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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

Researchers review role of melatonin in pregnancies complicated by placental insufficiency

A new study explores the role of melatonin in pregnancy.

8 Sep 2022

Study provides a potential game-changer in assessing treatment response in pancreatic cancer patients

The statistics for pancreatic cancer are sobering. With a five-year survival rate of only 9%, incidence of the most common type, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is growing and projected to be the second cause of cancer deaths by 2030.

8 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

NIH issues funding opportunities to support the development of new COVID-19 diagnostics

The National Institutes of Health has issued two new funding opportunities for diagnostic test manufacturers to develop the next generation of COVID-19 tests, with a major focus on accessibility.

8 Sep 2022

Pitt researchers describe a pathway by which cells repair damaged lysosomes

Today in Nature, University of Pittsburgh researchers describe for the first time a pathway by which cells repair damaged lysosomes, structures that contribute to longevity by recycling cellular trash.

8 Sep 2022

The effects of taurine supplementation on biomarkers of oxidative stress in women aged 55 to 70

Researchers investigated the effects of supplementing taurine on the biomarkers of oxidative stress in females.

8 Sep 2022

Studies to explore whether achieving beneficial ketone levels can improve metabolic health of military service members

A series of upcoming studies will explore whether the grind of active-duty military life and veterans' disproportionately high incidence of chronic illness could be tamed by lifestyle interventions designed to achieve a metabolic state of nutritional ketosis.

7 Sep 2022

Wearable assistive robot can detect and prevent a fall before it happens

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) have developed a wearable assistive robot that can detect and prevent a fall before it happens, reducing the user's risk of sustaining injuries.

7 Sep 2022

High blood pressure may cause bones to age faster

When high blood pressure was induced in young mice, they had bone loss and osteoporosis-related bone damage comparable to older mice, according to new research presented today at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2022 conference, held Sept. 7-10, 2022, in San Diego.

7 Sep 2022

Proposed classification of COPD according to major risk factors

In a recent The Lancet study on COPD, scientists focussed on eliminating the disease by challenging accepted dogma and raising important questions.

7 Sep 2022

‘It’s becoming too expensive to live’: Anxious older adults try to cope with limited budgets

Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring housing costs and inflation diminish the value of fixed incomes.

7 Sep 2022

Study highlights the role of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in mental health care delivery

The mental health system is increasingly reliant on psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) to meet the psychiatric needs of Medicare patients, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

6 Sep 2022

Older people with insomnia more likely to develop memory decline, finds study

A new Canadian study has found that older people with insomnia are at greater risk of developing memory decline and long-term cognitive impairment such as dementia.

6 Sep 2022

Exposure to blue light may accelerate aging

A new study provides insights into the novel mechanisms through which blue light exposure interferes with non-retinal cell metabolic pathways in flies.

5 Sep 2022

Neonatal ketone body plays key role in primordial follicle pool formation and regulates ovarian aging

Premature ovarian aging (POA) refers to an early decline in ovarian function; it is the main cause of infertility in elder women and is characterized by a markedly reduced ovarian reservoir.

5 Sep 2022

Novel tool evaluates the contractile force-related state of myotubes

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a way to characterize the force generated by contracting myotubes, precursors to skeletal muscle fiber, combining electrostimulation and analysis of wrinkles in the silicone substrate on which they are mounted. Existing methods rely on muscle mass or the expression of certain proteins, both not as strongly correlated with muscle strength. Accurate measurement of myotube strength promises more effective screening of drug targets for treating muscle atrophy.

5 Sep 2022

Bats pose little zoonotic danger to humans, study says

A new Tel Aviv University study rejects assertions, according to which the origin of the COVID-19 outbreak is in bats. According to the study, bats have a highly effective immune system that enables them to deal relatively easily with viruses considered lethal for other mammals.

5 Sep 2022

Male hypogonadism associated with risk of hospitalization for COVID-19

Men with low testosterone levels are more likely to require hospitalization after COVID-19 infection than men with normal levels or those on testosterone therapy, according to Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers.

2 Sep 2022

Researchers secure $20.5 million NIH grant to beat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has been awarded a $20.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health.

2 Sep 2022

Aging News and Research

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

Researchers review role of melatonin in pregnancies complicated by placental insufficiency

Study provides a potential game-changer in assessing treatment response in pancreatic cancer patients

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

NIH issues funding opportunities to support the development of new COVID-19 diagnostics

Pitt researchers describe a pathway by which cells repair damaged lysosomes

The effects of taurine supplementation on biomarkers of oxidative stress in women aged 55 to 70

Studies to explore whether achieving beneficial ketone levels can improve metabolic health of military service members

Wearable assistive robot can detect and prevent a fall before it happens

High blood pressure may cause bones to age faster

Proposed classification of COPD according to major risk factors

‘It’s becoming too expensive to live’: Anxious older adults try to cope with limited budgets

Study highlights the role of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in mental health care delivery

Older people with insomnia more likely to develop memory decline, finds study

Exposure to blue light may accelerate aging

Neonatal ketone body plays key role in primordial follicle pool formation and regulates ovarian aging

Novel tool evaluates the contractile force-related state of myotubes

Bats pose little zoonotic danger to humans, study says

Male hypogonadism associated with risk of hospitalization for COVID-19

Researchers secure $20.5 million NIH grant to beat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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