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Toxic protein assemblies found to play beneficial role in muscle generation

Toxic protein assemblies, or "amyloids," long considered to be key drivers in many neuromuscular diseases, also play a beneficial role in the development of healthy muscle tissue, University of Colorado Boulder researchers have found.

1 Nov 2018

Republicans’ drive to tighten immigration overlooks need for doctors

Dr. Alluri Raju, a native of India, vividly remembers how his ethnicity prompted concern and discrimination in the southwest Georgia town of Richland. Doctors there hesitated to grant the family practitioner and general surgeon privileges to the local hospital when he arrived in 1981.

30 Oct 2018

LKSOM and Hunter jointly receive $13.5 million grant from National Cancer Institute

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Hunter College of the City University of New York have jointly received a five-year, $13.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute.

30 Oct 2018

Type of alleged crime can increase jurors' confidence in guilt, finds new study

The more severe a crime, the more evidence you should have to prove someone did it. But a new Duke study, appearing Oct. 29 in Nature Human Behavior, has shown that the type of alleged crime can increase jurors' confidence in guilt.

30 Oct 2018

Swedish adolescents with and without impairments speak up about taking part in everyday activities

Research has shown that participating in home, school and community activities has a positive influence on a person's health and wellbeing.

29 Oct 2018

Early exposure to health enrichment programs benefits students

A study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans researchers provides new evidence that early exposure to multiple health disciplines in pipeline programs targeting underserved/underrepresented students interested in health professions reduces the development of traditional role and leadership stereotypes about professional health care teams and practice.

26 Oct 2018

UTA social work professors use NIH grant to find ways for reducing caregiver stress

Two UTA social work professors are using an NIH grant to find ways to reduce stress of families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's disease.

26 Oct 2018

Link found between digital device overload and how first impressions are formed

Beware, media multitaskers: New research from Rice University researchers has found a link between spending too much time on digital devices and how first impression are formed.

25 Oct 2018

MIT researchers devise way to help blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

Patients with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma are often treated by irradiating their bone marrow to destroy the diseased cells. After the treatment, patients are vulnerable to infection and fatigue until new blood cells grow back.

24 Oct 2018

NJIT team wins two major international awards for vision therapy platform

An NJIT-led team of engineers, game designers, artists and clinicians won two major international awards for its vision therapy platform, including "most innovative breakthrough," at the 2018 Augmented World Expo Europe, the leading industry conference for augmented reality technology.

24 Oct 2018

Study examines attitudes toward lesbian, gay and transgender individuals

A University of Oklahoma sociologist, Meredith G. F. Worthen, examines how measures of social contact and social distancing relate to attitudes toward lesbian, gay and transgender individuals in a new study.

24 Oct 2018

New symposium explores how technology can transform pediatric care

Innovations in technology offer convenience to patients, allow physicians to monitor patients from afar and offer promise in genetics-based diagnoses, according to leading experts scheduled to speak at the 2018 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

24 Oct 2018

New partnership aims to tackle cancer health disparities

Although cancer affects all populations in the United States, certain ethnic populations bear a disproportionate burden of cancer compared with other groups, according to the National Cancer Institute.

23 Oct 2018

Screen time eclipsed outdoor time for most students, shows study

Even rural kids today spend more time in front of screens and less time outdoors, according to a new study of middle-school students in South Carolina.

23 Oct 2018

Advancement in medical imaging methods for health care

The fast-moving advancement in medical imaging technology has revolutionized health care science. When information technology is integrated with imaging technology, it takes health care to new horizons. On the other hand, there is an increase in the number of health care workers to meet the need of growing population and requirement of quality health services.

22 Oct 2018

Study reveals impact of Juul use on teenagers and young adults

Teens and young adults who use Juul brand e-cigarettes are failing to recognize the product's addictive potential, despite using it more often than their peers who smoke conventional cigarettes, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

19 Oct 2018

Speech Pathology Australia raises awareness about Developmental Language Disorder

Speech Pathology Australia is driving a campaign in Australia to shed light on a hidden condition that affects on average two children in every classroom.

19 Oct 2018

UT Southwestern biochemist receives 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for innate immunity discovery

UT Southwestern biochemist Dr. Zhijian "James" Chen today was named winner of the prestigious 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for his discovery of the cGAS enzyme that launches the body's immune defense against infections and cancers.

19 Oct 2018

$11 million NIH grant for Clemson University helps launch new center for musculoskeletal research

With an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Center for Biomedical Research Excellence, Clemson University has launched the South Carolina Center for Translational Research Improving Musculoskeletal Health, or SC-TRIMH, a new research center that will bring together scientists from across South Carolina to change the way musculoskeletal disorders are diagnosed, treated and even studied.

19 Oct 2018

Key insights into the application, production of bioactive materials

Anatomy, Modeling and Biomaterial Fabrication for Dental and Maxillofacial Applications provides readers with information about dental implants and biomaterial fabrication for maxillofacial procedures and dental bone / tissue repair.

19 Oct 2018

Students News and Research

Toxic protein assemblies found to play beneficial role in muscle generation

Republicans’ drive to tighten immigration overlooks need for doctors

LKSOM and Hunter jointly receive $13.5 million grant from National Cancer Institute

Type of alleged crime can increase jurors' confidence in guilt, finds new study

Swedish adolescents with and without impairments speak up about taking part in everyday activities

Early exposure to health enrichment programs benefits students

UTA social work professors use NIH grant to find ways for reducing caregiver stress

Link found between digital device overload and how first impressions are formed

MIT researchers devise way to help blood cells regenerate after radiation therapy

NJIT team wins two major international awards for vision therapy platform

Study examines attitudes toward lesbian, gay and transgender individuals

New symposium explores how technology can transform pediatric care

New partnership aims to tackle cancer health disparities

Screen time eclipsed outdoor time for most students, shows study

Advancement in medical imaging methods for health care

Study reveals impact of Juul use on teenagers and young adults

Speech Pathology Australia raises awareness about Developmental Language Disorder

UT Southwestern biochemist receives 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for innate immunity discovery

$11 million NIH grant for Clemson University helps launch new center for musculoskeletal research

Key insights into the application, production of bioactive materials

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