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Label-free trace detection of bio-molecules by LI-SERS method

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; DOI 10.29026/oea.2022.210121 discusses label-free trace detection of bio-molecules by liquid-interface assisted surface-enhanced Raman scattering using a microfluidic chip.

9 Sep 2022

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $61.9 million NIH grant to continue funding its Clinical and Translational Science Center

Weill Cornell Medicine was awarded a $61.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences to continue funding its Clinical and Translational Science Center until 2027.

9 Sep 2022

Wayne State receives $11.3 million NIH award to tackle health problems caused by VOCs

Wayne State University has received a five-year, approximately $11.3 million award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health to create a new Superfund Research Program, the "Center for Leadership in Environmental Awareness and Research (CLEAR)."

9 Sep 2022

NIH funds $3.35 million to enhance diversity in genomics training

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, will fund $3.35 million over five years to launch the Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talented Undergraduates into the Genomics Field to Enhance Diversity (GREAT) program.

9 Sep 2022

Researchers produce high-resolution crystal structure of enzyme critical to SARS-CoV-2 survival

A team of Mount Sinai researchers has produced a high-resolution crystal structure of an enzyme essential to the survival of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

9 Sep 2022

Individual COVID-19 infections include multiple variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, research shows

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University found wide genetic variation in SARS-CoV-2 viruses among 360 patients whose viral infections were genetically sequenced, showing that all individual infections include multiple variants of the virus.

9 Sep 2022

Novel method for gene editing of hPSCs yields up to 84% knockout efficiency

A Penn State-led team of interdisciplinary researchers has developed techniques to improve the efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9, the genome editing technique that earned the Nobel Prize in 2020.

9 Sep 2022

Study: Nurses remain passionate about patient care despite challenges

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., a market-leading tech-enabled workforce solutions platform and advisory firm, announced its annual national survey of nursing professionals and students.

9 Sep 2022

Insights into the acceptance of edible insects by children

A recent study on the acceptance of insect food products found that certain types of insect products were better liked by Danish children.

9 Sep 2022

The evolution of humoral immune responses over the course of Epstein-Barr virus infection

Researchers explored probable humoral immune mechanisms related to EBV curtailment, besides neutralization, by a systematic emphasis on antibody fragment crystallizable-functional activities over the course of EBV infections.

9 Sep 2022

Study provides some important new clues to age-related memory decline

One of the most upsetting aspects of age-related memory decline is not being able to remember the face that accompanies the name of a person you just talked with hours earlier.

8 Sep 2022

Children of women with gestational diabetes and obesity more likely to develop ADHD

Children of women with gestational diabetes and obesity may be twice as likely to develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to those whose mothers did not have obesity, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

8 Sep 2022

Wearing COVID face masks has no effect on everyday social exchanges

A new study just published in Journal of Applied Social Psychology debunks the idea that wearing a mask to slow the spread of disease damages most everyday social exchanges.

8 Sep 2022

Newly discovered protein could help to improve fertility treatments

Scientists have discovered a new protein which helps sperm fuse to an egg and is fundamental for human fertilization.

8 Sep 2022

Study establishes link between Piezo1 and intracellular cholesterol levels during neural development

A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals how mechanical forces and tissue mechanics influence the morphology of the developing brain, and establishes a direct link in neural stem cells between Piezo1, a mechanically-activated ion channel, and intracellular cholesterol levels during neural development.

8 Sep 2022

Research identifies a promising path to developing therapies to treat esophageal tumors

Research led by Case Western Reserve University has identified a promising path to developing therapies to treat esophageal tumors––a form of cancer that not only is among the most deadly, but also has been occurring at increasing rates over the past decade.

8 Sep 2022

York University secures CAD7.25 million grant to help tackle emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases

At a time when the risk of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases (ERIDs) is increasing, an international team led by York University successfully competed to receive a CAD7.25 million grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to help tackle the issue.

7 Sep 2022

Psychological distress before COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of long COVID

Psychological distress, including depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness, before COVID-19 infection was associated with an increased risk of long COVID, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

7 Sep 2022

First nasal vaccine for COVID-19 approved in India for emergency use

The world's first nasal vaccine for COVID-19 was approved Tuesday, Sept. 6, in India for emergency use. The vaccine, called iNCOVACC, is based on technology licensed from Washington University in St. Louis and developed in collaboration with Bharat Biotech International Limited in India.

7 Sep 2022

Medical school-based culinary medicine programs seek to improve nutrition education

Culinary medicine programs are emerging at medical schools to meet a critical need to improve nutrition education in an era of unprecedented diet-related health problems including obesity and cardiovascular disease, according to a review of programs by UT Southwestern researchers published in Academic Medicine, the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

7 Sep 2022

Students News and Research

Label-free trace detection of bio-molecules by LI-SERS method

Weill Cornell Medicine receives $61.9 million NIH grant to continue funding its Clinical and Translational Science Center

Wayne State receives $11.3 million NIH award to tackle health problems caused by VOCs

NIH funds $3.35 million to enhance diversity in genomics training

Researchers produce high-resolution crystal structure of enzyme critical to SARS-CoV-2 survival

Individual COVID-19 infections include multiple variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, research shows

Novel method for gene editing of hPSCs yields up to 84% knockout efficiency

Study: Nurses remain passionate about patient care despite challenges

Insights into the acceptance of edible insects by children

The evolution of humoral immune responses over the course of Epstein-Barr virus infection

Study provides some important new clues to age-related memory decline

Children of women with gestational diabetes and obesity more likely to develop ADHD

Wearing COVID face masks has no effect on everyday social exchanges

Newly discovered protein could help to improve fertility treatments

Study establishes link between Piezo1 and intracellular cholesterol levels during neural development

Research identifies a promising path to developing therapies to treat esophageal tumors

York University secures CAD7.25 million grant to help tackle emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases

Psychological distress before COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of long COVID

First nasal vaccine for COVID-19 approved in India for emergency use

Medical school-based culinary medicine programs seek to improve nutrition education

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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