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Adding salt to foods at the table increases risk of premature death

People who add extra salt to their food at the table are at higher risk of dying prematurely from any cause, according to a study of more than 500,000 people, published in the European Heart Journal today (Monday).

9 Jul 2022

In America, cancer patients endure debt on top of disease

Jeni Rae Peters would make promises to herself as she lay awake nights after being diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago.

9 Jul 2022

Researchers discover the first effective drug to treat rare, genetic liver disease

Researchers at Saint Louis University's School of Medicine, in collaboration with Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals and Takeda Pharmaceuticals, report the first effective drug to treat a rare, genetic liver disease that formerly could only be treated with a liver transplant.

8 Jul 2022

Monoclonal antibody treatment taken by hospitalized COVID-19 patients reduces mortality

A monoclonal antibody treatment taken by patients hospitalized with COVID-19 did not improve recovery time but did reduce deaths, according to a study published July 8 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

8 Jul 2022

Understanding how different people think about risk

Many of our everyday activities involve a certain degree of risk – whether to our work, finances or health. But how is risk perceived within a society and how do individuals think about risk?

8 Jul 2022

Universal influenza B vaccine confers robust and sustained cross-immune protection

A new universal flu vaccine protects against influenza B viruses, offering broad defense against different strains and improved immune protection, according to a new study by researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University.

8 Jul 2022

Study examines the economic equity impacts of sweetened beverage taxes

Sugar-sweetened beverages are a known contributor to several health issues, including poor diet quality, weight gain and diabetes.

8 Jul 2022

Using data via a dashboard to decrease the use of pRBC transfusions and increase appropriate use

In a new paper, researchers from University Hospitals (UH) detail how they used data via a dashboard to decrease the use of packed red-blood cell (pRBC) transfusions and platelets with an increase in appropriate transfusions.

8 Jul 2022

nTIDE monthly report highlights the significant increase in employment for people with disabilities

Employment increased slightly from May to June for people with disabilities, reaching an all-time high.

8 Jul 2022

ASN paper highlights the strengths, limitations of research methods used in nutrition science

The American Society for Nutrition highlights the value that all methodologies used in nutrition research contribute to the discipline, and that all methodologies, when used and interpreted appropriately, contribute to the evidence base.

8 Jul 2022

Salk professor wins $2 million to gain better understanding of cassava genetics

Research Professor Todd Michael will receive nearly $2 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to sequence the genomes of multiple lineages of the cassava plant, a large starchy root vegetable also known as yuca root consumed in more than 80 countries around the world.

8 Jul 2022

Study establishes a transformative approach to studying perceptual learning in the brain

Our visual perception of the world is often thought of as relatively stable. However, like all of our cognitive functions, visual processing is shaped by our experiences.

8 Jul 2022

Scientists gain unprecedented insight into the key properties of antibody needed to combat cancer

Researchers at the University of Southampton have gained unprecedented new insight into the key properties of an antibody needed to fight off cancer.

8 Jul 2022

First biohybrid model of human ventricles is an important step forward for organ biofabrication

Heart disease - the leading cause of death in the U.S. - is so deadly in part because the heart, unlike other organs, cannot repair itself after injury.

8 Jul 2022

Weill Cornell Medicine-led consortium gets PCORI funding to expand New York patient data network

A Weill Cornell Medicine-led database of more than 15 million patients has received close to $8 million in renewed funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to expand the database and its use for health research for the next three years.

8 Jul 2022

Revolutionary technology identifies molecular alterations in failing hearts at single-cell resolution

Imagine, if scientists had a map of the heart, so granular in its accuracy that it even profiled details of the heart at the cellular level.

8 Jul 2022

Brain ripples may help integrate information across the cortex during sleep, waking, and memory recall

A fundamental mystery of the human cortex is how its 16 billion neurons integrate or bind the many different kinds of information they encode into a single coherent unified experience or memory.

8 Jul 2022

Scientists uncover how the innate immune system detects and fights HIV-1

Human immunodeficiency virus 1, more commonly known as HIV-1, is known for its uncanny ability to evade the immune system.

8 Jul 2022

Researchers analyze acute and post-acute COVID-19 presentations in athletes

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil analyzed data from 43 scientific articles describing the effects of COVID-19 on athletes and concluded that while the disease was asymptomatic or mild in the vast majority of cases (94%), about 8% of the subjects concerned had persistent symptoms affecting their performance and potentially preventing a return to training and competing.

8 Jul 2022

Researchers develop a modular software system for optimizing biological systems

Machine learning is transforming all areas of biological science and industry, but is typically limited to a few users and scenarios.

8 Jul 2022

Research News and Research

Adding salt to foods at the table increases risk of premature death

In America, cancer patients endure debt on top of disease

Researchers discover the first effective drug to treat rare, genetic liver disease

Monoclonal antibody treatment taken by hospitalized COVID-19 patients reduces mortality

Understanding how different people think about risk

Universal influenza B vaccine confers robust and sustained cross-immune protection

Study examines the economic equity impacts of sweetened beverage taxes

Using data via a dashboard to decrease the use of pRBC transfusions and increase appropriate use

nTIDE monthly report highlights the significant increase in employment for people with disabilities

ASN paper highlights the strengths, limitations of research methods used in nutrition science

Salk professor wins $2 million to gain better understanding of cassava genetics

Study establishes a transformative approach to studying perceptual learning in the brain

Scientists gain unprecedented insight into the key properties of antibody needed to combat cancer

First biohybrid model of human ventricles is an important step forward for organ biofabrication

Weill Cornell Medicine-led consortium gets PCORI funding to expand New York patient data network

Revolutionary technology identifies molecular alterations in failing hearts at single-cell resolution

Brain ripples may help integrate information across the cortex during sleep, waking, and memory recall

Scientists uncover how the innate immune system detects and fights HIV-1

Researchers analyze acute and post-acute COVID-19 presentations in athletes

Researchers develop a modular software system for optimizing biological systems

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