A Saint Louis University researcher has received a grant to study the effects of treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on cardiovascular and metabolic health. Jeffrey Scherrer, Ph.D., associate professor in Family and Community Medicine, received $2,348,320 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

September 9, 2016 — New research published Sept. 8 in the Open Access journal PLOS Biology reports the role of genes in congenital heart defects (CHD) is more complex than previously realized. The research conducted University of California Irvine biologists Anne Calof and Arthur Lander and colleagues also found that overall risk is determined by a combination of gene effects both inside and outside of the heart itself.

Six-month preclinical data from trials of a Xeltis bioabsorbable aortic conduit were presented at the 2016 scientific meeting of the International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology (ISACB). The data was presented by Prof. Frederick Schoen, M.D., Ph.D., senior pathologist and executive vice chairman, Department of Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and professor of pathology and health sciences and technology, Harvard Medical School.

Technological and administrative obstacles are significantly cutting into available time for physicians to engage with patients. Nearly half a physician’s office day is now filled by data entry into electronic medical records (EHRs) and administrative desk work, according to a new time-motion study conducted by experts at the American Medical Association (AMA) and Dartmouth-Hitchcock healthcare system. The study results were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

September 7, 2016 — Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. announced that its Aplio 500 Platinum ultrasound system will be used during a live case following the International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) Bubbles Conference, Sept. 8-9 in Chicago. The demonstration is meant to show the benefits of the recent U.S.