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Researchers explore potential exposure to microbial agents in-utero

The human fetal immune system begins to develop early during gestation, however, factors responsible for fetal immune-priming remain elusive.

16 Jun 2021

Long-term exposure to poor air quality increases COVID-19 risk, research finds

Even as governments across the United States consider lifting mask mandates and relaxing preventative measures as vaccination numbers creep up, new research from a UCLA-led team has found that such basic techniques significantly reduce the risk of getting COVID-19.

16 Jun 2021

Advocating full reimbursement for care provided by nurse practitioners

The current Medicare reimbursement policy for nurse practitioners (NPs) allows NPs to directly bill Medicare for services that they perform, but they are reimbursed at only 85% of the physician rate.

16 Jun 2021

UMSOM researchers receive $5 million federal grant to improve use of genetic risk scores

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have received a $5 million federal grant to pool genomic information from existing and new datasets - predominantly in African and African American populations -- in order to calculate the risk of developing specific diseases.

16 Jun 2021

People with a strong life purpose feel less lonely during COVID-19 isolation, study finds

Why can some people weather the stress of social isolation better than others, and what implications does this have for their health? New research from the Communication Neuroscience Lab at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania found that people who felt a strong sense of purpose in life were less lonely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

16 Jun 2021

'Wonder material' used to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory experiments

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have successfully used graphene -- one of the strongest, thinnest known materials -- to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory experiments.

16 Jun 2021

Early-stage lung cancer coopts macrophages to help tumors invade lung tissues

Immune cells that normally repair tissues in the body can be fooled by tumors when cancer starts forming in the lungs and instead help the tumor become invasive, according to a surprising discovery reported by Mount Sinai scientists in Nature in June.

16 Jun 2021

Research identifies missed COVID-19 cases by retrospective testing of throat swabs

Research published today in the Journal of General Virology has identified missed cases of SARS-CoV-2 by retrospective testing of throat swabs.

16 Jun 2021

Chatbots for dementia patient or caregiver support need more work

Chatbots hold promise for dementia patient or caregiver support, but are still in their infancy, finds a paper published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

16 Jun 2021

Using natural killers from the immune system to target breast cancer cells

It sounds like a plot from a Quentin Tarantino movie -- something sets off natural killers and sends them on a killing spree.

16 Jun 2021

Novel altruistic stem cell defense mechanism may be targeted to develop new COVID-19 vaccines

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 may have the ability to reactivate dormant tuberculosis (TB). In a novel study scientists report in The American Journal of Pathology that infection with a specific coronavirus strain reactivated dormant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in mice.

16 Jun 2021

P-glycoprotein shows ability to remove a toxin associated with Alzheimer's from the brain

\A team of SMU biological scientists has confirmed that P-glycoprotein (P-gp) has the ability to remove a toxin from the brain that is associated with Alzheimer's disease.

16 Jun 2021

Research identifies distinctive inflammatory signature in a genetic form of ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that strikes nearly 5,000 people in the U.S. every year. About 10% of ALS cases are inherited or familial, often caused by an error in the C9orf72 gene.

16 Jun 2021

Researchers find several persistent industrial chemicals in fetal organs

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden found industrial chemicals in the organs of fetuses conceived decades after many countries had banned the substances.

16 Jun 2021

Study reveals structural details of omega-3 fatty acid transport across the blood–brain barrier

Spectacular images of a molecule that shuttles omega-3 fatty acids into the brain may open a doorway for delivering neurological therapeutics to the brain.

16 Jun 2021

UCLA wins $4.8 million NIH grant to develop methods for improving polygenic risk scores

UCLA Health will receive a $4.8 million grant from The National Institutes of Health to develop methods that will improve genetic risk estimates - polygenic risk scores - for specific diseases in people from diverse populations and mixed ancestries.

16 Jun 2021

$1.5 million HRSA grant funds SANE training and certification in West Tennessee

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing has received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration to fund a much-needed expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training and certification in West Tennessee.

16 Jun 2021

Research News and Research

Researchers explore potential exposure to microbial agents in-utero

Long-term exposure to poor air quality increases COVID-19 risk, research finds

Advocating full reimbursement for care provided by nurse practitioners

UMSOM researchers receive $5 million federal grant to improve use of genetic risk scores

People with a strong life purpose feel less lonely during COVID-19 isolation, study finds

'Wonder material' used to detect SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory experiments

Early-stage lung cancer coopts macrophages to help tumors invade lung tissues

Research identifies missed COVID-19 cases by retrospective testing of throat swabs

Chatbots for dementia patient or caregiver support need more work

Using natural killers from the immune system to target breast cancer cells

Novel altruistic stem cell defense mechanism may be targeted to develop new COVID-19 vaccines

P-glycoprotein shows ability to remove a toxin associated with Alzheimer's from the brain

Research identifies distinctive inflammatory signature in a genetic form of ALS

Researchers find several persistent industrial chemicals in fetal organs

Study reveals structural details of omega-3 fatty acid transport across the blood–brain barrier

UCLA wins $4.8 million NIH grant to develop methods for improving polygenic risk scores

$1.5 million HRSA grant funds SANE training and certification in West Tennessee

$1 million grant awarded to eliminate the need for drug refrigeration

Unvaccinated, homebound and now hospitalized with Covid in New York City

Precise manipulation of folate metabolism may pave way to broadly improve health during aging

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