Indiana lawmakers seek to forbid hospital monopolies, but one merger fight remains
Union Health is making a new bid to Indiana regulators to buy its rival hospital in Terre Haute as the door looks poised to close on such deals.
Tribal health leaders say Medicaid cuts would decimate health programs
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the Oneida Community Health Center near Green Bay, Wisconsin, are bracing…
Oral Health Throughout Life campaign provides actionable guidance to maintain healthy smiles
Maintaining oral health throughout life is essential for health, overall well-being and an optimal quality of life.
Understanding the role of CD2AP in Alzheimer’s disease
A groundbreaking peer-reviewed Thought Leaders Invited Review article in Brain Medicine (Genomic Press, New York) explores how CD2-associated protein (CD2AP) contributes to Alzheimer's disease (AD), one of the most devastating…
UCLA Health discovers drug that mimics stroke rehabilitation effects in mice
A new study by UCLA Health has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice, following from human…
Researchers explore H. pylori treatment policies in the Asia-Pacific region
Helicobacter pylori bacteria is considered to be the main cause of gastric cancer, with the infection rate particularly high in the Asia-Pacific region.
Researchers challenge the genetic paradigm of cancer
It's time for researchers to reconsider the current paradigm of cancer as a genetic disease, argued Sui Huang from the Institute for Systems Biology, USA, and colleagues in a new…
BMI may no longer be enough for assessing obesity in older adults
Body mass index (BMI) is key method for measuring a person's weight status, and defining if they have normal weight, overweight, or obesity.
New RNA barcoding method tracks gene transfer in microbial communities
In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems.
Testing a novel approach to restore normal heart function in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1
Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy and a condition that severely affects multiple organs including skeletal muscle, heart, brain and the gastrointestinal…