DALLAS, USA (May 3, 2019) – Prolonged exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation increased the risk of hypertension, according to a study of workers at a nuclear plant in Russia published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. Uncontrolled hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, can to lead to heart attack, stroke,
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  CHICAGO, ILL, USA (May 2, 2019) – Caring for family members with dementia — which is on the rise in the U.S. — causes significant emotional and physical stress that increases caregivers‘ risk of depression, anxiety and death.  A new method of coping with that stress by teaching people how to focus on positive
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  Exeter (April 30, 2019) – More than a third of people over the age of 30 who are initially diagnosed with type 2 diabetes actually have type 1, meaning they are not receiving the right treatment, new research has revealed. The study, led by the University of Exeter, shows that 38% of patients with
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  Stanford, California USA (April 29, 2019) – People suffering from a debilitating and often discounted disease known as chronic fatigue syndrome may soon have something they’ve been seeking for decades: scientific proof of their ailment. Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have created a blood test that can flag the disease, which
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  BALTIMORE, USA(April 27, 2019) – Pediatricians and nurse practitioners report using several strategies to improve human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, yet also perceive barriers, according to a national American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) network study. Findings from the study will be presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019
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  BALTIMORE, USA (April 27, 2019) – A new quality improvement tool called Eat, Sleep and Console (ESC) shows consistent signs of improved care of opioid-exposed newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Findings from the study will be presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019 Meeting, taking place on April 24 – May
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  WASHINGTON, USA-(April 26, 2019) – A quality-improvement project at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Children’s National that included standardized taping methods, bedside review of events within 72 hours and reducing how often newborns received chest X-rays reduced unintended extubations by 60% over 10 years and saved an estimated $1.5 million per year,
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  DALLAS, USA (April 25, 2019) — The majority of stroke survivors are not screened or treated for osteoporosis, broken bones, or fall risk — despite stroke being a risk factor for these conditions. The risk is up to four times greater than in healthy people, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s
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  Baltimore, Maryland, USA (April 25, 2019) – For decades, patients with liver disease related to alcohol use have been told they must be sober for six months before they can get a liver transplant. Many die before that six-month wait period is up. Now, a growing number of researchers are questioning that six-month waiting
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  Hiroshima, Japan (April 25 2019) – A new study has found that people who reported intense feelings of responsibility were susceptible to developing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) was published in the International Journal of Cognitive Therapy. „People with OCD [are] tortured by repeatedly occurring negative thinking and they take
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  PHILADELPHIA, USA (April 25, 2019) — A new colorectal cancer vaccine showed positive results in the phase 1 clinical trial to demonstrate that the approach is safe. The patients treated had no signs of serious adverse events and samples of their blood contained markers of immune activation — an early indication that the vaccine
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The glass half-full: How optimism can bias prognosis in serious illness   Burlington, Vermont, USA (April 25, 2019) – Most people think of optimism as a good thing – a positive outlook in challenging circumstances. But in reality, it’s a psychological state that can be „contagious“ in a bad way. A new study, published in
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  PHOENIX, USA (April 25, 2019) – The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Midwestern University have published an article to bring to light the important role dentists can play in identifying domestic violence victims. Published April 11 in the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, the article reports that as much
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  LONDON, ON, CANADA (April 25, 2019) – New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have found for the first time that HIV can be transmitted through the sharing of equipment used to prepare drugs before injection and that a simple intervention – heating the equipment with a cigarette lighter for 10
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  Cambridge, MA, USA (January 15, 2019) – Research led by stem cell scientists at Harvard University points to a potential new biomarker and drug target for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurological disease that is extremely difficult to diagnose and treat. Published in Nature Neuroscience, the study used stem cell models of human motor
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  January 4, 2019 – For surgeons getting ready to enter the operating room (OR), the chances of contamination may be lower if they put their gowns on by themselves – without the assistance of a surgical technician, according to an experimental study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. The journal is published in the
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  New York, NY, USA (January 2, 2019) — A new study found that elderly individuals with age-related hearing loss had more symptoms of depression; the greater the hearing loss, the greater the risk of having depressive symptoms. The findings suggest that treatment of age-related hearing loss, which is underrecognized and undertreated among all elderly,
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  BUFFALO, N.Y., USA (December 28, 2018) — Naloxone has saved thousands of lives. But can patients be safely discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) just an hour after they receive the medication that curtails drug overdoses? According to the St. Paul’s Early Discharge Rule developed in 2000, that’s how long providers should observe patients
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Model could help hospitals better identify and aid youth at risk for suicide   Bethesda, MD, USA (December 20, 2018) — A new report, authored in part by researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, provides guidance on how to implement universal suicide risk screening of
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Should not be first line therapy for chronic non-cancer pain   Hamilton, ON, USA (October 18, 2018) – Use of opioids for patients with chronic, non-cancer pain may help, but not a lot. In a study published today by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), McMaster University researchers reviewed 96 clinical trials with
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No increased risk of cardiac malformations, slight increased risk of oral clefts associated with common anti-nausea medication   Boston, MA, USA (December 18, 2018) — Ondansetron (Zofran) is commonly and increasingly prescribed during pregnancy to relieve nausea. In 2014, an estimated 22 percent of pregnant women in the U.S. had used the drug at some
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Adhesives for biomedical applications can be detached with light   Cambridge, MA, USA (December 14, 2018) – Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Xi’an Jiaotong University in China have developed a new type of adhesive that can strongly adhere wet materials — such as hydrogel and
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  INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (December 13, 2018) – A population heath study from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Aging Research has determined that haloperidol, the drug most commonly used to treat delirium in hospital medical and surgical intensive care units (ICUs), did not benefit elective thoracic surgery ICU patients when given prophylactically,
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  OAK BROOK, Ill., USA (December 11, 2018)  – A novel technique that uses mammography to determine the biological tissue composition of a tumor could help reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, according to a new study appearing in the journal Radiology. Mammography has been effective at reducing deaths from breast cancer by detecting cancers in their
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  EVANSTON, Ill., USA (December 11, 2018) — Most people have heard about antibiotic-resistant germs. But how about antibiotic-resistant dust? A new Northwestern University study has found that an antimicrobial chemical called triclosan is abundant in dust — and linked to changes in its genetic makeup. The result is dust with organisms that could cause
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  Arlington, Va., USA (December 11, 2018) — The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America has issued a new expert guidance on how hospitals and healthcare providers may reduce infections associated with anesthesiology procedures and equipment in the operating room. The guidance, published in SHEA’s journal, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, recommends steps to improve
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  Boston, MA, USA (December 11, 2018) – Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital are developing an automated, low-cost tool to predict a woman’s ovulation and aid in family planning. Capitalizing on advancements in several areas, including microfluidics, artificial intelligence (AI) and the ubiquity of smartphones, the team has built an ovulation testing tool that
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REDWOOD CITY, California, USA (December 10, 2018) – Pulmonx, a leader in interventional pulmonary device technology announced today that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK has expanded its guidance on the diagnosis and management of COPD to include which patients should be referred for evaluation for bronchoscopic lung volume
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  (December 5, 2018) – Taking opioids for the treatment of pain has been associated with increased risks of crashing among drivers, but it is unknown whether this applies to all opioids or pertains to specific opioids only. A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study found that the influence of single analgesic doses of
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  Stereotypes that migrants are disease carriers who present a risk to public health and are a burden on services are some of the most prevalent and harmful myths about migration. Evidence from a comprehensive new report, including new international data analysis, shows these myths to be unfounded, yet they continue to be used to
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No bleeding required: Anemia detection via smartphone   Developed and tested by student with beta-thalassemia   Atlanta, GA, USA (December 4, 2018) – Biomedical engineers have developed a smartphone app for the non-invasive detection of anemia. Instead of a blood test, the app uses photos of someone’s fingernails taken on a smartphone to accurately measure
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  New Haven, CT, USA (December 2018) – For patients with diabetes, insulin is a life-saving medicine and an essential component of diabetes management, yet in the past decade alone, the out-of-pocket costs for insulin have doubled in the United States. One-quarter of patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes have reported using less insulin
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  Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (November 30, 2018) – When your doctor asks how often you exercise, do you give her an honest answer? How about when she asks what you’ve been eating lately? If you’ve ever stretched the truth, you’re not alone. 60 to 80 percent of people surveyed have not been forthcoming
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  Just one night of disturbed sleep means you are less capable to control posture and balance the day after A single bad night sleep decreases your chance of controlling posture according to researchers at the University of Warwick, who have used state of the art sensors to monitor sleep and balance Implications could be
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  JOENSUU, KUOPIO, Finland (November 26, 2018) – People using strong painkillers, opioids, have twice the risk of hip fracture compared to non-opioid users, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The risk was highest in the first two months of opioid use. The results were published in the PAIN journal. The
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New research reveals a need for better tools for catching severe infections in pregnant women; simple early interventions are crucial, too   Lansing, Michigan (November 21, 2018) – A woman lies in her hospital bed. Her heart rate is elevated, she has a slight fever and an elevated white blood cell count. Could this be
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  Kuopio, Finland (November 19, 2018) – One in five people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) who use a benzodiazepine are also concomitant users of an opioid, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Concomitant use was more common in comparison persons, but those with AD used strong opioids more frequently. About
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  New York, NY (November 19, 2018) – Vision impairment and blindness affect one in 11 Americans age 65 and older. Because our population is aging, the number of older adults with vision problems is predicted to rise. Older adults who have impaired vision may be at risk for decreased independence, poorer well-being, and an
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  Adelaide, Australia (November 19, 2018) – Research on a bacterial toxin first discovered in Adelaide has led to the development a new blood test for the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer – a disease which kills over 1000 Australian women and 150,000 globally each year. The new blood test has the potential to dramatically
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  Chapel Hill, NC (November 19, 2018) – Using technology similar to the type that powers facial and speech recognition on a smartphone, researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have trained a computer to analyze breast cancer images and then classify the tumors with high accuracy. In a study published
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  London, UK (November 18, 2018) – In an editorial published today in the BMJ, researchers from King’s College London and the University of the Arts London (UAL) argue that it is a worsening problem, with levels regularly exceeding international recommendations. „Even in intensive care units, which cater for the most vulnerable patients, noise levels
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  EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended four medicines for approval, including a medicine for use in countries outside the European Union, at its November 2018 meeting.   London, UK (November 16, 2018) – The CHMP adopted a positive opinion for Fexinidazole Winthrop (fexinidazole), the first oral-only medicine (tablets) for the treatment of human African
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  Solna, Sweden (November 6, 2018) – An ECDC study estimates the burden of five types of infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria of public health concern in the European Union and in the European Economic Area (EU/EEA). The burden of disease is measured in number of cases, attributable deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). These
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  Boulder, Col., USA (November 1, 2018) – The day after Halloween, something scary may still lurk inside your showerhead. Researchers at CIRES have identified Mycobacterium as the most abundant genus of bacteria growing in the slimy „biofilm“ that lines the inside of residential showerheads–and some of those bacteria can cause lung disease. In a new
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  Manchester, UK (October 29, 2018) – A systematic review of research has revealed that the toxic effects on the lung of drugs commonly taken to treat a range of common conditions is much more widespread than thought. Though the 27 drugs treating a range of conditions including arthritis, cancer and the heart are successful
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