Statewide bans on marriage, adoptions affect mental health of gay men
Young gay men who hope one day to be fathers experience psychological distress brought on by policies that ban same-sex marriage and adoption, say researchers at the University of Michigan School of...
View ArticleReport reveals adoption breakdown rate and the experiences of adoptive...
The most comprehensive study ever to be carried out into adoption in England has confirmed that the rate of breakdown is lower than anticipated, but it also reveals a stark picture of the problems...
View ArticleMeasles cases linked to US adoptions of Chinese children, CDC reports
(HealthDay)—A series of measles cases in the United States involving children adopted from China highlights the importance of vaccinations for any adopted child from overseas, a new report reveals.
View ArticleGenetics dominant risk factor in common cancers
A study of individuals who have been adopted has identified genetics as the dominant risk factor in 'familial' breast, prostate and colorectal cancers.
View ArticleEHR adoption increasing, but stage 2 criteria often not met
(HealthDay)—Most U.S. hospitals and office-based physicians have adopted electronic health records (EHR), according to two studies published in the August issue of Health Affairs.
View ArticleReport highlights progress, challenges in health IT
(HealthDay)—Progress has been made toward widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), although there are still barriers to adoption of advanced use of EHRs, according to a report published...
View ArticleChildhood adoption experiences and the effect of those experiences later in...
Adoptions have been running at record levels in the UK, with recent figures showing an annual rate of almost 4,000 – up by 15 per cent – while Government reforms have attempted to boost the process....
View ArticleHigh-volume surgeons lead use of robotic procedures
(HealthDay)—From 2003 to 2010 there was widespread adoption of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP), especially among high-volume surgeons, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in BJU...
View Article'Nurture' more important than 'nature' in childhood obesity says research
Parents' lifestyles, rather than their genes, are primarily responsible for their children being overweight according to research by the Centre for Economic Performance, based at the London School of...
View ArticleAdopted kids' average IQ higher than non-adopted siblings, study finds
Adopted children tend to have a slightly higher IQ than siblings who remained with their biological parents, a recent study found.
View ArticleReport reveals adoptive parents in Wales unable to access support for their...
Last year 5,050 children in England and 345 children in Wales were adopted out of care. Until now, little was known about how many adoptions broke down (disrupted) or how many children's difficulties...
View ArticleAdoptive immunotherapy may help treat more types of cancer if new approaches...
In a special issue of Immunotherapy, leading experts provide in-depth review of innovative strategies that may further the success of adoptive cell immunotherapy as a cancer treatment. Adoptive cell...
View ArticleCancer survivors may face unique challenges when trying to adopt
A new study has found that cancer survivors' options for adoption may be limited by adoption agencies' policies. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer...
View ArticleStudy examines how and why states adopt drunk driving laws
How do states decide what laws to adopt to prevent alcohol-impaired driving and keep their roads safe?
View ArticleHITECH Act did not speed up electronic health record adoption as hoped, study...
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was signed into law Feb. 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, improve...
View ArticleAdopted preschoolers show more empathy when parents are affectionate
Young children whose parents regularly provide warmth and positive reinforcement show more empathy for others and care about following rules, according to a new University of Michigan study examining...
View ArticleBy rushing to speed up forced adoptions we are letting children down
It is within the power of a judge to sever all legal ties between a child in care and its birth family through an adoption order. Most adoption orders for children in care in England are made without...
View ArticlePost-adoption blues expert on depression screening recommendations
A new recommendation on screening mothers during pregnancy and postpartum for depression also should include parents who are adopting children, says a Purdue University expert on "post-adoption blues."
View ArticleDramatic remissions seen in immunotherapy trial of blood cancer patients
Twenty-seven out of 29 patients with an advanced blood cancer who received an experimental, "living" immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial experienced sustained remissions, according to preliminary...
View ArticleChildren can benefit when adoptive and biological parents share adoption stories
For most of the 20th century, adoptions were largely "closed," meaning birth parents placed their child with an adoption agency and had no further contact unless the child sought them out later in...
View ArticleNeed for best practice guidelines for counseling women who relinquish their...
A new study by The University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work and The Donaldson Adoption Institute provides groundbreaking research on the experiences of first/birth parents and the need...
View ArticleKidney transplants—white blood cells control virus replication
Certain white blood cells play an important role in bringing a harmful virus under control after kidney transplantations. The results of a research group at the Department of Biomedicine at the...
View ArticleScientists work to strengthen the synergy of chemotherapy and immunotherapy...
In the war on cancer, powerful chemotherapy agents are increasingly packaged with immunotherapy that primes a patient's immune system to better battle the disease.
View ArticleConnecting the chromosomes: Adoptees find, reunite with birth mothers through...
Though she was adopted as a newborn, Anita Mattingly said she never questioned where she came from while growing up.
View Article'Adopted' embryo programme produces new style extended families
Experts at the University of Huddersfield are researching the emergence of a new style of family creation that sees couples "adopt" embryos and, after the child is born, remain in contact with the...
View ArticleNew approach in T-cell therapy to treat cancer
Scientists have armed immune cells with a new surface molecule. This causes the cells to respond particularly aggressively when they encounter a protein that tumors actually use to camouflage...
View ArticleProgram that paid hospitals to adopt electronic records delivers dramatic...
Incentives paid to hospitals to implement electronic health records appear to have paid off, with adoption rates 8 percentage points higher per year over five years for those that were eligible for the...
View ArticleExperiences of adoptive families inform policy recommendations
New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) recommends increased support for adoptive families and early intervention for those at risk of breaking down.
View ArticleFred Hutch researchers engineer complex immunotherapy that may target...
Oct. 25, 2017 - Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington have developed a novel way to genetically engineer T cells that may be effective for treating and...
View ArticleImpact of US pay for performance programs 'limited and disappointing' say...
The impact of pay for performance programs in US hospitals has been "limited and disappointing" say experts in a study published by The BMJ today.
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