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Third dose of COVID mRNA vaccine safe and effective in kidney transplant patients

An new study reports that a third dose of the Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine produces high levels of anti-spike IgG antibodies in kidney transplant recipients.

6 Mar 2022

New technique can upregulate specific genes without permanently altering the genome

By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial intelligence, it is possible to awaken individual dormant genes by disabling the chemical "off switches" that silence them.

6 Mar 2022

$20 million scientific research initiative focuses on disparities in maternal-infant heart health

Poor heart health, especially among women of color, puts both mothers-to-be and their infants at risk, with heart disease causing more than one in four pregnancy-related deaths (26.5%) in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2022 Update.

6 Mar 2022

Persistence of at least one problematic symptom in the first year after traumatic brain injury

More than 70% of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) reported at least one problematic symptom at one year of follow-up that was new or worse than before injury.

6 Mar 2022

A special surgical microscope to illuminate blood, bacterial biofilms, cartilage, and soft tissue

Inflammation of the middle ear is often triggered a cholesteatoma, an aggressive form of chronic otitis media. In order to detect cholesteatomas and bacterial biofilms and to remove them safely, the new collaborative project 'BetterView' is working on a special surgical microscope.

4 Mar 2022

Health literacy among migrants found to be similar to that of general population

Health literacy plays a decisive role in reaching old age in good health. Low health literacy contributes to behaviors like being sedentary and not exercising, eating a less nutritious diet, taking more medications, and using healthcare services more often.

4 Mar 2022

Pandemic paradox: Child abuse dropped sharply in the spring of 2020

Against the dismal health landscape of the pandemic, researchers have discovered some good news about family well-being.

4 Mar 2022

Cell-hobbling fibrils found across diverse neurodegenerative diseases

Take a cell-deep tour of a brain afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, and you will find minuscule clumps of protein that seem suspicious. Ever since the 1980s, when neuroscientists began identifying these protein tangles, researchers have discovered that other brain diseases have their own tangled-protein signatures.

4 Mar 2022

New fluorescent label provides a clearer picture of how DNA architecture is disrupted in cancer cells

Researchers have developed a new fluorescent label that gives a clearer picture of how DNA architecture is disrupted in cancer cells. The findings could improve cancer diagnoses for patients and classification of future cancer risk.

4 Mar 2022

New DNA test can quickly and accurately identify a range of hard-to-diagnose genetic diseases

A new DNA test, developed by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and collaborators from Australia, UK and Israel, has been shown to identify a range of hard-to-diagnose neurological and neuromuscular genetic diseases quicker and more-accurately than existing tests.

4 Mar 2022

First-of-its-kind, innovative application for wheelchair users living with tetraplegia

Brooks Rehabilitation recently announced that the MagTrack study, a collaborative research endeavor with the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been successfully completed.

4 Mar 2022

Eight-week campaign to promote research and increase awareness about heart disease

It is campaign season for one doctor at University of Utah Health. She is using her nomination for the American Heart Association’s Utah Woman of Impact award to promote a platform which stresses advanced research and increased awareness about the dangers of heart disease.

4 Mar 2022

Researchers discover functional links between potassium channel gene variants and neonatal epilepsy

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered functional links between dozens of potassium channel gene variants and neonatal epilepsy, according to a study published in JCI Insight.

4 Mar 2022

Study uncovers new clues about the cellular processes that can lead to androgen deficiency

A laboratory study at the Miller School of Medicine's Desai Sethi Urology Institute has uncovered new clues about the cellular processes that can lead to deficiencies of androgens (male hormones) such as testosterone.

4 Mar 2022

Pilot study opens the door to a promising new therapeutic alternative for PTSD patients

PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, doesn't discriminate. It affects about 15 million adults in the U.S. each year.

4 Mar 2022

Research highlights the impact of HIE-based event notifications on care coordination

Provider alerts triggered by health information exchange (HIE) data are becoming much more common, and soon the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid will require them.

4 Mar 2022

T-cell cytokine and fatty acid work together to trigger a type of cell death

Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center found that a cytokine, a category of protein that acts as messengers in the body, and a fatty acid can work together to trigger a type of cell death previously defined by studies with synthetic molecules.

4 Mar 2022

Research News and Research

Third dose of COVID mRNA vaccine safe and effective in kidney transplant patients

New technique can upregulate specific genes without permanently altering the genome

$20 million scientific research initiative focuses on disparities in maternal-infant heart health

Persistence of at least one problematic symptom in the first year after traumatic brain injury

A special surgical microscope to illuminate blood, bacterial biofilms, cartilage, and soft tissue

Health literacy among migrants found to be similar to that of general population

Pandemic paradox: Child abuse dropped sharply in the spring of 2020

Cell-hobbling fibrils found across diverse neurodegenerative diseases

New fluorescent label provides a clearer picture of how DNA architecture is disrupted in cancer cells

New DNA test can quickly and accurately identify a range of hard-to-diagnose genetic diseases

First-of-its-kind, innovative application for wheelchair users living with tetraplegia

Eight-week campaign to promote research and increase awareness about heart disease

Researchers discover functional links between potassium channel gene variants and neonatal epilepsy

Study uncovers new clues about the cellular processes that can lead to androgen deficiency

Pilot study opens the door to a promising new therapeutic alternative for PTSD patients

Research highlights the impact of HIE-based event notifications on care coordination

T-cell cytokine and fatty acid work together to trigger a type of cell death

Study identifies unique features of MIS-C and how the syndrome gets started in children

Practical guidance to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in NICU patients

Study may pave the way for better multiple sclerosis drugs

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