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NIH awards $3 million grant to study synbiotic medical food for bone health in older women

The NIH/National Institute on Aging has awarded a R01 $3 million grant to study the impact of a probiotic/prebiotic (synbiotic) medical food developed by Solarea Bio on maintaining bone health of older women.

23 Aug 2023

ME/CFS and Long COVID: A closer look at the similarities and differences

While myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID are not the same disease, they appear to have features of overlapping biological and symptomatic presentations.

23 Aug 2023

New kidney tissue model could help assess safety of immunotherapy drugs

A growing repertoire of cell and molecule-based immunotherapies is offering patients with indomitable cancers new hope by mobilizing their immune systems against tumor cells.

23 Aug 2023

Study explores the role of N6-methyladensoine methylation and COVID-19

A recent study summarized the recent advances in the role of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation in COVID-19.

23 Aug 2023

Doctors and patients try to shame insurers online to reverse prior authorization denials

Sally Nix was furious when her health insurance company refused to pay for the infusions she needs to ease her chronic pain and fatigue.

23 Aug 2023

Texas Heart Institute receives $1.14 million grant to develop first-in-class drug to treat cardiovascular disease

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recently awarded The Texas Heart Institute (THI) a two-year, $1.14 million grant to develop a novel, first-in-class drug to treat cardiovascular disease (CVD) as a significant improvement to current treatment regimens - specifically for adverse events arising from atherosclerosis.

22 Aug 2023

$2.8 million awarded to translate research on how cancer cells evolve and compete into patient care

The National Institutes of Health recently awarded Cleveland Clinic's Jacob Scott, M.D., D.Phil., and collaborators $2.8 million to translate research on how cancer cells evolve and compete into patient care.

22 Aug 2023

Malaria vaccine and drug combination reduces hospitalizations, deaths in children

The final results of a landmark study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases confirm that the benefits of combining the RTS,S/AS01E (RTS,S) malaria vaccine with antimalarial drugs in settings of highly seasonal malaria transmission continue over five years.

22 Aug 2023

Researchers decipher the mode of action of new antibiotic

More and more bacterial pathogens are developing resistance. There is an increasing risk that common drugs will no longer be effective against infectious diseases.

22 Aug 2023

Doctors advocate fresh efforts to combat Chagas disease, a silent killer

When Maira Gutiérrez was diagnosed with Chagas disease in 1997, neither she nor her primary care physician had even heard of the malady. She discovered her illness only by chance, after participating in a Red Cross blood drive organized by her employer, Universal Studios.

22 Aug 2023

Social media and the internet: Top concerns for parents of school-age children

As children head back to school, two issues have climbed higher on their parents' list of concerns: the role of social media and the internet in kids' lives.

21 Aug 2023

Melatonin enhances long-term memory by modulating protein phosphorylation

Multiple studies have demonstrated the memory-enhancing effects of melatonin and its derivatives in animal models. It is also known that the formation of both short- and long-term memories require the phosphorylation of certain memory-related proteins.

21 Aug 2023

The growing role of AI in science and discovery

With the advent of ChatGPT4, the use of artificial intelligence in medicine has absorbed the public's attention, dominated news headlines, and sparked vigorous debates about the promise and peril of medical AI.

21 Aug 2023

Strengthening prison reentry programs can help reduce opioid overdose deaths in the U.S.

With opioid overdose deaths surging in the United States, many communities are in desperate need of solutions to bring down the body count. Among the most promising is strengthening prison reentry programs for highest-risk users, a Rutgers-led study has found.

21 Aug 2023

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NIH awards $3 million grant to study synbiotic medical food for bone health in older women

ME/CFS and Long COVID: A closer look at the similarities and differences

New kidney tissue model could help assess safety of immunotherapy drugs

Study explores the role of N6-methyladensoine methylation and COVID-19

Doctors and patients try to shame insurers online to reverse prior authorization denials

Texas Heart Institute receives $1.14 million grant to develop first-in-class drug to treat cardiovascular disease

$2.8 million awarded to translate research on how cancer cells evolve and compete into patient care

Malaria vaccine and drug combination reduces hospitalizations, deaths in children

Researchers decipher the mode of action of new antibiotic

Doctors advocate fresh efforts to combat Chagas disease, a silent killer

Social media and the internet: Top concerns for parents of school-age children

Melatonin enhances long-term memory by modulating protein phosphorylation

The growing role of AI in science and discovery

Strengthening prison reentry programs can help reduce opioid overdose deaths in the U.S.

Study sheds light on how SARS-CoV-2 virus switches between replication and packaging

New microneedles could monitor melanoma therapy response

Anti-estrogenic therapies can suppress growth of ER-negative cancers

New DNA-based anticoagulant could treat heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

A frontal brain region may be a potential biomarker for the early stages of nicotine addiction

The standard of care and recent advancements in the control of skin inflammation

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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