Research News and Research

RSS

Michigan health care, service workers disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, survey finds

A large percentage of Michigan workers continued to report to work despite the state’s stay-home order and a disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases among working adults in Michigan were in the health care and social assistance industries, according to a new University of Michigan survey.

13 Sep 2021

Analysis finds untapped potential for immunotherapy in older cancer patients

A retrospective analysis of large datasets of biomarkers from tumors and healthy tissue by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Convergence Institute suggests that older cancer patients could benefit as much as younger patients from cancer immunotherapies.

13 Sep 2021

Study offers molecular insights into how toxic proteins are regulated in brain diseases

Rutgers researchers have discovered some of the first molecular insights into how toxic proteins are regulated in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

13 Sep 2021

Study suggests 4D flow imaging as a clinical predictive tool for aortic disease

4D flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has the potential to identify patients with a higher risk of severe complications from aortic degeneration according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

13 Sep 2021

Eosinophils play a role in the battle against cancer metastases, study finds

A new study at Tel Aviv University found that eosinophils - a type of white blood cells - are recruited to the battle against cancer metastases in the lungs.

13 Sep 2021

Newly developed antibody may be used to treat muscular dystrophy

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed an antibody that they believe can be used to treat muscular dystrophy, findings that were published in Science Translational Medicine.

13 Sep 2021

Could heat treatment be used to inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in vehicles?

A recent study investigated if heat inactivation treatment was a viable form of sanitization for high-touch materials commonly located on public and private transport vehicles.

13 Sep 2021

An oral COVID-19 vaccine induces mucosal and protective immunity

Researchers have collaborated to resolve the aforementioned problems associated with injection vaccines to create a thermostable vaccine that can be taken orally.

13 Sep 2021

Health care unions defending Newsom from recall will want single-payer payback

Should Gavin Newsom survive the Republican-driven attempt to oust him from office, the Democratic governor will face the prospect of paying back supporters who coalesced behind him.

13 Sep 2021

Georgia eyes new Medicaid contract. But how is the state managing managed care?

Just before Frank Berry left his job as head of Georgia's Medicaid agency this summer, he said the state "will be looking for the best bang for the buck" in its upcoming contract with private insurers to cover the state's most vulnerable.

13 Sep 2021

Pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder is underutilized in Sweden, finds study

Only a minority of Swedes with alcohol use disorders are prescribed alcohol medication, a situation that has remained largely unchanged in the country since the mid-2000.

13 Sep 2021

Study finds 24% higher prostate cancer risk among rescue/recovery workers after World Trade Center attacks

The risk of prostate cancer was 24% higher among 9/11 rescue and recovery workers after the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, with the highest risk among the earliest responders, finds research published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

13 Sep 2021

Low-dose CT lung cancer screening linked to reduction in lung cancer mortality

Low-dose CT lung cancer screening is associated with a 16 percent relative reduction in lung cancer mortality, when compared against a non-LDCT control arm, according to research presented by Professor John Field and the United Kingdom Cancer Screening Trial (UKLS) Team today at the IASLC 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer. The research will be published in the Lancet Regional Health-Europe.

13 Sep 2021

Discovery of diverse sarbecovirus broadly neutralizing antibodies from SARS-CoV-2 “infected-vaccinated” humans

Scientists were inspired by the robust serum nAb responses in people who recovered from natural SARS-CoV-2 infection and were later vaccinated using mRNA vaccine. They isolated and characterized bnAbs from two COVID-19 convalescent donors who were recently vaccinated. These isolated bnAbs were found to be highly potent against sarbecoviruses. This research is available on the bioRxiv* preprint server.

13 Sep 2021

Research suggests current smokers not at excess risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Now, a new study published on the bioRxiv* preprint server investigates this relationship further and suggests that current smoking is not associated with a higher incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

13 Sep 2021

Functional impairment of HIV-specific T cells precedes aborted virus control

HIV is a master of evading the immune system, using a variety of methods to prevent the body from being able to find and kill it.

13 Sep 2021

As COVID restrictions were removed, Texas saw an increase in seasonal respiratory virus infections

Like many US states, Texas introduced many different measures to reduce the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), such as masking, social distancing, and the closure of public services and businesses likely to aid the spread of disease.

13 Sep 2021

New online tool to predict mortality risk for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure

For patients with chronic liver disease, the onset of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) instantly alters the transplant question from 'if' to 'when'. 60 to 70% of patients with ACLF die within 3 months due to poor liver function and multiple organ failure.

13 Sep 2021

Results from Phase 0/1 trial of ribociclib plus everolimus in patients with high-grade glioma announced

The Ivy Brain Tumor Center at Barrow Neurological Institute, the largest early-phase drug development program for brain cancer in the world, announced results from their Phase 0/1 clinical trial of ribociclib plus everolimus in patients with high-grade glioma (HGG).

13 Sep 2021

Study examines a new form of crisis information exchange that has emerged during the pandemic

Crisis communications during a natural or man-made disaster often focus on sharing local information in a single geographic area.

13 Sep 2021

Research News and Research

Michigan health care, service workers disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, survey finds

Analysis finds untapped potential for immunotherapy in older cancer patients

Study offers molecular insights into how toxic proteins are regulated in brain diseases

Study suggests 4D flow imaging as a clinical predictive tool for aortic disease

Eosinophils play a role in the battle against cancer metastases, study finds

Newly developed antibody may be used to treat muscular dystrophy

Could heat treatment be used to inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in vehicles?

An oral COVID-19 vaccine induces mucosal and protective immunity

Health care unions defending Newsom from recall will want single-payer payback

Georgia eyes new Medicaid contract. But how is the state managing managed care?

Pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder is underutilized in Sweden, finds study

Study finds 24% higher prostate cancer risk among rescue/recovery workers after World Trade Center attacks

Low-dose CT lung cancer screening linked to reduction in lung cancer mortality

Discovery of diverse sarbecovirus broadly neutralizing antibodies from SARS-CoV-2 “infected-vaccinated” humans

Research suggests current smokers not at excess risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Functional impairment of HIV-specific T cells precedes aborted virus control

As COVID restrictions were removed, Texas saw an increase in seasonal respiratory virus infections

New online tool to predict mortality risk for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure

Results from Phase 0/1 trial of ribociclib plus everolimus in patients with high-grade glioma announced

Study examines a new form of crisis information exchange that has emerged during the pandemic

A guide to advancing biotherapeutic research eBook

Latest eBooks

New horizons in drug discovery: High-throughput & target-to-therapy advances

A practical guide to lipid nanoparticle formulation and resizing

Editorial Focus eBook - Spatial and single-cell omics (1st edition)

Industry Focus eBook - Analytical Chemistry (3rd edition)

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology