PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 10 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Study May Help Explain Why Some Children with Sepsis or Organ Failure Face a Harder Recovery * A Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) research team, working with collaborators across Penn and several national institutions, reported this week that many critically ill children who develop multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) - with or without sepsis - share  more PR

NEW YORK, June 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Could MRI Predict Kidney Disease Before It Develops? Award-Winning Study Suggests New Possibilities * An investigator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received international recognition for innovative imaging research that may help physicians identify patients at increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) before they undergo surgery for kidney tumors. Mira Liu, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at the Mount Sinai B more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 9 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * Leishmaniasis: A Persistent Threat in a Changing Operational Environment * A recent review in The New England Journal of Medicine underscores a reality that military and global health professionals know well: some of the most persistent threats are also among the least visible. Leishmaniasis-a parasitic disease transmitted by sand flies-continues to evolve in ways that demand renewed attention from the medical community, particularly th more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, June 11 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Why plastic lingers: Water chemistry slows nature's cleanup Natural water chemistry shields plastics from sunlight and microbes * In lab settings, ultraviolet light deteriorates plastic so microbes can break it down further * But, in nature, plastic often persists in waterways for decades despite direct sunlight * While lab experiments often use purified water or unrealistic water chemistry, engineers found salts and other chemical con more PR