Health
New Glasgow Coma Scale-pupils score and multifactor probability outcome charts
Credit: Copyright 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Charlottesville, VA (April 10, 2018). The University of Glasgow's Sir Graham Teasdale,...
Scientists records brain activity of free-flying bats
Credit: Dave Schmelick and Len Turner/Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University researchers have developed a way to study the brain...
Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Credit: The University of Akron Sharon Truesdell has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. The program...
When heart disease runs in the family, exercise may be best defense
DALLAS, April 9, 2018 - Exercise may be the best way to keep hearts healthy - and it works even...
Fatty liver under stress
A poor diet and other risk factors can result in liver disease. This important metabolic organ can become fatty and...
Leadership and adaptive reserve are not associated with blood pressure control
In a recently published study in the Annals of Family Medicine, Kamal Henderson, MD, et al, assessed whether a practice's...
Breast cancer therapy: All clear for the heart
Many breast cancer therapies cause damage to the heart. However, in the largest study of its kind so far, scientists...
NIH scientists develop macaque model to study Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral disease spread by ticks in the Middle East, Asia, Africa...
Interventions to decrease cardiovascular disease are not one-size-fits-all
In a recently published study in the Annals of Family Medicine, Aimee English, MD, et al, describe a cluster-randomized trial...
Springer and the Hellenic Endocrine Society partner to publish the journal Hormones
Springer and the Hellenic Endocrine Society have signed a three-year agreement to publish the quarterly journal Hormones: International Journal of...
Hundreds of thousands of Kentucky residents could lose Medicaid under the work demonstration project
WASHINGTON, DC (April 9, 2018)--In January of 2018, 15 Kentucky Medicaid beneficiaries filed a lawsuit in the United States District...
Practice leaders’ and facilitators’ perspectives on quality improvement may differ
Practice facilitation is a promising approach to helping medical practices implement quality improvements. In a recently published study in the...
Antiepileptic drugs increase risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia
Credit: UEF The use of antiepileptic drugs is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, according to...
Scientists tweak CRISPR to speed up genomic editing
The powerful gene-editing tool, CRISPR, has revolutionized research by allowing scientists to snip and patch DNA with remarkable precision. But...
Major disruptions are frequent in primary care
In primary care practices, sustainability of performance improvements and ability to deliver continuity of care to patients can be adversely...
Like babies, eggs send signals when ‘hungry’
Credit: Dr. Hugh Clarke's lab at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre Montreal, April 9, 2018 -...
Scientists fix genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease in human brain cells
Using human brain cells, scientists at the Gladstone Institutes discovered the cause of--and a potential solution for--the primary genetic risk...
Use of quality improvement strategies among US primary care practices
Improving primary care quality is a national priority, but little is known about the extent to which small- to medium-size...
Those living near oil and gas facilities may be at higher risk of disease
AURORA, Colo. (April 9, 2018) - People living near oil and gas facilities along Colorado's Northern Front Range may be...
New cardiac imaging technique shortens testing time, improves patient comfort
LOS ANGELES (April 9, 2018) -- A team of Cedars-Sinai investigators has developed a new technique for conducting cardiac magnetic...
