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UTEP awarded $19.2 million NIH grant to study cancer affecting Mexican-American population

The University of Texas at El Paso's Border Biomedical Research Center will accelerate its quest to understand and identify the reasons for Hispanic cancer health disparities and its ultimate impact on the people of the Paso del Norte region thanks to a five-year, $19.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

16 Oct 2019

Nonsurgical treatment options effective for sufferers of chronic rhinosinusitis

For sufferers of chronic rhinosinusitis, surgery is often the only treatment option due to the severity of their condition.

15 Oct 2019

Mindfulness meditation appears to alter how the brain processes fear memories

Participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears to alter how the brain processes fear memories.

15 Oct 2019

Marshall receives $17 million renewal funding for biomedical research efforts in West Virginia

Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has received a five-year, $17 million award from the National Institutes of Health for continued funding of West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.

15 Oct 2019

A protein could play key role in neurodegenerative diseases, research suggests

Research led by Queen Mary University of London and the University of Seville around one protein's role in regulating brain inflammation could improve our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases.

15 Oct 2019

Researchers reveal mechanism involved in altering DNA methylation in cancer

Understanding the mechanisms that mediate widespread DNA damage in the cancer genome is of great interest to cancer physicians and scientists because it may lead to improved treatments and diagnosis. In this study, a multi-institutional team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has brought attention to genomic structural variation as a previously unappreciated mechanism involved in altering DNA methylation, a form of gene control, in human cancers.

15 Oct 2019

Study suggesting that CRISPR babies are likely to die early has been retracted

A research paper that sparked concerns about the lifespan of China's first gene-edited babies has been retracted due to technical errors.

15 Oct 2019

Changes to state law reduce new opioid prescriptions by 22% in Penn Medicine’s New Jersey practices

The total amount of opioids dispensed per new opioid prescription decreased by 22 percent in Penn Medicine outpatient practices in New Jersey after the state passed a law limiting prescriptions to a five-day supply for new opioid prescriptions.

14 Oct 2019

New therapeutic approach for children born to mothers who used cannabis during pregnancy

As a growing number of U.S. states legalize the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana, an increasing number of American women are using cannabis before becoming pregnant and during early pregnancy often to treat morning sickness, anxiety, and lower back pain.

14 Oct 2019

Women's voices are less influential on Twitter than male peers in academic medicine

Women who are health policy or health services researchers face a significant disparity in social media influence compared to their male peers, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

14 Oct 2019

Mindfulness and medication for opioid dependence may reduce cravings

People suffering from opioid addiction and chronic pain may have fewer cravings and less pain if they use both mindfulness techniques and medication for opioid dependence, according to Rutgers and other researchers.

14 Oct 2019

Combination of two drugs disrupts cancer cells' ability to survive DNA damage, study finds

In continuing efforts to find novel ways to kill cancer cells, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a new pathway that leads to the destruction of cancer cells.

14 Oct 2019

Overdose prevention should also focus on alcohol use, study suggests

For several years, the national spotlight has shone on the need to prevent and rapidly treat opioid overdoses. But a new study suggests a need for more focus on the risk of alcohol overdoses among people who use opioids of all kinds, as well as cocaine, marijuana and certain prescription drugs.

14 Oct 2019

Study highlights role of patient maximizing-minimizing preferences in thyroid cancer surveillance

Not all patients feel the same way about medical treatment. Some are "minimizers," preferring to see a doctor as little as possible and to give health issues a chance to resolve on their own. Others are "maximizers" who want to treat a disease to the fullest extent possible, even if doesn't make a big difference in the overall outcome.

14 Oct 2019

Brain protein plays a prominent role in the maintenance of chronic pain

A protein called RGS4 (Regulator of G protein signaling 4) plays a prominent role in the maintenance of long-term pain states and may serve as a promising new target for the treatment of chronic pain conditions, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published in print October 16, in The Journal of Neuroscience.

11 Oct 2019

Live-cell, genetically engineered pig skin used for temporary closure of a burn wound

Burn specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital announced today they have successfully used live-cell, genetically engineered pig skin (xenograft) for the temporary closure of a burn wound.

11 Oct 2019

Genetic oscillator captures changes in gut microbiome growth patterns

For all the attention the human microbiome has been getting over the last few years, one aspect of such research rarely makes headlines: the difficulty of observing how it changes over time in response to various stimuli.

11 Oct 2019

New tool records and tracks microbiome growth

Over the past years, the human microbiome has gained immense popularity due to its role in shaping one’s health. It is essential for human development, nutrition, and immunity. That’s why many studies have focused on how to improve one’s health by targeting or enhancing the microbiome.

11 Oct 2019

Researchers develop customized drug treatment to bypass patient’s unique mutation

An unprecedented case at Boston Children's Hospital shows that it's possible to do something that's never been done before: identify a patient's unique mutation, design a customized drug to bypass it, manufacture and test the drug, and obtain permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin treating the patient -- all in less than one year.

11 Oct 2019

Harvard University receives $20 million gift to establish new center for autism research

Autism and related disorders-a constellation of neurodevelopmental conditions affecting one in 59 children in the United States alone - have become one of modern medicine's most confounding mysteries.

11 Oct 2019

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UTEP awarded $19.2 million NIH grant to study cancer affecting Mexican-American population

Nonsurgical treatment options effective for sufferers of chronic rhinosinusitis

Mindfulness meditation appears to alter how the brain processes fear memories

Marshall receives $17 million renewal funding for biomedical research efforts in West Virginia

A protein could play key role in neurodegenerative diseases, research suggests

Researchers reveal mechanism involved in altering DNA methylation in cancer

Study suggesting that CRISPR babies are likely to die early has been retracted

Changes to state law reduce new opioid prescriptions by 22% in Penn Medicine’s New Jersey practices

New therapeutic approach for children born to mothers who used cannabis during pregnancy

Women's voices are less influential on Twitter than male peers in academic medicine

Mindfulness and medication for opioid dependence may reduce cravings

Combination of two drugs disrupts cancer cells' ability to survive DNA damage, study finds

Overdose prevention should also focus on alcohol use, study suggests

Study highlights role of patient maximizing-minimizing preferences in thyroid cancer surveillance

Brain protein plays a prominent role in the maintenance of chronic pain

Live-cell, genetically engineered pig skin used for temporary closure of a burn wound

Genetic oscillator captures changes in gut microbiome growth patterns

New tool records and tracks microbiome growth

Researchers develop customized drug treatment to bypass patient’s unique mutation

Harvard University receives $20 million gift to establish new center for autism research

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Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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