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Shift work linked to delayed onset of menopause

It's no secret that working nontraditional shifts can wreak havoc on lifestyle and sleep habits. Shift work has also been known to have a negative effect on workers' health.

22 Mar 2022

Nature's benefits may include savings on health care costs, finds study

A Clemson University faculty member collaborating with researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, has found that nature's benefits may include savings on health care costs.

22 Mar 2022

Intranasal delivery of pro-resolving lipid mediators arrests memory loss in experimental Alzheimer’s model

A research collaboration between scientists at LSU Health New Orleans and the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has found that applying specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators intranasally arrested memory loss and brain degeneration in an experimental model of Alzheimer's Disease (AD).

21 Mar 2022

Study assesses human milk antibodies against common human coronaviruses following COVID-19 infection and vaccination

A recent study demonstrated that COVID-19 and its vaccination generates cross-reactive antibodies against human coronaviruses in lactating mothers.

21 Mar 2022

Study finds high rates of cancer among men living with HIV

Researchers with Case Western Reserve University have found that there are nearly twice as many men with cancer among men living with HIV (MLWH) compared to men who do not have the human immunodeficiency virus.

17 Mar 2022

Deploying artificial intelligence to prevent delayed and missed care

Medical imaging is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools in health care with providers ordering dozens of imaging studies for their patients every day.

16 Mar 2022

Doctors and nurses highlight what is needed to fill gaps and future-proof the healthcare system

Thousands of doctors and nurses from across the globe reveal what is needed to fill gaps and future-proof today’s healthcare system in a new report from Elsevier Health, published two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began.

16 Mar 2022

Financial compensations need to be large to reduce vaccine hesitancy

Willingness to vaccinate is critical in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. About 45 percent of Americans are not vaccinated and among those vaccinated, less than 30 percent have received a booster.

15 Mar 2022

One in three new moms screened positive for postpartum depression during early COVID-19

One in three new mothers during early COVID-19 screened positive for postpartum depression-nearly triple pre-pandemic levels-and 1 in 5 had major depressive symptoms, say University of Michigan researchers.

14 Mar 2022

Most cancer patients develop antibodies after receiving COVID-19 vaccine, study shows

Cancer patients who have compromised immune systems due to their disease or therapy remain at high risk for COVID-19 infection.

10 Mar 2022

Prenatal mindfulness intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, study shows

Infants whose mothers participated in a mindfulness-based program during pregnancy had healthier stress responses at 6 months old, a new UC San Francisco study found.

10 Mar 2022

Damage to the inner ear system linked to fall risk among Alzheimer’s patients

A Johns Hopkins Medicine study of about 50 people with Alzheimer's disease has added to evidence that damage to the inner ear system that controls balance is a major factor in patients' well-documented higher risk of falling.

10 Mar 2022

'Dual eligible' patients may have poorer outcomes, higher spending even in the highest-quality hospitals

They're old enough to qualify for Medicare, and their incomes are low enough to qualify them for Medicaid.

10 Mar 2022

Patient-derived circulating tumor cells could be used to identify drug targets for leptomeningeal disease

Leptomeningeal disease is a rare complication of several different types of cancer, including melanoma. It occurs when tumor cells migrate to the cerebrospinal fluid and the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal column known as the meninges.

8 Mar 2022

Self-administered screening on a tablet device may improve the detection of at-risk patients

Have you ever felt uncomfortable when asked about depression or any other sensitive personal issue when checking in for a medical visit?

8 Mar 2022

Researchers unravel how parent's gene impact the behavior of children

Parenting is not the only way moms and dads impact the behavior of their offspring. Genes matter, too. And although most of our genes are inherited in pairs-;one copy from each parent-;moms and dads exert their genetic influence in different ways.

8 Mar 2022

Charts paint a grim picture 2 years into the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic is now stretching into its third year, a grim milestone that calls for another look at the human toll of covid-19, and the unsteady progress in containing it.

7 Mar 2022

Government makes progress towards manifesto commitment of delivering 50,000 more nurses by 2024

The government is on track to meet its manifesto commitment to deliver 50,000 more nurses in the NHS by 2024, with over 27,000 more nurses now working across the NHS.

7 Mar 2022

Behavioral interventions help protect non-student population from COVID-19 spread

In fall 2020, when college students across the nation returned to their campuses after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown the previous spring, many worried that the influx of people would put the surrounding communities at risk.

6 Mar 2022

Study identifies unique features of MIS-C and how the syndrome gets started in children

A new study by physicians at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has identified unique features of MIS-C, a rare but potentially deadly complication of COVID in children, that suggest how the syndrome gets started.

4 Mar 2022

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Shift work linked to delayed onset of menopause

Nature's benefits may include savings on health care costs, finds study

Intranasal delivery of pro-resolving lipid mediators arrests memory loss in experimental Alzheimer’s model

Study assesses human milk antibodies against common human coronaviruses following COVID-19 infection and vaccination

Study finds high rates of cancer among men living with HIV

Deploying artificial intelligence to prevent delayed and missed care

Doctors and nurses highlight what is needed to fill gaps and future-proof the healthcare system

Financial compensations need to be large to reduce vaccine hesitancy

One in three new moms screened positive for postpartum depression during early COVID-19

Most cancer patients develop antibodies after receiving COVID-19 vaccine, study shows

Prenatal mindfulness intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, study shows

Damage to the inner ear system linked to fall risk among Alzheimer’s patients

'Dual eligible' patients may have poorer outcomes, higher spending even in the highest-quality hospitals

Patient-derived circulating tumor cells could be used to identify drug targets for leptomeningeal disease

Self-administered screening on a tablet device may improve the detection of at-risk patients

Researchers unravel how parent's gene impact the behavior of children

Charts paint a grim picture 2 years into the coronavirus pandemic

Government makes progress towards manifesto commitment of delivering 50,000 more nurses by 2024

Behavioral interventions help protect non-student population from COVID-19 spread

Study identifies unique features of MIS-C and how the syndrome gets started in children

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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