Surgeon General Issues Landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health
The US surgeon general's landmark report about addiction cites studies on Behavioral Health and Aging from Kaiser Permanente’s Division of Research.
Ear Problems: What Electronic Health Records Can Tell Researchers
Researchers studied electronic medical records to identify two genetic variations linked to age-related hearing impairment.
Should Older People Without Heart Disease take Statins?
A JAMA Viewpoint article addresses the need to develop a better understanding of the benefits and risks for millions of older Americans taking statins to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Vitamin D Linked to Longer Breast Cancer Survival
A study co-authored by researchers from Kaiser Permanente’s Division of Research found that higher vitamin D levels may be linked to longer breast cancer survival.
Kaiser Permanente to Study Role of Environmental Factors in Childhood Obesity and Developmental Disorders
TPMG’s Division of Research received a major NIH grant to study how exposures to chemicals during pregnancy may influence the risk of obesity and neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
Why Your Heart Disease Risk May Not Be as High as You Think
Kaiser Permanente has found that a calculator predicting heart attack and stroke events overestimates the risk for adults. The Kaiser Permanente study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Overweight Colorectal Cancer Patients Have Higher Survival Rate
Overweight colorectal cancer patients were 55 percent less likely to die from their cancer than normal-weight patients who have the disease, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA Oncology.
Life Expectancy for People with HIV Continues to Improve
HIV used to be a death sentence. Now, thanks to combination antiretroviral therapy, those that have it are likely get other diseases.
Kaiser Permanente’s Autism Biobank Aims to Help Research
So far, 1,200 families are helping Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Division of Research build the Autism Family Biobank to study risk factors and manifestations of autism. Families can sign up at autismfamilybiobank.kp.org or call 866-279-0733.
Study Adds PCBs to List of Chemicals Linked to Autism
Researchers are exploring associations between environmental contaminants and autism, which affects 1 in 68 children in the U.S.