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Released: 17-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
$24M NIH grant extends Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR)
UC Davis Health

UC Davis Health and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research received a $24 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the NIH, to continue the Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR).

Newswise: Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance is Flattening Worker Wages, Contributing to Income Inequality
12-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance is Flattening Worker Wages, Contributing to Income Inequality
Tufts University

The rising cost of health insurance is an ongoing concern in the United States. New research from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University shows that increasing health insurance costs are eating up a growing proportion of worker’s compensation, and have been a major factor in both flattening wages and increasing income inequality over the past 30 years.

Newswise: $2.8M award to help unravel mysteries of disease-causing DNA folding errors
Released: 16-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
$2.8M award to help unravel mysteries of disease-causing DNA folding errors
Indiana University

An Indiana University biologist has been awarded $2.8 million from the National Institutes of Health to advance research on DNA folding errors, which have been traced to a wide variety of diseases, including genetic disorders that can cause birth defects or problems with wound healing, as well as certain types of cancer.

Newswise: Researchers Create Light-Powered Yeast, Providing Insights Into Evolution, Biofuels, Cellular Aging
11-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Researchers Create Light-Powered Yeast, Providing Insights Into Evolution, Biofuels, Cellular Aging
Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech researchers have engineered one of the world’s first yeast cells able to harness energy from light, expanding our understanding of the evolution of this trait — and paving the way for advancements in biofuel production and cellular aging.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
For surgery patients, AI could help reduce alcohol-related risks
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Using artificial intelligence to scan surgery patients’ medical records for signs of risky drinking might help spot those whose alcohol use raises their risk of problems during and after an operation, a new study suggests.

Newswise: Study Finds AI-Driven Eye Exams Increase Screening Rates for Youth with Diabetes
Released: 11-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Study Finds AI-Driven Eye Exams Increase Screening Rates for Youth with Diabetes
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of children and youth with diabetes concludes that so-called autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) diabetic eye exams significantly increase completion rates of screenings designed to prevent potentially blinding diabetes eye diseases (DED).

Newswise: Transparent brain implant can read deep neural activity from the surface
8-Jan-2024 8:05 PM EST
Transparent brain implant can read deep neural activity from the surface
University of California San Diego

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a neural implant that provides information about activity deep inside the brain while sitting on its surface.

Newswise: Developing an intelligent tutoring system to help students write better
Released: 9-Jan-2024 8:50 AM EST
Developing an intelligent tutoring system to help students write better
Iowa State University

When college students are given a writing assignment, they usually get feedback on the final product, not the process.

Newswise: The first domino falls for redox reactions
Released: 9-Jan-2024 2:00 AM EST
The first domino falls for redox reactions
Hokkaido University

Transmitting an effect known as a domino reaction using redox chemistry has been achieved for the first time.

5-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Real-world analysis: COVID-19 vaccine strongly effective for children and adolescents during delta and omicron
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

In a real-world setting, analysis showed that risk of infection and severe illness was significantly lower for those who were vaccinated against COVID-19, and cardiac conditions did not increase

Released: 8-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Why do we sleep? Researchers propose an answer to this age-old question
Washington University in St. Louis

Sleep is a fundamental need, just like food or water. “You’ll die without it,” said Keith Hengen, an assistant professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis. But what does sleep actually accomplish? For years, the best researchers could say is that sleep reduces sleepiness — hardly a satisfying explanation for a basic requirement of life.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
YAP and TAZ: Protein partners identified as potential key for fetal bone development
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

A pair of proteins could contribute to the development of healthy, strong bones by directing early cell movement and blood vessel generation

Newswise: AI-Driven Study Redefines Right Heart Health Assessment With Novel Predictive Model
Released: 4-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
AI-Driven Study Redefines Right Heart Health Assessment With Novel Predictive Model
Mount Sinai Health System

New York, NY [January 4, 2023]—In a milestone study, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the assessment of the heart’s right ventricle, which sends blood to the lungs.

Newswise: Community Cancer Care Linked with Poorer Outcomes for Patients with a Common Head and Neck Cancer
Released: 3-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Community Cancer Care Linked with Poorer Outcomes for Patients with a Common Head and Neck Cancer
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Care for patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-related squamous cell cancers of the oropharynx (an area in back of the throat) is shifting toward community cancer centers, but patients treated in this setting may be less likely to survive, according to new research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Head and Neck Cancer Center.

Newswise: Study reveals clues to how Eastern equine encephalitis virus invades brain cells
2-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Study reveals clues to how Eastern equine encephalitis virus invades brain cells
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have determined how Eastern equine encephalitis virus attaches to a receptor it uses to enter and infect cells. The findings laid the groundwork for a receptor decoy molecule that protects mice from encephalitis caused by the virus.

Newswise: Novel Genetic Priority Score Unveiled to Enhance Target Prioritization in Drug Development
2-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Novel Genetic Priority Score Unveiled to Enhance Target Prioritization in Drug Development
Mount Sinai Health System

Driven by the need for a better way to prioritize targets for drug development, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has led the development of a novel “genetic priority score” (GPS) that will integrate various types of human genetic data into a single easy-to-interpret score. The findings were described in the January 3 online issue of Nature Genetics [DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01609-2]. Studies have shown that drugs have an increased likelihood of success in clinical trials when the genes they target have been demonstrated to have genetic support. The new tool integrates multiple lines of genetic evidence to prioritize these drug targets.

Released: 2-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
New AI Tool Brings Precision Pathology for Cancer and Beyond Into Quicker, Sharper Focus
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Researchers developed an artificial intelligence tool to quickly analyze gene activities in medical images and provide single-cell insight into diseases in tissues and tissue microenvironments.

Newswise: Elusive cytonemes guide neural development, provide signaling ‘express route’
Released: 2-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Elusive cytonemes guide neural development, provide signaling ‘express route’
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Discover the first images of cytonemes during mammalian neural development, serving as express routes to establish morphogen gradients and tissue patterning.

Newswise: Study Identifies 'Visual System' Protein for Circadian Rhythm Stability
Released: 27-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Study Identifies 'Visual System' Protein for Circadian Rhythm Stability
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health have identified a protein in the visual system of mice that appears to be key for stabilizing the body’s circadian rhythms by buffering the brain’s response to light.

20-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Quality of Care Declines After Private Equity Takes Over Hospitals
Harvard Medical School

Patients are more likely to fall, get new infections, or experience other harms in a hospital after it is acquired by private equity.

Newswise: Turning plastic trash into chemistry treasure
Released: 24-Dec-2023 9:00 PM EST
Turning plastic trash into chemistry treasure
Hokkaido University

Researchers employ common plastics to kickstart radical chain reactions, creating a way to reuse plastic waste while improving process safety and efficiency.

Newswise: An implantable device could pave the way for continuous, injection-free diabetes treatment
Released: 19-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
An implantable device could pave the way for continuous, injection-free diabetes treatment
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

Frequent insulin injections are an unpleasant, albeit necessary reality for many patients with type 1 diabetes. However, new technology could create a different reality for these patients by treating the disease in one fell swoop.

Newswise: Einstein Receives $10.9 Million Grant to Validate Remote Cognitive Testing for Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
Released: 18-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
Einstein Receives $10.9 Million Grant to Validate Remote Cognitive Testing for Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Neurologists often diagnose Alzheimer’s disease after evaluating patients during lengthy, in-person office visits.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
How the Immune System Fights to Keep Herpes at Bay
Harvard Medical School

Using lab-made cells, Harvard Med researchers identify how the immune system neutralizes herpesvirus. Study maps, for the first time, the maneuvers used by virus and host in the cell nucleus. Findings could inform design of new treatments for herpes and other viruses that replicate in the same way.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 8:05 PM EST
Gut bacteria of malnourished children benefit from key elements in therapeutic food
Washington University in St. Louis

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified key, naturally occurring biochemical components of a novel therapeutic food that is aimed at repairing malnourished children’s underdeveloped gut microbiomes.

Newswise: Mice possess natural gene therapy system
7-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Mice possess natural gene therapy system
Hokkaido University

A previously mysterious small RNA molecule in mice is found to play a crucial role in gene expression, and may be the first identified member of a new class of regulatory RNAs.

Newswise: Wheat Sequencing Consortium Awarded NSF Grant to Mine Wheat Diversity for Food Security
Released: 13-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
Wheat Sequencing Consortium Awarded NSF Grant to Mine Wheat Diversity for Food Security
International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium

The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) is starting a two-year project, with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), to mine an untapped genetic resource for wheat improvement by sequencing the genomes of ancient varieties representing the worldwide diversity of bread wheat.

Released: 12-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Smoking causes brain shrinkage
Washington University in St. Louis

Smoking shrinks the brain and effectively causes premature brain aging, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Quitting smoking prevents further loss of brain tissue but doesn’t restore the brain to its original size.

Released: 12-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Mammogram rates increase when patients schedule themselves
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

By making mammograms easy to schedule through personal online patient portals, Penn Medicine saw a significant increase in screenings for breast cancer

Newswise: Cannabis Exposure Linked to 1.3 Times Higher Risk of Unhealthy Pregnancy Outcomes
7-Dec-2023 11:00 AM EST
Cannabis Exposure Linked to 1.3 Times Higher Risk of Unhealthy Pregnancy Outcomes
University of Utah Health

In a study of more than 9,000 pregnant people from across the U.S., researchers at University of Utah Health found that cannabis exposure during pregnancy is associated with a composite measure of unhealthy pregnancy outcomes, especially low birth weight, and that higher exposure is associated with higher risks.

Released: 11-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Genetic “protection” against depression was no match for pandemic stress
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Living through a historic pandemic while handling the stress of the first year of college sent one-third of students in a new study into clinical depression. That’s double the percentage seen in previous years of the same study.

Released: 11-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Clues to preventing Alzheimer’s come from patient who, despite genetics, evaded disease
Washington University in St. Louis

A woman who never developed Alzheimer's despite a strong genetic predisposition may hold the key to stopping the disease in its tracks.

Newswise:Video Embedded mapping-emotions-researchers-to-track-psychology-equity-of-public-spaces
VIDEO
Released: 11-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Mapping emotions: Researchers to track psychology, equity of public spaces
DePaul University

Psychologists and geographers at DePaul University are creating a new protocol to measure a new dimension of public spaces: Whether people of diverse backgrounds feel welcome in a community space.

Newswise: T cells tackle new 'Pirola' SARS-CoV-2 variant
7-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
T cells tackle new 'Pirola' SARS-CoV-2 variant
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

According to new predictions by La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) researchers, if the new SARS-CoV-2 Pirola variant wants to evade T cells, it isn't doing a very good job.

   
Newswise: A shape-shifting robotic catheter could make heart surgery safer
Released: 8-Dec-2023 10:40 AM EST
A shape-shifting robotic catheter could make heart surgery safer
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

A beating heart makes for a formidable surgical arena, but a new robotic catheter could someday equip surgeons to operate in the cardiac environment with greater ease.

Newswise: Getting under your skin: 3D printing technique builds structures through tissues
Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Getting under your skin: 3D printing technique builds structures through tissues
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

What if a clinician could 3D print something through your skin, constructing an implant or replacement organ underneath layers of tissue? The world of medicine would be transformed: a host of surgical procedures, which come with a variety of risks, could be performed without ever lifting a scalpel.

6-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
Surgery patients now less likely to get opioids – but decline has slowed
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Post-surgery pain relief has shifted away from opioid-containing medications over the past seven years, but the downward trend has slowed since 2020, a new study shows.

Newswise: A Type of Allergy Medicine Might Help Treat Lung Cancer, Research Suggests
4-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
A Type of Allergy Medicine Might Help Treat Lung Cancer, Research Suggests
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified an allergy pathway that, when blocked, unleashes antitumor immunity in mouse models of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). And in an early parallel study in humans, combining immunotherapy with dupilumab—an Interleukin-4 (IL-4) receptor-blocking antibody widely used for treating allergies and asthma—boosted patients' immune systems, with one out of the six experiencing significant tumor reduction. The findings were described in the December 6 issue of Nature.

Released: 5-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Scientists Shed Light on Mysteries Associated with Infertility
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Scientists attacking the problem of high miscarriage rates have long wondered if there is a way to tell whether an egg cell will successfully develop into an embryo and grow or if there is a marker indicating when it is destined to fail. Two Rutgers-led research teams have found strong clues in two separate studies using both human and mouse data that will allow them to begin to answer “yes” to both questions.

Newswise:Video Embedded can-signs-of-life-be-detected-from-saturn-s-frigid-moon
VIDEO
Released: 5-Dec-2023 10:30 AM EST
Can Signs of Life be Detected from Saturn’s Frigid Moon?
University of California San Diego

Researchers from UC San Diego have shown unambiguous laboratory evidence that amino acids transported in the ice plumes of Saturn's moon, Eceladus, can survive impact speeds of up to 4.2 km/s, supporting their detection during sampling by spacecraft.

Newswise: Research Shows Human Behavior Guided by Fast Changes in Dopamine Levels
Released: 1-Dec-2023 9:05 AM EST
Research Shows Human Behavior Guided by Fast Changes in Dopamine Levels
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that dopamine release in the human brain plays a crucial role in encoding both reward and punishment prediction errors.

Newswise:Video Embedded scientists-build-tiny-biological-robots-from-human-cells
VIDEO
21-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
Tufts University

Scientists have created tiny moving biological robots from human tracheal cells that can encourage the growth of neurons across artificial ‘wounds’ in the lab. Using patients’ own cells could permit growth of Anthrobots that assist healing and regeneration in the future with no need for immune suppression

   
Newswise: Modular chimeric cytokine receptors improve CAR T–cell therapy for solid tumors
Released: 30-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Modular chimeric cytokine receptors improve CAR T–cell therapy for solid tumors
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Adding a modular chimeric cytokine receptor to CAR T cells increased their efficacy. Learn how this modular system could improve brain and solid tumor therapy.

   
Newswise: 2D material reshapes 3D electronics for AI hardware
Released: 30-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
2D material reshapes 3D electronics for AI hardware
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering demonstrated monolithic 3D integration of layered 2D material into novel processing hardware for artificial intelligence (AI) computing.

Newswise: A new bacterial species from a hydrothermal vent throws light on their evolution
Released: 29-Nov-2023 8:00 PM EST
A new bacterial species from a hydrothermal vent throws light on their evolution
Hokkaido University

A new bacterial species discovered at the deep-sea hydrothermal vent site ‘Crab Spa’ provides a deeper understanding of bacterial evolution.

Newswise: Long-standing hormone treatment for donated hearts found to be ineffective
28-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Long-standing hormone treatment for donated hearts found to be ineffective
Washington University in St. Louis

A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Mid-America Transplant showed that the long-standing practice of treating deceased organ donors with thyroid hormone does not help preserve heart function, may cause harm and should be discontinued.

Released: 29-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Authentic or ethical? UW study shows best leadership style for inclusive hiring depends on manager’s racial identity
University of Washington

New research from Andrew Hafenbrack, associate professor of management and organization in the University of Washington School of Business, and other institutions examines the impact of leadership style on prospective Black employees who apply for jobs in less-diverse companies.

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Released: 28-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
NIH awards $2.6M to Wayne State to develop new filtration platform for insulin administration
Wayne State University Division of Research

A Wayne State University College of Engineering professor has received a $2.65 million award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to develop a novel filtration platform to improve an advanced drug delivery device to optimize diabetes insulin treatments.



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