Press Releases

Clinical SolutionsHIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Awards recognize two European health systems for implementing innovative digital solutions to advance patient careMay 29, 2018

Digital innovations are changing the way healthcare is delivered, leading to improvements in patient safety and outcomes

Research And JournalsEach hour of delay in detecting abnormal lactates in patients with sepsis increases the odds of in-hospital deathMay 24, 2018

Earlier lactate measurements correlate with quicker treatment with antibiotics and better outcomes, according to a new study in the journal CHEST®

Research And JournalsPeople with family history of alcoholism release more dopamine in expectation of alcoholMay 23, 2018

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging investigates the brain chemistry of alcohol exposure in people with a range of risk for alcohol use disorder

Research And JournalsNew study sheds light on the opioid epidemic and challenges prevailing views about this public health crisisMay 22, 2018

Fatal drug overdoses in young non-Hispanic white adults accounted for 62 percent of mortality rate growth among midlife non-Hispanic whites in the US between 1999 and 2015, according to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Clinical SolutionsDigital health innovators revealed as finalists in the HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare AwardsMay 18, 2018

European health centers recognized for digital innovation which advances patient safety and outcomes

Research And JournalsBrain abnormality indicates general risk for mental illnessMay 17, 2018

A new study in Biological Psychiatry identifies functional connectivity impairments associated with transdiagnostic risk for common forms of mental illness

Research And JournalsBehavioral health workforce faces critical challenges in meeting population needsMay 17, 2018

Experts discuss the human resource issues and propose strategies and best practices in a special supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Research And JournalsNew Zealand’s secret recipe for active school travel: the neighborhood built environmentMay 17, 2018

Science And TechnologyWinning projects announced for the 2018 Elsevier Foundation Green and Sustainable Chemistry ChallengeMay 17, 2018

Top challenge projects source guava leaves and fish bones to create new preservatives and fertilizers

Research And JournalsMagnetic stimulation dampens brain response to drug cues in addictionMay 15, 2018

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging lays the foundation for treating addiction with transcranial magnetic stimulation

Clinical SolutionsElsevier collaborates with the International Association of Forensic Nurses to enhance forensic nursing contentMay 15, 2018

Elsevier’s Clinical Skills to be reviewed and revised by internationally recognized forensic nursing organization

Research And JournalsVery obese women should lose weight during pregnancy for a healthy babyMay 14, 2018

Current recommendations should be changed for underweight and very obese women

Research And JournalsSustainable crop certification helps people and nature, but it could do more to help world’s poorest farmersMay 14, 2018

Atlas Award-winning study in Biological Conservation maps 1 million certified farms

Research And JournalsPeople with OCD process emotions differently than their unaffected siblingsMay 9, 2018

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging investigates brain processes of emotion regulation in obsessive–compulsive disorder

Research And JournalsSimple walking test helps predict risk for cognitive issues after heart surgeryMay 9, 2018

Research highlights the need for a more comprehensive evaluation of patient readiness for surgery