Swarthmore College is well-represented at what many are calling the most significant climate meeting in history. Five students and two faculty members are part of an interdisciplinary delegation attending the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP21) in Paris, which began Nov. 30 and concludes on Dec. 11.
Mining the DNA of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients uncovered 12 mutations that may be targetable using therapies already available for other cancers, Penn Medicine researchers reported at the 57th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
As the holidays approach, Saint Joseph’s University pediatric sleep expert Jodi A. Mindell, Ph.D., recommends that no matter what date the calendar indicates, parents need to keep their children’s bedtime hour consistent.
Epstein-Barr virus and Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus can infect and replicate in cultured and primary neurons.
Saint Joseph's developmental psychologist Clare Conry-Murray, Ph.D., published research revealing that children are influenced by gender norms in potentially harmful ways: They do not recognize unequal opportunities available to boys and girls.
Parkinson’s disease isn’t the kind of affliction that will kill most people. Instead, it creeps up slowly and progressively destroys the quality of life of those who develop it.
Wolters Kluwer is pleased to announce a new publishing partnership with The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions (JCEHP), which provides the latest research and perspectives on facilitating lifelong learning for health professionals. JCEHP is the official journal of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions, the Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education, and the Council on CME, the Association for Hospital Medical Education. The journal is part of Wolters Kluwer’s Lippincott Williams & Wilkins portfolio of nearly 300 medical, nursing and allied health titles.
People who have a higher sense of purpose in life are at lower risk of death and cardiovascular disease, reports a pooled data analysis in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Many Western countries including England and the United States have come to rely on nurses trained abroad in times of nurse shortages. Yet little is known about how such practices affect quality of care and patient satisfaction. A novel study published by the prominent research and policy journal BMJ Open concluded that the employment of nurses trained abroad to substitute for professional nurses educated at home is not without risks to quality of care.
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have discovered why conventional efforts to block a tiny strand of ribonucleic acid, called microRNA, in triple negative breast cancer cells failed.
Researchers help the brain make GM1 ganglioside, a protective substance that is diminished in the brains of Parkinson's patients
Mitochondria, the tiny structures inside our cells that generate energy, may also play a previously unrecognized role in mind-body interactions. Based on new studies of stress responses in animals, this insight may have broad implications for human psychology and for the biology of psychiatric and neurological diseases.
Electronic cigarettes produce highly-reactive free radicals – molecules associated with cell damage and cancer – and may pose a health risk to users, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.
Jefferson announces the opening of an ALS Clinic and affiliation with The ALS Association Greater Philadelphia Chapter beginning January 8th, 2016.
Most children and adolescents with herniated disks in the lower (lumbar) spine have some sort of malformation of the spinal vertebrae, reports a study in the December issue of Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, published by Wolters Kluwer.
A new study, published November 15, in the journal PAIN® provides information on the trajectories of prescription drug use before and after hip-replacement surgery—total hip arthroplasty (THA), one of the most common types of joint replacement surgery. Hip-replacement surgery is commonly followed by long-term reductions in the use of prescription drugs for pain and insomnia. But use of these medications increases during the year before hip replacement—and jumps even higher in the period immediately after surgery, according to Dr. Tone Blågestad of the University of Bergen, Norway, and colleagues.
A reusable microfluidic device for sorting and manipulating cells and other micro/nano meter scale objects will make biomedical diagnosis of diseases cheaper and more convenient.
Certain workers' compensation (WC) policies explain much of the state-level variation in costs and outcomes of claims for low back pain (LBP), reports a study in the December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
NCCN is collaborating with Bristol-Myers Squibb to promote the advancement of scientific knowledge concerning programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein expression and other immune markers in lung cancer.
New research from the Monell Center reveals that while foods such as vanilla pudding taste sweeter following three months on a low-sugar diet, the level of sweetness most preferred in foods and beverages does not change. The findings may inform public health efforts to reduce the amount of added sugars that people consume in their diets.
International nurse volunteers responding to the Ebola outbreak in West African encountered death on nearly every shift and worked under conditions that challenged their ingenuity in providing even basic care. That is according to one nurse's account in American Journal of Nursing, published by Wolters Kluwer, which provides a rare glimpse of the realities clinicians and patients with Ebola faced inside one Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU).
The Chronic Pain Research Grant supports studies in pain medicine that will guide clinical practice for physicians and improve patient health.
Thousands of patients with low-back pain could be left without access to potentially helpful treatments as a result of a recent study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) that is likely to influence reimbursement decision making. Pain specialists at the 14th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting in Miami, FL, this past week, explained why the “AHRQ Technology Assessment Report: Pain Management Injection Therapies for Low Back Pain” is flawed and steps that the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), along with 13 other pain medicine groups, collectively known as the Multisociety Pain Workgroup (MPW) are taking to bring these concerns to regulatory groups.
Variations in a gene that affect the body's responses to stress influence the risk of developing so-called post-concussive symptoms (PCS) after car crashes, reports a study in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Renowned medical oncologist and President of the National Medical Association, Edith Mitchell is named one of the most influential African Americans in the country by EBONY Magazine
People with bipolar disorder have lower levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids that cross the blood-brain barrier compared to those who do not, according to researchers from Penn State College of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
A new study from the Violence Prevention Initiative at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia suggests that educators, particularly in urban schools, should teach elementary school-aged girls problem-solving skills and provide them leadership opportunities as a way to reduce their relational aggression.
There are several preventative measures people can take to ensure that gifts are the only thing they are giving—or receiving—in the weeks ahead.
A brain protein called SNTF, which rises in the blood after some concussions, signals the type of brain damage that is thought to be the source of these cognitive impairments.
The NCCN Foundation welcomes Heather Kopecky, PhD, MBA; Marc Samuels, JD, MPH; and Susan Stein, MPH, as the newest representatives to its Board of Directors.
Isovaline, a new type of analgesic drug, may be a promising alternative to opioids for anesthesia and procedural sedation, according to animal studies reported in in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Awareness Week is observed the week of Thanksgiving, as Americans prepare to indulge in the holiday season. A Jefferson expert warns that GERD is more than a nuisance.
Getting ready to undergo a surgical procedure can be unsettling for adults – but especially so for a child who doesn't understand the concept. That’s why trained practitioners take special steps to prepare children for surgery.
Anita Pepper appointed Wistar VP of Development and comes to Wistar from The Pew Charitable Trusts
Physician leaders say terrorism is in part a psychological tactic. Several physicians interviewed offer advice on what the public can do so that fear, anxiety, and depression caused by terrorism doesn't get the best of them.
As new scientific discoveries deepen our understanding of how cancer develops in children, doctors and other healthcare providers face challenges in better using that knowledge to guide treatment and counsel families and patients. A CHOP oncologist offers expert commentary on a major study of cancer predisposition genes.
The excitement of the holidays can be overwhelming for children with special needs. Sarah Allen, PhD, an assistant professor of psychology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, says the key to success is to prepare, practice, plan and be realistic.
Minority patients are less likely to receive analgesic medications for abdominal pain at US emergency departments (EDs), suggests a nationwide study in the December issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
As many as one in three first-year students never make it back for the sophomore year, according to the U.S. News & World Report, but Otterbein, a small, comprehensive liberal arts university located 15 minutes northeast of Columbus, Ohio, is bucking the trend, recording a retention rate of 81.1 percent this fall, its best figure in ten years.
A new type of symmetry operation developed by Penn State researchers has the potential to quicken the search for new advanced materials that range from tougher steels to new types of electronic, magnetic, and thermal materials.
Men with prostate cancer who are undergoing radiation therapy can benefit from yoga, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania reported at the Society of Integrative Oncology’s 12th International Conference.
Nearly 50 percent of Medicaid patients infected with chronic hepatitis C whose doctors had prescribed newer, life-saving antiviral drugs were denied coverage to the therapies because they weren't considered “a medical necessity” or because the patients tested positive for alcohol/drugs, among other reasons, according to new Penn Medicine research.
Robert C. Young, MD, has been appointed Interim Vice President of the NCCN Oncology Research Program (ORP).
Researchers say that children in low-income families experience greater access to preventive medical and dental care under Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program than children covered by private insurance. However, for all types of insurance, access to pediatric specialty care is a challenge.
Appropriate use of antibiotics is a critical step toward controlling the ongoing epidemic of health care-related Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), according to a special article in the November issue of Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. The journal, affiliated with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), the journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
Saint Joseph’s University’s Haub School of Business (HSB), in collaboration with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), will offer a fully Online Executive MBA program with a focus on healthcare for alumni of PCOM’s Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program, beginning in March 2016.
Women with apple-shaped bodies – those who store more of their fat in their trunk and abdominal regions – may be at particular risk for the development of eating episodes during which they experience a sense of “loss of control,” according to a new study from Drexel University. The study also found that women with greater fat stores in their midsections reported being less satisfied with their bodies, which may contribute to loss-of-control eating.
PCOM has launched a new master’s degree program in Aging and Long-Term Care Administration for those interested in advancing their career in the growing field of aging services and the administration of institutional and community-based care.
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