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Trial: Convalescent plasma does not improve survival or recovery in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Convalescent plasma, widely given to severely ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during the pandemic, does not improve their ability to survive or recover, according to a national clinical trial led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center and published in the journal CHEST.

5 Jul 2022

Intensive nurse home visiting program did not improve birth outcomes for low-income mothers, finds study

A paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a prenatal and early child home visiting program, did not improve birth outcomes for low-income mothers in South Carolina.

5 Jul 2022

Brain responses to stories change as we grow from infants to adults

The findings challenge the theory that perceptions of children are simply a noisier version of adult understanding, and suggest instead that children have their own unique way of understanding and interpreting the world.

5 Jul 2022

Scientists unravel the neuronal metabolism in learning and memory

Exploring the predictive properties of neuronal metabolism can contribute to our understanding of how humans learn and remember.

5 Jul 2022

Daily avocado consumption linked to better diet quality and decrease in LDL cholesterol

Eating one avocado a day for six months was found to have no effect on belly fat, liver fat or waist circumference in people with overweight or obesity, according to a new study. However, it did lead to a slight decrease in unhealthy cholesterol levels.

5 Jul 2022

Redlined neighborhoods in the 1930s now suffer from higher rates of poor health outcomes

A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute further proves that people living in areas that were subjected to housing discrimination decades ago now suffer from higher rates of poor health outcomes, including heart disease, kidney failure and diabetes.

5 Jul 2022

Immune response triggered by COVID-19 damages the brain's blood vessels to cause neurological complications

A study from the National Institutes of Health describes the immune response triggered by COVID-19 infection that damages the brain's blood vessels and may lead to short- and long-term neurological symptoms.

5 Jul 2022

Gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, study finds

The gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, independent of its effects on other cell types, according to a new study publishing July 5th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Daesung Shin of the University at Buffalo, U.S. and colleagues.

5 Jul 2022

Study results underscore the challenges in treating interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features

Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) is a disease with many possible causes and no standard of care, making it particularly difficult to treat.

5 Jul 2022

Researchers explore how diet and feeding patterns affect intestinal microbes

An estimated 500 to 1,000 bacterial species reside in each person's gut, perhaps numbering 100,000 trillion microorganisms.

5 Jul 2022

Rapid expansion of telehealth consultations may increase disparities in healthcare access

Researchers at Staffordshire University warn that the rapid expansion of telehealth consultations may increase disparities in access for vulnerable people.

5 Jul 2022

Research uses big data to find cancerous mutations in cells

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are among the latest tools being used by cancer researchers to aid in detection and treatment of the disease.

5 Jul 2022

Study opens up a new avenue for the development of selective drug therapies

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have definitively linked the function of a specific domain of proteins important in plant-microbe biology to a cancer trigger in humans, knowledge that had eluded scientists for decades.

5 Jul 2022

Study suggests a potential tool to help improve fertility treatment outcomes

Screening sperm may help identify potentially harmful new genetic mutations and help fertility specialists prevent them from being passed on to offspring, shows a preliminary study published in eLife.

5 Jul 2022

Synthetic molecule Pep19 helps regulate and balance key metabolic functions, study shows

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo in Brazil shows that the synthetic molecule Pep19 acts on the endocannabinoid system, which helps regulate and balance key metabolic functions, such as appetite, fat breakdown (lipolysis), and energy release.

5 Jul 2022

COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States between March 2020 and October 2021

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States between March 2020 and October 2021, according to an analysis of national death certificate data by researchers at the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. The study appears July 5 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

5 Jul 2022

Study identifies a molecule that boosts fat burning

A study led by the University of Bonn has identified a molecule - the purine inosine - that boosts fat burning in brown adipocytes.

5 Jul 2022

Fourth-generation vaping devices display a mix of cellular biomarkers indicative of immune suppression

Not all electronic cigarette devices are created equal. Some fourth-generation models – such as Juul devices – are associated with unique changes in markers of immune responses inside our airways.

5 Jul 2022

Motherhood does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer

Having a baby after breast cancer does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving the disease. A new study shows that survival is no worse in younger women, those who had not been pregnant before, and those with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer.

5 Jul 2022

Study finds four out of ten children in the US live in homes with atleast one criminal charge

Four in 10 children in the United States grow up in households in which a parent or co-residing adult faced at least one criminal charge, were convicted of a felony or spent time in prison, a University of Michigan study shows.

5 Jul 2022

Research News and Research

Trial: Convalescent plasma does not improve survival or recovery in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Intensive nurse home visiting program did not improve birth outcomes for low-income mothers, finds study

Brain responses to stories change as we grow from infants to adults

Scientists unravel the neuronal metabolism in learning and memory

Daily avocado consumption linked to better diet quality and decrease in LDL cholesterol

Redlined neighborhoods in the 1930s now suffer from higher rates of poor health outcomes

Immune response triggered by COVID-19 damages the brain's blood vessels to cause neurological complications

Gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, study finds

Study results underscore the challenges in treating interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features

Researchers explore how diet and feeding patterns affect intestinal microbes

Rapid expansion of telehealth consultations may increase disparities in healthcare access

Research uses big data to find cancerous mutations in cells

Study opens up a new avenue for the development of selective drug therapies

Study suggests a potential tool to help improve fertility treatment outcomes

Synthetic molecule Pep19 helps regulate and balance key metabolic functions, study shows

COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States between March 2020 and October 2021

Study identifies a molecule that boosts fat burning

Fourth-generation vaping devices display a mix of cellular biomarkers indicative of immune suppression

Motherhood does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer

Study finds four out of ten children in the US live in homes with atleast one criminal charge

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