Improving ICU care and communication through technology use
Hospitalization in an intensive care unit (ICU) can be a frightening and sometimes traumatizing experience for patients. Although engaging the...
Climatic stability resulted in the evolution of more bird species
Credit: Lars Edenius More species of birds have accumulated in genera inhabiting climatically stable areas. This is shown by a...
Record-breaking marine heatwave powered by climate change cooks Tasmania’s fisheries
Climate change was almost certainly responsible for a marine heatwave off Tasmania's east coast in 2015/16 that lasted 251 days...
Computers helping emergency doctors make better choices
Clinical decision support (CDS) embedded directly into the patient's electronic medical record is associated with decreased overall utilization of high...
Radiation prior to surgery reduces risk of secondary tumors in early-stage breast cancer
TAMPA, Fla. (July 17, 2017) - Moffitt Cancer Center researchers launched a first of its kind study comparing the long-term...
A better approach to disease prediction through big data analytics
Big data holds great promise to change health care for the better. However, much of the technology that will someday...
Quantifying effectiveness of treatment for irregular heartbeat
Credit: Rachel Sweeney In a small proof-of-concept study, researchers at Johns Hopkins report a complex mathematical method to measure electrical...
Happiness can affect physical health
A new review indicates that subjective well-being--factors such as life satisfaction and enjoyment of life--can influence physical health. The review's...
Consolidation of data sources allows for new research and treatment approaches in medicine
From 2018, the MIRACUM (Medical Informatics in Research and Care in University Medicine) consortium will be receiving EUR 32.1 million...
Improving care of patients with traumatic brain injury in low- and middle-income countries
A new research group focused on improving the care of patients with traumatic brain injury in low- and middle-income countries...
Hospitalizations and cognitive decline in older adults
Emergency and urgent hospitalizations are associated with an increased rate of cognitive decline in older adults, report researchers at Rush...
Does Medicare/Medicaid incentive payment affect home hospice care in last week of life?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, July 17, 2017--A new study has shown that the new Service...
A new era in the interpretation of human genomic variation
In a commentary published today in Genetics in Medicine, Heidi Rehm, PhD, highlights the pressing need for standardized human genomic...
Golden earns GSA’s 2017 Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Dong earns GSA’s 2017 M. Powell Lawton Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Kim earns GSA’s 2017 Baltes Foundation Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Martin to receive GSA’s 2017 Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Bean to receive GSA’s 2017 Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Krause earns GSA’s 2017 Robert W. Kleemeier Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
Tinetti earns GSA’s 2017 Donald P. Kent Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has...
