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Six key OU humanities programs benefit from $500,000 NEH award

Six key humanities programs at the University of Oklahoma will benefit from a $500,000 award from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the largest ever total grant from the NEH for OU.

5 Oct 2021

Fatal opioid overdoses four times more likely in the first two days after hospital discharge

The period after hospital discharge is a high-risk time for people who use illicit opioids such as heroin, according to new research publishing October 5th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

5 Oct 2021

New mathematical modeling technique can accurately predict tumor response to chemotherapy

A public/private collaboration led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has resulted in a new mathematical modeling technique that can accurately predict the response of tumors in breast cancer patients to treatments such as chemotherapy soon after treatment initiation.

5 Oct 2021

Plasmid DNA vaccines induce effective antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 in mice

Researchers in the United States and China have developed plasmid DNA immunogens that induce effective antibody responses in mice against the spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

5 Oct 2021

Hollings Cancer Center researcher awarded NCI grant to pursue early investigator studies in leukemia

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Haizhen (Jen) Wang, Ph.D., was awarded a five-year $344,000 per year grant by the National Cancer Institute to pursue her early investigator studies in leukemia.

5 Oct 2021

Video game with biofeedback trains kids to stay calm during stressful or frustrating situations

A video game with biofeedback - aimed at keeping heart rate low during fast-paced play - can help youth learn to regulate their anger, finds a small randomized trial at Boston Children's Hospital.

5 Oct 2021

COVID-19 survivors under 40 more likely to recover from smell and taste loss, study finds

Sense of smell or taste returns within six months for 4 out of every 5 COVID-19 survivors who have lost these senses, and those under 40 are more likely to recover these senses than older adults, an ongoing Virginia Commonwealth University study found.

5 Oct 2021

Cancer drug can restore memory and cognitive function in mice with Alzheimer’s symptoms

A drug commonly used to treat cancer can restore memory and cognitive function in mice that display symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, new UBC research has found.

5 Oct 2021

Rutgers and NYU secure $11.6 million to establish new Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity

Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, in close collaboration with New York University, has received $11.6 million in funding from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop the Rutgers-NYU Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity.

5 Oct 2021

Binghamton professor collaborates on $3.1 million grant to help Black and Latinx youth living with HIV

A new $3.1-million, four-year grant co-led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York could help African American and Latinx youth living with HIV.

5 Oct 2021

Plant-derived compound can be beneficial in protecting the brain against Alzheimer’s disease pathology

Fenchol, a natural compound abundant in some plants including basil, can help protect the brain against Alzheimer's disease pathology, a preclinical study led by University of South Florida Health (USF Health) researchers suggests.

5 Oct 2021

Automated system based on AI helps rule out cancer in women with dense breasts

An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately sift through breast MRIs in women with dense breasts to eliminate those without cancer, freeing up radiologists to focus on more complex cases, according to a study published in Radiology.

5 Oct 2021

Structural differences in the brain may explain why siblings differ in risk of developing conduct disorder

Structural differences in the area of the brain responsible for decision making could explain why two siblings living in the same family might differ in their risk of developing the condition conduct disorder.

5 Oct 2021

A possible protective genetic polymorphism in COVID-19

A new study discusses the role of a mucin gene enhancer on the clinical phenotype of the COVID-19.

5 Oct 2021

Three U of U Health researchers win the 2021 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

The National Institutes of Health has awarded grants to three University of Utah Health scientists through its competitive High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) program that funds highly innovative and unusually impactful biomedical or behavioral research proposed by extraordinarily creative scientists.

5 Oct 2021

Researchers develop new method to predict biomaterial's capacity to induce tissue regeneration

Researchers from the Polymer and Advanced Materials Group at the Universitat Jaume I in Castellón have developed an in vitro method to predict the capacity of a biomaterial to induce bone and soft tissue regeneration.

5 Oct 2021

Urban older women who participated in an exercise intervention were healthier than non-participants

Urban participants in an exercise intervention for older women in Kuopio, eastern Finland, were healthier and had better functional capability at baseline than non-participants and uninvited rural women, according to new findings from the Kuopio Fall Prevention Study.

5 Oct 2021

Research News and Research

Six key OU humanities programs benefit from $500,000 NEH award

Fatal opioid overdoses four times more likely in the first two days after hospital discharge

New mathematical modeling technique can accurately predict tumor response to chemotherapy

Plasmid DNA vaccines induce effective antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 in mice

Hollings Cancer Center researcher awarded NCI grant to pursue early investigator studies in leukemia

Video game with biofeedback trains kids to stay calm during stressful or frustrating situations

COVID-19 survivors under 40 more likely to recover from smell and taste loss, study finds

Cancer drug can restore memory and cognitive function in mice with Alzheimer’s symptoms

Rutgers and NYU secure $11.6 million to establish new Center for Asian Health Promotion and Equity

Binghamton professor collaborates on $3.1 million grant to help Black and Latinx youth living with HIV

Plant-derived compound can be beneficial in protecting the brain against Alzheimer’s disease pathology

Automated system based on AI helps rule out cancer in women with dense breasts

Structural differences in the brain may explain why siblings differ in risk of developing conduct disorder

A possible protective genetic polymorphism in COVID-19

Three U of U Health researchers win the 2021 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

Researchers develop new method to predict biomaterial's capacity to induce tissue regeneration

Urban older women who participated in an exercise intervention were healthier than non-participants

Therapeutic smart textiles can make it easier for older people to manage long-term pain

Landmark research project to host a trial of frame running training for kids with cerebral palsy

Fertility treatment compromised in women with undiagnosed endometriosis

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