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New methodology can design effective plans for hospital system response to earthquakes

In an increasingly urbanized world, population density often leads to more deaths and injuries when floods, typhoons, landslides and other disasters strike cities.

23 Oct 2020

$14 million grant awarded to mitigate the impact of cancer on Pacific Islanders

The University of Guam and the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center were each awarded five-year grants totaling more than $14 million to mitigate the impact of cancer on Pacific Islanders through cancer research, career training, and community outreach.

23 Oct 2020

Oregon biologists reveal molecular mechanisms that produce DNA damage in sperm

University of Oregon biologists have used the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans to identify molecular mechanisms that produce DNA damage in sperm and contribute to male infertility following exposure to heat.

23 Oct 2020

Burt's Bees announces research data supporting the efficacy of natural lip and anti-aging skincare

Burt's Bees, a pioneer in natural skin care, today announced new research supporting the role of efficacy-first, natural regimens to defend, replenish and restore vibrant, healthier-looking skin.

23 Oct 2020

Oral bacteria persist on wasted chewing gums for weeks

Researchers from the Institute of Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), a joint center of the University of Valencia and the CSIC, have analyzed the bacteria from used chewing gums from five different countries.

23 Oct 2020

Did Trump confuse the public option with ‘Medicare for All’?

During the final presidential debate, President Donald Trump claimed that 180 million people would lose their private health insurance to socialized medicine if the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, is elected president.

23 Oct 2020

COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

COVID-19 cases are surging in rural places across the Mountain States and Midwest, and when it hits health care workers, ready reinforcements aren't easy to find.

23 Oct 2020

Workers fired, penalized for reporting COVID safety violations

When COVID-19 began making headlines in March, Charles Collins pulled out a protective face mask from the supply at the manufacturing company in Rockaway, New Jersey, where he was the shop foreman and put it on.

23 Oct 2020

Travel on Thanksgiving? Pass the COVID

Molly Wiese was truly stumped. Her parents and siblings live in Southern California, and Wiese, a 35-year-old lawyer, has returned home every Christmas since she moved to Minnesota in 2007.

23 Oct 2020

Coating implant material with artificial bone to mitigate inflammation

Bone disease is becoming increasingly prevalence in modern society due to population aging amongother factors, and the use of dental and orthopedic implants to treat bone disease has been on the rise.

23 Oct 2020

Initial phase of COVID-19 lockdown decreased sleep, exercise and mental health

A first-of-its-kind global survey shows the initial phase of the COVID-19 lockdown dramatically altered our personal habits, largely for the worse.

23 Oct 2020

Review: Twitter can be a useful resource not only for breast cancer patients but also for doctors

A UCLA-led review of nine years of social media posts with the hashtag BCSM suggests that Twitter can be a useful resource not only for patients, but also for physicians and researchers.

23 Oct 2020

HU laboratories develop novel treatment methods and technology to fight against COVID-19

A couple of days before October, the world hit another bleak milestone as the number of deaths due to COVID-19 reached one million.

23 Oct 2020

Bruker introduces Vutara™ VXL best-in-class super-resolution microscope and spatial biology analysis capabilities

Bruker Corporation today announced the release of the Vutara VXL Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscope for nanoscale biological imaging. The new system opens an affordable and easy-to-use path for both core facilities and individual investigators to enter the world of super-resolution imaging by incorporating Bruker’s industry-leading single-molecule localization (SML) technology in a streamlined system with compact footprint.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 23 Oct 2020

Researchers tackle the surface transmission of COVID-19 in new partnership

A project to develop surface treatments that can provide long-lasting protection against the COVID-19 virus has been launched at the University of Birmingham.

23 Oct 2020

Training one arm can improve strength and decrease muscle loss in the other arm

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has revealed that training one arm can improve strength and decrease muscle loss in the other arm - without even moving it.

23 Oct 2020

New staging system can inform treatment decisions for non-metastatic prostate cancer

Doctors and biostatisticians at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have led the development and validation of a staging system to better predict outcomes and inform treatment decisions for men diagnosed with non-metastatic prostate cancer.

23 Oct 2020

Joint Pathology Center selects Huron Digital Pathology’s image search engine to unlock vast knowledge contained in world’s largest human tissue repository

Huron Digital Pathology announced today that the Joint Pathology Center (JPC), the premier pathology reference center for the United States federal government and part of the US Defense Health Agency, has selected Huron’s artificial intelligence-enabled LagottoTM image search engine to index and search JPC’s growing digital image archive, as part of JPC’s digital pathology modernization efforts.

From Huron Technologies 23 Oct 2020

New technique could propel personalized cancer treatments

When it comes to defeating cancer, some immune cells are mightier than others. But even the best-trained eye and today's advanced scientific tools have trouble discerning the most powerful tumor-fighting cells from the rest.

23 Oct 2020

AFAR receives renewal award from NIA to pursue research into the biology of aging

The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), has received a renewal award for up to $2 million over five years from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to continue its role as the Nathan Shock Centers for Excellence in the Biology of Aging Coordinating Center (NSCs).

23 Oct 2020

Research News and Research

New methodology can design effective plans for hospital system response to earthquakes

$14 million grant awarded to mitigate the impact of cancer on Pacific Islanders

Oregon biologists reveal molecular mechanisms that produce DNA damage in sperm

Burt's Bees announces research data supporting the efficacy of natural lip and anti-aging skincare

Oral bacteria persist on wasted chewing gums for weeks

Did Trump confuse the public option with ‘Medicare for All’?

COVID spikes exacerbate health worker shortages in Rocky Mountains, Great Plains

Workers fired, penalized for reporting COVID safety violations

Travel on Thanksgiving? Pass the COVID

Coating implant material with artificial bone to mitigate inflammation

Initial phase of COVID-19 lockdown decreased sleep, exercise and mental health

Review: Twitter can be a useful resource not only for breast cancer patients but also for doctors

HU laboratories develop novel treatment methods and technology to fight against COVID-19

Bruker introduces Vutara™ VXL best-in-class super-resolution microscope and spatial biology analysis capabilities

Researchers tackle the surface transmission of COVID-19 in new partnership

Training one arm can improve strength and decrease muscle loss in the other arm

New staging system can inform treatment decisions for non-metastatic prostate cancer

Joint Pathology Center selects Huron Digital Pathology’s image search engine to unlock vast knowledge contained in world’s largest human tissue repository

New technique could propel personalized cancer treatments

AFAR receives renewal award from NIA to pursue research into the biology of aging

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