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Case Western Reserve and VA team up to tackle rising problem of antibiotic resistance

Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have made the world a much safer and healthier place. But Shakespeare was onto something when he asked if it's possible to have too much of a good thing. In the case of antibiotics, the answer is increasingly "yes."

3 Mar 2017

UAB professor receives grant for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder research

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing Professor David Vance, Ph.D., has received a two-year, $404,250 R21 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research for his project "Individualized-Targeted Training in Older Adults with HAND" to develop cognitive training interventions to improve everyday functioning and quality of life of those with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder.

3 Mar 2017

Horseback riding interventions can help improve outcomes for people with disabilities

Physical activities incorporating horseback riding can help to improve strength, balance, and other outcomes for children and adults with a range of neuromotor, developmental, and physical disabilities, according to a report in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists.

3 Mar 2017

Study examines link between social rejection experiences and daily alcohol use

The need to belong and experience social connections is a fundamental human characteristic. Prior research has shown that social rejection is linked to increases in negative emotions, distress, and hostility.

3 Mar 2017

New report reveals growing appetite for takeaways and ready meals among adults in the UK

New figures reveal that at least 79 million ready meals and 22 million fast-food and takeaway meals are eaten weekly by adults in the UK, according to estimates in a new report by Cancer Research UK out today (Friday).

3 Mar 2017

Medicaid expansion improves health, financial benefits for many low-income Ohioans

Ohio's 2014 Medicaid expansion improved health and financial benefits for hundreds of thousands of low-income Ohioans, according to an assessment supported by RTI International.

2 Mar 2017

MSU researcher to study effect of hormones on ovulation and reproduction in cows

A Michigan State University researcher has received a $1.65 million grant that looks to bring a better understanding about fertility treatments in women by studying the effect of hormones on ovulation and reproduction in cows.

2 Mar 2017

Study explores women's experiences, perceptions of shared decision-making for breast cancer treatment

Most women want to be involved in shared decision-making with oncologists when faced with treatment decisions for breast cancer, a new study from Leeds Beckett University has found.

2 Mar 2017

Researchers discover groundbreaking process to rewarm large-scale preserved tissues

A research team, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a groundbreaking process to successfully rewarm large-scale animal heart valves and blood vessels preserved at very low temperatures.

2 Mar 2017

Study finds mobile health clinics as powerful tool to engage patients in care

Patients treated at mobile health clinics report a high level of engagement in their care and the motivation to pursue healthy behaviors, according to the results of a qualitative study led by Zoe Bouchelle, Harvard Medical School Class of 2017, and communications scholar Heather Carmack of James Madison University.

2 Mar 2017

Scientists reveal new ‘threshold theory’ of how Parkinson's disease spreads

The toxic protein behind Parkinson's disease may not spread like an infection from nerve cell to nerve, according to a new theory by Technion and Harvard University scientists.

2 Mar 2017

Sex differences in microglia activity affect pain treatment, study finds

A female brain's resident immune cells are more active in regions involved in pain processing relative to males, according to a recent study by Georgia State University researchers.

2 Mar 2017

Neuroprotective compound could save brain cells during stroke, rat study shows

Researchers from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have shown that a neuroprotective compound tested in rats provides two-pronged protection for brain cells during stroke and improves physical and cognitive outcomes in the treated animals.

2 Mar 2017

Many women do not receive guideline-based care for cervical cancer, study finds

Women with locally advanced cervical cancer whose treatment follows national guidelines for care have better survival, regardless of race, ethnicity or stage of cancer.

2 Mar 2017

Metabolic vulnerability in triple-negative breast cancer cells may help quell chemotherapy resistance

A team of researchers led by Alex Toker of the Ludwig Center at Harvard has discovered a metabolic weakness in triple-negative breast cancer cells that may be exploited to quell their resistance to chemotherapy.

2 Mar 2017

Researchers discover CTE in deceased patient's brain with no known history of head trauma

Researchers at Toronto Western Hospital's Canadian Concussion Centre have discovered the presence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brain of a deceased patient with no known history of traumatic brain injury or concussion, the first known case of its kind.

2 Mar 2017

City of Hope researchers find how HER2-positive breast cancer patients develop brain metastases

Ninety percent of cancer deaths are from cancer spread. Breast cancer patients, for example, typically do not die because cancer returns in their breast, they die because it spreads to other parts of their body. The most dangerous of which is the brain.

2 Mar 2017

Medical Research News

Case Western Reserve and VA team up to tackle rising problem of antibiotic resistance

UAB professor receives grant for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder research

Horseback riding interventions can help improve outcomes for people with disabilities

Study examines link between social rejection experiences and daily alcohol use

New report reveals growing appetite for takeaways and ready meals among adults in the UK

Medicaid expansion improves health, financial benefits for many low-income Ohioans

MSU researcher to study effect of hormones on ovulation and reproduction in cows

Study explores women's experiences, perceptions of shared decision-making for breast cancer treatment

Researchers discover groundbreaking process to rewarm large-scale preserved tissues

Study finds mobile health clinics as powerful tool to engage patients in care

Scientists reveal new ‘threshold theory’ of how Parkinson's disease spreads

Sex differences in microglia activity affect pain treatment, study finds

Neuroprotective compound could save brain cells during stroke, rat study shows

Many women do not receive guideline-based care for cervical cancer, study finds

Metabolic vulnerability in triple-negative breast cancer cells may help quell chemotherapy resistance

Researchers discover CTE in deceased patient's brain with no known history of head trauma

City of Hope researchers find how HER2-positive breast cancer patients develop brain metastases

Melanoma survivors more likely to have optimal sun protection behaviors, study finds

Researcher examines scarring process in hope of preventing chronic lung transplant rejection

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