Novel biomedical advances that show promise in the lab often fall short in clinical trials. For researchers studying peripheral artery disease, this is made more difficult by a lack of standardized metrics for what recovery looks like. A new study from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers identifies major landmarks of PAD recovery, creating signposts for researchers seeking to understand the disease and develop treatments.
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Navigating the potential pitfalls of tracking college athletes
Fitness trackers like Fitbit and Garmin watches make it easy for anyone to collect data about health and performance.
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Earliest look at newborns’ visual cortex reveals the minds babies start with
Within hours of birth, a baby’s gaze is drawn to faces. Now, brain scans of newborns reveal the neurobiology underlying this behavior, showing that as young as six days old a baby’s brain appears hardwired for the specialized tasks of seeing faces and seeing places.
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Novel use of robotics for neuroendovascular procedures
Surgeons at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University are pioneering the use of robotics in neuroendovascular procedures, which are performed via the blood vessels of the neck and brain.
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Study finds ‘far-reaching’ impact from Affordable Care Act
By 2008, when President Obama was first elected, the rate of uninsurance in the U.S. had been steadily deteriorating: nearly 56 million Americans reported they had no health insurance for at least part of the prior year. Despite a long-lasting economic boom, a substantial expansion of public coverage for children, federal tax subsidies for people buying high-deductible health plans, and many state efforts, the nation’s rate of uninsured had been climbing since 1999, and 10 million more Americans were projected to join the ranks of uninsured by 2019. Even those with middle and higher incomes were worried about being financially devastated by a serious illness.
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ACA helped make health insurance access more equal, but racial and ethnic gaps remain
As the Affordable Care Act turns 10 years old, a new study shows it has narrowed racial and ethnic gaps in access to health insurance and health care—but definitely not eliminated them.
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Can light therapy help improve mood in people with concussion?
People with mild traumatic brain injury who are exposed to early morning blue light therapy may experience a decrease in depression and other concussion symptoms, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 72nd Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, April 25 to May 1, 2020.
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Challenges for translating pharmacomicrobiomics to personalized medicine
A new Commentary identifies three actionable challenges for translating pharmacomicrobiomics to personalized medicine in 2020.
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Improved nurse work environments linked to lower burnout and better patient satisfaction
Healthcare provider burnout is a mounting public health crisis with up to half of all physicians and one in three nurses reporting high burnout, data show. Burnout rates among nurses also correlate with lower patient satisfaction.
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New blood test could be deployed in primary care setting for people with memory issues
A blood test that may eventually be done in a doctor’s office can swiftly reveal if a patient with memory issues has Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment and can also distinguish both conditions from frontotemporal dementia.
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