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31-May-2024 8:00 AM EDT
ASCO: Novel CAR T therapy and shorter targeted therapy durations show promise for patients with leukemia
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center presented positive clinical results from two studies today at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

Newswise: Antibodies may aid effort to fight influenza B: study
Release date: 31-May-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Antibodies may aid effort to fight influenza B: study
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have isolated human monoclonal antibodies against influenza B, a significant public health threat that disproportionately affects children, the elderly and other immunocompromised individuals.

Newswise: CoA’s Anderson Selected as 2024 CUR-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Awardee
Release date: 31-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
CoA’s Anderson Selected as 2024 CUR-Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Awardee
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

Dr. John Anderson, W.H. Drury Professor of Ecology and Natural History at College of the Atlantic (COA) in Bar Harbor, ME, has been selected as the 2024 Council on Undergraduate Research – Goldwater Scholars Faculty Mentor Awardee.

   
Release date: 31-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Cognitive Declines Preceding Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Lead to Credit Card, Mortgage Delinquency
Georgetown University Medical Center

Media Contact Karen Teber, [email protected] (May 31, 2024) — In the years prior to an Alzheimer’s disease or other memory disorder diagnosis, credit scores begin to weaken and payment delinquency begins to increase, concludes new research led by Georgetown University. The findings show consistent deterioration in these financial outcomes over the quarters leading up to diagnosis.

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Release date: 31-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
May Monthly Research Highlights Newsletter
Cedars-Sinai

A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai.

Newswise: World No Tobacco Day:  Novel Tobacco Products Pose a Danger to Young People
Release date: 31-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
World No Tobacco Day: Novel Tobacco Products Pose a Danger to Young People
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Despite initiatives around the world to reduce the use of tobacco products amongst young people, smoking is still prevalent in those aged 18 and under. On World No Tobacco Day May 31, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), is encouraging policy makers to take steps to prevent young people from taking up smoking. The American Thoracic Society is a founding member of FIRS.

Release date: 31-May-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Team Finds New Potential Causes of Rare and Lethal Bone Cancer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

A team of researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recently published a genomic study that uncovered two classes of genetic causes for chordoma in children by conducting some genomic detective work.

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Newswise: Researchers Identify a Genetic Cause of Intellectual Disability Affecting Tens of Thousands
28-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Researchers Identify a Genetic Cause of Intellectual Disability Affecting Tens of Thousands
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, that affects tens of thousands of people worldwide. The work, published in the May 31 online issue of Nature Medicine [DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03085-5], was done in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Bristol, UK; KU Leuven, Belgium; and the NIHR BioResource, currently based at the University of Cambridge, UK. The findings will improve clinical diagnostic services for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Newswise: Research Reveals How Heavy Metal Singers Scream and Squeal
Released: 31-May-2024 10:45 AM EDT
Research Reveals How Heavy Metal Singers Scream and Squeal
University of Utah Health

Scientists captured, for the first time, the complex internal acrobatics that heavy metal singers perform in order to sing harsh vocals.

   

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