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CU researchers discover key role of specific brain cells during development

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have identified how specific brain cells interacting during development could be related to neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including some that occur later in life.

9 Jul 2020

Asthma sufferers can use inhalers amid COVID-19 concerns

The benefits of using inhalers and nebulizers containing steroids outweigh the risks despite warnings to the contrary during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by University of Huddersfield researchers has found.

9 Jul 2020

Researchers study how vaping is promoted on Instagram

E-cigarettes are highly addictive nicotine products with unclear health impacts, particularly on young people. Instagram is a visual social media platform which is wildly popular, particularly with young people.

9 Jul 2020

Mapping immune landscape of hematological malignancies may help improve cancer therapies

Activating the immune system of the body is a promising form of treatment for cancer. Researchers at the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital as well as the University of Eastern Finland mapped out the immune landscape of hematological malignancies in a dataset covering more than 10,000 patients to identify drug targets and patient groups which could potentially benefit from immunotherapies.

9 Jul 2020

Overzealous guardians in the cells could increase cancer risk

Researchers at the UiO and OUS have discovered how destructive changes occur in our genome. This could lead to cancer. Their results have been published in the journal Nature Cell Biology.

9 Jul 2020

Study finds no link between exposure to mobile devices and brain volume changes in preadolescents

How does the use of mobile devices affect children's brains? A team from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, has conducted the first epidemiological study to explore the relationship between brain volume in preadolescents--more than 2,500 Dutch children--and different doses of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF).

9 Jul 2020

Pasteurization of breast milk inactivates novel coronavirus

Pasteurizing breast milk using a common technique inactivates severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) making it safe for use, according to new research in CMAJ.

9 Jul 2020

UNM study sheds new light on transition of fear to anxiety

A deadly coronavirus pandemic, economic instability and civil unrest menace the mental well-being of millions.

9 Jul 2020

Insilico Medicine, Arctoris announce technology partnership to discover new COVID-19 drugs

Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology company developing an end-to-end drug discovery pipeline utilizing next-generation artificial intelligence, today announced a technology partnership with Arctoris, the world's first fully automated drug discovery platform, offering remotely accessible, pre-optimized and fully validated R&D processes for its partners and clients globally.

9 Jul 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: ‘Open the schools, close the bars’

How to safely open the nation's schools this fall has become the latest spat in attempting to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

9 Jul 2020

Proximity to natural environments benefits formula-fed babies' gut microbiome

Living close to natural green space can mitigate some of the changes in infant gut bacteria associated with formula feeding, according to new research published in the journal Environment International.

9 Jul 2020

History of childhood abuse and intimate partner violence worsen women's posttraumatic symptoms

A study assessed the interaction of new and old relationship traumas among women three to 18 months after the birth of their child - one of the most challenging periods of their lives.

9 Jul 2020

X-ray scattering technique reveals mechanisms of protein folding

KAIST researchers have used an X-ray method to track how proteins fold, which could improve computer simulations of this process, with implications for understanding diseases and improving drug discovery.

9 Jul 2020

DNA hypermethylation correlated with reduced amygdala volume in male patients with schizophrenia

Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan have revealed that DNA methylation occurs in the gene that codes serotonin transporter (SERT), a protein that regulates neurotransmitter transmission, in schizophrenia and bipolar patients.

9 Jul 2020

Bats offer clues to combat COVID-19

Bats are often considered patient zero for many deadly viruses affecting humans, including Ebola, rabies, and, most recently, the SARS-CoV-2 strain of virus that causes coronavirus.

9 Jul 2020

Study shows link between cesarean delivery at first childbirth and lower rate of subsequent conception

Women who deliver their first child by cesarean section (C-section) are less likely to conceive a second child than those who deliver vaginally, despite being just as likely to plan a subsequent pregnancy, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

9 Jul 2020

Breast cancer cells can reprogram natural killer cells to aid in metastasis

Natural killer cells, a type of immune cell, are known to limit metastasis by inducing the death of cancer cells. But metastases still form in patients, so there must be ways for cancer cells to escape.

9 Jul 2020

Could Trump’s push to undo the ACA cause problems for COVID survivors? Biden thinks so.

The same day the Trump administration reaffirmed its support of a lawsuit that would invalidate all of the Affordable Care Act, Joe Biden sharply warned that the suit endangers millions of Americans.

9 Jul 2020

Groundbreaking study identifies unique lung cells that may drive pulmonary fibrosis

A groundbreaking study published today and led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute, an affiliate of City of Hope, identifies unique lung cells that may drive Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a deadly lung disease that affects hundreds of thousands of Americans, and for which there is no cure.

9 Jul 2020

As COVID testing soars, wait times for results jump to a week — or more

Elliot Truslow went to a CVS drugstore on June 15 in Tucson, Arizona, to get tested for the coronavirus. The drive-thru nasal swab test took less than 15 minutes.

9 Jul 2020

Research News and Research

CU researchers discover key role of specific brain cells during development

Asthma sufferers can use inhalers amid COVID-19 concerns

Researchers study how vaping is promoted on Instagram

Mapping immune landscape of hematological malignancies may help improve cancer therapies

Overzealous guardians in the cells could increase cancer risk

Study finds no link between exposure to mobile devices and brain volume changes in preadolescents

Pasteurization of breast milk inactivates novel coronavirus

UNM study sheds new light on transition of fear to anxiety

Insilico Medicine, Arctoris announce technology partnership to discover new COVID-19 drugs

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: ‘Open the schools, close the bars’

Proximity to natural environments benefits formula-fed babies' gut microbiome

History of childhood abuse and intimate partner violence worsen women's posttraumatic symptoms

X-ray scattering technique reveals mechanisms of protein folding

DNA hypermethylation correlated with reduced amygdala volume in male patients with schizophrenia

Bats offer clues to combat COVID-19

Study shows link between cesarean delivery at first childbirth and lower rate of subsequent conception

Breast cancer cells can reprogram natural killer cells to aid in metastasis

Could Trump’s push to undo the ACA cause problems for COVID survivors? Biden thinks so.

Groundbreaking study identifies unique lung cells that may drive pulmonary fibrosis

As COVID testing soars, wait times for results jump to a week — or more

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