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Psychedelic drug offers lifesaving relief for veterans plagued by traumatic brain injury

For military veterans, many of the deepest wounds of war are invisible: Traumatic brain injuries resulting from head trauma or blast explosions are a leading cause of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and suicide among veterans.

5 Jan 2024

IKAROS: Unlocking the secrets of the immune system's key player

In a scientific breakthrough that aids our understanding of the internal wiring of immune cells, researchers at Monash University in Australia have cracked the code behind IKAROS, an essential protein for immune cell development and protection against pathogens and cancer.

5 Jan 2024

New study brings us closer to growing replacement lungs for patients

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death worldwide. It is marked by lung damage that is lasting and incurable, leaving lung transplantation as the only viable treatment option.

5 Jan 2024

Scripps Research commemorates 100 years of innovation in science and medicine

Scripps Research, a nonprofit biomedical institute ranked one of the most influential in the world for its impact on innovation, will celebrate its 100-year history throughout 2024.

5 Jan 2024

Soft, wearable robot helps a person with Parkinson's to walk without freezing

Freezing is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that affects more than 9 million people worldwide.

5 Jan 2024

Study identifies 9 novel genes linked to gestational diabetes

The largest genetic study of gestational diabetes to date has led to a discovery of nine novel genetic regions linked to this severe and common pregnancy complication.

5 Jan 2024

States begin tapping Medicaid dollars to combat gun violence

To tackle America's gun problem, a growing number of states are using Medicaid dollars to pay for community-based programs intended to stop shootings.

5 Jan 2024

Listen to ‘tradeoffs’: How the loss of a rural hospital compounds the collapse of care

The share of rural Americans who live in communities without a hospital grows each year. It's part of an ongoing collapse in rural health care that has persisted for decades and isn't improving, despite regulatory efforts to shore up small-hospital finances.

5 Jan 2024

Breakthrough drug halts lung cancer and brain metastases

D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR) played an important role in the phase III LIBRETTO-431 multicenter study, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of selpercatinib compared to control treatment, which consisted of platinum-based chemotherapy associated or not with pembrolizumab (immune checkpoint inhibitor) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

5 Jan 2024

Epilepsy drug may alleviate joint degeneration associated with osteoarthritis

A new study in Nature described Nav1.7 as a key regulatory molecule in cartilage cells and reported the effectiveness of Nav1.7 blockade in reducing pain and slowing progression in OA.

5 Jan 2024

ATCC announces new award from BARDA to provide centralized storage and bioprocessing services for Project NextGen

ATCC, the world’s premier biological materials management and standards organization, today announced a five-year, $87 million award from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to support the development of next-generation medical countermeasures (MCMs) to protect Americans from public health security threats such as coronaviruses.

From ATCC 5 Jan 2024

New study shows intermittent fasting reduces obesity-related brain inflammation and cognitive decline

The long-term beneficial effects of intermittent fasting (IF).

5 Jan 2024

YAP and TAZ proteins guide bone development in the womb

A pair of proteins, YAP and TAZ, has been identified as conductors of bone development in the womb and could provide insight into genetic diseases such as osteogenesis imperfecta, known commonly as "brittle bone disease."

4 Jan 2024

Study: Two-thirds of babies with sickle cell disease are born to mothers living in disadvantaged areas

As if starting life with a potentially disabling genetic blood disease wasn't enough, a study shows that almost two-thirds of babies born with sickle cell disease are born to mothers who live in disadvantaged areas.

4 Jan 2024

Bipolar disorder cuts lives short more than smoking

Having bipolar disorder – a serious mental illness that can cause both manic and depressed moods – can make life more challenging.

4 Jan 2024

Seizures may be responsible for some sudden deaths in children, study finds

In a study designed to better understand sudden, unexpected deaths in young children, which usually occur during sleep, researchers have identified brief seizures, accompanied by muscle convulsions, as a potential cause.

4 Jan 2024

Early targeted muscle reinnervation cuts chronic pain after amputation

Performed early – at the time of amputation – a procedure called targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) can reduce pain scores and prevent complications related to abnormal nerve regrowth, suggests a study in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

4 Jan 2024

Most people dropped in Medicaid ‘unwinding’ never tried to renew coverage, Utah finds

A first-of-its-kind survey of people who lost Medicaid coverage last year found just over half made no effort to renew their coverage — in many cases because they were unable to navigate paperwork requirements.

4 Jan 2024

Is screen time really to blame for poor drawing skills in kids?

Study found that the link between screen viewing and drawing ability in young French children is influenced by socioeconomic factors, rather than a direct causal relationship between screen time and cognitive development.

4 Jan 2024

Researchers discover PPFIA3 gene as a cause of previously unknown syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder

An international collaborative study led by postdoctoral scientist, Dr. Maimuna Paul, and child neurologist, Dr. Hsiao-Tuan Chao, an assistant professor at Baylor College, a faculty member with the Cain Pediatric Neurology Research Foundation Laboratories at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital, and an investigator at the McNair Medical Institute with The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation, recently discovered that variants in the PPFIA3 gene cause a previously unknown syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder.

4 Jan 2024

Research News and Research

Psychedelic drug offers lifesaving relief for veterans plagued by traumatic brain injury

IKAROS: Unlocking the secrets of the immune system's key player

New study brings us closer to growing replacement lungs for patients

Scripps Research commemorates 100 years of innovation in science and medicine

Soft, wearable robot helps a person with Parkinson's to walk without freezing

Study identifies 9 novel genes linked to gestational diabetes

States begin tapping Medicaid dollars to combat gun violence

Listen to ‘tradeoffs’: How the loss of a rural hospital compounds the collapse of care

Breakthrough drug halts lung cancer and brain metastases

Epilepsy drug may alleviate joint degeneration associated with osteoarthritis

ATCC announces new award from BARDA to provide centralized storage and bioprocessing services for Project NextGen

New study shows intermittent fasting reduces obesity-related brain inflammation and cognitive decline

YAP and TAZ proteins guide bone development in the womb

Study: Two-thirds of babies with sickle cell disease are born to mothers living in disadvantaged areas

Bipolar disorder cuts lives short more than smoking

Seizures may be responsible for some sudden deaths in children, study finds

Early targeted muscle reinnervation cuts chronic pain after amputation

Most people dropped in Medicaid ‘unwinding’ never tried to renew coverage, Utah finds

Is screen time really to blame for poor drawing skills in kids?

Researchers discover PPFIA3 gene as a cause of previously unknown syndromic neurodevelopmental disorder

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