Archive: 15/08/2019

'Silent' strokes common after surgery, researchers find

Canadian researchers have discovered that covert—or 'silent' - strokes are common in seniors after they have elective, non-cardiac surgery and double their risk of cognitive decline one year later.

Aug 15, 2019

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Trauma begets trauma: Bullying associated with increased suicide attempts among 12-to-15-year-olds

A new study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), published by Elsevier, reports that bullying victimization may increase the risk of suicide attempts among young adolescents ...

Aug 15, 2019

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Study finds lack of racial diversity in cancer drug clinical trials

New research published this week in JAMA Oncology has found a lack of racial and ethnic diversity in clinical trials for cancer drugs.

Aug 15, 2019

MDM2 counteracts resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors for melanoma therapy

A study from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the Department of Veterans Affairs led by Anna Vilgelm, MD, Ph.D., and Ann Richmond, Ph.D., has identified a possible second-line treatment for melanoma patients.

Aug 15, 2019

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New contrast agent could make MRIs safer

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have taken a key step forward in developing a new, possibly safer contrast agent for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams. Contrast enhanced MRI is a widely used ...

Aug 15, 2019

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New Jersey's medically assisted suicide law put on hold

A New Jersey judge put a temporary hold on a new law allowing terminally ill patients to seek life-ending drugs.

Aug 15, 2019

OxyContin maker Purdue agrees to provide research data

The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin has agreed to provide access to propriety research and other data to researchers at Oklahoma State University to help them find causes and treatments for drug addiction.

Aug 15, 2019

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Team links gene to children with physical and intellectual disabilities

Modern science and data sharing converged to underpin a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, that identified a gene associated with a rare condition that results ...

Aug 15, 2019

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Adults with mild cognitive impairment can learn, benefit from mindfulness meditation

There's currently no known way to prevent older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from developing Alzheimer's disease.

Aug 15, 2019

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Addiction intervention in hospital is a 'reachable moment'

Patients who meet an addiction medicine consult team while they're in the hospital are twice as likely to participate in treatment for substance use disorder after they go home, according to new research.

Aug 15, 2019

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Archive: 15/08/2019

'Silent' strokes common after surgery, researchers find

Trauma begets trauma: Bullying associated with increased suicide attempts among 12-to-15-year-olds

Study finds lack of racial diversity in cancer drug clinical trials

MDM2 counteracts resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors for melanoma therapy

New contrast agent could make MRIs safer

New Jersey's medically assisted suicide law put on hold

OxyContin maker Purdue agrees to provide research data

Team links gene to children with physical and intellectual disabilities

Adults with mild cognitive impairment can learn, benefit from mindfulness meditation

Addiction intervention in hospital is a 'reachable moment'

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