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New combination treatment approach improves overall survival in mice with glioblastoma

In a study of mice, researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a new approach that combines an anti-psychotic drug, a statin used to lower high cholesterol levels, and radiation to improve the overall survival in mice with glioblastoma.

9 Feb 2021

Exposure to sexual assault doubles the odds of leaving military

Exposure to sexual assault in the U.S. military doubled the odds that a service member would leave the military within 28 months, and sexual harassment was associated with roughly 8% of all military separations during this same time period, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation.

9 Feb 2021

Study shows the impact of paid maternity leave on maternal health

A study of women who were new mothers in the late 1970s found that those who were given longer, paid maternity leave lived healthier lives as they entered middle age.

9 Feb 2021

Nitrate in maternal drinking water associated with fetal growth restriction

Women whose household drinking water contained nitrate had babies that weighed, on average, 10 grams less than babies born to mothers where household water had no detectible nitrate, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago and Aarhus University.

9 Feb 2021

$Skeletal age calculator aims to better identify individuals at risk of bone fractures$

Skeletal age calculator aims to better identify individuals at risk of bone fractures

Researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a computational model to calculate 'skeletal age', a personalized estimate of an individual's risk of bone fracture and premature death.

9 Feb 2021

Scalise’s claim that unauthorized immigrants are getting priority for vaccination misses the point

During a Feb. 2 interview on Fox News, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) claimed President Joe Biden was allowing unauthorized immigrants to move ahead of American citizens to get their covid-19 vaccines.

9 Feb 2021

Regular walnut intake may help protect against negative outcomes associated with H. pylori infection

A new animal study, published in the Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, suggests regular walnut consumption may be a promising intervention for reducing negative outcomes associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, a widespread bacterial infection that affects more than half of the world's population.

9 Feb 2021

Study finds way to detect ovarian cancer in patients using Pap test samples

A study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School found a way to detect the presence of ovarian cancer in patients using Pap test samples, normally used to detect cervical cancer.

9 Feb 2021

Lifestyle intervention provided through health coaches helped reduce heart disease risk

Participants in a two-year, lifestyle intervention/weight-loss program provided through health coaches at their primary care center were able to lower their blood sugar and improve their cholesterol levels, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation Journal.

9 Feb 2021

Study sheds light on dangerous nanomaterials lurking in our consumer products

Our consumer products, such as food, cosmetics and clothes, might be filled with nanomaterials - unbeknownst to us.

9 Feb 2021

Study provides first detailed estimates of peanut allergy among U.S. adults

Peanut allergy affects at least 4.5 million adults in the U.S., many of whom report developing their first allergy symptoms during adulthood, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

9 Feb 2021

Drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee may reduce heart failure risk

Dietary information from three large, well-known heart disease studies suggests drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee may reduce heart failure risk, according to research published today in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.

9 Feb 2021

Native Americans use technology to keep traditions, language alive during pandemic

Lawrence Wetsit misses the days when his people would gather by the hundreds and sing the songs that all Assiniboine children are expected to learn by age 15.

9 Feb 2021

Hamilton BiOS® Automated Sample Storage System Selected for New Health Sciences Research Building (HSRB)-II at Emory University

Hamilton Storage is pleased to confirm that the Hamilton BiOS® automated storage system will be installed at Emory University.

From Hamilton Process Analytics 9 Feb 2021

Research News and Research

New combination treatment approach improves overall survival in mice with glioblastoma

Exposure to sexual assault doubles the odds of leaving military

Study shows the impact of paid maternity leave on maternal health

Nitrate in maternal drinking water associated with fetal growth restriction

Skeletal age calculator aims to better identify individuals at risk of bone fractures

Scalise’s claim that unauthorized immigrants are getting priority for vaccination misses the point

Regular walnut intake may help protect against negative outcomes associated with H. pylori infection

Study finds way to detect ovarian cancer in patients using Pap test samples

Lifestyle intervention provided through health coaches helped reduce heart disease risk

Study sheds light on dangerous nanomaterials lurking in our consumer products

Study provides first detailed estimates of peanut allergy among U.S. adults

Drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee may reduce heart failure risk

Native Americans use technology to keep traditions, language alive during pandemic

Hamilton BiOS® Automated Sample Storage System Selected for New Health Sciences Research Building (HSRB)-II at Emory University

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