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Oral health linked to COVID-19 severity in patients with cardiac diseases

The correlation between poor oral health and COVID-19 severity, as well as the correlation between oral health and delayed recovery, demonstrates a potential need to consider oral health an additional risk factor for cardiac patients who may contract COVID-19.

7 Oct 2021

$'Fractionated' radiation therapy for spinal tumors helps prevent vertebral compression fractures$

'Fractionated' radiation therapy for spinal tumors helps prevent vertebral compression fractures

In an animal study published Oct. 1, 2021, in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have provided evidence that treating spinal tumors with "fractionated" radiation therapy — doses given in a series of sessions rather than a single treatment — helps prevent vertebral compression fractures.

7 Oct 2021

Study identifies factors that make transgender, gender expansive adults more or less likely to smoke

While rates of cigarette smoking among adults in the United States have declined significantly over the past several decades, tobacco use disparities remain among some population groups and disproportionately affect members of vulnerable communities.

7 Oct 2021

Planar cell polarity pathway found to be responsible for the formation and maintenance of synapses

Within the brain and other parts of the nervous system, synapses are key junctional points in between neurons (the nerve cells) where critical signals are transmitted. More specifically, the "glutamatergic" synapses are the prime "excitatory" synapse junctions that neurons use to activate each other and are known to have broad diversity in size and shape.

7 Oct 2021

Newly developed gel helps improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy in glioblastoma

Pairing a newly developed gel with immunotherapy that was delivered to post-surgical mouse brains with glioblastoma, a highly malignant and deadly cancer, improved the immunotherapy's effectiveness, report researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues. The findings appeared on Oct. 6, 2021, in Science Advances.

7 Oct 2021

Scientists make inroads into creating an atlas of the mouse brain

It takes billions of cells to make a human brain, and scientists have long struggled to map this complex network of neurons.

6 Oct 2021

Racial disparities in lung cancer survival rates can be mitigated by providing equal treatment access

Although Black lung cancer patients are more likely to die from their disease than white patients, they have better outcomes than whites when treated with immunotherapies that are now considered the best standard of care.

6 Oct 2021

Neuroscientists unveil detailed atlas of brain cells

When you clicked to read this story, a band of cells across the top of your brain sent signals down your spine and out to your hand to tell the muscles in your index finger to press down with just the right amount of pressure to activate your mouse or track pad.

6 Oct 2021

University of Kentucky studies show a notable rise in opioid overdose deaths among non-Hispanic Blacks

Recent studies by the University of Kentucky's HEALing Communities Study (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) researchers show a notable rise in opioid overdose death rates among non-Hispanic Black individuals.

6 Oct 2021

Psychological therapy alleviates adverse biobehavioral effects in young adult testicular cancer survivors

Psychological therapy reduces the adverse biobehavioral effects of testicular cancer in young adult survivors, according to a pilot study led by the University of California, Irvine.

6 Oct 2021

Detailed atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex will provide a springboard for future research

The NIH Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative Cell Census Network (BICCN) has unveiled an atlas of cell types and an anatomical neuronal wiring diagram for the mammalian primary motor cortex, derived from detailed studies of mice, monkeys, and humans.

6 Oct 2021

KU Leuven researchers develop an ultrapotent inhibitor of dengue virus

Researchers at the KU Leuven Rega Institute and CD3 have developed an ultrapotent inhibitor of the dengue virus, which causes the tropical disease known as dengue.

6 Oct 2021

New understanding of cellular defects related to Cystic Fibrosis may pave the way for treatments

A team in the College of Medicine led by Drs. Juan Ianowski (PhD) and Julian Tam (MD) found that sodium transport is abnormal in lungs with CF.

6 Oct 2021

Study analyzes stress levels of healthcare workers during the pandemic

Healthcare workers, women, and people under age 50 experienced especially high levels of stress during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study published October 6th in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Sebastien Couarraze of University Hospital of Toulouse, France, and colleagues.

6 Oct 2021

First of its kind ‘living medicine’ designed to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria on medical implants

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation and Pulmobiotics S.L have created the first 'living medicine' to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria growing on the surfaces of medical implants. The researchers created the treatment by removing a common bacteria's ability to cause disease and repurposing it to attack harmful microbes instead.

6 Oct 2021

Exposure to air pollution and traffic noise over time may increase risk of developing heart failure

Exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise over the course of many years may be associated with an increased risk of developing heart failure, and the correlation appears to be even greater in people who are former smokers or have high blood pressure, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

6 Oct 2021

Children's brain development largely at risk due to common chemicals

Chemicals increasingly used as flame retardants and plasticizers pose a larger risk to children's brain development than previously thought, according to a commentary published today in Environmental Health Perspectives. The research team reviewed dozens of human, animal, and cell-based studies and concluded that exposure to even low levels of the chemicals - called organophosphate esters - may harm IQ, attention, and memory in children in ways not yet looked at by regulators.

6 Oct 2021

University of Washington partners with USAID to better identify and prevent future pandemics

Randy CarnellLaboratory medicine scientists look through the window of equipment used in analyzing virus samples.

6 Oct 2021

Researchers discover unique self-destructive process in aging nematode worms

As worm mothers age, they secrete a milk-like fluid through their vulva that is consumed by their offspring and supports their growth, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

6 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern more virulent than the native strain of the virus

A large study from Ontario confirms that SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), especially the Delta variant, are more virulent than the native strain of the virus, increasing people's risk of hospitalization, admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and death due to COVID-19.

5 Oct 2021

OCT News and Research

Oral health linked to COVID-19 severity in patients with cardiac diseases

'Fractionated' radiation therapy for spinal tumors helps prevent vertebral compression fractures

Study identifies factors that make transgender, gender expansive adults more or less likely to smoke

Planar cell polarity pathway found to be responsible for the formation and maintenance of synapses

Newly developed gel helps improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy in glioblastoma

Scientists make inroads into creating an atlas of the mouse brain

Racial disparities in lung cancer survival rates can be mitigated by providing equal treatment access

Neuroscientists unveil detailed atlas of brain cells

University of Kentucky studies show a notable rise in opioid overdose deaths among non-Hispanic Blacks

Psychological therapy alleviates adverse biobehavioral effects in young adult testicular cancer survivors

Detailed atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex will provide a springboard for future research

KU Leuven researchers develop an ultrapotent inhibitor of dengue virus

New understanding of cellular defects related to Cystic Fibrosis may pave the way for treatments

Study analyzes stress levels of healthcare workers during the pandemic

First of its kind ‘living medicine’ designed to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria on medical implants

Exposure to air pollution and traffic noise over time may increase risk of developing heart failure

Children's brain development largely at risk due to common chemicals

University of Washington partners with USAID to better identify and prevent future pandemics

Researchers discover unique self-destructive process in aging nematode worms

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern more virulent than the native strain of the virus

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