Biomaterials likely will play a larger role in helping chronic wounds heal among diabetics, according to experts who spoke at the European Conference on Biomaterials in Dublin.
Overlooked genes play a role in wound care healing: study
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John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2013
Eight genes that have been overlooked in the past appear to play a role in the healing of pressure ulcers and other wounds, according to biologists from the University of California at San Diego.
ProMedica Senior Care betting on partners with ‘skin in the game’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2021
A hospital-to-skilled nursing conversion project uniting ProMedica and Ohio’s MetroHealth is the first of several collaborations the giant senior care operator is planning to launch this year. It’s...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 30
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 30, 2024
Losing items doesn’t always indicate poor memory … 15 generics saved Medicare about $15 billion from 2015 to 2021 … Healthy lifestyle could offset life-shortening genes … EHR tool combats health...
The ‘chameleon’ effect: How major nursing home players are transforming for scale
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 16, 2024
Providers looking to scale their skilled nursing businesses face an uphill battle in an economic and regulatory environment that is chewing up even some of the sector’s best-known operators.
Study: Brain genes may slow down at age 40
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Haymarket Media
Jun 11, 2004
Researchers from the Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School say they’ve found a “genetic signature” of aging in the human brain — showing certain genes slow down after...
State News for January 2016
Jan 04, 2016
MINNESOTA — Nearly 600 nursing assistants will be required to retake a certification test due to “suspicious” patterns in the results.
Old-age eye problems grow for those with bad habits, genetic tendencies
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Haymarket Media
Jan 11, 2007
Obesity and smoking, in combination with a genetic predisposition, multiply the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration, according to a new study by doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
Coffee tied to lower Parkinson’s risk — even in those genetically predisposed
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 05, 2020
People who are predisposed to Parkinson’s may tend to avoid drinking coffee. Alternatively, some mutation carriers may drink a lot of coffee and benefit from its neuroprotective effects, propose investigators.
Is shift work a dementia risk?
By
Meredith Beirne
Aug 09, 2018
A gene linked to job-related exhaustion in shift workers may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, according to a Finnish study published in the journal Sleep.