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Indiana Medical Scientist Training Program receives $4.6M grant

The Indiana Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) has received $4.6 million in renewed grant funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to sustain and expand its efforts throughout the next five years.

12 Jul 2023

Social isolation linked to brain volume loss in older adults

Older people who have little social contact with others may be more likely to have loss of overall brain volume, and in areas of the brain affected by dementia, than people with more frequent social contact, according to a study published in the July 12, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Jul 2023

Researchers find new way to target leprosy infection

Leprosy has existed since at least Biblical times, yet scientists still don't know exactly how Mycobacterium leprae causes the disease's symptoms.

12 Jul 2023

New research finds COPD diagnosis gap in African Americans

Recently published research suggests that despite showing clear symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), many African Americans are not officially diagnosed with the disease due to flaws in diagnosis methods.

11 Jul 2023

Forensic nurse researcher develops new ways to detect bruises in patients with darker skin tones

A leading forensic nurse researcher has developed new approaches to detecting bruises in patients with darker skin tones – thus helping to overcome barriers to diagnosing injuries in patients of color, according to a special article on nurse innovators in the July issue of the American Journal of Nursing.

11 Jul 2023

World's first completely open- and crowd-sourced neuroscience experiment launched

Today, scientists from the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics, a division of the Allen Institute, launched the world's first completely open- and crowd-sourced neuroscience experiment - inviting researchers from around the world to publicly design a shared experiment that will run on the Allen Brain Observatory, as part of the Institute's OpenScope program.

11 Jul 2023

Unborn baby 'remote controls' mother's metabolism using ‘greedy’ gene inherited from dad

Fetuses use a copy of a gene inherited from their dad to force their mum to release as much nutrients as possible during pregnancy, Cambridge scientists have discovered.

11 Jul 2023

New mouse model mimics the development of frailty in older adults

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a mouse model that successfully mimics the development of frailty as mammals — likely including people — get older.

11 Jul 2023

UVA researchers discover how 'hair cells' repair themselves

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how the cells that let us hear can repair themselves after being damaged.

10 Jul 2023

Abnormal cortical folding linked to major depressive disorder

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a complex and debilitating metal illness. Given its complex and widespread nature, MDD has been a subject of intense medical research.

10 Jul 2023

Survey sabotage: careless and inattentive participants misrepresent COVID-19 cleaning habits

Surveys are the most common approaches for collecting data in public health.

7 Jul 2023

Kidney transplant recipients may benefit from new fluid therapy

A major clinical trial has found a simple change to world practice for kidney transplants could deliver real benefits for recipients and reduce their need for dialysis by 25 per cent.

6 Jul 2023

Dietary restraint can reduce effects of obesity risk genes, study finds

Obesity risk genes make people feel hungrier and lose control over their eating, but practicing dietary restraint could counteract this.

6 Jul 2023

How health care may be affected by the high court’s affirmative action ruling

Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of doctors and other care providers in training but ultimately also on patient care.

6 Jul 2023

Study reveals how a person remembers experiences of childhood abuse or neglect can impact future emotional disorders

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London and City University New York, published today (Wednesday 5 July) in JAMA Psychiatry, has found that the way childhood abuse and/or neglect is remembered and processed has a greater impact on later mental health than the experience itself.

5 Jul 2023

Hospitalized Kenyan patients more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Kenyan patients who spend more than three days in the nation's hospitals are more likely to harbor a form of bacteria resistant to one of the most widely used antibiotic classes, according to a recent study led by Washington State University.

5 Jul 2023

Clinical trial of three-month TB treatment regimen closed due to high rate of unfavorable outcomes

The first clinical trial of a three-month tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimen is closing enrollment because of a high rate of unfavorable outcomes with the investigational course of treatment.

5 Jul 2023

Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of heart attacks in people over 60

Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks among people aged over 60, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today.

3 Jul 2023

Combining proteomic and miRNA data yields superior age predictions, study suggests

A new research paper was published on the cover of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 12, entitled, "Age prediction from human blood plasma using proteomic and small RNA data: a comparative analysis."

30 Jun 2023

Tiny sea creature offers new clues to regeneration and aging

Insights into healing and aging were discovered by National Institutes of Health researchers and their collaborators, who studied how a tiny sea creature regenerates an entire new body from only its mouth.

30 Jun 2023

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Indiana Medical Scientist Training Program receives $4.6M grant

Social isolation linked to brain volume loss in older adults

Researchers find new way to target leprosy infection

New research finds COPD diagnosis gap in African Americans

Forensic nurse researcher develops new ways to detect bruises in patients with darker skin tones

World's first completely open- and crowd-sourced neuroscience experiment launched

Unborn baby 'remote controls' mother's metabolism using ‘greedy’ gene inherited from dad

New mouse model mimics the development of frailty in older adults

UVA researchers discover how 'hair cells' repair themselves

Abnormal cortical folding linked to major depressive disorder

Survey sabotage: careless and inattentive participants misrepresent COVID-19 cleaning habits

Kidney transplant recipients may benefit from new fluid therapy

Dietary restraint can reduce effects of obesity risk genes, study finds

How health care may be affected by the high court’s affirmative action ruling

Study reveals how a person remembers experiences of childhood abuse or neglect can impact future emotional disorders

Hospitalized Kenyan patients more likely to harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Clinical trial of three-month TB treatment regimen closed due to high rate of unfavorable outcomes

Vitamin D supplements may reduce risk of heart attacks in people over 60

Combining proteomic and miRNA data yields superior age predictions, study suggests

Tiny sea creature offers new clues to regeneration and aging

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