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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Mayo Clinic study finds minimal impact of daylight saving time on heart health

A recent Mayo Clinic study examining the effects of daylight saving time (DST) on heart health suggests that the impact is likely minimal.

27 Feb 2024

Innovative Subak tool offers affordable solution for detecting nuclease digestion

A new tool could reduce costs for diagnosing infectious diseases.

27 Feb 2024

Secondhand smoke exposure reduces chemotherapy effectiveness in head and neck cancer patients

People who are diagnosed with head and neck cancer often receive a standard type of chemotherapy as part of their treatment.

27 Feb 2024

Proximity to unhealthy food environments raises heart failure risk

Living close to pubs, bars and fast-food restaurats may lead to a higher risk of heart failure, according to new research published today in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.

27 Feb 2024

Abdominal fat's impact on brain health more pronounced in middle-aged men at high risk of Alzheimer's

The impact of abdominal fat on brain health and cognition is generally more pronounced in middle-aged men at high risk of Alzheimer's disease as opposed to women, according to researchers at Rutgers Health.

27 Feb 2024

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps prevent postpartum mental health challenges in low-resource settings

Results from a large clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health show that an intervention for anxiety provided to pregnant women living in Pakistan significantly reduced the likelihood of the women developing moderate-to-severe anxiety, depression, or both six weeks after birth.

26 Feb 2024

Vaping increases susceptibility to COVID-19 infection, study finds

Vapers are susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus that spreads COVID-19 and continues to infect people around the world, a University of California, Riverside, study has found.

26 Feb 2024

Innovative therapy targets and destroys leukemia stem cells

Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, have devised an innovative approach to target and destroy hard-to-kill leukemia stem cells.

26 Feb 2024

Wayne State researchers lead $9.6 million study on cancer genetics in African Americans

A team of researchers from Wayne State University and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has received a five-year, $9.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health for the study "Genetic Variation in Cancer Risk and Outcomes in African Americans."

26 Feb 2024

Breakthrough research unveils β-cell dynamics in Type 1 diabetes

About eight million people live with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) worldwide, a chronic autoimmune condition in which the body attacks and destroys its own insulin-producing β-cells (pronounced "beta") in the pancreas, leading to a lack of insulin and inability to regulate blood sugar.

26 Feb 2024

Revolutionary stem cell culture method produces full model of human central nervous system

The first stem cell culture method that produces a full model of the early stages of the human central nervous system has been developed by a team of engineers and biologists at the University of Michigan, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and the University of Pennsylvania.

26 Feb 2024

Study finds sharp increase in antidepressant dispensing among adolescents and young adults during COVID-19 pandemic

Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began – particularly among females – a new study finds.

26 Feb 2024

Unlocking vitamin B6's role in pancreatic cancer and immune system battle

Vitamin B6 is beneficial in many ways, notably for its role in maintaining a strong immune system. However, when pancreatic cancer develops, its cells also need vitamin B6 to replicate.

23 Feb 2024

Understanding the role played by HIV in pulmonary hypertension

Across the globe, more than 39 million people are living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, including more than 1.3 million new HIV diagnoses last year.

23 Feb 2024

Elevating equity in academic health sciences through strategic initiatives

Amid continued debate over how to advance diversity and equity in higher education following the Supreme Court's decision striking down affirmative action, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Northeastern University today issued a "roadmap" of strategies to help academic health institutions maintain their commitments to racial and ethnic diversity among their students, staff, and faculty in academic health sciences.

23 Feb 2024

Study reveals over 134,000 missed cancer diagnoses in the U.S. during COVID-19 pandemic

Over 134,000 cancer cases went undiagnosed in the U.S. during the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study.

23 Feb 2024

Yale chemists synthesize complex anticancer molecules from marine invertebrates

Nearly 30 years ago, scientists discovered a unique class of anticancer molecules in a family of bryozoans, a phylum of marine invertebrates found in tropical waters.

22 Feb 2024

Researchers develop new tool to rapidly and inexpensively diagnose sarcoidosis

A research project supported by the National Institutes of Health has developed a tool to rapidly and inexpensively diagnose sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by the growth of tiny lumps called granulomas in the lungs and other organs in the body.

22 Feb 2024

MD Anderson acquires cell therapy safety technology from Bellicum Pharmaceuticals

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced it has acquired certain assets from Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. related to the CaspaCIDe switch platform and the GoCAR platform.

22 Feb 2024

Understanding and addressing neurodevelopmental challenges in congenital heart disease

More than a decade of new knowledge about neurodevelopmental risk in people with congenital heart disease has changed the thinking about who is most at risk and the factors that impact neurological development, learning, emotions and behaviors, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

22 Feb 2024

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Mayo Clinic study finds minimal impact of daylight saving time on heart health

Innovative Subak tool offers affordable solution for detecting nuclease digestion

Secondhand smoke exposure reduces chemotherapy effectiveness in head and neck cancer patients

Proximity to unhealthy food environments raises heart failure risk

Abdominal fat's impact on brain health more pronounced in middle-aged men at high risk of Alzheimer's

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps prevent postpartum mental health challenges in low-resource settings

Vaping increases susceptibility to COVID-19 infection, study finds

Innovative therapy targets and destroys leukemia stem cells

Wayne State researchers lead $9.6 million study on cancer genetics in African Americans

Breakthrough research unveils β-cell dynamics in Type 1 diabetes

Revolutionary stem cell culture method produces full model of human central nervous system

Study finds sharp increase in antidepressant dispensing among adolescents and young adults during COVID-19 pandemic

Unlocking vitamin B6's role in pancreatic cancer and immune system battle

Understanding the role played by HIV in pulmonary hypertension

Elevating equity in academic health sciences through strategic initiatives

Study reveals over 134,000 missed cancer diagnoses in the U.S. during COVID-19 pandemic

Yale chemists synthesize complex anticancer molecules from marine invertebrates

Researchers develop new tool to rapidly and inexpensively diagnose sarcoidosis

MD Anderson acquires cell therapy safety technology from Bellicum Pharmaceuticals

Understanding and addressing neurodevelopmental challenges in congenital heart disease

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