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  • 'Dicer' protein has potential to slay viruses

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 3, 2018

    University of Utah (U of U) scientists recently revealed results of exploratory work on an L-shaped protein dubbed “Dicer,” with the potential to destroy virus cells.

  • FTC, concerned over price power, eyeing hospital megamergers, expert says

    Public Policy
    John Breslin | Jan 3, 2018

    Federal regulators are raising concerns over hospital group megamergers even when the facilities are not geographically close to each other, according to a noted health care and antitrust expert.

  • CMS expands coverage for family-planning services in Mississippi

    Public Policy
    Marian Johns | Jan 3, 2018

    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) recently approved its first 10-year extension demonstration under Medicaid for Mississippi, a move that will expand coverage for family-planning services in the state.

  • UCSD, European researchers map molecules on the skin in 3-D

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 4, 2018

    A team of researchers from the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) and European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) has successfully created a three-dimensional molecular mapping system to examine how microbes affect skin.

  • Walking 4,000 steps daily can improve brain health, UCLA researchers find

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 4, 2018

    “Just 4,000 steps a day can lead to better brain health,” say University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) experts on aging who recently published research results on exercise in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

  • UC San Diego researchers detect divergence in brain function with eating disorders

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 4, 2018

    Researchers from the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine recently found via neuroimaging studies that brains of individuals with a history of anorexia or bulimia behave differently than those in the general population.

  • House approves resolution extending CHIP funding

    Public Policy
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 4, 2018

    The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a continuing resolution that includes additional funding for the state-level Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

  • UC San Diego: Smokers need more than medication to quit

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 4, 2018

    Over one-third of smokers trying to quit use pharmaceutical products, but University of California San Diego scientists have found that trying to stop by using medication alone may not improve the chances of success.

  • University of Pittsburgh receives grant funding for projects supporting military members

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 5, 2018

    University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) staff recently obtained $7.5 million in grant funding from a Department of Defense program to enhance care for active duty personnel and veterans.

  • University of Michigan researchers seek to determine program's effects on healthful eating

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 5, 2018

    Michigan recently adopted an incentive program to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants buy fresh produce, and University of Michigan researchers recently sought to determine how it affects purchases.

  • Temple study asserting canola-Alzheimer’s link triggers criticism

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 5, 2018

    Several experts say a Temple University study that makes connections between canola oil and Alzheimer’s disease is unsubstantiated, according to a U.S. Canola Association press release.

  • Regenerative Medicine Foundation to honor award recipients

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 5, 2018

    The Regenerative Medicine Foundation (RMF) of Wellington, Florida, recently announced the selection of five recipients for its annual Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Action Awards.

  • UF neuroscientists pinpoint potential method to thwart meth addiction

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 5, 2018

    University of Florida-led researchers recently identified a method of hindering the brain’s “reward” receptors’ response to methamphetamine use by using medicines already on the market.

  • Health agency cautions against HRT for postmenopausal women

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 5, 2018

    A government health agency recently cautioned against the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for addressing or preventing health problems in postmenopausal women.

  • American Cancer Society survey: Paid leave enhances care, coping

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 5, 2018

    Results of a recent survey by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on the effects of paid medical leave on individuals with cancer, their caregivers and people in remission indicate a positive experience.

  • Pittsburgh researchers monitor chemotherapy patients through app

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 5, 2018

    Chemotherapy patients can now be remotely monitored with the advent of a smartphone app that tracks symptoms, according to researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and its affiliated UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

  • Merck, Pfizer Type 2 diabetes treatments gain FDA approval

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 7, 2018

    Two treatments for adult patients with Type 2 diabetes to be used in conjunction with dietary and exercise regimen improvements recently attained Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval.

  • Experts advise screening for PFO heart defect in young people with stroke history

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 7, 2018

    Younger individuals with a history of stroke should be screened for a specific congenital cardiac anomaly, a neurologist from Weill Cornell Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital recently wrote.

  • Johns Hopkins researchers link alopecia to uterine fibroids in African-American women

    Community
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 7, 2018

    A link between hair loss and uterine fibroids recently came to light when researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine revealed similar scarring patterns in one type of alopecia and other conditions.

  • Johns Hopkins team studying women's increased risk of MS

    Breakthrough
    Carol Ostrow | Jan 7, 2018

    Of the more than 10,000 new cases of multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosed annually in the United States, a disproportionate number are women, according to Johns Hopkins University, so scientists are undertaking a study to better understand the discrepancy.

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