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Novel software measures the significance of specific genomic biomarkers to help predict diseases

IntelliGenes, a first of its kind software created at Rutgers Health, combines artificial intelligence (AI) and machine-learning approaches to measure the significance of specific genomic biomarkers to help predict diseases in individuals, according to its developers.

23 Jan 2024

Unraveling the logic of genes with Boolean network models

Over the last 20 years, researchers in biology and medicine have created Boolean network models to simulate complex systems and find solutions, including new treatments for colorectal cancer.

23 Jan 2024

Study shows robust link between frequency of energy drink consumption and sleep parameters

Knocking back energy drinks is linked to poor quality sleep and insomnia among college students, finds a large Norwegian study published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

22 Jan 2024

Unveiling hidden TB risk with cutting-edge techniques

A novel approach to studying the progression of tuberculosis (TB) from infection to disease has identified and treated people at increased risk of developing the disease that current methods of testing would not.

22 Jan 2024

COMO study focuses on the physical and mental health of children and adolescents in Germany

Less exercise, more time spent in front of screens, higher psychological stress, and reduced physical fitness: These alarming results were obtained by various studies focusing on children and adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic.

22 Jan 2024

Associations between mercury exposure and allergic diseases in children

Associations between mercury levels in urine and allergic diseases in children.

19 Jan 2024

New device rapidly provides white blood cell count with a single drop of blood

A Rutgers researcher, through his spinoff company, has led a team to design and test a device that quickly counts a person's white blood cells with a single drop of blood, similar to the way glucometers rapidly scan for blood sugar levels.

18 Jan 2024

Childless by choice becomes new normal for young UK adults, survey finds

A comprehensive new survey reveals the changing face of UK families amid recent economic, social, and political turmoil.

18 Jan 2024

UNC scientists develop "smart" patch for precision drug delivery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists created a new drug delivery system, called the Spatiotemporal On-Demand Patch (SOP), which can receive commands wirelessly from a smartphone or computer to schedule and trigger the release of drugs from individual microneedles.

18 Jan 2024

Exploring substance use and stress among first responders during COVID-19

Considerable attention has focused on burnout and mental health of physicians and nurses on the frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Jan 2024

ARCHA at Aston University secures £400,000 to recruit four PhD students for dementia research

The Aston Research Centre for Health in Ageing (ARCHA) at Aston University has received £400,000 in funding to recruit four PhD students for a dementia research programme.

18 Jan 2024

New vaccine turns preexisting flu immunity into COVID-19 weapon

After COVID vaccination, it usually takes weeks for our bodies to develop protective antibody responses.

17 Jan 2024

Researchers receive $24 million grant to extend the 'Study Of Healthy Aging in African Americans'

Researchers at UC Davis Health and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research have received a $24 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue the Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans (STAR) for an additional five years.

17 Jan 2024

Researchers uncover the role of inherited genetic variants in rare type of blood cancer

Large-scale genetic analysis has helped researchers uncover the interplay between cancer-driving genetic mutations and inherited genetic variants in a rare type of blood cancer.

17 Jan 2024

‘I’m not safe here’: Schools ignore federal rules on restraint and seclusion

Photos show blood splattered across a small bare-walled room in a North Carolina school where a second grader repeatedly punched himself in the face in the fall of 2019, according to the child's mom.

17 Jan 2024

Phase 3 trial shows acoramidis safe and effective for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy

Pumping over 100,000 times a day, the heart is a critical muscle needed to deliver oxygen and nutrients to our organs to sustain healthy bodily function.

16 Jan 2024

High fat mass in adolescence could worsen insulin resistance and obesity by young adulthood

High fat mass in adolescence causes insulin resistance, which can lead to a vicious cycle of worsening insulin resistance and obesity by young adulthood, a new study shows.

16 Jan 2024

Medical students favor social media for health information, study shows

The preferences of medical students in selecting health messengers for acquiring health-related information.

16 Jan 2024

Cardiovascular surgeon and Michelin chef team up to create 'The Heart Surgeon's Cookbook'

An unprecedented collaboration between an eminent heart surgeon, a Michelin-starred chef and a global cardiovascular device provider sees the launch of a unique, surgically inspired recipe book, conceived to help surgeons take their skills practice out of the operating room and into the kitchen.

13 Jan 2024

FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery, study finds

Researchers in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have found that an FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery.

12 Jan 2024

Students News and Research

Novel software measures the significance of specific genomic biomarkers to help predict diseases

Unraveling the logic of genes with Boolean network models

Study shows robust link between frequency of energy drink consumption and sleep parameters

Unveiling hidden TB risk with cutting-edge techniques

COMO study focuses on the physical and mental health of children and adolescents in Germany

Associations between mercury exposure and allergic diseases in children

New device rapidly provides white blood cell count with a single drop of blood

Childless by choice becomes new normal for young UK adults, survey finds

UNC scientists develop "smart" patch for precision drug delivery

Exploring substance use and stress among first responders during COVID-19

ARCHA at Aston University secures £400,000 to recruit four PhD students for dementia research

New vaccine turns preexisting flu immunity into COVID-19 weapon

Researchers receive $24 million grant to extend the 'Study Of Healthy Aging in African Americans'

Researchers uncover the role of inherited genetic variants in rare type of blood cancer

‘I’m not safe here’: Schools ignore federal rules on restraint and seclusion

Phase 3 trial shows acoramidis safe and effective for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy

High fat mass in adolescence could worsen insulin resistance and obesity by young adulthood

Medical students favor social media for health information, study shows

Cardiovascular surgeon and Michelin chef team up to create 'The Heart Surgeon's Cookbook'

FDA-approved drug may help to decrease pain after surgery, study finds

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