New research from Boston Medical Center finds that using clear, unambiguous language when recommending HPV vaccination both increases vaccine acceptance and increases conversation efficiency while preserving patient satisfaction. Published in Vaccine, the new research findings show that adolescents are nine…
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Study finds fragmented sleep patterns can predict vulnerability to chronic stress
New research from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Laboratory of Neural Systems and Behavior for the first time used an animal model to demonstrate how abnormal sleep architecture can be a predictor of stress vulnerability. These important findings have the potential to…
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COVID-19 survivors’ plasma might prevent worsening illness in older patients: study
Blood plasma from people recovering from COVID-19 could help prevent severe illness in older patients newly infected with the virus, a small new Argentinian study finds. The findings give new hope to the notion that so-called “convalescent plasma” might have…
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A new approach to study autoimmune diseases
A team of researchers led by the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute Diabetes Center’s Scientific Director Decio L. Eizirik, MD, Ph.D., has found that identifying new treatments for autoimmune diseases requires studying together the immune system AND target tissues. This study,…
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Mindfulness training does not reduce migraine frequency: study
(HealthDay)—Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) does not improve migraine frequency more than headache education, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Rebecca Erwin Wells, M.D., M.P.H., from Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and…
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Study identifies distinct sub-types of aggressive tumours to allow for targeted treatment
A new study led by clinician-scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), with collaborators from research institutions worldwide, has found that angiosarcomas have unique genomic and immune profiles which allow them to be classified into three different subtypes. With…
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Casual smoking can lead to nicotine addiction, says study
According to diagnostic criteria, even those who consider themselves to be casual smokers might be addicted to cigarettes. According to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Duke University found…
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Resistance to certain cancer therapies may be caused by loss of anti-tumour protein : Study
According to Penn State College of Medicine researchers, the absence of a protein that works to prevent tumour formation may explain why some patients are resistant to common cancer therapy. They said that testing cancers for the presence of this…
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Light smokers may not escape nicotine addiction, study reveals
Even people who consider themselves to be casual cigarette smokers may be addicted, according to current diagnostic criteria. Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and Duke University found that many light smokers—those who smoke one to four cigarettes per…
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Community-based programs reduce sexual violence, study shows
Through small, neighborhood classes, researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Promundo-US significantly reduced sexual violence among teenage boys living in areas of concentrated disadvantage. The study, published today in JAMA, is the culmination of a large Centers for…
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