Students News and Research

RSS

Nearly 25% of graduate nursing students report elevated levels of stress, anxiety and depression

Researchers at the University of Colorado College of Nursing have found that nearly one-quarter of graduate nursing students have reported elevated levels of stress, anxiety and depression, compounded in the past year by the COVID-19 pandemic.

31 Mar 2021

Drinking flavanol-rich cocoa could protect from mental stress-induced cardiovascular events

Increased consumption of flavanols - a group of molecules occurring naturally in fruit and vegetables - could protect people from mental stress-induced cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart disease and thrombosis, according to new research.

31 Mar 2021

New Columbia University center provides specialized care for Lyme and tick-borne diseases

A new center that will provide specialized care for patients with Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases will begin seeing patients this summer at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

31 Mar 2021

Researchers analyze how in-person learning would impact transmission in schools' communities

Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, parents, teachers, and school administrators have faced difficult questions regarding when and how to safely reopen for in-person learning.

31 Mar 2021

Researchers explore motivations and challenges of Indonesian women pursuing a career in conservation sciences

In a new study published in Conservation Science and Practice, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) partnered with Indonesian experts to explore the motivations and challenges of women pursuing a career in conservation sciences in Indonesia.

31 Mar 2021

New tool could help children with medical complexities avoid long hospitalizations

Too often, contends UMass Lowell faculty researcher Brenna Morse, children with complex chronic medical conditions spend days in the hospital undergoing tests for what could be a simple diagnosis.

30 Mar 2021

Protein could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of food poisoning

Washington State University researchers have discovered a protein that could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of human food poisoning in the United States.

30 Mar 2021

Fat grafting shows potential to help cancer patients with radiation-induced skin injury

As cancer survival rates improve, more people are living with the aftereffects of cancer treatment. For some patients, these issues include chronic radiation-induced skin injury - which can lead to potentially severe cosmetic and functional problems.

30 Mar 2021

Stress and boredom may have contributed to increased cigarette use during the pandemic

Stress, increased free time and feelings of boredom may have contributed to an increase in the number of cigarettes smoked per day during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic by nearly a third of surveyed Pennsylvania smokers.

30 Mar 2021

Scientists launch clinical trial of CRISPR gene correction therapy in patients with sickle cell disease

Scientists at UC San Francisco, UC Berkeley and UCLA have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to jointly launch an early phase, first-in-human clinical trial of a CRISPR gene correction therapy in patients with sickle cell disease using the patient's own blood-forming stem cells.

30 Mar 2021

Study highlights the importance of benzothiazole in TB treatment regimens

Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease, which is caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis, generally it affects the lungs. Tuberculosis is spread from one person to another through microscopic droplets released into the air, it can happen through coughs, speaks, sneezes, spits, laughs from the active tuberculosis patient

30 Mar 2021

Study: Patients with chronic kidney disease have high risk of acute kidney injury

Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurred in nearly 20 percent of patients who underwent surgery with implantation of antibiotic-loaded "spacers" and intravenous (IV) antibiotics for the treatment of deep infections after total knee arthroplasty, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

30 Mar 2021

Study shows how innate valence is encoded

Since the beginning of the pandemic, a loss of smell has emerged as one of the telltale signs of COVID-19. Though most people regain their sense of smell within a matter of weeks, others can find that familiar odors become distorted.

30 Mar 2021

New diagnostic test can detect COVID-19 virus even when it mutates

A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a diagnostic test that can detect the virus that causes COVID-19 even after it has gone through mutations.

30 Mar 2021

New model for analyzing the effects of irradiation on skin in laser treatments

Laser treatment is now commonplace across various fields of medicine including dermatology, where it is commonly used to remove scars, wrinkles, and freckles.

29 Mar 2021

Scientists use specially designed gold nanoparticles to 'seek out' bone stem cells

Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new way of using nanomaterials to identify and enrich skeletal stem cells - a discovery which could eventually lead to new treatments for major bone fractures and the repair of lost or damaged bone.

29 Mar 2021

It’s not just QAnon. Democrats and independents also want to recall California’s governor.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is framing the burgeoning effort to remove him from office as a fringe Republican movement backed by right-wing extremists, Trump supporters and QAnon conspiracy theorists.

29 Mar 2021

Latino Californians are among hardest hit by COVID-19

The COVID-19 surge of summer through winter 2020‒2021 devastated all population groups. Yet when the death rates of Latinos are compared to non-Hispanic white (NHW) rates in every age group, there is a significant disparity between the two: Latino death rates are from two to seven times higher than NHW rates.

26 Mar 2021

Universal mask policy could reduce healthcare workers' risk of acquiring COVID-19

A study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine from researchers at Henry Ford Health System has found that Henry Ford's early implementation of a universal mask policy in the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with reducing the risk of healthcare workers at Henry Ford acquiring COVID-19.

26 Mar 2021

UTEP helps streamline the process at COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the U.S.

Sreenath Chalil Madathil, Ph.D., assistant professor in industrial manufacturing and systems engineering (IMSE) at The University of Texas at El Paso, is working to streamline the process and ease the patient experience at COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the United States to ensure faster vaccine distribution.

26 Mar 2021

Students News and Research

Nearly 25% of graduate nursing students report elevated levels of stress, anxiety and depression

Drinking flavanol-rich cocoa could protect from mental stress-induced cardiovascular events

New Columbia University center provides specialized care for Lyme and tick-borne diseases

Researchers analyze how in-person learning would impact transmission in schools' communities

Researchers explore motivations and challenges of Indonesian women pursuing a career in conservation sciences

New tool could help children with medical complexities avoid long hospitalizations

Protein could be key to blocking the most common bacterial cause of food poisoning

Fat grafting shows potential to help cancer patients with radiation-induced skin injury

Stress and boredom may have contributed to increased cigarette use during the pandemic

Scientists launch clinical trial of CRISPR gene correction therapy in patients with sickle cell disease

Study highlights the importance of benzothiazole in TB treatment regimens

Study: Patients with chronic kidney disease have high risk of acute kidney injury

Study shows how innate valence is encoded

New diagnostic test can detect COVID-19 virus even when it mutates

New model for analyzing the effects of irradiation on skin in laser treatments

Scientists use specially designed gold nanoparticles to 'seek out' bone stem cells

It’s not just QAnon. Democrats and independents also want to recall California’s governor.

Latino Californians are among hardest hit by COVID-19

Universal mask policy could reduce healthcare workers' risk of acquiring COVID-19

UTEP helps streamline the process at COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the U.S.

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

Latest News