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Special program enables nurses to better prepare for providing palliative care

Critical care nurses at five University of California medical centers are better prepared to lead primary palliative care at the bedside after participating in a special training and mentoring program.

5 Sep 2017

New approach to treating neonatal hypoxic ischemia improves outcomes in preclinical models

Hypothermia alone, the current standard of care, neuroprotects roughly 50 percent of newborns with moderate to severe hypoxic ischemia. Therefore, half of all affected newborns are left with developmental, cognitive and motor delays including cerebral palsy following injury.

1 Sep 2017

New study finds lack of adherence to lifesaving treatment among breast cancer patients on opioids

A new study has found a troubling lack of adherence to a potentially lifesaving treatment regimen among breast cancer patients who take opioids to manage their pain.

1 Sep 2017

Virginia Mason’s therapy car now licensed for commercial production, distribution to therapists anywhere

The therapy car invented at Virginia Mason to help orthopedic surgery patients practice the physical motions needed to get in and out of a real vehicle without falling is now licensed for commercial production and distribution to physical and occupational therapists anywhere in the world.

31 Aug 2017

Consistent e-cigarette use does help smokers quit, researchers say

Frequent e-cigarette use does help smokers quit - a finding that Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers say supports the use of e-cigarettes as a cessation aid for those trying to quit cigarette smoking. But, they note, an examination of a recent national survey uncovers important clues about who's successful at quitting and why.

31 Aug 2017

ASTRO recognizes 43 researchers for their top-rated abstracts at 2017 Annual Meeting

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has selected 43 recipients to be presented with one of its 2017 Annual Meeting Abstract Awards. These individuals will be recognized for their top-rated research abstracts at ASTRO's 59th Annual Meeting, taking place September 24-27 in San Diego.

31 Aug 2017

Researchers develop new assessment to predict risk of falls in long-term care patients

Researchers from Hebrew SeniorLife's Institute for Aging Research have developed and validated a new assessment to predict the risk of falls in long-term care patients. The study on the assessment titled "Fracture Risk Assessment in Long-term Care (FRAiL)" was published today in the Journal of Gerontology Medical Science.

31 Aug 2017

Researchers synthesizing new, first-in-class drug to stop growth of ER-positive breast cancer

Researchers at UT Health San Antonio and two partner institutions are developing a new, first-in-class agent that has stopped the growth of estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancer in its tracks.

30 Aug 2017

Research on electrical nerve-block implant aims at treating asthma and heart failure

Biomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University are refining more than 15 years of work on an electrical nerve-block implant, focusing their next step on new applications related to treating asthma and heart failure.

29 Aug 2017

Placenta-on-a-chip device mimics microenvironment of malaria in the womb to develop treatments

Malaria, one of the most severe public health problems, affected 212 million people worldwide in 2015. This life-threatening disease is caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.

29 Aug 2017

Boosting blood levels of bone-derived hormone may reverse age-related memory loss

Age-related memory loss may be reversed by boosting blood levels of osteocalcin, a hormone produced by bone cells, according to mouse studies led by Columbia University Medical Center researchers.

29 Aug 2017

LSU Health New Orleans to receive $735,000 for improving heart attack recovery

LSU Health New Orleans will receive $735,000 over two years to study the effectiveness of the first patented drug-eluting guidewire in preventing a complication that can occur following treatment of heart attacks with angioplasty.

28 Aug 2017

New study identifies four key strategies for alleviating crowding in emergency rooms

No single solution exists for alleviating crowding in emergency rooms, but a new study identifies four key strategies that have reduced the problem.

28 Aug 2017

Hurricane and flood handbook provides tips on how to prepare before the storm

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1 and runs for six months, is expected to have a near-average number of storms.

26 Aug 2017

LSU Health New Orleans receives $10 million grant to support research on virus-induced cancers

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded LSU Health New Orleans a $10 million grant over five years to support new basic research studies advancing the development new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for virus-induced cancers.

26 Aug 2017

UA College of Medicine - Tucson selected for NIH initiative to advance critical emergency medicine research

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is one of a team of six national institutions selected for the Strategies to Innovate EmeRgENcy Care Clinical Trials Network, a new initiative of the National Institutes of Health to advance critical emergency medicine research.

26 Aug 2017

AACN’s nurse educators and leaders demonstrate moral courage

Nursing has the privilege of caring for culturally diverse patients and the social mandate to do so with a focus on equity and excellence, respect, and dignity.

26 Aug 2017

Incisionless surgery method can safely treat painful bone tumors, study shows

Doctors from the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children's National Health System have completed a clinical trial that demonstrates how osteoid osteoma, a benign but painful bone tumor that commonly occurs in children and young adults, can be safely and successfully treated using an incisionless surgery method called magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU).

24 Aug 2017

UA Valley Fever Center For Excellence awarded NIH grant to accelerate vaccine development

The Valley Fever Center for Excellence at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson has been awarded a four-year, $4.8 million grant for research to speed development of a vaccine to combat Valley fever, the sometimes deadly respiratory illness caused by Coccidioides spores found in soils of the U.S. Southwest.

24 Aug 2017

Missed care due to low nurse staffing linked to higher risk of patient deaths

Failure to deliver complete nursing care explains why hospitals with lower registered nursing staff levels have a higher risk of patient death, a new University of Southampton study has shown.

24 Aug 2017

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Special program enables nurses to better prepare for providing palliative care

New approach to treating neonatal hypoxic ischemia improves outcomes in preclinical models

New study finds lack of adherence to lifesaving treatment among breast cancer patients on opioids

Virginia Mason’s therapy car now licensed for commercial production, distribution to therapists anywhere

Consistent e-cigarette use does help smokers quit, researchers say

ASTRO recognizes 43 researchers for their top-rated abstracts at 2017 Annual Meeting

Researchers develop new assessment to predict risk of falls in long-term care patients

Researchers synthesizing new, first-in-class drug to stop growth of ER-positive breast cancer

Research on electrical nerve-block implant aims at treating asthma and heart failure

Placenta-on-a-chip device mimics microenvironment of malaria in the womb to develop treatments

Boosting blood levels of bone-derived hormone may reverse age-related memory loss

LSU Health New Orleans to receive $735,000 for improving heart attack recovery

New study identifies four key strategies for alleviating crowding in emergency rooms

Hurricane and flood handbook provides tips on how to prepare before the storm

LSU Health New Orleans receives $10 million grant to support research on virus-induced cancers

UA College of Medicine - Tucson selected for NIH initiative to advance critical emergency medicine research

AACN’s nurse educators and leaders demonstrate moral courage

Incisionless surgery method can safely treat painful bone tumors, study shows

UA Valley Fever Center For Excellence awarded NIH grant to accelerate vaccine development

Missed care due to low nurse staffing linked to higher risk of patient deaths

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