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At an event Thursday at Rutgers, thought leaders from academia, health care, government and the pharmaceutical industry discussed the future of scientific and clinical trial innovation in the state, as a result of an innovative consortium between Rutgers University, Princeton University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Channels: Clinical Trials, Government/Law, Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Politics, National Institutes of Health (NIH),

Keywords: Clinical & Translational Research, Science Research, Medical Research, New Jersey, clinical trial, New Therapies, Innovation

A random conversation between two Cornell researchers at a child’s birthday party led to a collaboration and new understanding of how bacteria resist toxins, which may lead to new tools in the fight against harmful infections.

Channels: All Journal News, Infectious Diseases, Microbiome, National Institutes of Health (NIH),

Keywords: single molecule biology, Prokaryotes

Sticks and stones may break one’s bones, but healing them requires the production of a protein signal that stimulates the generation, growth and spread of vital nerve cells, or neurons, throughout the injured area. That’s the finding of a recent Johns Hopkins Medicine study that used mice to demonstrate what likely takes place during human fracture repair as well.

Channels: All Journal News, Bone Health, Trauma, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Grant Funded News,

Keywords: Bone Fractures, Bone Repair, Nerve Fibers, Nerve Growth Factor, protein signaling

Study in mice shows the nervous system not only detects the presence of Salmonella in the gut but actively stops the organism from infecting the body Nerves in the gut prevent Salmonella infection by shutting the cellular gates that allow bacteria to invade the intestine and spread beyond it As a second line of defense, gut neurons help avert Salmonella invasion by maintaining the levels of key protective microbes in the gut Findings reveal prominent role for nervous system in infection protection and regulation of immunity

Channels: All Journal News, Digestive Disorders, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Microbiome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Cell (journal), Embargoed Feed - hidden,

Keywords: Salmonella, Infection, GUT, gutneurons, Immunity

A team of scientists has identified how damaged DNA molecules are repaired inside the human genome, a discovery that offers new insights into how the body works to ensure its health and how it responds to diseases that stem from impaired DNA.

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Cell Biology, Genetics, Stem Cells, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Artificial Intelligence, Grant Funded News,

As the leading cause of death in both the United States and the world, heart disease claims nearly 18 million lives every year, according to the World Health Organization.

Channels: All Journal News, Behavioral Science, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Psychology and Psychiatry, Public Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH), PLOS ONE, Grant Funded News,

One year after surpassing $500 million in research grant and award funding, University of Alabama at Birmingham faculty, staff and administration have hit another institutional milestone for the first time in its 50-year history — exceeding more than $600 million in research funding awards.

Channels: All Journal News, Clinical Trials, Ethics and Research Methods, Healthcare, In the Workplace, National Institutes of Health (NIH),

Keywords: NIH Award, NIH, NIH budget, NIH budget cuts, Research, Research Funding, Research Awards, NSF, Department Of Defense, DoD, Industry Funded, industry funding medical research

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t use these products. The study suggests that breast cancer risk increased with more frequent use of these chemical hair products.

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Race and Ethnicity, Women's Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Embargoed Feed - hidden, Grant Funded News,

Keywords: National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences, Niehs, permanent hair dye, chemical hair straighteners, Breast Cancer Risk

Researchers from the University of Georgia, Emory University School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh have received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to test a novel method of producing viable sperm cells from skin cells.

Channels: All Journal News, Men's Health, Stem Cells, National Institutes of Health (NIH),

Keywords: Infertility, Stem Cells, Sterility

In a new model for neonatal late-onset sepsis, or LOS, researchers show that disrupting the normal maturation of gut microbes can make newborn mouse pups highly susceptible to LOS. Giving the pups specific protective bacteria before a challenge with invasive bacteria prevented the deadly infection.

Channels: All Journal News, Children's Health, Infectious Diseases, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH),

Keywords: Neonatal i, Late onset sepsis, Intestinal Bacteria, dysbiosis, Probiotics, Extremely premature babies, Microbiome, Microbiome/Metagenomics, Pediatrics, Newborn intensive care unit