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UH psychologist explores link between social media and alcohol consumption

A psychologist at the University of Houston is exploring the ways in which social media influences alcohol consumption among college students. Mai-Ly Nguyen Steers, a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer, will use grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to study how social media, and Facebook in particular, shapes students' drinking habits.

10 Oct 2017

Research will explore biological mechanisms triggered by air pollution exposure during pregnancy

New research will seek to understand the biological mechanisms that are triggered by exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and lead to lower birth weight in newborns, placing them at greater risk for chronic conditions such as coronary heart disease and hypertension later in life.

10 Oct 2017

In Oregon, end-of-life wishes are just a click away

Just four hours earlier, Sallie Cutler had been sharing Mother's Day lunch with her mom, Alyce Cheatham.

10 Oct 2017

New law challenges ‘evils’ of pharma profits, California governor claims

California Gov. Jerry Brown defied the drug industry Monday by signing a sweeping drug price transparency bill that will force drugmakers to publicly justify big price hikes.

9 Oct 2017

Your grandma’s guide to grass: Calif. rolls out website to cut through cannabis haze

Every day, Anna Denny encounters people who know their way around a joint. Denny owns Elevated 916, a smoke shop in north Sacramento that sells tobacco products and smoking accessories. But many of her customers don't limit their smoking to tobacco.

9 Oct 2017

Global study quantifies link between watershed quality and health outcomes of children

A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less likely to experience diarrheal disease, the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five.

9 Oct 2017

FDA approves new treatment option for patients with moderate to severe central sleep apnea

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new treatment option for patients who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe central sleep apnea.

9 Oct 2017

Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to serious C. diff infections

Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C. diff), a serious and potentially deadly infection that causes severe diarrhea, suggests research presented at IDWeek 2017. And many of those antibiotics are likely unnecessary, researchers note.

6 Oct 2017

Lifestyle factors have huge impact on regional variation in obesity rates, research finds

Lifestyle differences are to blame for regional variation in obesity rates in Scotland, research has found.

6 Oct 2017

4 takeaways from HHS rollback of key contraception coverage provision

On Friday, the Trump administration announced new regulations governing contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The rules will make sweeping changes to the law's requirement that most employers provide coverage of birth control with no out-of-pocket costs to women.

6 Oct 2017

UTHealth hopes to reduce re-arrest rates among homeless adults with research on smartphone app

Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston hope to put a dent in the cycle of re-arrest and release among homeless adults with research on a smartphone app funded by a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

6 Oct 2017

UTHealth researchers to study how gut bacteria play role in development of diabetes

A team of researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health has received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how gut bacteria play a role in the development of diabetes among residents of Starr County, Texas.

6 Oct 2017

New webinar highlights importance of data integrity in GxP-regulated laboratories

As regulators continue to tighten their inspection approaches, it is critical for managers and scientists in regulated laboratories to understand the key issues surrounding data integrity and be able to demonstrate compliance.

6 Oct 2017

Eyes fixed on California as governor ponders inking drug price transparency bill

Insurers, hospitals, and health advocates are waiting for Gov. Jerry Brown to deal the drug lobby a rare defeat, by signing legislation that would force pharmaceutical companies to justify big price hikes on drugs in California.

6 Oct 2017

FDA grants approval for new test to detect Zika virus in blood donations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the cobas Zika test, a qualitative nucleic acid test for the detection of Zika virus RNA in individual plasma specimens obtained from volunteer donors of whole blood and blood components, and from living organ donors.

6 Oct 2017

NIH awards $2.3 million grant to Umass Amherst microbiologist for TB research

The National Institutes of Health announced today that microbiologist Sloan Siegrist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a five-year, $2.3 million National Institutes of Health New Innovator Award, which supports "unusually innovative research from early career investigators," to study the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB).

5 Oct 2017

Wayne State receives $2 million NIH grant for new study on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which result from maternal alcohol use during pregnancy, is the most common preventable cause of neurodevelopmental disabilities and affects an estimated 2 percent to 5 percent of school-aged children in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5 Oct 2017

Multivitamin use during pregnancy could protect children from autism with intellectual disabilities

Children whose mothers took multivitamins during pregnancy are roughly 30 percent less likely to develop autism with a co-occurring intellectual disability, according to a new Drexel University-led study.

5 Oct 2017

New body-on-a-chip system holds potential for advanced drug screening

Using the same expertise they've employed to build new organs for patients, scientists at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and colleagues have engineered micro hearts, lungs and livers that can potentially be used to test new drugs. By combining the micro-organs in a monitored system, the researchers aim to mimic how the human body responds to medications.

5 Oct 2017

Monoclonal antibody “cocktail” inhibits Zika infection, study reveals

A collaborative study conducted by the Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami has revealed that a monoclonal antibody “cocktail” inhibited zika virus (ZIKV) infection in primates.

5 Oct 2017

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UH psychologist explores link between social media and alcohol consumption

Research will explore biological mechanisms triggered by air pollution exposure during pregnancy

In Oregon, end-of-life wishes are just a click away

New law challenges ‘evils’ of pharma profits, California governor claims

Your grandma’s guide to grass: Calif. rolls out website to cut through cannabis haze

Global study quantifies link between watershed quality and health outcomes of children

FDA approves new treatment option for patients with moderate to severe central sleep apnea

Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to serious C. diff infections

Lifestyle factors have huge impact on regional variation in obesity rates, research finds

4 takeaways from HHS rollback of key contraception coverage provision

UTHealth hopes to reduce re-arrest rates among homeless adults with research on smartphone app

UTHealth researchers to study how gut bacteria play role in development of diabetes

New webinar highlights importance of data integrity in GxP-regulated laboratories

Eyes fixed on California as governor ponders inking drug price transparency bill

FDA grants approval for new test to detect Zika virus in blood donations

NIH awards $2.3 million grant to Umass Amherst microbiologist for TB research

Wayne State receives $2 million NIH grant for new study on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Multivitamin use during pregnancy could protect children from autism with intellectual disabilities

New body-on-a-chip system holds potential for advanced drug screening

Monoclonal antibody “cocktail” inhibits Zika infection, study reveals

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