Diseases such as lupus that cause rashes and other skin problems also can trigger migraine headaches, strokes and other serious neurological conditions, according to an article by Loyola University Medical Center physicians.
Northwestern University's Nina Kraus has pioneered a way to measure how the brain makes sense of sound. Her findings have suggest that the brain’s ability to process sound is influenced by everything from playing music and learning a new language to aging, language disorders and hearing loss.
The American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA) announced its support for the Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act, introduced today by Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Oh.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.). If passed, the legislation would ensure that patients will have adequate physician networks in their Medicare Advantage plans.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) may be triggered by the death of brain cells that make the insulation around nerve fibers, a surprising new view of the disease reported in a study. A specially developed nanoparticle prevented MS even after the death of those brain cells, an experiment in the study showed. The nanoparticles are being developed for clinical trials that could lead to new treatments -- without the side effects of current therapies.
The Director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, George Crabtree, is doing a Reddit Ask Me Anything to answer questions about the past, present and future of energy storage.
Eva M. Wojcik, MD, chair of the Department of Pathology of Loyola University Medical Center, has been inaugurated as president of the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC).
A hematologist at Rush University Medical Center is studying whether a medication that helps control sugar levels in diabetics also can deprive an aggressive form of blood cancer of the sugar it needs to thrive. The results could have implications for the use of the treatment for other cancers as well.
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A new study suggests that Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are the main anesthesia professionals ensuring patient access to critical anesthesia care in lower-income areas where the populations are more likely to be uninsured, unemployed and/or Medicaid eligible.
Children with allergic disease, particularly asthma and hay fever, have about twice the rate of high blood pressure and high cholesterol, setting them on a course for heart disease at a surprisingly early age, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Affective, anxiety and behavioral disorders in adolescents are early risk factors for eventual development of chronic pain, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain, the peer-review publication of the American Pain Society.
Results of a randomized clinical trial, published in The Journal of Pain, showed that surgery and manual physical therapies were similarly effective in improving pain and function for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The Journal of Pain is the peer-review publication of the American Pain Society www.americanpainsociety.org
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Researchers from Caterpillar and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory conducted a proof of principle study that shows that high-energy synchrotron X-rays from the Advanced Photon Source can provide a new, affordable way for industry to optimize the mechanical and physical properties of cast iron in the manufacturing process.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today announced the release of a new resource for hospitals, physicians and O.R. personnel – the Operating Room Mass Casualty Management checklist.
The new Loyola Center for Cancer Care & Research at Palos Community Hospital is offering cancer patients academic level care close to home. The center opened Dec. 7 on Palos’ south campus at the Palos Primary Care Center at 15300 West Avenue in Orland Park.
Iris believes answers to the real policing problems often lie in the massive amounts of data law enforcement agencies collect on every aspect of their operations. Early Intervention Systems track everything from absences from work to the number of times an officer is named in a lawsuit.
Northwestern University neuroscientists now can read the mind of a fly. In a study focused on three of the fruit fly’s sensory systems, the researchers developed a new tool that uses fluorescent molecules of different colors to tag neurons in the brain to see which connections, or synapses, were active during a sensory experience that happened hours earlier. Mapping the pattern of individual neural connections could provide insights into the computational processes that underlie the workings of the human brain.
A minimally invasive procedure that uses high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology to eradicate early stage prostate cancer was conducted for the first time in the United States, with the patient’s anesthesia care provided by two Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs).
Husband-and-wife team, inspired by beauty of Lake Superior area, find ancient 2,000-mile-long underground crack formed in multiple stages.
If you suffer from allergies or asthma, a few tweaks to your routine – some big, some small – could make a difference in dialing down the wheezing, sneezing and allergic reactions in the New Year.
Jewelry designer Christopher Duquet recently collaborated with Northwestern University to create a FUSE Challenge, part of a broader effort to help businesses excite young people about exploring pathways to future STEM study and careers. To date, FUSE has reached over 4,000 pre-teens and teenagers in 63 locations, including schools, libraries and youth centers in Illinois, Ohio and California. A school in Helsinki, Finland, will be the first international site to implement FUSE.
A panel of experts at Northwestern University, moderated by WBEZ’s Jerome McDonnell, will reflect on a global model to successfully respond to today’s refugee crisis. Hosted by Northwestern University’s Center for Forced Migration Studies (CFMS), the panel discussion will take place Thursday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event will launch the center’s Refugee Resettlement Program.
In addition to treating depression, a commonly used antidepressant medication also protects against compounds that can cause memory loss and dementia, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found.
Loyola offers HIV testing to all ED patients. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), of the 1.2 million Americans living with AIDS, one in eight do not know they are infected. To raise awareness for the importance of this potentially deadly infectious disease, December 1 is World AIDS Day.
This month, the American Academy of Dermatology released its Chronic Hives Patient App, which offers tools and resources for chronic hives management.
Turkey itself doesn’t make you sleepy after a Thanksgiving meal. What makes you sleepy is eating very large quantities of turkey, stuffing, potatoes and pie. Turkey does contain tryptophan, but so do yogurt, eggs, fish, cheese and other meats.
A new Intermediate Energy X-ray (IEX) beamline at sector 29 of the APS will open users January 2016.
An eye exam called that direct funduscopy, which can detect eye problems and neurological conditions, is being performed infrequently, a Loyola study has found. In not performing direct funduscopy, valuable clinical information may be missed, researchers said.
Loyola University Chicago Professor Katherine L. Knight, PhD, one of the nation's leading immune system researchers, has received the prestigious 2015 Marion Spencer Fay Award.
A simple blood test taken before surgery may predict how quickly patients recover from their procedure, suggests a new study in the December issue of Anesthesiology, the official medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
Loyola University Chicago’s Public Health Program has received a five-year accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health.
Social media has become engrained into almost every area of our life, but should you really be Facebook friends with your doctor?
Study results just published in the New England Journal of Medicine have found that a new drug combination may simplify hepatitis C treatment for both patients and physicians.
Rush University Medical Center today unveiled its initial plans for the further redevelopment of its campus in order to continue transforming its clinical, educational and research processes and programs. The campus expansion and renovation is part of Rush’s vision to increase access to care for patients, enhance academic teaching programs, and grow medical research – all while strengthening and growing Rush’s network of care facilities and providers throughout the Chicago area.
More than 4,000 fires occur annually on Thanksgiving Day as celebrants deep-fry or roast turkeys, boil potatoes, bake pies and more. The autumn holiday brings double the number of home cooking fires than an average day, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
New research from Argonne, Scripps Research Institute and Rice University now allows researchers to manipulate nature’s biosynthetic machinery to produce more effective antibiotics and cancer-fighting drugs.
Tips from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology on steering clear of allergy triggers this holiday season.
To protect our nation’s Veterans, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) urges extreme caution when considering the “Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act,” S. 2279. As currently drafted, this legislation contains a misguided provision that removes physician anesthesiologists from surgery and replaces them with nurses. Veterans will receive a lower standard of care, jeopardizing their safety and lives, if physician involvement is eliminated from anesthesia care in surgery.
If passed, the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act would allow CRNAs and other APRNs to practice to the full extent of their licensure.
Promising new approaches to treating cancer were reported during a recent meeting of researchers from Loyola University Chicago and the University of Notre Dame.
November is National Healthy Skin Month, and member dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology want to set one thing straight: you don’t need expensive skin care products to have glowing, healthy skin. In fact, they say, wearing a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher before going outdoors is one of the most effective ways to maintain healthy skin.
A condition known as “post hospital syndrome” (PHS) is a significant risk factor for patients who undergo elective outpatient surgery, a Loyola study has found.
AANA President Quintana would like to say "Thank You" to Veterans for their service by increasing their access to much needed healthcare services.
Bryan Martin, DO, Columbus, Ohio, was installed as president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) at the ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting in San Antonio on Nov. 9. Stephen A. Tilles, MD, Seattle WA, was elected ACAAI president-elect.
Members of Fermilab's Technical Division recently achieved a record-high quality factor with a fully dressed cavity for a SLAC-headed project, Linac Coherent Light Source II.
The AANA has launched an online community designed specifically for CRNAs to discuss, anesthesia practice, safety, business, and other information relevant to the profession of nurse anesthesia.
Researchers have identified a protein measured by an inexpensive blood test can predict a person’s chances of developing chronic kidney disease up to five years before kidney damage begins. In findings published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), researchers led by Rush University Medical Center Chairman of Medicine Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD, showed that High levels of the suPAR protein indicate future kidney disease much like cholesterol and blood pressure levels help predict heart disease. “SuPAR promises to do for kidney disease what cholesterol has done for cardiovascular disease,” predicts Reiser.
Imagine you suffer from severe asthma, and you’ve tried every treatment available, but nothing has worked. You still can’t breathe. Then a new therapy comes along that attacks the source of the asthma, as opposed to the symptoms, and treats the disease at a cellular level. That’s the promise of biologics, and the topic of four presentations at the 2015 ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting in San Antonio, November 5-9.
If one child in a family has a food allergy, the reasoning sometimes goes, chances are good that siblings might also have food allergies. Not necessarily, according to new research which shows that 53 percent of siblings of children with food allergies had a food sensitivity, but only 13 percent had actual food allergy.
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