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Survey finds increase in American adults skipping medical care due to cost

Nearly one-third (30%) of Americans skipped needed medical care in the past three months due to cost, the highest reported number since the COVID-19 pandemic began and a threefold increase from March to October, according to the latest survey from the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization West Health and Gallup, the global analytics and advice firm.

14 Dec 2021

Driving up immunity at tumor site may help enhance immunotherapy treatments

Driving up the immune response at the site of a cancer tumor with nanotechnology may help enhance immunotherapy treatments in advanced stages of the disease, new research in mice suggests.

14 Dec 2021

Study finds prior infection boosts antibody responses after a single COVID-19 vaccination

In a recent study, researchers evaluated the antibody response in previously infected individuals after a single dose of several COVID-19 vaccines.

14 Dec 2021

Study reveals molecular players involved in the onset of leukemia

A new study led by João T. Barata from Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM, Portugal), and J. Andrés Yunes from Centro Infantil Boldrini (Brazil), published now in the scientific journal Nature Communications, shows that changes in a protein called IL-7R are sufficient to initiate a type of leukemia.

14 Dec 2021

Dementia project receives critical new funding

Women's Brain Health Initiative, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and Brain Canada are pleased to announce that Dr. Mario Masellis has been selected to receive funding as part of the European Union Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)'s initiative on linking pre-diagnosis disturbances of physiological systems to neurodegenerative diseases.

14 Dec 2021

Salk study could help find better treatment options for colorectal cancer patients

Patients with colorectal cancer were among the first to receive targeted therapies. These drugs aim to block the cancer-causing proteins that trigger out-of-control cell growth while sparing healthy tissues.

14 Dec 2021

Scientists trace neuronal activity when the brain switches from hearing to listening

What happens in the brain when simply hearing becomes listening? To answer this question, researchers at the University of Basel have traced the neuronal fingerprint of the two types of sound processing in the mouse brain.

14 Dec 2021

Study assesses health care providers' preferences, practices related to colorectal cancer screening

Colorectal cancer is the second-most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Despite the availability of several effective screening tests, colorectal cancer screening rates remain below national goals.

14 Dec 2021

11 exceptional recipients of the 2021 Lupus Innovation Award announced

The Lupus Research Alliance proudly announced today 11 research grant recipients in the U.S. and around the world of the 2021 Lupus Innovation Award which will fund wide ranging areas from probing the development and progression of lupus to pointing to potential personalized therapies.

14 Dec 2021

"Supermere" discovery may offer clues to earlier diagnoses and treatment of several diseases

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a nanoparticle released from cells, called a "supermere," which contains enzymes, proteins and RNA associated with multiple cancers, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and even COVID-19.

14 Dec 2021

Researchers tease out the differences between sense of smell distortions related to COVID-19

Sudden smell and taste loss has become a well-known symptom of COVID-19. However, some people have also woken up to discover that their usual beloved coffee odor has been distorted and now smells like garbage or rotting meat, a condition known as parosmia.

14 Dec 2021

Childhood trauma may increase the risk of psychotic symptoms in young cannabis users

Childhood trauma may increase the chance of young people experiencing psychotic symptoms when using cannabis, University of Queensland research has found.

14 Dec 2021

Adopting superhero behaviors may improve quality of life in older age

Adopting superhero behaviors such as maintaining physical activity and strong social connections may improve health later in life, a University of Queensland study has found.

14 Dec 2021

Duke Human Vaccine Institute secures federal contract for advancing investigational vaccines

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded researchers at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute a contract that enables it to compete for projects advancing investigational vaccines to production for use in early clinical trials.

14 Dec 2021

Cells with oncogenic mutations overtake human tissue with age, research shows

It's worth noting, in light of recently published research, that a majority of people won't be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 40% of people will, which means 60% won't.

14 Dec 2021

Deaths attributable to air pollution have dropped with reductions in vehicle emissions, study shows

Decreasing vehicle emissions since 2008 have reduced by thousands the number of deaths attributable to air pollution, yielding billions of dollars in benefits to society, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

14 Dec 2021

Research News and Research

Survey finds increase in American adults skipping medical care due to cost

Driving up immunity at tumor site may help enhance immunotherapy treatments

Study finds prior infection boosts antibody responses after a single COVID-19 vaccination

Study reveals molecular players involved in the onset of leukemia

Dementia project receives critical new funding

Salk study could help find better treatment options for colorectal cancer patients

Scientists trace neuronal activity when the brain switches from hearing to listening

Study assesses health care providers' preferences, practices related to colorectal cancer screening

11 exceptional recipients of the 2021 Lupus Innovation Award announced

"Supermere" discovery may offer clues to earlier diagnoses and treatment of several diseases

Researchers tease out the differences between sense of smell distortions related to COVID-19

Childhood trauma may increase the risk of psychotic symptoms in young cannabis users

Adopting superhero behaviors may improve quality of life in older age

Duke Human Vaccine Institute secures federal contract for advancing investigational vaccines

Cells with oncogenic mutations overtake human tissue with age, research shows

Deaths attributable to air pollution have dropped with reductions in vehicle emissions, study shows

Ophthalmology professor receives $75,000 grant to support international collaborations on eye research

Nanotrap particles can improve current sequencing workflows of SARS-CoV-2

Research reveals lower rates of colorectal cancer screening among rural women

FCDO launches two papers that reaffirm the UK's commitment to improving global health

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