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Color-coded labels may encourage the purchase of more healthful products

A new analysis has integrated findings from 134 studies of the impact of color-coded nutrition labels and warnings found on the front of some food packaging, indicating that these labels do indeed appear to encourage more healthful purchases. Jing Song of Queen Mary University of London, UK, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine.

6 Oct 2021

New study aims to find early drivers of pulmonary fibrosis in at-risk patient population

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are leading a study designed to identify early drivers of pulmonary fibrosis in an at-risk patient population. Funding for the research, which could help predict early disease at the cellular level and possibly drive the development of novel therapies, is being provided by Three Lakes Foundation.

6 Oct 2021

Study provides new insights into how cannabis extracts may work to treat epilepsy

Research from pharmacologists at the University of Sydney provides new insights into how cannabis extracts may work to treat epilepsy.

6 Oct 2021

Autoimmune disease drug helps prevent lung damage, death in mice with SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a new paper, researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago report that a drug approved for treating patients with autoimmune disease helped to prevent lung damage and death in mice infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19 in humans.

6 Oct 2021

Acute myocarditis extremely rare after COVID mRNA vaccination in adults

Now, a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine evaluated the incidence of acute myocarditis and clinical outcomes among adults who received the mRNA vaccine in an integrated health care system in the United States.

5 Oct 2021

Study uncovers a gene that plays key role in the evolution of limb development

University of Kentucky College of Medicine researchers were part of a new study that gives insight into how limb development evolved in vertebrates.

5 Oct 2021

Untreated depression in pregnant women associated with low birth weight and preterm birth

Untreated depression in pregnant people is strongly linked to low birth weight and preterm birth, with Black pregnant people suffering worse outcomes than their white peers, according to a new meta-analysis led by Shannon Simonovich, assistant professor at DePaul University's School of Nursing.

5 Oct 2021

Cesarean birth may not be the safest mode of delivery for transplant patients

New research suggests that cesarean births for transplant patients carry higher risks to baby and mother.

5 Oct 2021

Fatal opioid overdoses four times more likely in the first two days after hospital discharge

The period after hospital discharge is a high-risk time for people who use illicit opioids such as heroin, according to new research publishing October 5th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

5 Oct 2021

Hollings Cancer Center researcher awarded NCI grant to pursue early investigator studies in leukemia

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Haizhen (Jen) Wang, Ph.D., was awarded a five-year $344,000 per year grant by the National Cancer Institute to pursue her early investigator studies in leukemia.

5 Oct 2021

Video game with biofeedback trains kids to stay calm during stressful or frustrating situations

A video game with biofeedback - aimed at keeping heart rate low during fast-paced play - can help youth learn to regulate their anger, finds a small randomized trial at Boston Children's Hospital.

5 Oct 2021

COVID-19 survivors under 40 more likely to recover from smell and taste loss, study finds

Sense of smell or taste returns within six months for 4 out of every 5 COVID-19 survivors who have lost these senses, and those under 40 are more likely to recover these senses than older adults, an ongoing Virginia Commonwealth University study found.

5 Oct 2021

Rutgers and NYU secure $11.6 million to establish new Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity

Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, in close collaboration with New York University, has received $11.6 million in funding from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop the Rutgers-NYU Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity.

5 Oct 2021

Binghamton professor collaborates on $3.1 million grant to help Black and Latinx youth living with HIV

A new $3.1-million, four-year grant co-led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York could help African American and Latinx youth living with HIV.

5 Oct 2021

Plant-derived compound can be beneficial in protecting the brain against Alzheimer’s disease pathology

Fenchol, a natural compound abundant in some plants including basil, can help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease pathology, a preclinical study led by University of South Florida Health (USF Health) researchers suggests.

5 Oct 2021

Automated system based on AI helps rule out cancer in women with dense breasts

An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately sift through breast MRIs in women with dense breasts to eliminate those without cancer, freeing up radiologists to focus on more complex cases, according to a study published in Radiology.

5 Oct 2021

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective in phase 3 U.S., Chile, and Peru trial

A new study reports on the results of phase III clinical trial on the safety and efficacy of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine.

5 Oct 2021

Structural differences in the brain may explain why siblings differ in risk of developing conduct disorder

Structural differences in the area of the brain responsible for decision making could explain why two siblings living in the same family might differ in their risk of developing the condition conduct disorder.

5 Oct 2021

NYU Langone Health broadens access to high-quality primary and specialty care

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality primary and specialty care with recent expansions in Long Island, Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn.

5 Oct 2021

Three U of U Health researchers win the 2021 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

The National Institutes of Health has awarded grants to three University of Utah Health scientists through its competitive High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program that funds highly innovative and unusually impactful biomedical or behavioral research proposed by extraordinarily creative scientists.

5 Oct 2021

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Color-coded labels may encourage the purchase of more healthful products

New study aims to find early drivers of pulmonary fibrosis in at-risk patient population

Study provides new insights into how cannabis extracts may work to treat epilepsy

Autoimmune disease drug helps prevent lung damage, death in mice with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Acute myocarditis extremely rare after COVID mRNA vaccination in adults

Study uncovers a gene that plays key role in the evolution of limb development

Untreated depression in pregnant women associated with low birth weight and preterm birth

Cesarean birth may not be the safest mode of delivery for transplant patients

Fatal opioid overdoses four times more likely in the first two days after hospital discharge

Hollings Cancer Center researcher awarded NCI grant to pursue early investigator studies in leukemia

Video game with biofeedback trains kids to stay calm during stressful or frustrating situations

COVID-19 survivors under 40 more likely to recover from smell and taste loss, study finds

Rutgers and NYU secure $11.6 million to establish new Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity

Binghamton professor collaborates on $3.1 million grant to help Black and Latinx youth living with HIV

Plant-derived compound can be beneficial in protecting the brain against Alzheimer’s disease pathology

Automated system based on AI helps rule out cancer in women with dense breasts

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective in phase 3 U.S., Chile, and Peru trial

Structural differences in the brain may explain why siblings differ in risk of developing conduct disorder

NYU Langone Health broadens access to high-quality primary and specialty care

Three U of U Health researchers win the 2021 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

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