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New study assesses factors determining shared lifetime of grandchildren and their grandmothers

The importance of grandmothers in the lives of their grandchildren has changed. The shared lifetime between grandmothers and their grandchildren has a fundamental effect on how grandparents and grandchildren influence each other.

7 Sep 2018

Daytime sleepiness found to be a potential risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease

Older adults who frequently report feeling sleepy during the day are three times more likely to develop Alzheimer's in later life, according to a new study.

7 Sep 2018

A joint effort to provide new insights into how gene activity drives cartilage development

Anyone with arthritis can appreciate how useful it would be if scientists could grow cartilage in the lab. To this end, Keck School of Medicine of USC scientists in the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD, collaborated with colleagues at several institutions to provide new insights into how gene activity drives the development of cartilage.

7 Sep 2018

Insulin’s high cost leads to deadly rationing

Diabetic ketoacidosis is a terrible way to die. It’s what happens when you don’t have enough insulin. Your blood sugar gets so high that your blood becomes highly acidic, your cells dehydrate, and your body stops functioning.

7 Sep 2018

Study explores attitudes of Chinese immigrant women on roles of children, spouse in their health

Chinese immigrant women from Chicago's Chinatown report that their adult children support their health and healthcare utilization by helping them overcome barriers related to language and transportation, making and affirming decisions, and providing advice regarding nutrition.

7 Sep 2018

Mimicking Human Brain Development Using Organoids

Dr. Paul Tesar from the Tesar Laboratory at Case Western University, Ohio, discusses the importance of organoids in biological research and the development of organoids which are capable of simulating the early stages of human myelin.

7 Sep 2018

Researchers develop rapid, cost-effective method to create human cortical organoids

Writing in the current online issue of the journal Stem Cells and Development, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine describe development of a rapid, cost-effective method to create human cortical organoids directly from primary cells.

7 Sep 2018

VTCRI scientist receives new federal grant for research into a heart mutation

Steven Poelzing, an associate professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, has received a new five-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

7 Sep 2018

Researchers test experimental cancer vaccine on mice with aggressive melanoma

An experimental cancer vaccine that boosts the immune system's ability to fight cancers could work in tandem with other cancer therapies to fight aggressive tumors, scientists reported recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

7 Sep 2018

Overweight and obese women can safely limit weight gain during pregnancy with diet and exercise

Many overweight and obese women gain too much weight during pregnancy, further ratcheting up their already-increased risk of serious complications for themselves and their babies.

7 Sep 2018

Whole brain analysis reveals why 'mindful people' feel less pain

Ever wonder why some people seem to feel less pain than others? A study conducted at Wake Forest School of Medicine may have found one of the answers – mindfulness.

7 Sep 2018

Penn launches formal alliance with Vingroup to improve health care and education in Vietnam

Penn Medicine and Penn Nursing have launched a formal alliance with the Vingroup – an enterprise that encompasses a newly formed private not-for-profit university project, VinUni, as well as the largest and leading private health service provider in Vietnam, Vinmec – in an effort to improve health care and to create new undergraduate and graduate medical training programs in Vietnam.

7 Sep 2018

Northwestern Memorial Hospital selected as preferred provider of medical care for Emirati patients

Northwestern Memorial Hospital has been selected as a preferred provider of exceptional medical care for patients from the United Arab Emirates.

7 Sep 2018

Immune system that fights infection could join battle against opioid addiction

The same immune system that fights infection and the flu could join the battle against opioid addiction, new research out of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research indicates.

7 Sep 2018

UNC and Cell Microsystems receive NIH Phase I SBIR contract to develop HIV diagnostic assay

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill HIV Cure Center and Cell Microsystems, a provider of innovative tools and scalable solutions for the sorting and isolation of single cells, announced they have received an approximately $283,000, 12-month Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research contract from the National Institutes of Health to develop an automated platform to quantify the latent HIV reservoir.

7 Sep 2018

College years are time of increased risk of stressful events, finds new study

For college-bound students and their families, the start of the school year can be a time of excitement and optimism, but a new study brings to light that the college years are also a time of increased risk of stressful events and a wide range of accompanying mental health challenges, including risk of suicide.

7 Sep 2018

Medicine News and Research

New study assesses factors determining shared lifetime of grandchildren and their grandmothers

Daytime sleepiness found to be a potential risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease

A joint effort to provide new insights into how gene activity drives cartilage development

Insulin’s high cost leads to deadly rationing

Study explores attitudes of Chinese immigrant women on roles of children, spouse in their health

Mimicking Human Brain Development Using Organoids

Researchers develop rapid, cost-effective method to create human cortical organoids

VTCRI scientist receives new federal grant for research into a heart mutation

Researchers test experimental cancer vaccine on mice with aggressive melanoma

Overweight and obese women can safely limit weight gain during pregnancy with diet and exercise

Whole brain analysis reveals why 'mindful people' feel less pain

Penn launches formal alliance with Vingroup to improve health care and education in Vietnam

Northwestern Memorial Hospital selected as preferred provider of medical care for Emirati patients

Immune system that fights infection could join battle against opioid addiction

UNC and Cell Microsystems receive NIH Phase I SBIR contract to develop HIV diagnostic assay

College years are time of increased risk of stressful events, finds new study

Mayo Clinic physicians win SU2C Catalyst Award to fund melanoma research

Researchers identify communication networks among organs and tissues that regulate metabolism

Study identifies intrinsic cell properties that influence fate of neural stem cells

Researchers reveal how rapidly spreading ovarian cancer cells take the next steps

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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