Health
AHRQ, PCORI announce awards to train next generation of learning-health-system researchers
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced $40 million in...
Common heart condition linked to sudden death
Credit: University of Adelaide A University of Adelaide-led team of researchers has found a link between sudden cardiac death (when...
Comparable risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism between patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism and patients with cancer
Credit: The American Journal of Medicine Philadelphia, September 25, 2018 - Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) carry a high risk...
Bacteria’s password for sporulation hasn’t changed in 2.7 billion years
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University When it comes to changing their passwords, bacteria are just as bad as you and me...
OHSU discovers molecular channel that regulates blood pressure
Credit: OHSU New research for the first time reveals the three-dimensional structure of a membrane channel that's critical in controlling...
New Zealand children’s medicine prescriptions examined for first time
A study into the pharmaceutical use of 1.4 million New Zealand children has revealed some significant increases in the use...
Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to try it at younger age
Ann Arbor, September 24, 2018 - When mothers use marijuana during the first 12 years of their child's life, their...
The theranostic complex with two toxic modules shows great toxicity for tumour cells
Emerging cancer nanotechnology enables target-delivery of substantial payloads of drugs to cancer sites with concomitant reduction of side-effects due to...
Novartis announces five grant recipients of eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award
Basel, September 24, 2018 - Novartis announced the winners of the 2018 eXcellence in Ophthalmology Vision Award (XOVA) for nonprofit...
Children whose mothers use marijuana may try it at a younger age
Boston, MA - Children whose mothers use marijuana are more likely to start their own marijuana use an average of...
Study shows invasive lung cancer surgery can lead to long-term opioid use
Patients treated with more-invasive surgical techniques for a type of early-stage lung cancer are more likely to become chronic opioid...
2018 Medical Innovation Summit to focus on ‘disruption: reimagining healthcare’
Cleveland Clinic's Medical Innovation Summit will bring together more than 100 speakers and leaders from more than 500 organizations and...
Gender and race may shape how minority women address barriers to breast cancer screening
Black women are more likely to be diagnosed at later stages of breast cancer partly due to barriers to timely...
Optimizing dopaminergic treatment improves non-motor symptoms
Credit: Swedish Research Council Amsterdam, NL, September 24, 2018 - Non-motor symptoms are common in late stage Parkinson's disease (PD)...
A biomarker in the brain’s circulation system may be Alzheimer’s earliest warning
USC scientists say Alzheimer's could be diagnosed earlier if scientists focus on an early warning within the brain's circulation system....
Online diabetes prevention programs are as effective as in-person programs for weight loss
FINDINGS Researchers examined participation and weight loss results in an online diabetes prevention program; an in-person diabetes prevention program; and...
Older adults with a ‘fall prevention plan’ less likely to end up in hospital
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Older adults at risk for falls are less likely to suffer fall-related hospitalizations when they have a...
New AGS-NIA conference report explores links between senses and cognitive health
Credit: (C) 2018, American Geriatrics Society Experts at a prestigious medical conference hosted by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and...
Where people live before hospitalization important for discharge planning, reducing readmissions
Forty per cent of older adults who leave hospital are discharged to home care or a long-term care facility, which,...
DMP ‘type 1 diabetes’: Institute recommends revision
Disease management programmes (DMPs) should be regularly updated to adapt them to the current state of medical knowledge. Requirements for...
