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UCLA-developed new "virtual histology" technology may reduce need for skin biopsies

Instead of surgically removing a sample of skin, sending it to a lab and waiting several days for results, your dermatologist takes pictures of a suspicious-looking lesion and quickly produces a detailed, microscopic image of the skin.

18 Nov 2021

Long-term glycemic levels predict the risk of COVID-19 severity among diabetics

People with type 2 diabetes who contract COVID-19 are nearly 50% more likely to wind up in intensive care if they have poorly managed their blood sugar levels over the long-term than those with better long-term glycemic control, according to a study using anonymized health care data.

18 Nov 2021

Study reveals mechanism by which vitamin D reduces inflammation caused by immune cells

Scientists recently gained insights into how vitamin D functions to reduce inflammation caused by immune cells that might be relevant to the responses during severe COVID-19. In a study jointly published by Purdue University and the National Institutes of Health, scientists do just that.

18 Nov 2021

Study discovers new role of Hox genes in adulthood

Among their many extraordinary feats, some planarian flatworms reproduce by tearing off pieces of themselves to regenerate new worms.

18 Nov 2021

Simulating SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics for reopening European universities

Researchers from Graz University of Technology modeled transmission dynamics in a European university.

18 Nov 2021

Study shows higher health care costs and worse outcomes for incontinent patients

Higher cost of care and worse patient outcomes are associated with incontinence and incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) in acute care settings, according to analysis published in the Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, the official journal of the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society.

18 Nov 2021

Schools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non-covid vaccinations

Melissa Blatzer was determined to get her three children caught up on their routine immunizations on a recent Saturday morning at a walk-in clinic in this Denver suburb. It had been about a year since the kids' last shots, a delay Blatzer chalked up to the pandemic.

18 Nov 2021

COVID-19 in open schools and preschools in Norway

A new study describes the cases and outbreaks of COVID-19 in schools and preschools in Norway to evaluate the strategy of keeping them open with control measures in place.

18 Nov 2021

Novel chatbot could ask emergency department visitors about social needs

Americans visit hospital emergency departments nearly 130 million times per year. Although the focus of these visits is to address acute illness and injury, doctors are increasingly finding that social needs - such as food and housing insecurity - place many patients at higher risk of getting sick and requiring emergency care.

18 Nov 2021

U of U Health receives grant to support early-career scientists in family caregiving and their research

Nearly two years after COVID-19 was first reported in the United States, the ripple effects of the pandemic are disrupting biomedical research, particularly among young scientists who are reconsidering their career choices as they try to cope with expanded family caregiving responsibilities due to the disease.

17 Nov 2021

Northwestern awarded grant to advance equity in biomedical sciences

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has been awarded a grant from the Walder Foundation via the COVID-19 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists (FRCS) competition, designed to support policies and practices at U.S. medical schools to advance research productivity and retain early-career clinician investigators experiencing family caregiving challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

17 Nov 2021

New computer software can help track and analyze pandemics before they spread

Researchers at Georgia State University have created lightning-fast computer software that can help nations track and analyze pandemics, like the one caused by COVID-19, before they spread like wildfire around the globe.

16 Nov 2021

New AI application reads eye movements

Eye movements read by a new AI application can reveal thoughts, memories, goals — and brain diseases.

16 Nov 2021

COVID-19 booster shot extremely beneficial for most cancer patients

Most cancer patients who had no measurable immune response after being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 were helped by a third vaccine dose, according to a new study by investigators at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center.

16 Nov 2021

Lesser sodium and higher potassium intake associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk

Lower sodium consumption and higher potassium intake is linked with lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in most people, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers.

16 Nov 2021

Quarantine and tracing rules are all over the map for students

At this point in the pandemic, most parents are familiar with “covid notification” letters. But the letters' instruction on whether your kid must quarantine or not varies wildly from school to school.

16 Nov 2021

Missouri’s thin dental safety net stretched amid Medicaid expansion

At the Access Family Care clinics in southwestern Missouri, the next available nonemergency dental appointment is next summer. Northwest Health Services, headquartered in St. Joseph, is booked through May. The wait is a little shorter at CareSTL Health in St. Louis — around six weeks.

16 Nov 2021

Students News and Research

UCLA-developed new "virtual histology" technology may reduce need for skin biopsies

Long-term glycemic levels predict the risk of COVID-19 severity among diabetics

Study reveals mechanism by which vitamin D reduces inflammation caused by immune cells

Study discovers new role of Hox genes in adulthood

Simulating SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics for reopening European universities

Study shows higher health care costs and worse outcomes for incontinent patients

Schools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non-covid vaccinations

COVID-19 in open schools and preschools in Norway

Novel chatbot could ask emergency department visitors about social needs

U of U Health receives grant to support early-career scientists in family caregiving and their research

Northwestern awarded grant to advance equity in biomedical sciences

New computer software can help track and analyze pandemics before they spread

New AI application reads eye movements

COVID-19 booster shot extremely beneficial for most cancer patients

Lesser sodium and higher potassium intake associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk

Quarantine and tracing rules are all over the map for students

Missouri’s thin dental safety net stretched amid Medicaid expansion

As big pharma and hospitals battle over drug discounts, patients miss out on millions in benefits

Spread of COVID-19 and effectiveness of contact tracing in a university population

Essential needs of university students during COVID-19 pandemic

Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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