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First reported occurrence and treatment of venous thrombosis during spaceflight

Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's branch campus in Baton Rouge, is the lead author of a paper describing a previously unrecognized risk of spaceflight discovered during a study of astronauts involved in long-duration missions.

2 Jan 2020

UAB nurse practitioner reveals how to stay fit while avoiding the dirtiest places at the gym

During the colder months, many exercise routines transition indoors, especially in gyms. However, the gym may be one of the dirtiest places you walk into.

2 Jan 2020

Loyola physician one among the contributing authors of new guidelines for treatment of ischemic stroke

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently appointed a writing group to provide updated guidelines for the early management of acute ischemic stroke.

2 Jan 2020

Top NHS doctor warns of “exploitative” party drips claiming to cure hangovers

NHS England's medical director has warned people against drips being endorsed by celebrities as hangover cures.

2 Jan 2020

Combination treatment reduces breast cancer development in mice

Adding a medication used to treat epilepsy, bipolar disorder and migraines to a blood pressure medicine reversed some aspects of breast cancer in the offspring of mice at high risk of the disease because of the high fat diet fed to their mothers during pregnancy.

30 Dec 2019

Teens with more equitable gender attitudes have lower odds of reporting violent behaviors

Teenage boys who witness their peers abusing women and girls are much more likely to bully and fight with others, as well as behave abusively toward their dates, compared to teenage boys who don't witness such behaviors, according to an analysis led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

27 Dec 2019

Behavioral intervention and risk education can improve parents' prompt disposal of leftover opioids

Leftover prescription opioids pose big risks to kids, yet most parents keep their own and their child's unused painkillers even after they're no longer medically necessary for pain.

23 Dec 2019

Government-funded day care helps keep seniors out of nursing homes and hospitals

Two mornings a week, a van arrives at the Escondido, Calif., home of Mario Perez and takes him to a new senior center in this northern San Diego County town, where he eats a hot lunch, plays cards and gets physical therapy to help restore the balance he lost after breaking both legs in a fall.

23 Dec 2019

Freestanding emergency departments associated with increase in spending for care

With emergency department visits spiking around the holidays, patients may be inclined to seek care at freestanding emergency departments in an urgent situation.

22 Dec 2019

Study: Number of e-cigarette users who began vaping at age 14 or younger has tripled

The number of e-cigarette users who began vaping at age 14 or younger has more than tripled in the last five years, say University of Michigan researchers.

20 Dec 2019

Utah scientists receive NIH grant to study how air pollutants aggravate asthma in children

A multidisciplinary team of University of Utah Health scientists has received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes of variations in pollutant-sensing genes in the lungs could influence air pollution's effects on children who have asthma.

19 Dec 2019

Study points to unsafe opioid self-management practices among cancer patients

Despite a national opioid crisis, prescribed opioid analgesics remain a viable option for pain management for patients with cancer. In effect, patients with cancer represent one of the few groups excluded from most state legislation and policy initiatives on prescribing opioids as well as from opioid stewardship programs of many health systems.

19 Dec 2019

Parenting your aging parents when they don’t want help

David Solie's 89-year-old mother, Carol, was unyielding. "No, I will not move," she told her son every time he suggested that she leave her home and relocate to a senior living residence.

19 Dec 2019

First National LGBTQ Health Summit addresses LGBTQ health issues

The first National Nursing LGBTQ Health Summit, conceived by the Nursing LGBTQ Summit Advisory Board, was hosted at Columbia University School of Nursing on November 21 and 22.

19 Dec 2019

An innovative treatment for joint pain

Tired of living with painful arthritic knees, 54-year-old Deborah Brown's interest was piqued when she saw a recruitment flyer for a clinical trial on an innovative pain treatment at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

18 Dec 2019

Children with higher BMI tend to have thinner cerebral cortex

Published studies have long found a correlation between obesity in children and decreased executive function. New research published in JAMA Pediatrics, based on data mined from a massive national research study, suggests that a change in brain structure - a thinner prefrontal cortex - may help explain that interrelationship.

18 Dec 2019

New study compares sleep quality between postmenopausal and pre/perimenopausal women

The value of a good night's sleep can't be underestimated. Unfortunately, sleep complaints are common during the menopause transition.

18 Dec 2019

Moffitt researchers develop efficient method for creating mouse models to study melanoma

Genetically engineered mouse models are often used by scientists to study how the addition, deletion or mutation of genes affects the development of disease and effects of drugs.

17 Dec 2019

Contribution of suicide to opioid-related deaths may be overstated, study suggests

The study is the first to use national data on opioid overdose deaths between 2000 and 2017 to find out what share of these deaths in individuals age 15 and older were unintentional, due to suicide, or of undetermined intent.

17 Dec 2019

Study: Blocking IL1α protein decreases severity of inflammation in Crohn's disease

Investigators at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine discovered that blocking interleukin-1α (IL1α), a protein that controls inflammation in the gut, markedly decreases the severity of intestinal inflammation in a mouse model of Crohn's disease (CD).

17 Dec 2019

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

First reported occurrence and treatment of venous thrombosis during spaceflight

UAB nurse practitioner reveals how to stay fit while avoiding the dirtiest places at the gym

Loyola physician one among the contributing authors of new guidelines for treatment of ischemic stroke

Top NHS doctor warns of “exploitative” party drips claiming to cure hangovers

Combination treatment reduces breast cancer development in mice

Teens with more equitable gender attitudes have lower odds of reporting violent behaviors

Behavioral intervention and risk education can improve parents' prompt disposal of leftover opioids

Government-funded day care helps keep seniors out of nursing homes and hospitals

Freestanding emergency departments associated with increase in spending for care

Study: Number of e-cigarette users who began vaping at age 14 or younger has tripled

Utah scientists receive NIH grant to study how air pollutants aggravate asthma in children

Study points to unsafe opioid self-management practices among cancer patients

Parenting your aging parents when they don’t want help

First National LGBTQ Health Summit addresses LGBTQ health issues

An innovative treatment for joint pain

Children with higher BMI tend to have thinner cerebral cortex

New study compares sleep quality between postmenopausal and pre/perimenopausal women

Moffitt researchers develop efficient method for creating mouse models to study melanoma

Contribution of suicide to opioid-related deaths may be overstated, study suggests

Study: Blocking IL1α protein decreases severity of inflammation in Crohn's disease

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Latest Nursing News and Research

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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