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Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid

The hallways of Lehman High School looked like any other on a recent fall day. Its 2,100 students talked and laughed as they hurried to their next classes, moving past walls covered with flyers that advertised homecoming events, clubs, and football games.

10 Nov 2022

Researchers characterize subtle differences in the brains of primates and humans

While the physical differences between humans and non-human primates are quite distinct, a new study reveals their brains may be remarkably similar. And yet, the smallest changes may make big differences in developmental and psychiatric disorders.

9 Nov 2022

Evening chronotype individuals show higher vulnerability to anxiety and related disorders

Study shows that the higher vulnerability of evening chronotype individuals (individual with the propensity to be more productive at night or at dawn) to anxiety and related disorders may be mediated by altered emotional learning.

9 Nov 2022

New insight into how childhood traumas affect health outcomes

The social environments we grow up in are critical when determining our wellbeing and health later in life. Most Americans (67%) report experiencing at least one traumatic event in childhood, and a new study shows that these experiences have significant impacts on our health risks as adults.

8 Nov 2022

New urine tests for early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease

Early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is key to managing progression of the disease. A new technique analyzing urine extracellular vesicles (uEVs) - cell-derived nanoscale spherical structures involved in multiple biological functions - in urine samples identifies changes in the kidneys earlier than conventional methods and can also predict renal function decline.

8 Nov 2022

Terasaki Innovation Summit to focus on improving technological, entrepreneurial translation of personalized medicines

The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) will be hosting the Terasaki Innovation Summit on March 8-10, 2023, at the UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Center in Los Angeles.

8 Nov 2022

How many university students regularly consume energy drinks?

A new study evaluated university students' consumption patterns of energy drinks across countries.

8 Nov 2022

Study identifies a potential pharmacological target for treating COVID-19-associated heart failure

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Center for Precision Disease Modeling identified how a specific protein in SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, damages heart tissue. They then used a drug to reverse the toxic effects of that protein on the heart.

8 Nov 2022

Experts analyze the intensity of use and addiction of e-cigarettes

A new analysis published in JAMA Network Open by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in collaboration with a retired UCSF professor reveals ongoing and worsening adolescent e-cigarette addiction in the United States.

8 Nov 2022

People living in the United States more likely to share COVID-19 misinformation online, study finds

People living in the United States are more than three times more likely to share misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 than people in four other English-speaking countries, including Canada, a Simon Fraser University study has found.

7 Nov 2022

Study uncovers a previously unknown propofol effect in neurons

Propofol is the most commonly used drug to induce general anesthesia. Despite its frequent clinical application, it is poorly understood how propofol causes anesthesia.

7 Nov 2022

Vaccine confidence declined significantly since the start of the pandemic, study suggests

A new study suggests that, despite the success of the COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, vaccine confidence has declined significantly since the start of the pandemic.

7 Nov 2022

Pioneering artificial intelligence could ease winter pressures on hospitals

Pioneering artificial intelligence (AI) which automatically diagnoses lung diseases – such as tuberculosis and pneumonia – could ease winter pressures on hospitals, University of the West of Scotland researchers believe.

7 Nov 2022

Endocrine Society rebukes Florida Board of Medicine's decision to ban gender-affirming care

The Endocrine Society rebukes the Florida Board of Medicine's decision to ban gender-affirming care for transgender and gender-diverse teenagers.

6 Nov 2022

HPV vaccine rates in Utah increase by more than 16% among young men and women, CDC data reveals

When life should have been ripe with possibilities, Mandy Murry instead faced a devastating diagnosis. Murry was diagnosed with cervical cancer when she was 22.

4 Nov 2022

UTA researcher aims to develop assistive robots to help people with spinal cord injuries

A University of Texas at Arlington computer science researcher is developing a robotic system that helps people with spinal cord injuries perform everyday tasks, and she's involving members of the UTA Movin' Mavs wheelchair basketball team in the effort.

4 Nov 2022

Students News and Research

Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid

Researchers characterize subtle differences in the brains of primates and humans

Evening chronotype individuals show higher vulnerability to anxiety and related disorders

New insight into how childhood traumas affect health outcomes

New urine tests for early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease

Terasaki Innovation Summit to focus on improving technological, entrepreneurial translation of personalized medicines

How many university students regularly consume energy drinks?

Study identifies a potential pharmacological target for treating COVID-19-associated heart failure

Experts analyze the intensity of use and addiction of e-cigarettes

People living in the United States more likely to share COVID-19 misinformation online, study finds

Study uncovers a previously unknown propofol effect in neurons

Vaccine confidence declined significantly since the start of the pandemic, study suggests

Pioneering artificial intelligence could ease winter pressures on hospitals

Endocrine Society rebukes Florida Board of Medicine's decision to ban gender-affirming care

HPV vaccine rates in Utah increase by more than 16% among young men and women, CDC data reveals

UTA researcher aims to develop assistive robots to help people with spinal cord injuries

Using virtual and augmented reality technologies to teach dental students

What is the correlation between specific COVID-19 clinical characteristics and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers?

Many middle-aged adults unlikely to participate in dementia prevention clinical trials

The acute and chronic impact of pod-based e-cigarettes on vascular health

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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