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Healthcare :: Virtua Health Partners with University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP) and Virtua Health have developed a strategic learning partnership to create a model for innovation in learning, technology and applied health care. With an ongoing dedication to advancing the careers of its students and faculty, the University has partnered for the first time with a leading regional healthcare organization that is at the forefront of technology and the delivery of high-quality care.

Cancer :: Praying online helps cancer patients

Breast cancer patients who pray in online support groups can obtain mental health benefits, according to a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research that was funded by the National Cancer Institute.

Diet :: Impact of under-reporting calorie intake on dietary patterns and weight

Assessing and meeting people’s nutrition and health needs is often made more difficult when they do not accurately report what and how much they eat, according to researchers at Pennsylvania State University.

Obesity :: TV watching, family meals and neighborhood effects on children’s weight

Watching television, eating family meals and the safety of the neighborhood all play a role in children’s weight, according to researchers at the University of Missouri.

Brain :: Mechanisms of the voluntary control of visual attention

Neuroscientists at Duke University have mapped the timing and sequence of neural activations that unfold in the brain when people focus their attention on specific locations in their visual fields.

Alcohol :: NYU child study center expert offers tips to help curb teen binge drinking

The New York University Child Study Center is recommending five tips to help reduce teenage drinking, in light of a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Colorectal Cancer :: Minorities and colorectal cancer screening

Telephone outreach can dramatically increase the incidence of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in an urban minority population, according to a new study published in the December 2006 issue of American Journal of Public Health.

Brain :: Potential key to brain blood-flow disorders

A University of Vermont study suggests that the astrocytic BK channel is an important participant in the cellular process responsible for signaling regional blood flow changes in the brain, providing a new key to understanding such disorders as stroke, migraine and Alzheimer’s disease.

Cancer :: Hybrid molecule causes cancer cells to self-destruct

By joining a sugar to a short-chain fatty acid compound, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a two-pronged molecular weapon that kills cancer cells in lab tests.

Healthcare :: Importance of rapid reponse in curtailing disease outbreaks

A new University of Georgia study suggests that rapid detection combined with aggressive education can dramatically curtail outbreaks of emerging infectious disease such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).