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Common scientific method to analyze DNA in early human embryos fails to accurately reflect gene edits

A commonly used scientific method to analyze a tiny amount of DNA in early human embryos fails to accurately reflect gene edits, according to new research led by scientists at Oregon Health & Science University.

7 Mar 2023

What is the impact of consuming walnuts on the dietary intake of total polyphenols?

Researchers performed secondary analyses of the Walnuts and Healthy Aging study (WAHA) data.

7 Mar 2023

For young people on Medicare, a hysterectomy sometimes is more affordable than birth control

Sam Chavarría said her doctor was clear about the birth defects her medication could cause if she became pregnant but agreed to keep her on it as long as she had an IUD.

7 Mar 2023

Covid aid papered over Colorado hospital’s financial shortcomings

Less than two years after opening a state-of-the-art $26 million hospital in Leadville, Colorado, St. Vincent Health nearly ran out of money.

7 Mar 2023

Biden administration urged to take more aggressive steps to relieve medical debt

Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by medical debt, are pushing the Biden administration to take more aggressive steps to protect Americans from medical bills and debt collectors.

7 Mar 2023

Quality improvement initiative successfully reduced urine culture testing for asymptomatic bacteriuria and catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria

Researchers reported on the execution of two electronic healthcare record interventions for reducing urine culture ordering in asymptomatic bacteriuria and catheter-associated ASB in a low-resource safety net system.

7 Mar 2023

The effect of strawberry, blueberry, and strawberry-blueberry blend decoction-based functional beverages on obesity-related metabolic alterations

Researchers evaluated whether polyphenol-rich strawberry and blueberry decoction-based functional beverages could prevent obesity or related metabolic alterations in high-fat and high-fructose diet-fed rats.

7 Mar 2023

Physical activity and motivational support have no long-term effects on smoking cessation

Promoting physical activity and other behavioral support can help people wanting to reduce their smoking to quit in the short-term.

6 Mar 2023

Analysis reveals an increasing trend in incidence of youth-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes

New findings from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine confirm that the rates of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes continue to increase in children and young adults. Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children and young adults also had higher incidence rates of diabetes.

6 Mar 2023

Study reveals a connection between arthritis flare-ups and periodontitis

Regular visits to the dentist might help keep joint pain at bay, too.

6 Mar 2023

Yale Cancer Center receives funding to increase access to early phase clinical trials

Yale Cancer Center is pleased to announce collaborative funding to support and increase access to early phase clinical trials for patients at community sites for cancer care in Connecticut.

6 Mar 2023

Interferon autoantibodies not implicated in long-COVID

Researchers assess the proportion of interferon autoantibodies in long COVID patients.

6 Mar 2023

Yale scientists seek to identify optimal sequential treatments for advanced cancer

A team of Yale scientists seeks to determine which treatment sequences produce the best results for people with advanced cancer while examining the cost of these treatments.

6 Mar 2023

Decades of substantial U.S. Government investment in mRNA technology paved way for COVID-19 vaccines

Researchers explore the United States public funding for the development of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

6 Mar 2023

Study examines the relationship between exclusive human milk consumption and gut microbiota in preterm infants

Researchers examine the impact of an exclusive human milk diet on the infant gut microbiome.

6 Mar 2023

Zoo study: SARS-CoV-2 surveillance across all mammal species

Researchers from Belgium conduct SARS-CoV-2 surveillance among all mammal species found in two zoos.

6 Mar 2023

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths, intubations in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths by 30 percent and intubations by 25 percent in hospitalized COVID-19 patients who are not critically ill when compared to the standard treatment, which is low-dose anticoagulation.

6 Mar 2023

Tumors' response to hormone therapy may be a biomarker for personalization of breast radiotherapy

How estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer responds to hormone therapy may hold keys to understanding how it will respond to radiation therapy, and an experimental drug that increases the effectiveness of hormone therapy also overcomes radiation resistance in breast cancer, a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.

6 Mar 2023

A measure of residual inflammatory risk may be a powerful predictor of future cardiovascular events

New evidence released today from a study of 31,245 patients already taking statin therapy indicates that inflammation may be a more powerful predictor of risk of future cardiovascular events - such as heart attack and stroke - than "bad" cholesterol.

6 Mar 2023

Researchers investigate the potential effect of folic acid supplementation on DNA mutation rates

It is well established that folic acid supplementation can significantly reduce the risk of birth defects, including neural tube defects like spina bifida, the most common birth defect of the central nervous system and the second most common of all structural birth defects.

6 Mar 2023

Research News and Research

Common scientific method to analyze DNA in early human embryos fails to accurately reflect gene edits

What is the impact of consuming walnuts on the dietary intake of total polyphenols?

For young people on Medicare, a hysterectomy sometimes is more affordable than birth control

Covid aid papered over Colorado hospital’s financial shortcomings

Biden administration urged to take more aggressive steps to relieve medical debt

Quality improvement initiative successfully reduced urine culture testing for asymptomatic bacteriuria and catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria

The effect of strawberry, blueberry, and strawberry-blueberry blend decoction-based functional beverages on obesity-related metabolic alterations

Physical activity and motivational support have no long-term effects on smoking cessation

Analysis reveals an increasing trend in incidence of youth-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Study reveals a connection between arthritis flare-ups and periodontitis

Yale Cancer Center receives funding to increase access to early phase clinical trials

Interferon autoantibodies not implicated in long-COVID

Yale scientists seek to identify optimal sequential treatments for advanced cancer

Decades of substantial U.S. Government investment in mRNA technology paved way for COVID-19 vaccines

Study examines the relationship between exclusive human milk consumption and gut microbiota in preterm infants

Zoo study: SARS-CoV-2 surveillance across all mammal species

High-dose anticoagulation can reduce deaths, intubations in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Tumors' response to hormone therapy may be a biomarker for personalization of breast radiotherapy

A measure of residual inflammatory risk may be a powerful predictor of future cardiovascular events

Researchers investigate the potential effect of folic acid supplementation on DNA mutation rates

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