http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Rush University Medical Center Older adults who are subject to elder abuse, neglect and exploitation face a greater risk of being hospitalized than other seniors, according to the results of a study published in the April 8 issue of JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hospitalization-linked-elder-abuse.html Health Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:35:13 EST news284657706 (Medical Xpress)—Buphenyl, an FDA-approved medication for hyperammonemia, may protect memory and prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Hyperammonemia is a life-threatening condition that can affect patients at any age. It is caused by abnormal, high levels of ammonia in the blood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-scientists-buphenyl-drug-alzheimer-disease.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:50:33 EST news282214226 Feeding human breast milk to very-low-birth-weight infants greatly reduces risk for sepsis and significantly lowers associated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) costs, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-breast-sepsis-intensive-very-low-birth-weight-infants.html Health Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:47:59 EST news279391672 Rush University Medical Center is conducting the nation's first clinical study of an innovative stem cell drug, Cartistem, to repair knee cartilage damaged by aging, trauma or degenerative diseases such as osteoarthritis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-stem-cell-therapy-knee-cartilage.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:45:10 EST news278264701 (Medical Xpress)—With demand for unresolved back pain relief growing as the U.S. population ages, Rush University Medical Center is doing more minimally invasive spine surgery procedures that allow patients to return to normal, day-to-day activities faster than if they undergo conventional surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-minimally-invasive-spine-surgery-real-time.html Surgery Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:30:01 EST news277460037 Researchers at Rush University Medical Center, in collaboration with researchers at Northwestern University, have identified a molecular mechanism central to the development of osteoarthritis (OA) pain, a finding that could have major implications for future treatment of this often-debilitating condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-scientists-home-osteoarthritis-pain.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:29:52 EST news275848184 (Medical Xpress)— Patients wait too long after the onset of heart attack symptoms before seeking medical care, according to the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. Even with advancements at hospitals, patients must still quickly recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and take the first step toward getting help—particularly in December and January, when heart attack deaths peak. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-rapid-response-people-chest-pain.html Cardiology Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:53:37 EST news274524810 Seven major academic medical centers and teaching hospitals in the Chicago area have joined together to form the Chicago Adult Congenital Heart Network (CATCH), which is the first patient-centered, inter-institutional network in Chicago established to ensure all adults with congenital heart disease in the area receive appropriate follow-up care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-chicago-area-hospitals-collaborate-network-adults.html Cardiology Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:17:04 EST news269536617 (Medical Xpress)—A study authored by Rebekah Hamilton, RN, PhD, associate dean of the Rush University College of Nursing, found that young women with a BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutation felt different and misunderstood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-reveals-young-women-brca-mutation.html Cancer Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:41:02 EST news267867653 Regular mammography screening can help narrow the breast cancer gap between black and white women, according to a retrospective study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment in August. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-disparity-breast-cancer-black-white.html Cancer Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:24:06 EST news267805439 New research suggests that people who were emotionally neglected as children may have a higher risk of stroke in adulthood. The study is published in the September 19, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Emotional neglect is defined as failing to provide for a child's needs emotionally. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-emotional-neglect-children-linked-life.html Neuroscience Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:00:08 EST news267289017 Assessment of sexual function should be incorporated into cardiovascular risk evaluation for all men, regardless of the presence or absence of known cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Ajay Nehra, lead author of a report by the Princeton Consensus (Expert Panel) Conference, a collaboration of 22 international, multispecialty researchers. Nehra is vice chairperson, professor and director of Men's Health in the Department of Urology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-cardiovascular-men-sexual-function.html Cardiology Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:35:47 EST news265556136 Two studies by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center suggest that, in the future, colonic tissue obtained during either colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy may be used to predict who will develop Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder of aging that that leads to progressive deterioration of motor function due to loss of neurons in the brain that produce dopamine, a neurotransmitter essential to executing movement. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-colonoscopy-flexible-sigmoidoscopy-parkinson.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:01 EST news256299941 Greater purpose in life may help stave off the harmful effects of plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study, published in the May issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, is available online. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-purpose-life-brain-alzheimer-disease.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Mon, 07 May 2012 16:00:22 EST news255611237 Daily physical activity may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline, even in people over the age of 80, according to a new study by neurological researchers from Rush University Medical Center that will be published in the online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology on April 18. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-daily-physical-alzheimer-disease-age.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:00:01 EST news253981411