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National Cancer Institute renews designation of HCI as Comprehensive Cancer Center

The National Cancer Institute has renewed the designation of Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah as a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest federal rank possible for a cancer research organization.

21 Jul 2020

Positive emotion skills intervention to reduce burnout in nurses

Making a concerted effort to increase positive emotion shows promise as a way to improve wellness and address burnout in nurses, according to an article in AACN Advanced Critical Care.

21 Jul 2020

Autopsies reveal unexpected changes in the hearts of COVID-19 patients

A series of autopsies conducted by LSU Health New Orleans pathologists shows the damage to the hearts of COVID-19 patients is not the expected typical inflammation of the heart muscle associated with myocarditis, but rather a unique pattern of cell death in scattered individual heart muscle cells.

21 Jul 2020

Breastfeeding support for new mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic grips the world, concerns about transmission of the highly infectious causative agent – severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) - from mother to the baby are valid.

21 Jul 2020

NIH project homes in on COVID racial disparities

While the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Hispanic Americans is no secret, federal officials have launched studies of the disparity that they hope will better prepare the country for the next great epidemic.

21 Jul 2020

Study shows favorable cardiovascular health lowers risk of dementia

Genes and cardiovascular health each contribute in an additive way to a person's risk of dementia, U.S. researchers including Sudha Seshadri, MD, and Claudia Satizabal, PhD, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) reported July 20 in the journal Neurology.

21 Jul 2020

As coronavirus patients skew younger, tracing task seems all but impossible

Younger people are less likely to be hospitalized or die of COVID-19 than their elders, but they circulate more freely while carrying the disease, and their cases are harder to trace. Together, these facts terrify California hospital officials.

20 Jul 2020

Study examines if Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias affect delirium severity

Forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, gradually affect your cognitive function by harming your memory and your ability to think and make decisions.

17 Jul 2020

Researchers discover a new class of synapse-saving proteins

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have discovered a new class of proteins that protect synapses from being destroyed.

17 Jul 2020

Fox Chase and BGU receive grant for cancer treatment study

Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have received a new grant from the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) that will fund continuing research on an antibody developed as part of a longstanding collaboration between the two organizations.

17 Jul 2020

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

Have you thought about what you'd like your life to look like when you're 84?

17 Jul 2020

Many private post-acute care facilities explicitly discriminate patients with substance use disorder

A new study shows that 29 percent of private post-acute care facilities in Massachusetts explicitly discriminated against hospitalized individuals with opioid use disorder, rejecting their referral for admission.

16 Jul 2020

Discovery hints at novel therapeutic target for Ewing sarcoma

New insights into Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, were published July 15 in the prestigious journal Nature. Researchers from the Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio contributed to the study.

16 Jul 2020

UTHSC researchers receive $2.4 million to study the role of cholesterol in brain artery health

Alex Dopico, MD, PhD, professor and Van Vleet Chair of Excellence in the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology, and Anna Bukiya, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Addiction Science, and Toxicology, have been awarded $2.4 million from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to explore how cholesterol interacts with the mechanisms that modulate blood vessel function in the brain.

16 Jul 2020

UIC receives $22 million NIH funding for translational research

The Center for Clinical and Translational Science, or CCTS, at the University of Illinois at Chicago will receive $22 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, to continue its work supporting critical clinical and translational health research programs.

16 Jul 2020

Massive study looks at history of COVID-19 in Catalonia, Spain

A massive and important new study published on the preprint server medRxiv* in July 2020 sets out a comprehensive picture of the COVID-19 outbreak in Catalonia, Spain. It fills in a void in the current research, with its grand scale and detailed analysis.

16 Jul 2020

New test uses a single drop of blood to rapidly detect radiation sickness

A new proof-of-concept study reports evidence that a new testing method has the potential to rapidly identify radiation sickness based on biomarkers measured through a single drop of blood.

15 Jul 2020

Study identifies possible factors to predict severe toxicities in CAR T patients

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T) has proved to be a valuable treatment option for patients with lymphoma who have failed other therapies. In clinical trials, the cellular immunotherapy was shown to provide durable remissions for nearly 40% of large B cell lymphoma patients.

15 Jul 2020

Antidepressants and beta-blockers are partly linked to postmenopause weight gain

Abdominal weight gain, which is common during the postmenopause period, is associated with an array of health problems, including diabetes and heart disease.

15 Jul 2020

Palliative nursing's role during COVID-19 pandemic and in future health crisis

As a rapid influx of patients overwhelmed health systems during the coronavirus pandemic, palliative nurses played dual roles supporting patients, patient families, and colleagues.

14 Jul 2020

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

National Cancer Institute renews designation of HCI as Comprehensive Cancer Center

Positive emotion skills intervention to reduce burnout in nurses

Autopsies reveal unexpected changes in the hearts of COVID-19 patients

Breastfeeding support for new mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic

NIH project homes in on COVID racial disparities

Study shows favorable cardiovascular health lowers risk of dementia

As coronavirus patients skew younger, tracing task seems all but impossible

Study examines if Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias affect delirium severity

Researchers discover a new class of synapse-saving proteins

Fox Chase and BGU receive grant for cancer treatment study

Helping older adults to address healthy longevity in the environment, homes, and communities

Many private post-acute care facilities explicitly discriminate patients with substance use disorder

Discovery hints at novel therapeutic target for Ewing sarcoma

UTHSC researchers receive $2.4 million to study the role of cholesterol in brain artery health

UIC receives $22 million NIH funding for translational research

Massive study looks at history of COVID-19 in Catalonia, Spain

New test uses a single drop of blood to rapidly detect radiation sickness

Study identifies possible factors to predict severe toxicities in CAR T patients

Antidepressants and beta-blockers are partly linked to postmenopause weight gain

Palliative nursing's role during COVID-19 pandemic and in future health crisis

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