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Scientist receives $1.37 million grant to advance metabolomics data

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded University of Massachusetts Amherst biostatistician Raji Balasubramanian a four-year, $1.37 million grant to advance the analysis of data from metabolomics research.

5 Jan 2021

One-third of COVID-19 survivors manifest neurological problems

In a longitudinal study recently published on the preprint server medRxiv*, Andrea Pilotto et al. find that one-third of COVID-19 infection survivors have long-term neurological manifestations after hospitalization.

5 Jan 2021

Study captures high bodily emissions during workouts

One sweaty, huffing, exercising person emits as many chemicals from their body as up to five sedentary people, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study.

5 Jan 2021

UC-MSC infusions reduce risk of death, quicken recovery time in severe COVID-19 cases

Dr. Camilo Ricordi, director of the Diabetes Research Institute and Cell Transplant Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and his team of international collaborators are reporting the results of a groundbreaking randomized controlled trial showing umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell (UC-MSC) infusions safely reduce risk of death and quicken time to recovery for the most severe COVID-19 patients.

5 Jan 2021

Three teams at Binghamton University awarded grants to pursue COVID-19 research projects

The State University of New York has awarded grants of up to $10,000 to three teams at Binghamton University to pursue research projects related to COVID-19.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers receive $2.1 million NIH grant to study causes of congenital heart defects

Congenital heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, affecting nearly 1% of births in the United States each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Doctors have been unable to lower that number due to a lack of knowledge about their source.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers reveal distinct molecular signature in tumor tissues of Black breast cancer patients

A Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center team led by Christine Ambrosone, PhD, and Song Yao, PhD, has revealed a distinct molecular signature in the tumor tissues of Black patients with breast cancer.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers investigate how COVID-19 pandemic has changed sex offender behavior

Researchers at the University of Birmingham are investigating how sex offenders have changed their behavior in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

5 Jan 2021

Mid-term clinical trial results of two cell therapies for critical limb ischemia show similar outcomes

Mid-term results of the first clinical trial designed specifically to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of two cell therapies that are showing early promise in treating angiitis-induced critical limb ischemia were released today in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine.

5 Jan 2021

Cellid, IVI sign research service contract to evaluate immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccine

Cellid and the International Vaccine Institute have exchanged a collaborative research agreement to analyze the immunogenicity of the COVID-19 vaccine "AdCLD-CoV19".

5 Jan 2021

Groundbreaking research project shows how brain health can traverse generations

Your father's exercise routine may have made you smarter according to EU-funded researchers studying how lifestyle choices affect brain function and memory. The findings could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

5 Jan 2021

Increased COVID-19 infections following the reopening of Florida schools

Reopening Florida elementary and high schools in September was followed by increased COVID-19 infections, according to data analyzed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Harvard Medical School and Tel Aviv University researchers.

5 Jan 2021

NCCN publishes new informational resources on health and wellness for cancer survivors

Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network announced the publication of new, free informational resources on health and wellness for cancer survivors.

5 Jan 2021

Danes are not as good as Chinese at discerning bitter tastes, studies show

Two studies from the University of Copenhagen show that Danes aren't quite as good as Chinese at discerning bitter tastes. The research suggests that this is related to anatomical differences upon the tongues of Danish and Chinese people.

5 Jan 2021

Self-control in childhood may help set people up for healthy midlife aging

Self-control, the ability to contain one's own thoughts, feelings and behaviors, and to work toward goals with a plan, is one of the personality traits that makes a child ready for school. And, it turns out, ready for life as well.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers apply AI to help physicians customize treatments for patients with oral cancers

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and partners in the United States and India are applying the investigative and predictive capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) to help physicians customize treatments for patients with oral squamous cell carcinomas.

5 Jan 2021

AI screening algorithms to diagnose diabetic retinopathy do not show consistent performance

Diabetes continues to be the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults in the United States. But the current shortage of eye-care providers would make it impossible to keep up with demand to provide the requisite annual screenings for this population.

5 Jan 2021

Thyroid cancer linked to in-utero exposures, study shows

A recent study by prof. Tone Bjørge, University of Bergen, and her team shows that thyroid cancer is related to in-utero exposures.

5 Jan 2021

Debilitating gastrointestinal symptoms could be controlled with diet and lifestyle modifications

Findings from the Nurses' Health Study, one of the longest running studies of women's health, show that five diet and lifestyle factors, including regular exercise, can make a significant impact on gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) or heartburn symptoms.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers discover new metabolic vulnerability in a highly aggressive form of lung cancer

Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered a new metabolic vulnerability in a highly aggressive form of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

5 Jan 2021

Research News and Research

Scientist receives $1.37 million grant to advance metabolomics data

One-third of COVID-19 survivors manifest neurological problems

Study captures high bodily emissions during workouts

UC-MSC infusions reduce risk of death, quicken recovery time in severe COVID-19 cases

Three teams at Binghamton University awarded grants to pursue COVID-19 research projects

Researchers receive $2.1 million NIH grant to study causes of congenital heart defects

Researchers reveal distinct molecular signature in tumor tissues of Black breast cancer patients

Researchers investigate how COVID-19 pandemic has changed sex offender behavior

Mid-term clinical trial results of two cell therapies for critical limb ischemia show similar outcomes

Cellid, IVI sign research service contract to evaluate immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccine

Groundbreaking research project shows how brain health can traverse generations

Increased COVID-19 infections following the reopening of Florida schools

NCCN publishes new informational resources on health and wellness for cancer survivors

Danes are not as good as Chinese at discerning bitter tastes, studies show

Self-control in childhood may help set people up for healthy midlife aging

Researchers apply AI to help physicians customize treatments for patients with oral cancers

AI screening algorithms to diagnose diabetic retinopathy do not show consistent performance

Thyroid cancer linked to in-utero exposures, study shows

Debilitating gastrointestinal symptoms could be controlled with diet and lifestyle modifications

Researchers discover new metabolic vulnerability in a highly aggressive form of lung cancer

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