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Study sheds new light on boys; weapon-carrying behaviors at U.S. high schools

A study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School sheds new light on boys' weapon-carrying behaviors at U.S. high schools. The results indicate that weapon-carrying is not tied to students' race or ethnicity but rather their schools' social climates.

25 Jun 2021

Study reveals a novel trick employed by MRSA superbug to thwart the immune response

New research has uncovered a novel trick employed by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus to thwart the immune response, raising hopes that a vaccine that prevents deadly MRSA infections is a little closer on the horizon.

25 Jun 2021

Vegan protein shakes may be viable alternatives to milk-based whey protein shakes

A study from the Centre for Nutraceuticals at the University of Westminster found that plant-based protein shakes may be potential viable alternatives to milk-based whey protein shakes, particularly in people with need of careful monitoring of glucose levels.

24 Jun 2021

Adolescent marijuana and alcohol use did not significantly change during the pandemic

Adolescent marijuana use and binge drinking did not significantly change during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite record decreases in the substances' perceived availability, according to a survey of 12th graders in the United States.

24 Jun 2021

Dopamine may help explain the gender differences in key motivating factors and autism

Dopamine is often called the “happy” or “feel-good” hormone. It can help explain both autistic behaviours and men’s need for passion in order to succeed.

24 Jun 2021

Calming computer jitters: Help for seniors who aren’t tech-savvy

Six months ago, Cindy Sanders, 68, bought a computer so she could learn how to email and have Zoom chats with her great-grandchildren.

24 Jun 2021

Scientists use new technology to optimize drug development for brain diseases

Dr. Hayder Amin and Dr. Caghan Kizil from the DZNE's Dresden site aim to speed up developing drugs against brain diseases through cutting-edge technology.

24 Jun 2021

Biomarker of chronic cellular stress is associated with Huntington's disease, shows study

A new University of California, Irvine-led study finds that the persistence of a marker of chronic cellular stress, previously associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), also takes place in the brains of Huntington's disease (HD) patients.

24 Jun 2021

New antibody conjugate delivers drugs to bone tumors and inhibits metastasis

Bone cancer is hard to treat and prone to metastasis. Research teams at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have a new strategy to attack it.

23 Jun 2021

Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of chronic pain

A typical Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of painful disorders common in people with conditions such as diabetes or obesity, according to a groundbreaking paper authored by a team led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also referred to as UT Health San Antonio.

23 Jun 2021

New method uses swabs from smartphone screens to accurately detect COVID-19

An accurate, non-invasive, and low-cost method of testing for COVID-19 using samples taken from the screens of mobile phones has been developed by a team led by UCL researchers at Diagnosis Biotech.

23 Jun 2021

Bilingual children reliably acquire English skills by age 5, shows study

In the United States, more than 12 million children hear a minority language at home from birth. More than two-thirds hear English as well, and they reach school age with varying levels of proficiency in two languages.

23 Jun 2021

At Texas border, pandemic’s high toll lays bare gaps in health and insurance

Alfredo "Freddy" Valles was an accomplished trumpeter and a beloved music teacher for nearly four decades at one of the city's poorest middle schools.

23 Jun 2021

Health care leaders call for action to prevent non-ventilator-associated, hospital-acquired pneumonia

A group of health care leaders, including a University of Massachusetts Amherst nurse innovator, has published a national call to action to prevent non-ventilator-associated, hospital-acquired pneumonia (NVHAP).

23 Jun 2021

New study enrolls young adults to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 infection

The Prevent COVID U study, which launched in late March 2021 to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission among university students vaccinated with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, has expanded beyond the university setting to enroll young adults ages 18 through 29 years and will now also include people in this age group who choose not to receive a vaccine.

23 Jun 2021

Ontario students are more likely to drive after smoking cannabis, shows survey

Poll of 1,161 Ontario students shows attitudes toward cannabis differ from alcohol, creating potentially risky and dangerous driving behavior.

23 Jun 2021

Albumin supplementation improves human fertility, fights infection

A new University of California, Irvine-led study reveals albumin (Alb), among the most abundant proteins in the body, activates a proton channel (hHv1), also widespread in the body, giving sperm the ability to penetrate and fertilize an egg, and allowing white blood cells to secrete large amounts of inflammatory mediators to fight infection.

22 Jun 2021

Combination of SFRP2 and PD-1 immunotherapy halts aggressive metastatic cancer in preclinical model

In a cancer that has not seen new targeted therapies for over 20 years, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher and oncologist Nancy Klauber-DeMore, M.D., is pioneering new discoveries.

22 Jun 2021

Cancer immunotherapy may self-limit its efficacy in fighting tumors, study finds

Cancer immunotherapy involving drugs that inhibit CTLA-4 also activates an unwanted response that may self-limit its efficacy in fighting tumors, according to a new study led by Francesco Marangoni, Ph.D., assistant professor of physiology & biophysics and member of the Institute for Immunology at the University of California, Irvine.

22 Jun 2021

New antibody-drug conjugates also kill non-targeted neighboring tumor cells

How do you kill tumor cells that can't be targeted? Get their more susceptible neighbors to help.

22 Jun 2021

Students News and Research

Study sheds new light on boys; weapon-carrying behaviors at U.S. high schools

Study reveals a novel trick employed by MRSA superbug to thwart the immune response

Vegan protein shakes may be viable alternatives to milk-based whey protein shakes

Adolescent marijuana and alcohol use did not significantly change during the pandemic

Dopamine may help explain the gender differences in key motivating factors and autism

Calming computer jitters: Help for seniors who aren’t tech-savvy

Scientists use new technology to optimize drug development for brain diseases

Biomarker of chronic cellular stress is associated with Huntington's disease, shows study

New antibody conjugate delivers drugs to bone tumors and inhibits metastasis

Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of chronic pain

New method uses swabs from smartphone screens to accurately detect COVID-19

Bilingual children reliably acquire English skills by age 5, shows study

At Texas border, pandemic’s high toll lays bare gaps in health and insurance

Health care leaders call for action to prevent non-ventilator-associated, hospital-acquired pneumonia

New study enrolls young adults to evaluate SARS-CoV-2 infection

Ontario students are more likely to drive after smoking cannabis, shows survey

Albumin supplementation improves human fertility, fights infection

Combination of SFRP2 and PD-1 immunotherapy halts aggressive metastatic cancer in preclinical model

Cancer immunotherapy may self-limit its efficacy in fighting tumors, study finds

New antibody-drug conjugates also kill non-targeted neighboring tumor cells

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