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Study shows 72% increase in new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in young COVID-19 patients

Children who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a new study that analyzed electronic health records of more than 1 million patients ages 18 and younger.

23 Sep 2022

Researchers receive $3.4 million NIH grant to assess soccer's tradeoffs with respect to brain health

More than 25 million Americans play soccer, the world's most popular sport. Soccer significantly benefits brain health by boosting aerobic capacity and oxygen and blood flow to the brain, but it also has a downside: Recent studies show that highly repetitive heading of the ball is associated with structural brain changes and worse cognitive performance similar to brain damage caused by concussion.

22 Sep 2022

UN, WHO Primary Health Care Award recognizes Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance’s achievements in primary care

An innovative program between Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) department of family medicine and the Lesotho Ministry of Health is being honored today by the United Nations (UN) at the annual meeting of the Friends of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases.

22 Sep 2022

Patients with late-stage knee OA incur high costs for nonoperative treatments before total knee arthroplasty

In the year before total knee arthroplasty (TKA), patients incur considerable costs for nonoperative treatments and other procedures for osteoarthritis (OA) – raising questions about the value of those procedures, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

22 Sep 2022

Human gene variant in ADHD, autism exposes sex-dependence of neuronal signaling mechanisms

The prevalence, age of onset, and clinical symptoms for virtually all neuropsychiatric disorders differ between men and women. Among the disorders with pronounced sex bias are Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), where the ratio of males/females diagnosed is approximately 4 to 1.

21 Sep 2022

In-home device can monitor Parkinson's patient's movement and gait speed

Parkinson's disease is the fastest-growing neurodegenerative disease, now affecting more than 10 million people worldwide, yet clinicians still face huge challenges in tracking its severity and progression.

21 Sep 2022

Researchers secure $4.2 million NIH grant for improving PrEP access and use in the Bronx

Bronx county has the country's fifth-highest rate of HIV diagnosis - but the lowest rate in New York State for use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), medications that are extremely effective in preventing HIV infection.

21 Sep 2022

Research opens a new avenue for the treatment of cancer by phototherapy

One approach to treating cancer is photodynamic therapy using photo-uncaging systems, in which light is used to activate a cancer-fighting agent in situ at the tumor.

20 Sep 2022

Research reveals the role of microglia-neuron connections during brain development

The Laboratory of Neuroimmunology of the Institute of Experimental Medicine, Budapest, Hungary, led by Ádám Dénes, describes the presence of a direct interaction site between microglial cells and the cell body of developing neurons, and reveals its role during brain development.

20 Sep 2022

Sensory nerve cells in human skin play an important role in pigmentation

Our skin forms the physical boundary between us and the outside world, yet it still holds a surprising number of secrets.

20 Sep 2022

Healthy people with high cholesterol don't stand to benefit from statins, research says

About 40 million adults in the United States regularly take statins to lower their cholesterol levels and reduce their risk of heart disease and stroke, according to American Heart Association data from 2020.

20 Sep 2022

NPDPSC at Case Western Reserve University to receive CDC funding for better understanding of prion diseases

The National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center at Case Western Reserve University will receive up to $20 million in funding as part of a grant renewal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to better understand how and why prion diseases––degenerative brain conditions found in both humans and animals - develop and spread.

20 Sep 2022

Study identifies genetic variation linked with posterior urethral valves in males

Genetic variation affecting developmental genes not previously linked to urethral development may contribute to a congenital condition that is the most common cause of kidney failure in young males, a study published today in eLife suggests.

20 Sep 2022

Texas, battling teen pregnancy, recasts sex education standards

J.R. Chester got pregnant the summer before her senior year of high school. A bright student with good grades, she gave birth, graduated, and was pregnant again when she arrived at college that fall.

20 Sep 2022

Crested ibis offers clues that could help our bodies to make better drugs

Thank the rare crested ibis for a clue that could someday help our bodies make better drugs.

19 Sep 2022

Study provides an update on depression prevalence among the U.S. population

Increases in depression without commensurate increases in treatment are widespread, reports a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and City University of New York.

19 Sep 2022

First multi-center, large-scale registry of severe asthma patients launched in Singapore

A research network formed by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore's (NTU Singapore) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), Changi General Hospital (CGH), Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has set up the Singapore Severe Asthma Registry (SSAR), the first of its kind in the country.

19 Sep 2022

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, studies report

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, or NH/PIs, comprising more than 20 ethnic groups hailing from Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, are understudied despite being the third fastest growing racial group in the United States. Two studies now report that NH/PIs have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Sep 2022

RIT scientist receives $1.7 million NIH award to study how cells control the size of organelles

A Rochester Institute of Technology scientist hopes that a better understanding of how living cells maintain the size of their organelles can lead to therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.

16 Sep 2022

Deep AI models fail to capture the configural nature of human shape perception

Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) don't see objects the way humans do – using configural shape perception – and that could be dangerous in real-world AI applications, says Professor James Elder, co-author of a York University study published today.

16 Sep 2022

Students News and Research

Study shows 72% increase in new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in young COVID-19 patients

Researchers receive $3.4 million NIH grant to assess soccer's tradeoffs with respect to brain health

UN, WHO Primary Health Care Award recognizes Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance’s achievements in primary care

Patients with late-stage knee OA incur high costs for nonoperative treatments before total knee arthroplasty

Human gene variant in ADHD, autism exposes sex-dependence of neuronal signaling mechanisms

In-home device can monitor Parkinson's patient's movement and gait speed

Researchers secure $4.2 million NIH grant for improving PrEP access and use in the Bronx

Research opens a new avenue for the treatment of cancer by phototherapy

Research reveals the role of microglia-neuron connections during brain development

Sensory nerve cells in human skin play an important role in pigmentation

Healthy people with high cholesterol don't stand to benefit from statins, research says

NPDPSC at Case Western Reserve University to receive CDC funding for better understanding of prion diseases

Study identifies genetic variation linked with posterior urethral valves in males

Texas, battling teen pregnancy, recasts sex education standards

Crested ibis offers clues that could help our bodies to make better drugs

Study provides an update on depression prevalence among the U.S. population

First multi-center, large-scale registry of severe asthma patients launched in Singapore

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, studies report

RIT scientist receives $1.7 million NIH award to study how cells control the size of organelles

Deep AI models fail to capture the configural nature of human shape perception

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