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Released: 21-Sep-2023 12:00 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for September 21, 2023
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration between MD Anderson’s world-leading clinicians and scientists, bringing discoveries from the lab to the clinic and back.

Released: 20-Sep-2023 1:30 PM EDT
Study finds firearm injuries increased in gentrified neighborhoods
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Gentrification can have a ripple effect on communities. While it can improve certain conditions in typically low-income areas, rising housing costs can displace residents, causing social disruption and other downstream effects.

Newswise: Scientists reveal how the effects of psychosis spread throughout the brain
Released: 20-Sep-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Scientists reveal how the effects of psychosis spread throughout the brain
Monash University

Psychoses like schizophrenia cost billions of dollars annually and derail the lives of people struggling with the disease.

Newswise: Iron supplements provided in prenatal visits improved outcomes
Released: 19-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Iron supplements provided in prenatal visits improved outcomes
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Giving free prenatal iron supplements to medically underserved pregnant patients rather than only recommending them significantly reduced anemia and postpartum blood transfusions, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health report in a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 9:25 AM EDT
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Atopic Dermatitis, Penn Medicine Research Finds
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) have a 34 percent increased risk of developing new-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) compared with individuals who do not have the skin condition, and children have a 44 percent increased risk, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Released: 19-Sep-2023 9:05 AM EDT
Brain Injury Prevention in Contact Sports is Essential, Expert Says
Alzheimer's Center at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine

“There is abundant evidence of a link between contact sports, such as football, and dementia later in life,” comments Domenico Pratico, M.D., Director of the Alzheimer’s Center at Temple University (ACT).

Newswise: Artificial intelligence software improves endovascular thrombectomy treatment times for stroke patients
14-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Artificial intelligence software improves endovascular thrombectomy treatment times for stroke patients
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

The implementation of artificial intelligence-powered large vessel occlusion (LVO) detection software for acute stroke triage can improve endovascular thrombectomy treatment times, according to new research from UTHealth Houston.

Released: 11-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT
UCI-led research found internet searches increased for self-managed abortions when Roe vs. Wade was overturned.
University of California, Irvine

Women searching on how to give themselves abortions could lead to increased injuries in states where abortion is prohibited.

   
Released: 11-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
COVID-19 and Type 1 Diabetes: Researchers Find an Increase in Islet Autoimmunity in Young Children Who Had a Sars-CoV-2 Infection
Technische Universität Dresden

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease leading to an impaired glucose metabolism and requires life-long administration of insulin. While the cause of the autoimmunity reaction is still unclear, viral infections in young children are proposed to be critical environmental factors leading to type 1 diabetes.

1-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Enhanced recovery program successfully reduced opioid use after pancreatic cancer surgery
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

By improving hospital care pathways, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center successfully reduced inpatient opioid use by 50% after pancreatic cancer surgery and cut the median opioid prescription volumes at discharge to zero.

Newswise: Study: health equity an important aspect of improving quality of care provided to children in emergency departments
Released: 6-Sep-2023 7:30 AM EDT
Study: health equity an important aspect of improving quality of care provided to children in emergency departments
Indiana University

A new multi-site study led by Indiana University School of Medicine found increasing pediatric readiness in emergency departments reduces, but does not eliminate, racial and ethnic disparities in children and adolescents with acute medical emergencies.

Newswise: Measuring Children’s Looking Behavior Yields New Tool to Help Diagnose Autism Earlier, Research Shows
Released: 5-Sep-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Measuring Children’s Looking Behavior Yields New Tool to Help Diagnose Autism Earlier, Research Shows
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Results of clinical studies published simultaneously today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and in JAMA Network Open demonstrate that measuring children’s looking behavior predicts expert clinical diagnosis of autism in children between ages 16 to 30 months tested with a high degree of accuracy.

5-Sep-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Racial and socioeconomic differences still determine survival rates of premature babies in the US
University College London

The US continues to face stark inequalities in preterm birth and mortality rates between mothers of differing socioeconomic status and race, finds a new report led by UCL researchers.

Released: 1-Sep-2023 3:25 PM EDT
Sepsis – as common as cancer, as deadly as a heart attack
Lund University

In 2016, the research team conducted an initial study in southern Sweden (Skåne) where they revealed that sepsis is much more common than previously believed.

Newswise: Fish oil supplement claims often vague, not supported by data
Released: 30-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Fish oil supplement claims often vague, not supported by data
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Your daily dose of omega-3s may not be doing what you think it is. Most fish oil supplements on the market today have labels boasting health benefits that aren’t supported by clinical data, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

29-Aug-2023 5:55 PM EDT
Parental incarceration increases cardiovascular risk in young adults
University of Chicago Medical Center

New research from UChicago Medicine suggests parental incarceration elevates cardiovascular risk in early adulthood, potentially contributing to larger health disparities.

Released: 28-Aug-2023 11:35 AM EDT
World first drug to target form of previously untreatable life-threatening ‘bad cholesterol’
Monash University

A new drug offers a breakthrough world first treatment for Lipoprotein(a), a largely genetic form of cholesterol that increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, announced today by study lead Professor Stephen Nicholls, Director of the Monash University’s Victorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital.

Released: 25-Aug-2023 8:05 PM EDT
SLU Study: Head and Neck Cancer Diagnostic Delays Linked to Antibiotics Despite Clinical Practice Guidelines
Saint Louis University

Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say diagnostic delays frequently occur in patients with undiagnosed head and neck cancer (HNC) and are calling for improved dissemination of current clinical practice guidelines in a new paper published Aug. 24 in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery.

Released: 24-Aug-2023 3:15 PM EDT
FDA approving drugs after fewer trials, providing less information to public, OSU studies find
Oregon State University

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is approving more novel pharmaceutical drugs based on single clinical trials and with less public disclosure about those trials than was the norm just a few years ago, a pair of recent studies from Oregon State University found.

Released: 22-Aug-2023 1:40 PM EDT
Impacts of the removal of race-correction in lung pulmonary function tests on lung surgery
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

The elimination has important implications for African American patients requiring surgical resection for lung cancer and for surgeons providing care

Newswise: Poor report card for children’s wellbeing
22-Aug-2023 12:30 AM EDT
Poor report card for children’s wellbeing
University of South Australia

While COVID-19 lockdowns are no longer mandated, the stress and anxiety of the pandemic still lingers, especially among young South Australians, say health experts at the University of South Australia.

Newswise: Aspirin can help prevent a second heart attack, but most don’t take it
21-Aug-2023 11:15 AM EDT
Aspirin can help prevent a second heart attack, but most don’t take it
Washington University in St. Louis

Fewer than half of people worldwide who have already had one heart attack or stroke take daily aspirin to prevent a second one, according to a new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Released: 21-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Few children – especially those with safety-net insurance – get vision checked at checkups
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Less than a third of children have gotten their vision checked in the past year at their regular primary care clinic, a new study finds. Rates of eyesight screening in kids vary widely by insurance status.

Released: 18-Aug-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Remote learning during pandemic aids medical students with disabilities
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows.

Newswise: Long-Term Study Reaffirms Benefits of Covid-19 Vaccination for Organ Transplant Recipients
Released: 18-Aug-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Long-Term Study Reaffirms Benefits of Covid-19 Vaccination for Organ Transplant Recipients
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A two-year study found that spikes of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 viral infections (commonly known as COVID-19 breakthrough cases) remain common, yet hospitalization rates have dramatically dropped following the first wave of the virus’ omicron subvariant.

Released: 16-Aug-2023 12:15 PM EDT
MD Anderson Research Highlights for August 16, 2023
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention.

   
Released: 15-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Acute stroke patients are waiting hours for care
University of Chicago Medical Center

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that nearly 75 percent of acute stroke patients wait more than two hours to be transferred to a comprehensive stroke center — a delay in advanced care and treatments that risks long-term disability.

Newswise: Estrogen cream does not improve success rate for prolapse repair
Released: 15-Aug-2023 12:20 PM EDT
Estrogen cream does not improve success rate for prolapse repair
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Vaginal estrogen cream, which is commonly prescribed to help women after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP), did not prevent a recurrence of the condition, according to results of a multicenter clinical trial led by UT Southwestern Medical Center. However, the medication did reduce symptoms of vaginal atrophy. The findings, reported in JAMA, could lead to new ways to improve outcomes of prolapse repairs, the study authors said.

Newswise: Study finds most infants receiving ICU-level care for RSV had no underlying medical condition
11-Aug-2023 11:20 AM EDT
Study finds most infants receiving ICU-level care for RSV had no underlying medical condition
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Most infants admitted to the intensive care or high acuity unit for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections during fall 2022 were previously healthy and born at term, according to a new study reported in JAMA Network Open.

Newswise: Pandemic Weight Gain in Kids Influenced by Family Income
Released: 14-Aug-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Pandemic Weight Gain in Kids Influenced by Family Income
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

The stress, lack of exercise and poor nutrition resulting from the disruption and isolation of the pandemic shutdown led many children and adolescents to gain excess weight. But weight gain was greatest in low-income youth who already were disproportionately affected by obesity.

10-Aug-2023 5:00 PM EDT
More Than 2 Million Additional Americans Faced Food Insufficiency Following Drawdown of Pandemic-Related SNAP Benefits, Penn Medicine Study Finds
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

The recent discontinuation of pandemic-related food assistance benefits, known as the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, led to a substantial increase in food insufficiency in the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Newswise: High levels of satisfaction and low levels of regret after gender-affirming mastectomy
8-Aug-2023 2:00 PM EDT
High levels of satisfaction and low levels of regret after gender-affirming mastectomy
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study seeks to determine long-term satisfaction and regret following gender-affirming mastectomy.

Released: 8-Aug-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Possible biomarker of MS-like autoimmune disease discovered
University of Basel

It has been known for several years that the diagnosis “multiple sclerosis” conceals a whole range of different illnesses, each requiring customized treatment. Researchers have now described a possible new MS-like disease and explained how to diagnose it.

Newswise: Opioids, Methadone and Babies
Released: 8-Aug-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Opioids, Methadone and Babies
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

A new study led by Lorraine Kelley-Quon, MD, MSHS, pediatric surgeons at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles shows that methadone use in babies after surgery can lead to longer hospital stays.

Released: 7-Aug-2023 5:40 PM EDT
Symptoms of the body and the mind are frequent fellow travelers
Regenstrief Institute

Chronic pain is often accompanied by depression and anxiety. An invited commentary discusses the relationship between pain, the most common symptom for which individuals visit a physician, and depression and anxiety, the two most prevalent mental health conditions worldwide. It highlights the importance of not neglecting psychological symptoms in patients experiencing pain.

   
Newswise: Millions of Long-Term Smokers Have Lung Disease that Defies Diagnosis
Released: 7-Aug-2023 11:45 AM EDT
Millions of Long-Term Smokers Have Lung Disease that Defies Diagnosis
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

In a study publishing Aug. 1, 2023, in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), the research team found that half of the participants with extensive tobacco exposure have a high level of ongoing respiratory symptoms, including shortness of breath, daily cough and phlegm, and decreased ability to exercise, but perform well in the breathing tests used to diagnose COPD.

Newswise: New Yale Study Shows Aerobic Exercise Relieves Pain for Ovarian Cancer Survivors
Released: 7-Aug-2023 11:30 AM EDT
New Yale Study Shows Aerobic Exercise Relieves Pain for Ovarian Cancer Survivors
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

One common side effect of treatment for ovarian cancer is chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), which can damage peripheral nerves, causing severe pain and numbness. The effects can last for months – or even years — after completing chemotherapy. Currently, there is only one treatment with limited efficacy for CIPN.

Newswise: New Study Shows Substantial Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Survivors of Second Primary Cancers in the United States
3-Aug-2023 12:05 PM EDT
New Study Shows Substantial Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Survivors of Second Primary Cancers in the United States
American Cancer Society (ACS)

In new findings from researchers at the American Cancer Society, non-Hispanic Black individuals diagnosed with a second primary cancer experienced 21% higher cancer-related death rates and 41% higher cardiovascular-related death rates compared with their non-Hispanic White counterparts.

Newswise: July Research Highlights
Released: 3-Aug-2023 12:05 PM EDT
July Research Highlights
University of Utah Health

Huntsman Cancer Institute investigators find a way to reduce infection after pancreatic surgery, discover the best treatment combination that’s cost effective for prostate cancer patients, and learn lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy have more emergency department visits. They also found a genetic mutation that makes anemia more likely after chemotherapy, and a non-invasive way to remove brain tumors.

Newswise: Can Field Sobriety Tests Identify Drivers Under the Influence of Cannabis?
Released: 2-Aug-2023 11:15 AM EDT
Can Field Sobriety Tests Identify Drivers Under the Influence of Cannabis?
University of California San Diego

Road safety is a critical issue in an era of increasing cannabis legalization. Cannabis is known to impair reaction time, decision-making, coordination and perception—skills necessary for safe driving. In the last three years, California has seen a 62% increase in the number of fatal crashes involving drug-related impairment.

   
Released: 1-Aug-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Minds & eyes: Study shows dementia more common in older adults with vision issues
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study lends further weight to the idea that vision problems and dementia are linked. In a sample of nearly 3,000 older adults who took vision tests and cognitive tests during home visits, the risk of dementia was much higher among those with eyesight problems – including those who weren’t able to see well even when they were wearing their usual eyeglasses or contact lenses.

Released: 1-Aug-2023 8:15 AM EDT
Short bursts of daily activity linked to reduced cancer risk - new study
Loughborough University

Promising new research suggests a total of just 4.5 minutes of vigorous activity that makes you huff and puff during daily tasks could reduce the risk of some cancers by up to 32 percent.

Released: 28-Jul-2023 3:05 PM EDT
July 2023 Tip Sheet From Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

A first-of-its kind drug for prostate cancer, an ancient retrovirus that may drive aggressive brain cancer, disparities in endometrial cancer rates among Black women, a new trial seeking answers for higher rates of aggressive prostate and breast cancer in Black men and women, and more are in this month’s tip sheet from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Newswise: Preventing weight gain: Yo-yo no-go zones for Australians
26-Jul-2023 11:00 PM EDT
Preventing weight gain: Yo-yo no-go zones for Australians
University of South Australia

There’s no doubt that Aussies love a good celebration. We’re all in when it comes to the weekend, and most of us can’t go past a Christmas celebration without a little bit of overindulging. But all this comes at a cost, and it’s taking a massive toll on our waistline.

Released: 26-Jul-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Mapping the changing landscape of gender-affirming care for teens
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Many families whose transgender children need gender-affirming care will need to drive much further than before because of laws and other actions passed since 2021 in 20 states, a new study shows. Half will need to drive an hour or more; 25% four hours each way.

Newswise: Researchers Discover Genetic Locations for Increased Risk of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Released: 26-Jul-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Researchers Discover Genetic Locations for Increased Risk of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory follicular disease which causes painful lumps to form under the skin. The lumps typically form in areas where skin rubs together – such as the armpits, groin, and under the breasts. HS can range in severity from occasional fluid-filled abscesses to widespread rope-like scarring, chronic pain, and increase of infection.

Released: 26-Jul-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Mapping mass shootings in the United States
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

The United States has more than 10 times the number of mass shooting incidents than other developed countries, yet little research has shown the distribution and types of shootings, geographically.

   
Newswise: Study explores how often children diagnosed with flu experience serious neuropsychiatric side effects
Released: 24-Jul-2023 11:40 AM EDT
Study explores how often children diagnosed with flu experience serious neuropsychiatric side effects
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

While the incidence of influenza-associated neuropsychiatric events in children in the United States is unknown, the controversy over the use of a common antiviral medication typically administered to treat flu in children has sparked concern among parents and medical professionals alike. The dilemma about whether the treatment causes neuropsychiatric events or if the infection itself is the culprit, led a group of pediatric researchers at Monroe Carell Jr.



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