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$15 million gift to fund undergraduate programs and graduate student fellowships in life sciences

A decades-long friendship and a shared passion for basic science has inspired a $15 million gift to the Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) at Washington University in St. Louis to fund undergraduate programs and graduate student fellowships in the life sciences.

30 Oct 2021

Two new studies show how to enhance effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy

Two new studies revealed that anti-PD-1 immunotherapy given before surgery was safe and effective for patients with oral-cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) and identified potential molecular biomarkers in the blood and tumors of patients that would show how likely it is that someone would respond to immunotherapy.

30 Oct 2021

University of Huddersfield and Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt collaborate for wound management projects

The Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention at Huddersfield has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt that will create a satellite office of the ISIaIP south of the Austrian capital Vienna.

29 Oct 2021

Causal effect of school closures on reducing COVID-19 spread in Japan

A new study estimated the causal effect of school closures on reducing the spread of COVID-19.

29 Oct 2021

Many students urged to join in COVID-19 screening program to help keep Cambridge safe

An estimated 7,000 students are already taking part each week in the University of Cambridge's Asymptomatic COVID-19 Screening Programme, but the team running the program are encouraging as many students as possible to join in, and help keep Cambridge safe.

28 Oct 2021

UAB researchers show how to identify non-responding tumors and improve immunotherapy response

Immunotherapy using checkpoint inhibitors can work well to treat cancer, but only a minority of patients respond to therapy.

28 Oct 2021

Stevens researchers aim to develop AI tool capable of detecting COVID-19 related “fake news”

As the COVID-19 pandemic surged, the World Health Organization and the United Nations issued a stark warning: an "infodemic" of online rumors and fake news relating to COVID-19 was impeding public health efforts and causing unnecessary deaths.

28 Oct 2021

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

A new review of current literature, conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London, has found that irregular responses in the brain to challenging tasks and mistakes could be key to understanding common links between abnormal behaviors in a range of mental illness and cognitive disorders.

28 Oct 2021

Immune cell patterns can help predict if kidney cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and UCL have found immune cell patterns within tumors that can help predict if patients with kidney cancer will respond to immunotherapy.

28 Oct 2021

Gradual nicotine reduction key to helping e-cigarette users quit, shows study

New research from UBC Okanagan shows that gradual nicotine reduction is key to helping e-cigarette users quit.

27 Oct 2021

How do asymptomatic COVID-19 screenings affect a highly vaccinated university population?

In a recent study, a team of researchers from a variety of Canadian institutes reviewed the previous modeling of COVID-19 transmission in a university setting.

27 Oct 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to greater risk of neurological complications than vaccines

Researchers from across the UK, led by the University of Oxford, have today reported on the risks of developing neurological complications following a positive COVID-19 PCR test, or a first dose of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations.

27 Oct 2021

Ensemble-based machine learning algorithms accurately predict anti-cancer drug responses

Today, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and algorithmic advancements made by research scientists and engineers are driving more targeted medical therapies through the power of prediction.

27 Oct 2021

New technology could power a self-sustaining electronic device for detecting fever

Public temperature checks have become a common practice across the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers at Texas A&M University are working to make it possible to conduct the test across a large group of people quicker and less expensive than current methods.

26 Oct 2021

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Few equations are as simple as the findings of a survey measuring the habits of 1,000 children during COVID-19: More physical activity and less screen time led to better mental health.

26 Oct 2021

Three students from Feinberg's Physician Assistant Program receive NHSC scholarships

Aidan Ex-Willey, a first-year physician assistant student, who received a scholarship from the National Health Service Corps.

26 Oct 2021

HCV treatment decreases protein activity levels involved in liver cirrhosis, research shows

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina report in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis that the activity levels of the proteins involved in liver scarring, or cirrhosis, begin to decrease immediately after treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV), suggesting the possibility of early healing.

26 Oct 2021

WVU-led project will leverage AI and digital health to address healthcare costs and disparities

Quality healthcare transcends the medical profession, as evidenced by a new project led by West Virginia University that includes not only health experts but engineers, a physicist, a lawyer and a business data analyst.

26 Oct 2021

New education programs aim to address the gaps in public health workforce capacity

UMass Lowell has been awarded a $3 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to develop new undergraduate and graduate programs in public health informatics and technology, to educate diverse students for vital jobs.

26 Oct 2021

Safer, more effective therapies could help fight the obesity epidemic

Novel obesity treatments such as modulation of the gut microbiome and gene therapy are underutilized and could help fight the obesity epidemic, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society's journal, Endocrine Reviews.

26 Oct 2021

students News and Research

$15 million gift to fund undergraduate programs and graduate student fellowships in life sciences

Two new studies show how to enhance effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy

University of Huddersfield and Regional Hospital Wiener Neustadt collaborate for wound management projects

Causal effect of school closures on reducing COVID-19 spread in Japan

Many students urged to join in COVID-19 screening program to help keep Cambridge safe

UAB researchers show how to identify non-responding tumors and improve immunotherapy response

Stevens researchers aim to develop AI tool capable of detecting COVID-19 related “fake news”

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

Immune cell patterns can help predict if kidney cancer patients will respond to immunotherapy

Gradual nicotine reduction key to helping e-cigarette users quit, shows study

How do asymptomatic COVID-19 screenings affect a highly vaccinated university population?

SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to greater risk of neurological complications than vaccines

Ensemble-based machine learning algorithms accurately predict anti-cancer drug responses

New technology could power a self-sustaining electronic device for detecting fever

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Three students from Feinberg's Physician Assistant Program receive NHSC scholarships

HCV treatment decreases protein activity levels involved in liver cirrhosis, research shows

WVU-led project will leverage AI and digital health to address healthcare costs and disparities

New education programs aim to address the gaps in public health workforce capacity

Safer, more effective therapies could help fight the obesity epidemic

Why use light scattering to analyze proteins and viral vectors?

Changing the landscape of R&D to build clinical success from the ground up

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