A survey conducted by the University at Buffalo School of Management that evaluated the leadership skills of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney has found that Obama scored significantly better than Romney in most leadership categories and in overall leadership skill.
Hospital is recognized as providing optimal care for breastfeeding mothers and newborns.
In some human societies, men transfer their wealth to their sister's sons, a practice that puzzles evolutionary biologists. A new study by SFI's Laura Fortunato has produced insights into "matrilineal inheritance."
A study by the University at Buffalo shows for the first time that obese males ages 14 to 20 have up to 50 percent less total testosterone than do normal males of the same age, significantly increasing their potential to be impotent and infertile as adults.
Older black patients are three times more likely than older white patients to suffer poorer outcomes after surgery, including death, when cared for by nurses with higher workloads, reports research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. The large-scale study showed higher nurse workloads negatively affected older surgical patients generally and that the rate was more significant in older black individuals. When the patient-to-nurse ratio increased above 5:1, the odds of patient death increased by 3 percent per additional patient among whites and by 10 percent per additional patient among blacks.
The Genetics Society of America recognizes five outstanding geneticists with the selection of their annual awards for 2013. The scientists are: Thomas D. Petes, PhD (Duke University), Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal; Elaine A. Ostrander (NHGRI/NIH), Genetics Society of America Medal; R. Scott Hawley (Stowers Institute), George W. Beadle Award; A. Malcolm Campbell (Davidson College), Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education; and Jonathan K. Pritchard (HHMI and University of Chicago), the Edward Novitski Prize.
Dr. Terri Lipman of Penn Nursing is an international expert on diabetes prevention, effects of the disease on children, racial disparities related to the disorder, and innovative use of technology to manage diabetes.
Jersey Shore is proud to announce Michael Lasser, M.D. as the new medical director for the Center for Robotic Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
A recent story in Long Island Newsday (October 2, 2012- Suit Over Alleged Abuse) shares the horrifying story of a beloved Long Beach State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and his wife filing a lawsuit against a Nassau County agency for the abuse in 2009 of their 54 year old physically and developmentally disabled son. They waited because they thought that someone would do something to make things right but instead the accused abuser, is now working at another organization caring for unsuspecting people with disabilities.
A Cautious Patient Community (CPC) is a local group where patients and families learn how to be informed and involved in their healthcare. This leads to better healthcare outcomes, as well as a sense of no longer being an outsider in your own care. At CPC’s, small local groups meet together for three, ninety minute sessions to learn more about being responsible and effective advocates for themselves and their loved ones.
K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center is proud to announce that Ken & Leslie Hitchner of Rumson, NJ, have generously donated $200,000 in support of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The gift is an important step towards the K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Expansion, which supports the hospital’s goal of providing the best health care experience for the area’s pediatric population.
If you want to know about hospital quality, ask a nurse.
The Monday Campaigns and Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future announced the results of a national survey that suggest how Meatless Monday can be an effective tool to meet this challenge.
Research published in the journal GENETICS links NF1, a known oncogene driver in other cancers, with more than 25% of breast cancers—an important finding during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Research published in the journal GENETICS may lead to more protective flu vaccines by helping developers more accurately predict strains most likely to strike the population in the coming season.
These are the selected highlights for the October 2012 issue of the Genetics Society of America’s journal, GENETICS.
The Fifteenth Annual Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations Gala will be held on November 17 at the MAC at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ. This signature fundraising event benefits Meridian’s not-for-profit hospitals and community health programs in both Monmouth and Ocean counties.
The annual fall event hosted by the Meridian Health Women’s Philanthropic Fund (WPF) will take place on Monday, October 29, 2012 from 6:30p.m. to 9:30p.m. at Restaurant Nicholas in Red Bank. All proceeds raised will benefit Meridian Health’s cardiac programs and technology.
Novel, biocompatible nanoparticles glow through more than 3 centimeters of biological tissue, demonstrating the promise of nanotechnology in biomedical imaging.
How did you react to the doctor when he or she explained your diagnosis and you didn’t understand what they were saying? What did it feel like for you to be alone in a room with a nurse when he or she didn’t wash their hands before taking your blood? Do you wonder if anyone else ever got sick from the prep for a colonoscopy? These are just some of the topics that have been addressed at Cautious Patient Communities.
A new species of freshwater fish described by a North Carolina State University researcher has several interesting – and perhaps cringe-inducing – characteristics, including a series of four hooks on the male genitalia.
Scientists examined voter data from a dozen recent elections around the world and found statistical evidence for election fraud in two of them.
A study of siblings at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing indicates a behavioral inclination toward obesity in children.
A new Arctic study in the journal Science is helping to unravel an important mystery surrounding climate change: How quickly glaciers can melt and grow in response to shifts in temperature.
University at Buffalo sports medicine researchers have been awarded $100,000 from NFL Charities to develop the most objective, scientific method of determining when an athlete who has had a concussion can safely return to play.
Cash prizes for top race finishers & fun and healthy activities for all.
Even though African American men in the United States are disproportionately more likely to have uncontrolled high blood pressure (or hypertension) than other racial and ethnic groups, they are less likely to take health-preserving medication.
These are the selected highlights for the September 2012 issue of the Genetics Society of America’s journal, GENETICS
Tiny, humble rhabdopleurids have lived on the ocean floor for some 500 million years, outlasting more elaborate descendants, according to a new study in the journal Lethaia.
This week, a strategic roadmap to help to the nation’s health care system cope with the impending public health crisis caused Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia will be published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. The plan aims to link the latest scientific findings with clinical care and bring together patients, families, scientists, pharmaceutical companies, regulatory agencies, and advocacy organizations behind a common set of prioritized goals. The consensus document is the outcome of a June meeting of leading Alzheimer's researchers, advocates and clinicians, who gathered as part of the Marian S. Ware Alzheimer Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
A North Carolina State University study helps explain why fur flies over making decisions about how to manage colonies of feral cats.
A new paper that describes two studies by Jaye Derrick, PhD, research scientist at the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions, found that watching a rerun of a favorite TV show may help restore the drive to get things done in people who have used up their reserves of willpower or self-control.
Two early career female genetics researchers are recipients of the 2013 Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Awards, $75,000 awards funded by The Gruber Foundation and administered by the Genetics Society of America and the American Society of Human Genetics.
North Carolina State University will lead a national nanotechnology research effort to create self-powered devices to help people monitor their health and understand how the surrounding environment affects it, the National Science Foundation announced today.
The Council on Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care has selected Ilene Corina, Founder of PULSE of NY and Director, Community Outreach, Cautious Patient Community to serve as the patient representative on their Board of Directors.
University at Buffalo researchers are enlisting hundreds of students to build an unprecedented smartphone network that will help scientists improve handheld computers and better understand how the devices are changing the world.
North Carolina State University researchers have shown that certain underground organisms thought to promote chemical interactions that make the soil a carbon sink actually play a more complex, dual role when atmospheric carbon levels rise.
Dr. Matthew Kaufman of the Center for Treatment of Paralysis and Reconstructive Nerve Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center has been selected to speak at the European Respiratory Society’s (ERS) Annual Congress taking place in Vienna, Austria about his groundbreaking work with phrenic nerve surgery in pediatric cases. The ERS is a global professional organization, with 10,000 members in over 100 countries and the 2012 congress will focus on the new challenges clinicians are presented with in the field of pediatrics and asthma in an effort to advance knowledge of pediatric respiratory health.
A new economic impact study has revealed that the University of North Carolina Wilmington is a significant catalyst for the economic engine of Southeastern North Carolina, generating more than $1 billion in annual economic activity during academic year 2011-12.
Scientists at North Carolina State University have discovered a phenomenon never seen before in plants while studying molecular changes inside tree cells as wood is formed.
The following list includes some of the McGill University experts who will be attending or presenting at the World Cancer Congress (WCC), the largest gathering of international leaders in the field of cancer, taking place in Montreal from August 27 to 30, 2012.
Long thought to be eradicated, measles makes a comeback on the heels of personal belief exemptions from childhood vaccinations.
New science molecular diagnostics, personalized medicine, and genetic testing for cancer will be featured topics when more than 1,000 pathology leaders gather at the Manchester Grand Hyatt on September 9-12, 2012, for the annual scientific meeting of the College of American Pathologists. The CAP'12--THE Pathologists' Meeting will highlight advances in anatomic and clinical pathology related to laboratory medicine with a special focus on pulmonary pathology, the diagnosis of lung disease.
Study of tobacco use in 3 billion people from 16 countries demonstrates powerful pro-tobacco forces still at work, UB researcher and lead author concludes.
A rare large-scale attempt by UB researchers to simulate volcanic eruptions is drawing international attention because it will provide much-needed insight into one of Earth's most powerful and mysterious natural disasters.
Research published in the journal GENETICS implicates several genes that may stop certain types of cancer.
A new educational resource or "Primer" in the GENETICS journal connects cutting-edge research with critical thinking in undergraduate instruction.
These are the selected highlights for the August 2012 issue of the Genetics Society of America’s journal, GENETICS.
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