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USC Stevens INI launches a $3 million study to solve some puzzles about Parkinson's disease

The USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (USC Stevens INI), part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has launched a $3 million study that will unite researchers and data from 20 countries to answer some of the most pressing questions about Parkinson's disease (PD).

11 Sep 2021

New 'Work Design for Health' framework offers viable directions for improving employee health, well-being

The "Work Design for Health" framework—developed by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and MIT Sloan School of Management researchers—maps how to create work environments that foster worker health and well-being.

11 Sep 2021

UM researcher wins $2.5 million NSF grant to study hantavirus disease transmission

University of Montana researcher Angela Luis has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to study how diversity of competitor species affects infectious disease transmission in wildlife – specifically hantavirus in deer mice.

10 Sep 2021

Study compares three types of state legislations aimed at ensuring adequate nurse staffing

Across the nation, states are grappling with alternative approaches to address the heightened problem of low nurse staffing in hospitals.

10 Sep 2021

Tumor-related risk factors affect conversion of active surveillance to treatment for prostate cancer

For men with "low-risk" prostate cancer initially managed with active surveillance, cancer-related factors such as tumor grade and size are key risk factors for conversion to active treatment, reports a study in The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association.

10 Sep 2021

It’s not just covid: Recall candidates represent markedly different choices on health care

Gov. Gavin Newsom's covid-19 rules have been a lightning rod in California's recall election. But there's a lot more at stake for Californians' health care than mask and vaccine mandates.

10 Sep 2021

School children in Switzerland show willingness to mask-wearing

A school-based survey has revealed that about 60% of students in Zurich perceive mask-wearing at school as a useful intervention for controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

10 Sep 2021

New gene-delivering workhorse could make gene therapy safer, more effective for muscle diseases

Genetic muscle diseases lead to progressive muscle wasting and often early death, with few treatment options and no cure.

9 Sep 2021

Food science principles help scientists to understand inner workings of cellular compartments

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that food science principles have helped them determine how unusual droplets within cells stay organized and avoid dissolving into the rest of the cell's gelatinous interior.

9 Sep 2021

Eyeglasses for school students help improve academic achievement

Students who received eyeglasses through a school-based program scored higher on reading and math tests, Johns Hopkins researchers from the Wilmer Eye Institute and School of Education found in the largest clinical study of the impact of glasses on education ever conducted in the United States.

9 Sep 2021

Duke/UNC awarded NIH funding to establish prestigious Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been awarded funds from the National Institutes of Health to establish a prestigious Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC), part of a federally-funded national network of similar centers.

9 Sep 2021

Laws designed to aid at-risk women may help catch breast cancer earlier

Laws designed to help women with increased risk for missed breast cancer diagnoses may help catch the disease earlier, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They studied how notification and insurance coverage legislation for women with dense breast tissue affects the stage at which their cancer is diagnosed.

9 Sep 2021

Goldstein studying cultural variations in parental honesty

Thalia Goldstein, Associate Professor of Applied Developmental Psychology, is studying lies parents tell their children.

9 Sep 2021

Measurement of brain function shows benefits of virtual reality in creative arts therapies

Virtual reality (VR) continues to expand its uses in medicine, specifically in treatments for psychological conditions like trauma, phobias and eating disorders. The technology is also emerging as a tool in creative arts therapies.

9 Sep 2021

Study measures the impact of stigma and discrimination on positive COVID-19 diagnosis

Stigma and discrimination linked to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis are the subjects of research being conducted by a multidisciplinary University of Queensland team.

8 Sep 2021

Daily marijuana use reaches an all-time high in 2020 among U.S. college students

Daily marijuana use increased in 2020 to an all-time high among U.S. college students over the past four decades, according to the University of Michigan’s annual national Monitoring the Future panel study.

8 Sep 2021

Study finds no serious side effects of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in lactating women, breastfed infants

In December 2020, two novel messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; however, the early trials excluded lactating women, leading to questions about their safety in this specific population.

8 Sep 2021

Marijuana use among college-age adults remains at historically high levels in 2020

Marijuana use continued to rise among college students over the past five years and remained at historically high levels among same-aged peers who are not in college in 2020, according to survey results from the 2020 Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study.

8 Sep 2021

Study finds stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates

In a study of the 9 largest U.S. cities, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates across neighborhoods.

8 Sep 2021

The pandemic almost killed Allie. Her community’s vaccination rate is 45%.

The Allie Henderson who stepped out of her mother's car to a driveway full of cheering friends and family holding "Welcome Home" signs was a wisp of her former self.

7 Sep 2021

Students News and Research

USC Stevens INI launches a $3 million study to solve some puzzles about Parkinson's disease

New 'Work Design for Health' framework offers viable directions for improving employee health, well-being

UM researcher wins $2.5 million NSF grant to study hantavirus disease transmission

Study compares three types of state legislations aimed at ensuring adequate nurse staffing

Tumor-related risk factors affect conversion of active surveillance to treatment for prostate cancer

It’s not just covid: Recall candidates represent markedly different choices on health care

School children in Switzerland show willingness to mask-wearing

New gene-delivering workhorse could make gene therapy safer, more effective for muscle diseases

Food science principles help scientists to understand inner workings of cellular compartments

Eyeglasses for school students help improve academic achievement

Duke/UNC awarded NIH funding to establish prestigious Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Laws designed to aid at-risk women may help catch breast cancer earlier

Goldstein studying cultural variations in parental honesty

Measurement of brain function shows benefits of virtual reality in creative arts therapies

Study measures the impact of stigma and discrimination on positive COVID-19 diagnosis

Daily marijuana use reaches an all-time high in 2020 among U.S. college students

Study finds no serious side effects of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in lactating women, breastfed infants

Marijuana use among college-age adults remains at historically high levels in 2020

Study finds stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates

The pandemic almost killed Allie. Her community’s vaccination rate is 45%.

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