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Study finds striking epigenetic differences in the airway cells of adult children born to asthmatic mothers

Asthma is a chronic condition that affects 25 million people in the United States. Having a mother with asthma is an important risk factor and a new study may explain why.

6 Jun 2022

Added-sugar warning labels on restaurant menus may help consumers to reach for healthier items

Do you really want to order a soda with your burger? Just one soda can have more added sugar than the entire daily limit recommended for most adults.

6 Jun 2022

Color-changing mouse model aids in better visualization of internal physiology

Biomedical and genetic engineers at Duke University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have developed a process to change the color of a mouse's tissue in imaging to better visualize its internal physiology.

6 Jun 2022

COVID-19 patients have increased risk of new‐onset psychiatric disorders after infection

A recent Oregon State University study found that COVID-19 patients had a roughly 25% increased risk of developing a psychiatric disorder in the four months following their infection, compared with people who had other types of respiratory tract infections.

6 Jun 2022

Study offers recommendations for improving statistical inference in population genomics

The second century Alexandrian astronomer and mathematician Claudius Ptolemy had a grand ambition. Hoping to make sense of the motion of stars and the paths of planets, he published a magisterial treatise on the subject, known as the Almagest.

6 Jun 2022

Autoantibody found to cause schizophrenia-like behaviors in mice

Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects how people act, think, and perceive reality. It is often very difficult to treat because it has many different causes and symptoms.

6 Jun 2022

Three-drug therapy with autologous stem cell transplant improves progression-free survival for multiple myeloma patients

Patients with multiple myeloma who have been treated with a three-drug combination therapy have a growing number of choices for subsequent treatment. Results of a new study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute can help patients and their physicians weigh benefits and risks of each option.

6 Jun 2022

Poor sleep, screen time, alcohol and tobacco use increased among Australian teens after the pandemic

Australian teens had overall improvements in sleep over the two years and some improvements in dietary choices during lockdown, however these were offset by increases in already concerning levels of screen time and worrying trends of alcohol use and poor sleep among girls.

6 Jun 2022

Sleep disparities contribute to academic achievement gaps experienced by minority college students

An analysis of survey data collected between 2000 and 2020 as part of the National College Health Assessment found that underrepresented minority groups experienced greater sleep disparities compared with other students, contributing to an academic achievement gap.

6 Jun 2022

Diabetes-tailored program produces meaningful effects on glycemic control, body weight

Study results from three clinical trial sites show that a WW International, Inc. ("WeightWatchers" or "WW") program tailored for people living with diabetes helped participants lose weight, lower blood glucose levels, and improve their overall well-being.

6 Jun 2022

Chemo-immunotherapy combination shows promise against pancreatic cancer

A combination of chemotherapy with an immunotherapy meant to unleash the anticancer capacity of the immune system was effective against one of the hardest targets in cancer care, pancreatic cancer, in a national, randomized clinical trial led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and sponsored by the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

6 Jun 2022

Children with leukemia have higher survival than adolescents and young adults with the same cancer

Children (0-14 years) diagnosed with leukemia have benefited from decades of research to improve outcomes, and their five-year survival has increased more than that of adolescents (15-19 years) and young adults (20-24 years), suggests new research published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health.

6 Jun 2022

New nanoparticles may pave the way for development of clinical sepsis therapy

Sepsis, the body's overreaction to an infection, affects more than 1.5 million people and kills at least 270,000 every year in the U.S. alone.

6 Jun 2022

MIT researchers identify components of mucus that can inhibit fungal infections

Candida albicans is a yeast that often lives in the human digestive tract and mouth, as well as urinary and reproductive organs.

6 Jun 2022

Electronic symptom monitoring improved quality-of-life outcomes among patients with metastatic cancer

People with advanced cancer who communicated their symptoms weekly using an electronic survey had about a one-third better physical function and over a 15% better control of their symptoms compared to those who were evaluated less frequently via in-person clinical visits, according to findings from a multi-state study conducted at 52 community cancer clinics.

6 Jun 2022

Hospice patients with dementia more likely to receive excellent care, study shows

While the hospice program was originally designed for patients with cancer, who are expected to die within six months, currently close to half of older adult hospice enrollees have a diagnosis of dementia.

6 Jun 2022

Short 20-minute power naps during night shifts can help improve hospital staff and patient safety

A review at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Milan, Italy (4-6 June) on the potentially lethal effects of fatigue on doctors and nurses themselves, and its impact on the quality of their clinical work and judgment and therefore patient safety, will be given by Consultant Anaesthetist Dr Nancy Redfern of Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK.

6 Jun 2022

Poor sleep may be a good predictor of COPD flare-ups

Poor sleep is associated with a significantly increased risk of life-threatening flare-ups in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

6 Jun 2022

Addition of menthol to cigarettes increases smoking frequency and nicotine dependency among youth

Currently in the public comment phase, the United States Food and Drug Administration is set to finalize rules prohibiting menthol in tobacco products, citing an effort to reduce addiction and youth experimentation, improve quitting among current smokers and address health disparities.

6 Jun 2022

Infants exposed to COVID-19 in the womb exhibit differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes

Babies born to mothers who suffered COVID-19 disease during pregnancy seem to exhibit differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes at 6 weeks, according to a preliminary analysis presented in the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry.

6 Jun 2022

Research News and Research

Study finds striking epigenetic differences in the airway cells of adult children born to asthmatic mothers

Added-sugar warning labels on restaurant menus may help consumers to reach for healthier items

Color-changing mouse model aids in better visualization of internal physiology

COVID-19 patients have increased risk of new‐onset psychiatric disorders after infection

Study offers recommendations for improving statistical inference in population genomics

Autoantibody found to cause schizophrenia-like behaviors in mice

Three-drug therapy with autologous stem cell transplant improves progression-free survival for multiple myeloma patients

Poor sleep, screen time, alcohol and tobacco use increased among Australian teens after the pandemic

Sleep disparities contribute to academic achievement gaps experienced by minority college students

Diabetes-tailored program produces meaningful effects on glycemic control, body weight

Chemo-immunotherapy combination shows promise against pancreatic cancer

Children with leukemia have higher survival than adolescents and young adults with the same cancer

New nanoparticles may pave the way for development of clinical sepsis therapy

MIT researchers identify components of mucus that can inhibit fungal infections

Electronic symptom monitoring improved quality-of-life outcomes among patients with metastatic cancer

Hospice patients with dementia more likely to receive excellent care, study shows

Short 20-minute power naps during night shifts can help improve hospital staff and patient safety

Poor sleep may be a good predictor of COPD flare-ups

Addition of menthol to cigarettes increases smoking frequency and nicotine dependency among youth

Infants exposed to COVID-19 in the womb exhibit differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes

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