Archive: 25/01/2016

Nuclear medicine tools could be beneficial in the fight against several human cancers

In the fight against cancer, nuclear medicine may be one of the best tools in a physician's arsenal. Silvia Jurisson, a researcher at the University of Missouri, continues to develop breakthrough nuclear materials and methods ...

Jan 25, 2016

Childhood cancer survivors face increased risk of metabolic syndrome

A new study of metabolic health risk factors in childhood cancer survivors showed increased risk for modifiable factors such as hypertension and overweight/obesity. These factors have been linked to the effects of chemotherapy ...

Jan 25, 2016

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Potential therapeutic targets identified for multiple sclerosis

Treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory diseases may benefit by new findings from a study that identified potential therapeutic targets for a devastating disease striking some 2.3 million people worldwide.

Jan 25, 2016

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No more insulin injections? Encapsulated pancreatic cells offer possible new diabetes treatment

In patients suffering from Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks the pancreas, eventually leaving patients without the ability to naturally control blood sugar. These patients must carefully monitor the amount of sugar ...

Jan 25, 2016

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Leadership: Key to quality care and retention among nurses

Nurses faced with abusive managers are more likely to quit. But a recent study by McGill University and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières researchers finds that the opposite is also true - transformational leadership ...

Jan 25, 2016

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Optogenetic technology developed at UMMS uses light to trigger immunotherapy

A new optogenetic technology developed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Biosciences & Technology, called optogenetic immunomodulation, is capable ...

Jan 25, 2016

Billing code invalid measure to identify nurse anesthetist stand-alone practice

Nurse anesthetists often receive guidance from physician anesthesiologists, yet bill their time as if they are making decisions alone, according to a recent study of more than 9,000 cases published online in Anesthesia & ...

Jan 25, 2016