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Wait, What’s a PBM?

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are intermediary companies that negotiate the price of prescription drugs.

13 Jul 2023

Got milk in school? Farmers fight health advocates over the creamy ‘whole’ variety

Amanda Condo works at her family's Pennsylvania dairy farm, but her son often won't drink milk at school. He doesn't like the flavor.

13 Jul 2023

New study links perfluoroalkyl substance exposure to childhood asthma phenotypes

Study evaluated the effects of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances on asthma phenotypes.

13 Jul 2023

Iodine content in retail cow’s milk varies dramatically across the U.S.

Researchers investigate the amounts of iodine in retail cow’s milk across the United States.

13 Jul 2023

Long-term high fluoride exposure during adolescence causes hippocampal impairments

Researchers evaluated the impacts of prolonged fluoride exposure during adolescence and adulthood on cognition and associated hippocampal alterations.

13 Jul 2023

UCLA researchers confirm mutations that predispose patients to rare kidney cancer syndrome

Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have confirmed that a large number of genetic variants of unknown significance are in fact verified mutations that predispose patients to a rare hereditary syndrome that increases the risk of kidney cancer.

13 Jul 2023

Mast cells act as sensors to help avoid harmful antigens

The function of mast cells, which are part of the immune system, is still a mystery. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now shown in mice: mast cells function as a sensor that signals the animals to avoid antigens, including harmful allergens, and thereby protect themselves from health-threatening inflammatory reactions.

12 Jul 2023

Pembrolizumab combination therapies effective for advanced NSCLC, study shows

While pembrolizumab is an approved treatment for patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), only some patients respond to this therapy. Treatment failure, researchers say, is often caused by differences in the tumor microenvironment.

12 Jul 2023

Study: Shift to telehealth during the pandemic did not deter people seeking mental health services

People seeking mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic were not deterred by the widespread shift to telehealth services, according to research findings published in the Journal of Counseling & Development, a journal of the American Counseling Association.

12 Jul 2023

Washington University surgeons pioneer robotic liver transplantation

A surgical team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently performed the first robotic liver transplant in the U.S. in May at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

12 Jul 2023

Researchers develop a chemical approach to reverse aging

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have unlocked a new frontier in the fight against aging and age-related diseases.

12 Jul 2023

New talking therapy shows promise in treating depression

A new talking therapy for depression has shown encouraging early signs of being more effective and cheaper to deliver than the current best practice of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

12 Jul 2023

Child mental health visits to ED increased sharply during the second year of COVID-19 pandemic

The number of young people in the United States visiting hospital emergency departments for mental health crises increased sharply during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study led by researchers from the Department of Health Care Policy in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School.

12 Jul 2023

Indiana Medical Scientist Training Program receives $4.6M grant

The Indiana Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) has received $4.6 million in renewed grant funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to sustain and expand its efforts throughout the next five years.

12 Jul 2023

Plant cell study reveals new role for enzyme in lipid metabolism

A new study by Rice University bioscientists explains how basic cellular structures common to most life forms collaborate to fuel growth in a model plant organism. The findings could shed light on corresponding mechanisms in human cells.

12 Jul 2023

Overdosed gene on chromosome 21 accelerates aging in people with Down's syndrome

An overdosed gene on chromosome 21 causes people with Down's Syndrome to age faster than the general population.

12 Jul 2023

Ancient remedy oxymel shows potential for modern wound care

The mixture of honey and vinegar, also known as oxymel, has been used as a medical treatment throughout history and now scientists have established that this combination could have modern applications in the treatment of wounds.

12 Jul 2023

Study shows potential for treating ALS with two existing drugs

New research suggests that targeting autoimmune inflammation associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using two drugs, one of them already approved for multiple sclerosis, could be a promising approach for treatment.

12 Jul 2023

Social isolation linked to brain volume loss in older adults

Older people who have little social contact with others may be more likely to have loss of overall brain volume, and in areas of the brain affected by dementia, than people with more frequent social contact, according to a study published in the July 12, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Jul 2023

New AI-aided biosensor developed to detect neurodegenerative diseases

By combining multiple advanced technologies into a single system, EPFL researchers have made a significant step forward in diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

12 Jul 2023

Research News and Research

Wait, What’s a PBM?

Got milk in school? Farmers fight health advocates over the creamy ‘whole’ variety

New study links perfluoroalkyl substance exposure to childhood asthma phenotypes

Iodine content in retail cow’s milk varies dramatically across the U.S.

Long-term high fluoride exposure during adolescence causes hippocampal impairments

UCLA researchers confirm mutations that predispose patients to rare kidney cancer syndrome

Mast cells act as sensors to help avoid harmful antigens

Pembrolizumab combination therapies effective for advanced NSCLC, study shows

Study: Shift to telehealth during the pandemic did not deter people seeking mental health services

Washington University surgeons pioneer robotic liver transplantation

Researchers develop a chemical approach to reverse aging

New talking therapy shows promise in treating depression

Child mental health visits to ED increased sharply during the second year of COVID-19 pandemic

Indiana Medical Scientist Training Program receives $4.6M grant

Plant cell study reveals new role for enzyme in lipid metabolism

Overdosed gene on chromosome 21 accelerates aging in people with Down's syndrome

Ancient remedy oxymel shows potential for modern wound care

Study shows potential for treating ALS with two existing drugs

Social isolation linked to brain volume loss in older adults

New AI-aided biosensor developed to detect neurodegenerative diseases

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