The Ivy League reduces concussion rates in football by moving the kickoff ball just five yards toward opposing team's goalpost
Following an experimental 2016 change to kickoff rules designed to encourage more touchbacks, Ivy League schools saw reduced rates of concussions on the football field.A recent study in which Brown University and the seven other Ivy League institutions participated showed that reducing kickoff returns in which players actively try to advance the ball during football games could lessen the number of concussions players suffer on the field.Results from the study, published this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association, show a sharp decrease in the rate of concussions following the Ivy League ’s d...
Source: neuropathology blog - October 14, 2018 Category: Radiology Tags: trauma Source Type: blogs
Universal Savings Accounts Can Fix 401(k) Leakage
More than 50 million Americanshold trillions of dollars in 401(k) accounts. The retirement accounts have been a big success. By eliminating the double-taxation of savings under the income tax, 401(k)s encourage individuals to build larger nest eggs.However, many people needing near-term cash end up withdrawing funds from their accounts or borrowing against their balances. Retirement experts are concerned about such “leakage.” But the real problem is that the system imposes paperwork burdens and penalties on people for accessing their own money.The solution is to create a savings vehicle that would allow withdrawals wit...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 12, 2018 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
New Efficient Method for Sequencing Epigenetic Modifications
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine have developed a new method for sequencing chemical groups attached to the surface of DNA. These chemical groups are modifications of the DNA bases that convey important information relating to the patterns of gene expression. These modifications have been studied for the past two decades and are now known to be involved in the development of a variety of diseases, including cancer, making the identification of these modifications a promising tool for diagnostic and prognostic purposes.
Traditional methods for deciphering this epigenetic code have uti...
Source: Medgadget - October 12, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Mark O'Reilly Tags: Genetics Oncology Pathology Source Type: blogs
The Importance of Distraction-Free Parenting
Parents today are generally aware of why it is a problem to let their kids constantly be on phones, computers and TVs. They know it impacts kids’ sleep, that it is a factor in childhood obesity, that it is associated with delayed language development in babies and delayed social skills development in children and teens. They know that too much time of screens is a predictor of academic problems and social anxiety and that it is linked to attention, emotional and conduct problems.
Nonetheless, many parents find it difficult to limit their kids’ use of devices. Partly it’s because they have become so common in American...
Source: World of Psychology - October 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. Tags: Children and Teens Communication Family Habits Parenting Technology Active Listening better communication Smartphone social media Source Type: blogs
Oct 2, Richard Lester Solomon: Today in the History of Psychology (2nd October 1918)
Richard Lester Solomon was born. A renowned teacher, researcher and academic mentor, Solomon spent over a decade at Harvard before being appointed the first James M. Skinner, University Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1960, where he remained until his retirement in 1984.
An influential writer within applied and experimental psychology, Solomon made telling contributions within various fields of inquiry and is best known for his published research work on perception, avoidance learning and motivation.
Among his many professional honors, Solomon received the American Psychological Association (AP...
Source: Forensic Psychology Blog - October 2, 2018 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: blogs
“Rising Star Award” in Neurodegenerative Research: Call for Submissions
TheMahoney Institute for Neurosciences (MINS) at the University of Pennsylvania is has announced a call for submissions for its annualRising Star Award in neuroscience research. To highlight the “Year of Neurodegenerative Research” on Penn’s campus, the award honors a young researcher for outstanding contributions to neurodegenerative research with a $10,000 personal honorarium at theMINS 35th Annual Retreat and Symposium on April 3, 2019.Dr. Virginia Lee“Neurodegenerative disorders are major health problems for the elderly, and there are currently no treatments for any of these diseases,” saidVirginia Lee,...
Source: neuropathology blog - October 2, 2018 Category: Radiology Tags: neurodegen dz (other) Source Type: blogs
Signposting Teaching Moments: Get Credit for What You Already Do
Hospitals around the country are struggling to accommodate the increasing number of patients requiring acute inpatient care while physician staffing remains relatively stagnant. Every time the emergency department goes into divert mode, the natural question is: “Why can’t the residents just take more patients? Can resident duty hours and teaching time preservation just be waived for a little while?” For clinical educators, the census and complexity of an inpatient service has a major effect on the time available for teaching. We ultimately want to provide the best learning experience for our students and resid...
Source: Academic Medicine Blog - September 25, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Guest Author Tags: Featured Guest Perspective clinical educators rounds teaching strategies Source Type: blogs
Super altruists (who ’ve donated a kidney to a stranger) show heightened empathic brain activity when witnessing strangers in pain
By Christian Jarrett
From an evolutionary perspective, altruistic behaviour is still a bit of mystery to psychologists, especially when it comes with a hefty cost to the self and is aimed at complete strangers.
One explanation is that altruism is driven by empathy – experiencing other people’s distress the same way as, or similar to, how we experience our own. However, others have criticized this account – most notably psychologist Paul Bloom, author of Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion. Their reasons are many, but among them is the fact that our empathy tends to be greatest for people who are mos...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - September 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Brain Morality Social Source Type: blogs
How to separate good medical students from superb ones
Since the beginning of the fourth year of medical school, I have lived in six different cities and have been fortunate to call a Michigan apple orchard, an island on the Mississippi River, and a little apartment in the Coolidge Corner neighborhood of Boston home. I come to you as an emergency medicine intern fully immersed in the second month of residency excited about what the future holds as a newly minted physician-in-training. Yet, as I continue to integrate myself in a new city and role, I want to take a moment to look back and offer my perspective on a few key qualities that separate good medical students from superb...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/nicholas-p-cozzi" rel="tag" > Nicholas P. Cozzi, MD, MBA < /a > Tags: Education Emergency Medicine Medical school Source Type: blogs
Should the Radiology Extender Be Commonplace in Hospitals?
A recent studypublished in theJournal of the American College of Radiologyhas found that radiology extenders (RE) can expedite image reading processes, stabilize workloads, and sustain reimbursement rates for radiologists.The repetitive and demanding nature of reviewing over a thousand x-ray images a week can be monotonous for radiologists, and leave them feeling unaccomplished and inefficient in their other responsibilities. To relieve some of the burden of reviewing so many images, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania trained a radiologic technologist to be integrated with ...
Source: radRounds - August 14, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Aug 12, Martin Seligman: Today in the History of Psychology (12th August 1942)
Martin Seligman was born. A world renowned psychologist, Dr. Seligman has conducted pioneering research within a variety of fields, most notably; positive psychology, resilience, learned helplessness, depression, optimism/pessimism and well-being. A leading academic, he is the director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania where he has produced a prolific body of work consisting of over 250 scholarly publications and more than 20 books.
Among his many professional accolades, Dr. Seligman received the American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions and ...
Source: Forensic Psychology Blog - August 12, 2018 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: blogs
Should the Radiology Extender Be Common Place in Hospitals?
A recent studypublished in theJournal of the American College of Radiologyhas found that radiology extenders (RE) can expedite image reading processes, stabilize workloads, and sustain reimbursement rates for radiologists.The repetitive and demanding nature of reviewing over a thousand x-ray images a week can be monotonous for radiologists, and leave them feeling unaccomplished and inefficient in their other responsibilities. To relieve some of the burden of reviewing so many images, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania trained a radiologic technologist to be integrated with ...
Source: radRounds - August 10, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Julie Morse Source Type: blogs
Can Liver and Diet Impact Alzheimer's Risk?
This research has a variety of interesting implications. For example, it highlights a potential relationship between conditions such as obesity and diabetes and Alzheimer ’s.ByAlzheimer's Reading RoomReduced levels of plasmalogens — a class of lipids created in the liver that are integral to cell membranes in the brain—are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer ’s Disease, according to new research.Plasmalogens are created in the liver and are dispersed through the blood stream in the form of lipoproteins, which also transport cholesterol and other lipids to and from cells and tissues throughout the body, i...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - July 31, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's risk alzheimers research diabetes diet health lifestyle liver obesity science Source Type: blogs
Giving Consumers the Tools and Support They Need to Navigate Our Complex Healthcare System
By CINDI SLATER, MD, FACR
As physicians and healthcare leaders, we are already well aware that the majority of patients do not have the information they need to make a medical decision or access to appropriate resources, so we didn’t need to hear more bad news. But that is precisely what new research once again told us this spring when a new study showed that almost half of the time, patients have no idea why they are referred to a GI specialist.
While the study probably speaks to many of the communications shortcomings we providers have, across the board our patients often don’t know what care they need, or how to...
Source: The Health Care Blog - July 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Patients Physicians Health care leaders Health care technology patient-provider relationship Physician's Responsibilities Source Type: blogs
Spin it Again - Four More Go Through the Revolving Door From the World of Corporate Health Care to Top US Government Leadership Positions
DiscussionSo this round of revolving door transitions featured a top pharmaceutical company researcher going to a leadership position at the NIH, which was considered long ago as a producer or unbiased science; and one physician-manager and two pure managers going from big management consultancies to DHHS. All these consultancies seem to have thriving businesses working with big commercial health care firms. So the Trump regime continues to stock top health care leadership positions with people from the commercial health care world. These leadership positions will allow them to to control contracting with, poli...
Source: Health Care Renewal - July 27, 2018 Category: Health Management Tags: CMS conflicts of interest DHHS Donald Trump Eli Lilly McKinsey NIH revolving doors Veterans Affairs Source Type: blogs
