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NIH grant awarded to Marshall researcher for studying genetic mechanisms of cocaine addiction

Price E. Dickson, Ph.D., an assistant professor of biomedical sciences at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has received a $407,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic and genomic mechanisms driving the relationship between social reward and cocaine addiction.

22 Jul 2022

Improving the immune defenses against blood cancer

For patients with lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or certain types of leukemia, treatment with chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR T cells) is sometimes the last chance of overcoming the cancer.

22 Jul 2022

Researchers discover a ‘weak spot’ that makes multi-drug resistant tumors vulnerable

One of the greatest challenges facing cancer researchers is to understand why some patients don't respond to treatments.

22 Jul 2022

Potassium-rich diets linked with lower blood pressure in women with high salt intake

Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in the diet, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

22 Jul 2022

New AI software can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments

Scientists have developed artificial intelligence software that can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments, or even tools for pulling carbon pollution out of the air.

21 Jul 2022

Consistent bedtime routines could help prepare children for the transition to first-time schooling

The transition to kindergarten is a notable milestone for children and families, who typically prepare by gathering school supplies and meeting the teacher.

21 Jul 2022

A different approach to build a more durable, broadly effective COVID-19 vaccine

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere, describe a different way to build a COVID-19 vaccine, one that would, in theory, remain effective against new and emerging variants and could be taken as a pill, by inhalation or other delivery methods.

21 Jul 2022

Phase 2a clinical trial describes safety and efficacy of dendrimer nanotherapy in severe COVID-19 patients

A multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2a clinical trial has recently been conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a nanotherapeutic compound OP-101 in treating severe COVID-19 patients.

21 Jul 2022

Multi-agency team responding to mental health emergencies leads to better outcomes

Having emergency services work together to attend mental health emergencies reduces the likelihood of the person in crisis ending up in hospital, a study from the University of Otago in New Zealand has found.

21 Jul 2022

Women a history of endometriosis may have greater stroke risk

A large, prospective study found that women with endometriosis may have a higher risk of stroke compared to women without the chronic inflammatory condition, according to new research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed flagship journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

21 Jul 2022

Cigarette smokers who try to quit often become dual nicotine users

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that as people who smoke cigarettes attempt to quit, some move to e-cigarettes, but such people often become dual nicotine users, smoking traditional cigarettes and vaping e-cigarettes.

21 Jul 2022

Unlocking the power of proteins to better understand human health

We speak to Andrew Lynn, the chief executive at Fluidic Analytics, about the role proteins play in understanding human disease.

From Fluidic Analytics 21 Jul 2022

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies and pre-existing lung diseases may be independent predictors of long COVID

Researchers evaluated the incidence of long coronavirus disease (long COVID) in a demographically diverse population with different disease severities to inform clinicians and future vaccine development strategies.

21 Jul 2022

Study reveals link between feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

New research has revealed an association between the feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and the presence of bacteria resistant to critically important antibiotics.

21 Jul 2022

Study offers insight into the basic cellular pathologies driving interstitial lung disease

While most people recover from COVID-19 within a week or two, up to one-third of survivors experience persistent or new symptoms weeks and months after initial infection.

21 Jul 2022

COVID vaccines induce memory B and T cells in primary antibody deficient patients

The SARS-CoV-2-specific B- and T-cell response post-COVID-19 primary and booster vaccination in primary antibody deficient patients.

20 Jul 2022

Research highlights the impact of social determinants of health on hypertension control

A research article published this month in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlights the significant impact of social determinants of health on patients' ability to sustain control of hypertension.

20 Jul 2022

International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies firefighting as carcinogenic

The International Agency for Research on Cancer recently classified occupational exposure as a firefighter as carcinogenic, changing the previous classification of possibly carcinogenic.

20 Jul 2022

New HSME program aims to move graduates to the forefront of healthcare innovation

The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering, in conjunction with the Keck School of Medicine at USC, and the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy, has launched the first master of science in Health Systems Management Engineering (HSME) program on the West Coast.

20 Jul 2022

Study details geographical variation in health spending across the U.S.

A new study by researchers at Yale, Stanford, and Dartmouth provides the first nationwide, small-area analysis of the variation in spending by the three main funders of health care in the United States: Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers.

20 Jul 2022

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NIH grant awarded to Marshall researcher for studying genetic mechanisms of cocaine addiction

Improving the immune defenses against blood cancer

Researchers discover a ‘weak spot’ that makes multi-drug resistant tumors vulnerable

Potassium-rich diets linked with lower blood pressure in women with high salt intake

New AI software can create proteins that may be useful as vaccines, cancer treatments

Consistent bedtime routines could help prepare children for the transition to first-time schooling

A different approach to build a more durable, broadly effective COVID-19 vaccine

Phase 2a clinical trial describes safety and efficacy of dendrimer nanotherapy in severe COVID-19 patients

Multi-agency team responding to mental health emergencies leads to better outcomes

Women a history of endometriosis may have greater stroke risk

Cigarette smokers who try to quit often become dual nicotine users

Unlocking the power of proteins to better understand human health

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibodies and pre-existing lung diseases may be independent predictors of long COVID

Study reveals link between feeding of raw meat to pet dogs and presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Study offers insight into the basic cellular pathologies driving interstitial lung disease

COVID vaccines induce memory B and T cells in primary antibody deficient patients

Research highlights the impact of social determinants of health on hypertension control

International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies firefighting as carcinogenic

New HSME program aims to move graduates to the forefront of healthcare innovation

Study details geographical variation in health spending across the U.S.

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