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Invention: A Blood Test to Unlock Prostate Cancer Mysteries
Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have developed a new nanotechnology-based test that can detect and profile prostate cancers--even in microscopic amounts. Their work, publish...Full Article
Vigorous Exercise Not Tied To Increased Risk Of Adverse Events In Rare Heart Condition
Vigorous exercise does not appear to increase the risk of death or life-threatening arrhythmia for people with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), according to a study supporte...Full Article
ASHA Encourages Families to Learn the Signs of Pediatric Feeding Disorder
With more than 1 in 37 children under the age of 5 affected by pediatric feeding disorder in the United States annually, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA...
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How Electricity Can Heal Wounds Three Times As Fast
Chronic wounds are a major health problem for diabetic patients and the elderly – in extreme cases they can even lead to amputation. Using electric stimulation, researchers in...Full Article
‘Do You Have a Food Sensitivity?’ and Other Questions Answered
Fad diets tell us removing just one food from our daily lives will make us feel healthier. Manufacturers of at-home genetic tests say they may identify a gene that makes us su...Full Article
Sedentary Time May Significantly Enlarge Adolescents’ Heart
In adolescents, sedentary time may increase heart size three times more than moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a paper published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine ...Full Article
Can We Intercept Cancer? A New Frontier in Cancer Research
Imagine cancer as a line on a chalkboard. At the left is a healthy cell. Reading left to right, you can follow a cell’s journey as it begins to develop abnormalities, morphs t...Full Article
Cancer Stage And Receptor Status Indicate A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Risk Of Recurrence
New research indicates that for patients with breast cancer, the cancer’s stage and receptor status can help clinicians predict whether and when cancer might recur after initi...Full Article
Nurturing Nurse Executives
To help fill a leadership gap, The Paul Merage School of Business is launching an online certificate program for chief nursing officers The COVID-19 pandemic put extreme stre...
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Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Better Outcomes Campaign
In the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s first annual Early Detection Survey, 65% of Americans 21 years of age and older say they are not up to date with one or more routine cancer ...Full Article
The Healing Power of Music
Music may help to ease the stress of living with advanced Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new report. Nursing home residents with dementia who listened to enjoyable music ...Full Article
Back to the Footwork He Loves
Fred Tallaksen is a performer and choreographer with 35 years in the industry and four Emmy nominations under his belt. But for more than a decade, between dancing and drummin...Full Article
NCSBN Research Projects Significant Nursing Workforce Shortages and Crisis
The data reveals that 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the pandemic and by 2027, almost 900,000, or almost one-fifth of 4.5 million total registered nurses, intend to ...Full Article
Penn Medicine Study Links Air Pollution, Heat, Carbon Dioxide, and Noise to Reduced Sleep
Air pollution, a warm bedroom, and high levels of carbon dioxide and ambient noise may all adversely affect our ability to get a good night’s sleep, suggests a study from rese...Full Article
School Prevalence Of Stimulant Therapy For ADHD Associated With Higher Rates Of Prescription Stimulant Misuse Among Teens
Researchers have identified a strong association between prevalence of prescription stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and rates of prescrip...Full Article
Let The Sunshine In
As the weather warms and the days grow longer, it may be a good idea to take a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease outdoors for a walk. A new analysis found that exposure to br...Full Article
Morbus Crohn: New Imaging Technique For Effective Therapy
Patients suffering from Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory intestinal disorder, develop painful constrictions in the bowel. Due to a lack of methods until now, these comp...Full Article
Buprenorphine Initiation In The ER Found Safe And Effective For Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder Who Use Fentanyl
Results from a multi-site clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health showed that less than 1% of people with opioid use disorder whose drug use includes fen...Full Article
New MRI Method Provides Detailed View Of The Placenta During Pregnancy
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new method to process MRI scans to reveal the distinct compartments of the placenta, take measurements...Full Article
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Announces PFF Community Registry Recruitment Month in April
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) announces that April is PFF Community Registry Recruitment Month with activities including an educational webinar, social media content...Full Article
A Q&A With Adolescent Health Specialist Michelle Escovedo, MD
It has never been more challenging to be a teenager, says Michelle Escovedo, MD. Escovedo, an adolescent health specialist with Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, says many te...Full Article
Study Shows Missed Nursing Care is a Key Factor in Adverse Outcomes for Very Low Birthweight Infants
Sometimes hospital staff nurses cannot provide required care due to time constraints. This reality can contribute to potentially dire outcomes for very low birthweight (VLBW) ...Full Article
Visually Navigating On Foot Uses Unique Brain Region
Using vision to efficiently move through an area by foot uses a unique region of the brain’s cortex, according to a small study funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI). The...Full Article
Therapy for Rare Bone Disorder Shows Promise in NIH Clinical Trial
A clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health found that a medication, denosumab, significantly reduced abnormal bone turnover in adults with fibrous dysplasia, a rare...Full Article
Adult-Onset Allergies: How They Happen and How to Manage Them
Picture this: You take a bite of your favorite childhood snack — an apple — something your mother used to pack in your lunchbox every day for school. But rather than tasting t...Full Article
