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Metabolites significantly affected in chronic kidney disease, study finds

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 1 in 7 people in the United States, according to the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases.

22 Nov 2017

Problems with your hospital care? Speak up!

My dad was in excruciating pain over Labor Day weekend, so my mom rushed him to the emergency room of a renowned university hospital.

22 Nov 2017

Unusual snapping turtle study enhances understanding of congenital lung abnormality

A study of an unusual snapping turtle with one lung found shared characteristics with humans born with one lung who survive beyond infancy. Digital 3D anatomical models created by Emma Schachner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, made the detailed research possible.

21 Nov 2017

Study identifies substance released by pancreatic cancer cells to disarm attacking macrophages

A new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute identifies a substance released by pancreatic cancer cells that protect them from attack by immune cells called macrophages.

21 Nov 2017

Small molecules in saliva may offer clues to diagnose and predict duration of concussions

Diagnosing a concussion can sometimes be a guessing game, but clues taken from small molecules in saliva may be able to help diagnose and predict the duration of concussions in children, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

20 Nov 2017

Mother's diet can protect nursing newborns against food allergies, research shows

Research published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine today indicates that a mother's diet can protect nursing newborns against food allergies.

20 Nov 2017

Cancer drugs may offer new way to control high blood pressure

Drugs designed to halt cancer growth may offer a new way to control high blood pressure (hypertension), say Georgetown University Medical Center investigators.

20 Nov 2017

New method offers better way to measure effectiveness of complex healthcare interventions

A new statistical technique offers a better way to gauge the effectiveness of complex healthcare interventions.

20 Nov 2017

Study highlights need for more effective approaches to provide cancer survivorship care

Cancer-related effects and the treatment itself can have a significant psychosocial impact on cancer survivors. A recent study (STEP study) that assessed over 1800 cancer survivors across ten countries in Asia Pacific was presented at the ESMO Asia Congress today.

20 Nov 2017

Experts identify mental exercise program that can reduce risk of dementia

Aging research specialists have identified, for the first time, a form of mental exercise that can reduce the risk of dementia.

17 Nov 2017

Heart failure patients with type 2 diabetes have higher hospitalization, death rates

A new study has found that heart failure patients with pre-existing type 2 diabetes have higher hospitalization and death rates, but that keeping blood sugars balanced can help lower the risk almost to that of heart failure patients without diabetes.

17 Nov 2017

BMI not valid measure of obesity in postmenopausal women, study shows

There is no doubt the prevalence of obesity has increased significantly across all age groups, creating greater health risks.

16 Nov 2017

AstraZeneca’s new precision biologic gets FDA approval to treat severe eosinophilic asthma

AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved FASENRA (benralizumab) for the add-on maintenance treatment of patients with severe asthma aged 12 years and older, and with an eosinophilic phenotype.

14 Nov 2017

Harris Health System RNs named among 20 Outstanding Nurses for 2017

Two Harris Health System nurses are among the 20 Outstanding Nurses for 2017, an award given by the Texas Nurses Association, District 9. The pair joins honorees nominated by peers and coworkers as exemplary registered nurses from greater Houston.

14 Nov 2017

SUNY Downstate professor receives two awards to support research on vision-threatening diseases

Brahim Chaqour, PhD, professor of cell biology and ophthalmology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has received two awards to support research into treatment of currently incurable vision-threatening diseases. The new awards, totaling $2,008,973, are from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

14 Nov 2017

Vaccine shortage complicates efforts to quell hepatitis A outbreaks

San Diego County, battling a deadly outbreak of hepatitis A, is postponing an outreach campaign to provide the second of two inoculations against the contagious liver disease until a national shortage of the vaccine is resolved, the county's chief public health officer said.

14 Nov 2017

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Metabolites significantly affected in chronic kidney disease, study finds

Problems with your hospital care? Speak up!

Unusual snapping turtle study enhances understanding of congenital lung abnormality

Study identifies substance released by pancreatic cancer cells to disarm attacking macrophages

Small molecules in saliva may offer clues to diagnose and predict duration of concussions

Mother's diet can protect nursing newborns against food allergies, research shows

Cancer drugs may offer new way to control high blood pressure

New method offers better way to measure effectiveness of complex healthcare interventions

Study highlights need for more effective approaches to provide cancer survivorship care

Experts identify mental exercise program that can reduce risk of dementia

Heart failure patients with type 2 diabetes have higher hospitalization, death rates

BMI not valid measure of obesity in postmenopausal women, study shows

AstraZeneca’s new precision biologic gets FDA approval to treat severe eosinophilic asthma

Harris Health System RNs named among 20 Outstanding Nurses for 2017

SUNY Downstate professor receives two awards to support research on vision-threatening diseases

Vaccine shortage complicates efforts to quell hepatitis A outbreaks

Researchers find distinct molecular signatures in chronic fatigue syndrome and Gulf War Illness

Experts call for efforts to study elder abuse among veterans

Nurses join hands with families for improving community health care

Discontinuation of hormone therapy linked to increased risk of cardiac, stroke death

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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