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New intervention improves healthy behavior among South African adolescents, study finds

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the leading causes of death are changing. Fewer people are dying of infectious diseases like malaria or tuberculosis, but non-communicable diseases, including heart disease and diabetes, are on the rise.

27 Apr 2019

Hurricane Maria’s legacy: Thousands of Puerto Rican students show PTSD symptoms

Food shortages, damaged homes, fear of death, loved ones leaving. The cumulative stresses of Hurricane Maria contributed to thousands of schoolchildren developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, in Puerto Rico, according to a study published Friday.

26 Apr 2019

New blood-cell analysis device helps better understand causes and mechanics of rare anemia

An EU-funded project has developed a blood-cell analysis device that helps doctors and scientists better understand the causes and mechanics of rare forms of anemia - potentially speeding up the development of new treatments adjusted to the needs of patients with these diseases.

25 Apr 2019

People with intense feelings of responsibility susceptible to developing OCD, anxiety

A new study has found that people who reported intense feelings of responsibility were susceptible to developing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) was published in the International Journal of Cognitive Therapy.

25 Apr 2019

E-cigarettes contaminated with dangerous microbial toxins

Researchers have discovered that many popular e-cigarette products are contaminated with microbial toxins that are known to cause a range of health problems

24 Apr 2019

Bacterial and fungal toxins found in popular electronic cigarettes

Popular electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) products sold in the U.S. were contaminated with bacterial and fungal toxins, according to new research from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

24 Apr 2019

Researchers engineer new molecules to help stop lung cancer

University of Texas at Dallas scientists have demonstrated that the growth rate of the majority of lung cancer cells relates directly to the availability of a crucial oxygen-metabolizing molecule.

24 Apr 2019

UTA engineering students build treadmill that can be used by athletes in wheelchairs

The eight-time national champion UTA Movin' Mavs might be getting even better soon, thanks to some ingenuity among mechanical engineering students.

23 Apr 2019

Nursing, medical, and dental students train together to improve pediatric oral health

Nursing, medical, and dental students can work as a team to improve their knowledge of pediatric oral health--and how to work with their fellow health professionals, finds new research led by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing.

22 Apr 2019

Online atlas created to identify, classify protein signatures present at AML diagnosis

Only about one in four people diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) survive five years after the initial diagnosis.

17 Apr 2019

Universities join hands to confront opioid problem in the central Appalachian region

Go to Google and type: "leading cause of accidental death in ..." Then type in a state -- any state in central Appalachia -- and hit search. The answer is the same: opioid overdoses and drug poisoning lead the way in fatalities in these states, far above former front-runners, such as car accidents and gun violence.

17 Apr 2019

Simple intervention can provide lasting protection for teens against junk food marketing

In a bid to fight obesity, public-health researchers have been trying for decades to find a way to convince teenagers to skip junk food and eat healthily, to little avail.

16 Apr 2019

Researchers analyze the effects of dark play in a serious video game

A new study has shown that allowing "dark play" in a serious video game intended to practice skills transferable to a real-life setting does not impact the game's effectiveness.

16 Apr 2019

Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

In 1989, two undergraduate students at the Free University of Brussels were asked to test frozen blood serum from camels, and stumbled on a previously unknown kind of antibody. I

12 Apr 2019

Scientists aim to minimize or eliminate hair loss during cancer treatment

SCIENTISTS at the University of Huddersfield aim to minimize or eliminate completely, the hair loss that is one of the most distressing side-effects of cancer treatment.

11 Apr 2019

Axcend Co-Founder and CSO wins prestigious American Chemical Society award

Axcend today announced that its Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, Milton L. Lee, Ph.D., has received the prestigious 2019 ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.

From Axcend Corp. 11 Apr 2019

Nurses use local, real-time maps of opioid overdoses to inform clinical practice in real time

Nurse practitioners and nursing students can use local, real-time maps of opioid overdoses to inform their clinical work with adolescents in community health settings, finds new research from NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing.

11 Apr 2019

Atrium Health and Wake Forest signs MOU to create next-generation healthcare system

Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist Health and Wake Forest University today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to create a next-generation academic healthcare system.

11 Apr 2019

Students who enjoyed their alone time seem to display greater psychological health

Transitioning from high school to college can be stressful. Trying to fit in, making new friends, missing old ones and home, meeting professors' and one's own expectations--can all be daunting.

10 Apr 2019

CSU researchers examine prevalence of sexual harassment in scientific field settings

Scientists involved in a field campaign are away from their normal routines, offices and universities, including the support mechanisms available if sexual harassment or other inappropriate behaviors occur.

10 Apr 2019

Students News and Research

New intervention improves healthy behavior among South African adolescents, study finds

Hurricane Maria’s legacy: Thousands of Puerto Rican students show PTSD symptoms

New blood-cell analysis device helps better understand causes and mechanics of rare anemia

People with intense feelings of responsibility susceptible to developing OCD, anxiety

E-cigarettes contaminated with dangerous microbial toxins

Bacterial and fungal toxins found in popular electronic cigarettes

Researchers engineer new molecules to help stop lung cancer

UTA engineering students build treadmill that can be used by athletes in wheelchairs

Nursing, medical, and dental students train together to improve pediatric oral health

Online atlas created to identify, classify protein signatures present at AML diagnosis

Universities join hands to confront opioid problem in the central Appalachian region

Simple intervention can provide lasting protection for teens against junk food marketing

Researchers analyze the effects of dark play in a serious video game

Unusually small antibodies could help CAR T-cell therapies to kill solid tumors

Scientists aim to minimize or eliminate hair loss during cancer treatment

Axcend Co-Founder and CSO wins prestigious American Chemical Society award

Nurses use local, real-time maps of opioid overdoses to inform clinical practice in real time

Atrium Health and Wake Forest signs MOU to create next-generation healthcare system

Students who enjoyed their alone time seem to display greater psychological health

CSU researchers examine prevalence of sexual harassment in scientific field settings

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