Archive: 03/05/2019

Study shows ovarian cancer survival increase

A gynecologic oncologist at the Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine was a national leader of a newly published research study that reveals good news for women with ovarian cancer—longer survival times plus a treatment ...

May 3, 2019

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Missing molecule hobbles cell movement

Cells missing a certain protein on their surface can't move normally, UConn researchers report in Science Signaling. The research could give insight into how cells move and repair wounds in normal tissue, as well as how cancer ...

May 3, 2019

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Study asks patients' input to improve the hospital experience

American hospitals engage in continuous quality and safety improvement, but information remains scarce on what patients, families and caregivers themselves most want to change about their hospital experiences.

May 3, 2019

DNA test is an effective cervical cancer screening tool for women in low-income countries

Cervical cancer is a major issue in low- and middle-income countries due to the lack of adequate screening such as routine Pap smear testing. These countries have high incidences of cervical cancer linked to human papillomavirus ...

May 3, 2019

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Professor develops microfluidic device to better detect Ebola virus

A faculty-researcher at Rochester Institute of technology has developed a prototype micro device with bio-sensors that can detect the deadly Ebola virus. With this type of device, those infected can be treated earlier, and ...

May 3, 2019

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CDC: foodborne infections increased from 2015 to 2018

(HealthDay)—From 2015 to 2018, the incidence of most foodborne infections increased, according to research published in the April 26 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ...

May 3, 2019

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Serum free fatty acid level verifies fasting state in children

(HealthDay)—Serum free fatty acid (FFA) concentrations can distinguish children's fed and fasting states, according to a study published online May 3 in Pediatrics.

May 3, 2019

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Could common heart meds lower prostate cancer risk?

(HealthDay)—Good news for men: That blood pressure medication you're taking might be doing double duty, helping reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer, a new study shows.

May 3, 2019

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Developmental tests might spot autism at even younger ages

(HealthDay)—The sooner a child with autism is diagnosed, the better, and now new research describes a novel way of catching it earlier than ever.

May 3, 2019

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Induced labor not more expensive to health care system than spontaneous labor

Expectant parents wait 40 weeks for the arrival of their new baby, but what if labor was induced one week earlier? Conventional wisdom holds that inducing labor at 39 weeks would be cost-prohibitive to a health care system. ...

May 3, 2019

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