Medical News

The cost of genetic testing has steadily declined since the human genome was first mapped in 2003, allowing large employers, healthcare systems, and pension funds to adopt an upstream approach to preventative care by offering genetic testing and precision medicine as proactive wellness benefits.

Channels: Genetics, Healthcare, In the Workplace, Personalized Medicine,

Keywords: Precision Medicine, Preventive Care, Medication Safety, Genetic Testing, Pharmacogenomic, PGx, patient outcomes, Quality Of Life

Brain research by a student in a laboratory at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) was singled out for special attention at the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) annual meeting in Chicago Oct. 19-23.

Channels: All Journal News, Autism, Behavioral Science, Neuro,

Keywords: UTHealth , Neurosccience

The Developing Talkers literacy program has been so successful that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $3.3 million to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) to expand it.

Channels: All Journal News, Children's Health, Education, Speech & Language, Grant Funded News,

Keywords: Early Childhood Development, Pediatrics, Literacy

Mayo Clinic and Hitachi, Ltd. have reached an agreement in principle to build a carbon ion treatment facility as part of Mayo Clinic's recently announced integrated oncology facility which will be constructed at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida.

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Healthcare,

Keywords: Cancer, Mayo Clinic, Ken Thielen, Steven Buskirk, Hitachi , Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology

Yesterday, the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) provided approximately 60 endodontic treatments (namely root canals) to patients in need in the Boston area. The services were given in collaboration with the endodontics departments at all three Boston dental schools: Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Department of Endodontics; Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Division of Endodontics; and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Department of Endodontics.

Channels: All Journal News, Education, Healthcare, Oral Health,

Keywords: Endodontics, dental medicine, Root Canals

Most research on child sexual-abuse survivors focuses on negative consequences such as depression and suicide.

Channels: Addiction, All Journal News, Behavioral Science, Mental Health,

People with prosopagnosia, or "face blindness," have trouble recognizing faces -- even those of close friends and family members. It often causes serious social problems, although some people can compensate by using clothing and other cues.

Channels: All Journal News, Autism, Children's Health, Neuro,

Blood clots have long been implicated in heart attacks and strokes. While the role of one key protein, called von Willebrand factor, has been established, a reliable model for predicting how it collects in blood vessels remains elusive. Researchers review recent work on understanding the behavior of vWF in APL Bioengineering, painting a portrait of vWF, and by highlighting advances in the field, the authors put forth promising avenues for therapies in controlling these proteins.

Channels: All Journal News, Blood, Physics, Embargoed Feed - hidden,

Keywords: Blood Clotting, Thrombosis, Arteries, von Willebrand Factor, Blood, Blood Flow, Biophysics, Physics, Computer Modeling, Clots, Blood Vessels, Dongjune Albert Kim, Christopher Bresette, Zixiang Liu, David N. Ku, Georgia Institute Of Technology, APL Bioengineering