrive.

Released: 19-Dec-2019 6:00 AM EST
It’s a natural fact: There’s still no substitute for human blood
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While the donation and transfusion of blood are very common, and relatively simple as far as medical procedures go, the path from donor to recipient is more complex than most people may realize.

17-Dec-2019 10:55 AM EST
Study Shows Risks for Additional Procedures after Bariatric Surgery
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Which of the two most common bariatric surgeries – gastric sleeve or gastric bypass – has the highest subsequent risk of additional operations or procedures?

Released: 9-Dec-2019 2:40 PM EST
Dead Probiotic Strain Shown to Reduce Harmful, Aging-related Inflammation
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Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have identified a dead probiotic that reduces age-related leaky gut in older mice. The study is published in the journal GeroScience.

Released: 9-Dec-2019 12:30 PM EST
Wake Forest Baptist Awarded Federal Grant for Study Aimedat Predicting, Reducing Dropout Rates in Pediatric Weight-loss Programs
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The National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded Wake Forest Baptist Health a five-year grant worth approximately $2.97 million to study the reasons for attrition in pediatric weight-management programs and develop better ways to predict and reduce dropout rates.

Released: 4-Dec-2019 3:05 PM EST
WFIRM Scientists Push Bioprinting Capability Forward
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Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists are the first to report using bioprinting to print a tracheal tissue construct comprised of multiple different functional materials.

Released: 4-Dec-2019 12:10 PM EST
At-home beauty devices: to buy or not to buy
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If you are thinking of buying a skin rejuvenation device as a holiday gift, think again.

Released: 14-Nov-2019 10:55 AM EST
Newly developed nanoparticles help fight lung cancer in animal model
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Scientists have reported a new approach to treating lung cancer with inhaled nanoparticles developed at Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health.

Released: 6-Nov-2019 6:00 AM EST
Concussion is more than just a headache, so it’s good to know the symptoms
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Concussion is the most common and mildest type of traumatic brain injury, but it should never be taken lightly. Any concussion, however slight, temporarily disturbs vital brain activity and can cause a range of physical, mental and emotional symptoms that vary in number and severity from case to case.

Released: 5-Nov-2019 11:05 AM EST
Wake Forest Baptist Awarded $6 Million Grant to Study Non-opioid Pain Management in Cancer Survivors
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For many people who’ve had cancer, severe pain can persist even after treatment ends. In an effort to find a non-pharmaceutical approach to pain management for cancer survivors, researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health have been awarded $6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to test the effectiveness of a web-based pain management program.

Released: 30-Oct-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Gut Bacteria Is Key Factor in Childhood Obesity
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New information published by scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Health suggests that gut bacteria and its interactions with immune cells and metabolic organs, including fat tissue, play a key role in childhood obesity.

Released: 16-Oct-2019 12:30 PM EDT
Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine Identify Genetic Variation Linked to Severity of ALS
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A discovery made several years ago in a lab researching asthma at Wake Forest School of Medicine may now have implications for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease with no known cure and only two FDA-approved drugs to treat its progression and severity.

Released: 10-Oct-2019 3:05 PM EDT
New study to examine if sleep problems contribute to cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s
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Everybody knows sleep is good for your body. It may be good for your mind, too. That’s what scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine will attempt to determine thanks to a $5.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 10-Oct-2019 6:00 AM EDT
While There’s No Cure for Osteoarthritis, Its Symptoms Can Be Managed
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Osteoarthritis can produce joint pain and stiffness sufficient to limit and even prohibit the performance of everyday tasks. It becomes more common with age, once it starts it typically gets worse and there’s no known cure. But there are therapies that can relieve pain and maintain joint function.



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