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Researchers one step closer to developing vaccines that protect infants against infections

A new Penn Medicine study puts researchers within closer reach of vaccines that can protect infants against infections by overcoming a mother's antibodies, which are known to shut down immune defenses initiated by conventional vaccines.

9 Jan 2020

UC Riverside research team receives NIH grant to study breast cancer

A research team led by biochemists at the University of California, Riverside, has received a four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, to study breast cancer -- the most common cancer in women worldwide -- and the racial disparities in the treatment of the disease.

8 Jan 2020

Study shows potential new approach to treating two common subtypes of lymphoma

A study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated a potential new approach to treating two of the most common subtypes of lymphoma through manipulation of molecular programs controlled by the cAMP-response element binding protein.

8 Jan 2020

Mayo Clinic researchers seek radical new approach to treat cocaine addition

In a radical new approach to treat cocaine addition, researchers at the Mayo Clinic are seeking approval for first-in-human studies of a single-dose gene therapy.

7 Jan 2020

Medicaid expansion reduces likelihood of low-income adults experiencing health status decline

In Southern states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act, adults experienced lower rates of decline in both physical and mental health, according to research published this month in the journal Health Affairs.

6 Jan 2020

Uterine balloon tamponade is almost 86% effective in preventing maternal mortality from hemorrhaging

According to the World Health Organization's latest statistics, from 2017, more than 800 women around the world die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth -- the vast majority of them in resource-poor areas.

6 Jan 2020

Temperature fluctuations could give early indications of graft-versus-host disease

By continuously monitoring the body temperature of mice that had undergone bone-marrow transplants, researchers were able to detect early warning signs of graft-versus-host disease - a dangerous, sometimes deadly response of the transplanted immune system - in a simple, non-invasive way.

6 Jan 2020

E-cigarette users have reported adverse health effects online for at least seven years

A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside, used automated computer methods to mine a large online discussion forum for electronic cigarette users and found this group reported numerous adverse health effects for at least seven years.

6 Jan 2020

80% of medical students report low sense of personal achievement

Despite the prestige of becoming a physician, 80 percent of medical students report a low sense of personal achievement, according to a new study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

6 Jan 2020

Study shows safety, long-term beneficial impact of gene therapy for patients with Hemophilia A

A breakthrough gene therapy treatment for Haemophilia A has been shown to offer long-term benefits that have already transformed the lives of 13 men in the UK.

6 Jan 2020

ART may not be completely effective in restoring immune protection, study suggests

A study led by researchers from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and Oregon Health & Science University, published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, showed that, despite successful antiretroviral therapy, antigen specific memory to vaccinations that occurred before HIV infection did not recover, even after immune reconstitution.

6 Jan 2020

New clinical study to test retinal screening processes for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

The University of Rhode Island, in collaboration with BayCare Health System in Florida and The Memory and Aging Program at Butler Hospital, an affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, is launching a clinical trial of retinal screening processes that could help clinicians detect Alzheimer's disease possibly two or more decades before patients develop life-altering clinical symptoms.

6 Jan 2020

Online physician reviews and ratings are important to older adults, new poll shows

Find a restaurant. Book a hotel. Choose a product to buy. Online ratings and reviews from other customers can help with making decisions on all of these, and their use has exploded in the past decade.

6 Jan 2020

Families of autistic children experience high physical, mental and emotional burdens

Families of children with autism face high physical, mental and emotional burdens, are sometimes ridiculed and even accused of child abuse, according to a Rutgers study.

6 Jan 2020

Study may explain how chemicals in skincare products trigger allergic contact dermatitis

Allergic reactions in the skin can be caused by many different chemical compounds found in creams, cosmetics, and other topical consumer products, but how they trigger the reaction has remained somewhat mysterious.

3 Jan 2020

Bile acids could also play a role in immunity and inflammation

Could bile acids--the fat-dissolving juices churned out by the liver and gallbladder--also play a role in immunity and inflammation?

3 Jan 2020

Study shows the feasibility of using gene therapy to treat chronic traumatic encephalopathy

A new study shows the feasibility of using gene therapy to treat the progressive neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

3 Jan 2020

Researchers identify how anatomical connections in the brain develop during adolescence

The human brain is organized into circuits that develop from childhood through adulthood to support executive function- critical behaviors like self-control, decision making, and complex thought.

3 Jan 2020

Structure of most lethal toxin produced by C. difficile bacteria identified

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and their colleagues have identified the structure of the most lethal toxin produced by certain strains of Clostridium difficile bacteria, a potentially deadly infection associated with the use of antibiotics. The

2 Jan 2020

Residents of Hispanic neighborhoods less likely to receive bystander CPR, study shows

People living in predominately Hispanic neighborhoods are less likely to receive CPR from a bystander following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest compared to people living in non-Hispanic neighborhoods, researchers from Penn Medicine and the Duke University of School of Medicine reported in the journal Circulation.

2 Jan 2020

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Researchers one step closer to developing vaccines that protect infants against infections

UC Riverside research team receives NIH grant to study breast cancer

Study shows potential new approach to treating two common subtypes of lymphoma

Mayo Clinic researchers seek radical new approach to treat cocaine addition

Medicaid expansion reduces likelihood of low-income adults experiencing health status decline

Uterine balloon tamponade is almost 86% effective in preventing maternal mortality from hemorrhaging

Temperature fluctuations could give early indications of graft-versus-host disease

E-cigarette users have reported adverse health effects online for at least seven years

80% of medical students report low sense of personal achievement

Study shows safety, long-term beneficial impact of gene therapy for patients with Hemophilia A

ART may not be completely effective in restoring immune protection, study suggests

New clinical study to test retinal screening processes for early detection of Alzheimer's disease

Online physician reviews and ratings are important to older adults, new poll shows

Families of autistic children experience high physical, mental and emotional burdens

Study may explain how chemicals in skincare products trigger allergic contact dermatitis

Bile acids could also play a role in immunity and inflammation

Study shows the feasibility of using gene therapy to treat chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Researchers identify how anatomical connections in the brain develop during adolescence

Structure of most lethal toxin produced by C. difficile bacteria identified

Residents of Hispanic neighborhoods less likely to receive bystander CPR, study shows

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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