Marijauana Set To Be Reclassified As Lower Risk Drug
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Dr. Schmidt joins Loyola from Northwestern Medicine where he was a practicing clinician and associate professor of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine for 20 years.
A University of California, Irvine-led team has found evidence of a potential link between patterns of changes in a key pregnancy hormone – placental corticotropin-releasing hormone – and symptoms of postpartum depression.
An alumnus who recently made the largest philanthropic commitment in the 125-year history of PCOM and the Philadelphia-based health insurer Independence Blue Cross (IBX) were honored as the inaugural Ignite Award recipients during the A Night to Ignite Gala on April 27.
Twenty years ago today, the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP) at Mount Sinai opened its doors, creating a new model of community service and patient care. EHHOP, a free student-run, physician-supervised clinic, serves approximately 300 residents of East Harlem every year.
The state’s largest health network, and its leading nonprofit economic development group, looking for promising partners from the Emerald Isle
New stem cell therapy in animal model could eventually lead to viable treatment option Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have identified an innovation in stem cell therapy to regenerate neural cells in the brain after cardiac arrest in an animal model.
Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
Scientists have designed a new artificial intelligence model that emulates randomized clinical trials at determining the treatment options most effective at preventing stroke in people with heart disease.
UWF has earned an approximately $1.7 million, five-year renewal grant from the National Institutes of Health to mentor and train the next generation of biomedical scientists.
Reaching net-zero carbon emissions goals requires finding transformative paths to manage carbon in difficult-to-electrify economic sectors.
Get a sneak-peak at what’s coming up at the ATS 2024 later this month with today’s online release of the “American Thoracic Society International Conference Abstracts.”
Researchers have identified a causal genetic variant strongly associated with childhood obesity. The study provides new insight into the importance of the hypothalamus of the brain and its role in common childhood obesity and the target gene may serve as a druggable target for future therapeutic interventions.
A research team from Tufts University School of Medicine and Massachusetts General Hospital is now reporting evidence that hillocks and their stem cells are physiologically distinct from other cells within the lung and consist of a stratified outer layer of scale-like squamous cells that protect an underlying layer of rapidly expanding basal stem cells that are capable of restoring airway tissue after injury.
Nick Seaver, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at Tufts University, talks about the potential TikTok ban and whether fears about the app’s addictiveness are warranted.
Event at National Press Club features nutrition, food safety scientists and leaders addressing major issues with a research and regulatory lens.
As a successful outcome of the collaboration announced in 2023 between Mayo Clinic Laboratories, a leading global reference laboratory, and Progentec Diagnostics, a digital health and biomarker technology-based company focused on autoimmune conditions, Progentec’s proprietary biomarker blood tests for the proactive management of systemic lupus erythematosus are available.
The Leapfrog Group has granted University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) its 25th consecutive “A” Hospital Safety Grade, making it one of only 15 hospitals nationwide and the only one in Chicago with the “straight A” distinction.
Results of a new clinical trial published in Nature Medicine show that a novel, personalized neoantigen vaccine therapy demonstrated promising anti-tumor efficacy in patients with liver cancer who failed their original front-line treatment. The foundational biomedical research leading to this important study and important outcome originated from research in the Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center at The Wistar Institute.
An SMU-led research team has found that ancient rocks and fossils from long-extinct marine reptiles in Angola clearly show a key part of Earth’s past – the splitting of South America and Africa and the subsequent formation of the South Atlantic Ocean.
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other institutions joined industry stakeholders in exploring solutions for power grid climate resilience at the Climate READi Southeast workshop co-hosted by EPRI and ORNL’s Water Power Program on April 10-11.
A research team using the ChemCam instrument onboard NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered higher-than-usual amounts of manganese in lakebed rocks within Gale Crater on Mars, which indicates that the sediments were formed in a river, delta, or near the shoreline of an ancient lake. The results were published today in Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are ubiquitous transcripts with crucial regulatory roles in various biological processes, including chromatin remodeling, post-transcriptional regulation, and epigenetic modifications.
Researchers have analysed more than 30 years of Canadian criminal records to shed light on intimate partner homicide indicators.
International collaboration to improve cancer outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa is working to update consensus harmonized guidelines on several key subjects in oncology, including how best to treat people with both cancer and HIV.
A first-of-its-kind study sheds light on public opinion about would-be mass shooters, particularly regarding their mental health status. Willingness to “see something” and “say something,” especially when loved ones or associates are involved, hinges on whether the informant believes the criminal justice system will handle the situation effectively and fairly.
Researchers at The Ohio State University played a major role in analyzing the first year of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s survey into the history of the universe.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today announced the signing of an agreement to strengthen cancer prevention and control initiatives across the Americas. The event took place in Washington, D.C., with leaders from both organizations.
A. Sonia Buist, MD, a past president of the American Thoracic Society and an advocate for global public health policy and respiratory health, has donated $400,000 to the Society, making her the ATS’s highest lifetime donor in its history. Her gift will support the ATS/MECOR Women’s Leadership Program, a new visionary program to enhance leadership capabilities in African women.
Researchers report in ACS Central Science that they have 3D printed a bioink containing plant cells that were then genetically modified, producing programmable materials. Applications could someday include biomanufacturing and sustainable construction.
Working with teens, UW researchers designed RESeT: a snowy virtual world with six activities intended to improve mood. In a 3-week study of 44 teens, researchers found that most of the teens used the technology about twice a week without being prompted and reported lower stress levels after using the environment.
For the first time, chemists in the University of Minnesota Twin Cities College of Science and Engineering have created a highly reactive chemical compound that has eluded scientists for more than 120 years. The discovery could lead to new drug treatments, safer agricultural products, and better electronics.
The American Cancer Society today released a first-of-its-kind Cancer Facts & Figures for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Other Pacific Islander People, 2024-2026. This report shows that despite limited disaggregated data, there is wide variation in the cancer burden among ethnic groups that make up this fast-growing population.
UC Davis study of data from 8500+ ICU patients finds more out-of-bed mobility interventions for critically ill patients were associated with shorter mechanical ventilation duration and hospital stays, suggesting a dose-response relationship between daily mobility and patient outcomes.
A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new UCLA Health study.
Announcement of contents of the May 2024 issue of Neurosurgical Focus
Keck Hospital of USC earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization.
Artificial intelligence experts at Cedars-Sinai and the Smidt Heart Institute created a dataset with more than 1 million echocardiograms, or cardiac ultrasound videos, and their corresponding clinical interpretations. Using this database, they created EchoCLIP, a powerful machine learning algorithm that can “interpret” echocardiogram images and assess key findings.
A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai for April 2024.
Rates of HIV transmission increased when the U.S./Mexico border was closed for COVID-19, according to a new study from University of California San Diego and Irvine.
A Doença de Pick, uma doença neurodegenerativa de origem genética desconhecida, é um tipo raro de demência frontotemporal que afeta pessoas com menos de 65 anos. A condição causa mudanças na personalidade, no comportamento e, às vezes, compromete a linguagem. Em pacientes com a doença, as proteínas Taus se acumulam e formam aglomerados anormais chamados de corpos de Pick, que restringem os nutrientes ao cérebro e causam neurodegeneração.
A team led by a Houston Methodist physician established a hypothesis that the microenvironments of tumors in the pancreatic head versus the body and tail, particularly the immunotherapy receptors found on each section of the pancreas, differ. This could impact the way cancer of the pancreas is treated.
Interdisciplinary researchers in Illinois, the U.S. and around the world can advance their projects with the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology's new Zeiss Xradia 630 Versa micro-CT scanner, the first of its kind with life science applications in the U.S.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is thrilled to announce the impressive lineup of esteemed speakers set to headline the highly anticipated 2024 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, taking place from May 3-5 in the vibrant city of Chicago.
Evapotranspiration (ET) includes evaporation from soil and open water pools such as lakes, rivers, and ponds, as well as transpiration from plant leaves. The difference between precipitation and ET indicates the water balance available for societal needs, including agricultural and industrial production. However, measuring ET is challenging.
Media representatives are invited to attend and cover this prestigious gathering, which will feature a comprehensive program of presentations, lectures, panel discussions and hands-on workshops covering the latest advancements, research, techniques and breakthroughs in neurosurgery — including artificial intelligence and how it is transforming neurosurgery.
La enfermedad de Pick, una enfermedad neurodegenerativa de origen genético desconocido, es un tipo raro de demencia frontotemporal que afecta a personas menores de 65 años. La condición causa cambios en la personalidad, en el comportamiento y, a veces, compromete el lenguaje. En pacientes con la enfermedad, las proteínas Taus se acumulan y forman grupos anormales llamados cuerpos Pick, que restringen los nutrientes al cerebro y causan neurodegeneración.