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$200 million gift guarantees tuition-free medical education at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

A transformative $200 million gift to NYU Long Island School of Medicine will ensure generations of medical students continue to receive a tuition-free, top-quality education focused on primary care.

21 Jul 2023

CMS officially recognizes street as legitimate place to deliver healthcare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) officially recognized that medical care can be delivered on the street, making it possible for providers like USC's Street Medicine team to be reimbursed for services provided to people who are currently unhoused.

20 Jul 2023

Researchers develop novel system to identify new therapeutics for familial hypercholesterolemia

The Mona Lisa, painted by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the most recognizable paintings in the world. But many people would be surprised to learn that this painting offers the first evidence of a disease called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).

20 Jul 2023

Researchers create a multiclass cancer diagnostic model using miRNA expression profiles and AI

Cancer is one of the most devastating diseases in the world. In 2023, more than 1.9 million new cancer cases and 609,820 deaths are projected to occur in the United States alone.

20 Jul 2023

Scientists discover new details about RNA editing in single-celled, disease-causing parasite

As molecular biologists at Boston University and as husband and wife, Ruslan Afasizhev and Inna Afasizheva, have worked together for decades. Together, they have published dozens of papers on the mechanics of mitochondrial DNA and RNA in a single-celled, disease-causing parasite called Trypanosoma brucei.

19 Jul 2023

New method could make post-stroke motor rehabilitation more effective and affordable

The longest nerve in the human body starts in the brain and meanders its way down the neck and into the chest, where it splits into separate branches, winding its twisting tendrils to touch each internal organ.

19 Jul 2023

New kidney tissue atlas could advance understanding of kidney injury and disease

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis helped lead a major study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that uncovered rich cellular and molecular diversity in healthy and diseased kidneys, creating a kidney tissue atlas that will help further understanding of kidney injury and disease.

19 Jul 2023

Research opens new possibilities for treating inflammatory diseases

The inflammatory response is indispensable for protective immunity, yet microbial pathogens often trigger an excessive response, 'cytokine storm', harmful to the host.

19 Jul 2023

Does Mediterranean diet adherence impact mental health?

Researchers evaluated the association between maintaining a healthy diet and mental health among Spanish nursing students.

19 Jul 2023

MCW professor awarded $13 million NIH grant to study misplaced calcification in AMD and Alzheimer's

Francesca Marassi, PhD, professor and chair of biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), has been awarded a five-year, $13 million program project grant (PPG) by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study misplaced calcification in the eyes and brains of patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

18 Jul 2023

Rice bioengineers receive NIH grant for sickle cell disease research

Rice University bioengineer Gang Bao and his team have won a 4-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address critical questions surrounding the safety and efficacy of using gene editing to treat sickle cell disease.

18 Jul 2023

Mobile app uses AI to detect eye diseases

Two students on the Master's Degree in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) have developed a mobile app capable of detecting in a matter of seconds whether someone is suffering from glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy or cataracts, three of the world's most common causes of vision loss and blindness.

18 Jul 2023

Study establishes new link between genomic instability and bacterial protein in the urogenital tract

A team of researchers from the University of Maryland School of Maryland's (UMSOM) Institute of Human Virology (IHV), a Center of Excellence of the Global Virus Network (GVN), published new findings that emphasize the crucial role of the urinary and genital tract microbiota in adverse pregnancy outcomes and genomic instability that originate in the womb during fetal development.

17 Jul 2023

AI model accurately predicts which drugs may cause birth defects

Data scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and colleagues have created an artificial intelligence model that may more accurately predict which existing medicines, not currently classified as harmful, may in fact lead to congenital disabilities.

17 Jul 2023

Parents' political views can influence adolescent political apathy

Political apathy is growing in democracies around the world. Political apathy, also known as political alienation, describes feelings of separation and disaffection, a sense of powerlessness and an indifference to politics and political institutions.

17 Jul 2023

Merck awards 2023 Future Insight Prize for research into air sensor to detect pandemic pathogens

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, awarded its 2023 Future Insight Prize to Khalid Salaita, professor of chemistry at Emory University. The award comes with $540,000 to fund the next phase of research into an air sensor that can continuously monitor indoor spaces for pathogens that can cause pandemics.

17 Jul 2023

COVID-19 school closures hit poorer districts of Barcelona hardest, study finds

The COVID-19 pandemic hit the educational systems. It is estimated that approximately 1.6 billion children worldwide were affected by school closures, which had a major impact on their learning.

17 Jul 2023

American Heart Association calls for more research on e-cigarettes

Research increasingly reveals health risks of e-cigarette use, and more studies are needed about the long-term impact e-cigarettes may have on the heart and lungs, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in the Association's flagship journal Circulation.

17 Jul 2023

Wondfo training center is jointly launched in the University of Nairobi

In early July, Wondfo, collaborating with the University of Nairobi in Kenya, officially launched a laboratory training center.

17 Jul 2023

Gender, socioeconomic factors, and race/ethnicity linked to comorbidities among smokers with HIV

High rates of smoking among people with HIV are associated with high rates of comorbid health problems – which are associated with characteristics including gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, according to a study in the July issue of The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.

14 Jul 2023

Students News and Research

$200 million gift guarantees tuition-free medical education at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

CMS officially recognizes street as legitimate place to deliver healthcare

Researchers develop novel system to identify new therapeutics for familial hypercholesterolemia

Researchers create a multiclass cancer diagnostic model using miRNA expression profiles and AI

Scientists discover new details about RNA editing in single-celled, disease-causing parasite

New method could make post-stroke motor rehabilitation more effective and affordable

New kidney tissue atlas could advance understanding of kidney injury and disease

Research opens new possibilities for treating inflammatory diseases

Does Mediterranean diet adherence impact mental health?

MCW professor awarded $13 million NIH grant to study misplaced calcification in AMD and Alzheimer's

Rice bioengineers receive NIH grant for sickle cell disease research

Mobile app uses AI to detect eye diseases

Study establishes new link between genomic instability and bacterial protein in the urogenital tract

AI model accurately predicts which drugs may cause birth defects

Parents' political views can influence adolescent political apathy

Merck awards 2023 Future Insight Prize for research into air sensor to detect pandemic pathogens

COVID-19 school closures hit poorer districts of Barcelona hardest, study finds

American Heart Association calls for more research on e-cigarettes

Wondfo training center is jointly launched in the University of Nairobi

Gender, socioeconomic factors, and race/ethnicity linked to comorbidities among smokers with HIV

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