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Experts study antibiotic resistance in recycled water

Bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics lead to an estimated 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses per year in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control is launching an expansive effort to study various facets of the growing threat by funding researchers across the nation, including two prominent water experts at Virginia Tech.

7 Nov 2018

Energy drinks narrow blood vessels within 90 minutes of intake

Researchers have found that within one and half hour of taking an energy drink the internal diameter of the blood vessels is reduced by half on an average. As the blood vessels narrow, the vital blood supply to the organs also reduces and this can lead to several problems – heart attacks and strokes being just two of them.

5 Nov 2018

Study: Mental health diagnosis and treatment are up, stigma is down among college students

Mental health diagnoses and treatment of college students increased substantially between 2007 and 2017. More than one-third of students reported a diagnosed condition in 2016-2017, according to a study published online today in Psychiatric Services in Advance.

5 Nov 2018

Young adults educated on dietary supplements in college are more likely to use them appropriately

Young adults who are educated about dietary supplements in college are more likely to use them appropriately, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University at New York.

5 Nov 2018

Research on student alcohol use can offer clues about interventions to reduce blackouts

College students who drink alcohol don't typically intend to drink to the point that they "black out," and they also don't fully grasp what specific drinking behaviors present the greatest risk of blackouts, a new series of studies finds.

2 Nov 2018

NPF grants support advancement of psoriatic disease research

The National Psoriasis Foundation, NPF, has awarded $2.3 million in research grants and fellowships in 2018. This year's awards bring the total amount NPF has invested in the advancement of psoriatic disease research to more than $19 million.

2 Nov 2018

New encyclopedia for adult and pediatric neuropsychological disorders

John DeLuca, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist and Senior Vice President of Research and Training at Kessler Foundation, is the co-chief editor of the new 2nd edition "Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology". Published by Springer, it is the first major encyclopedia of adult and pediatric neuropsychological disorders.

2 Nov 2018

Geriatrics explore what ‘healthy aging’ really means

"Healthy aging" sounds like a priority we all can share, but for geriatrics healthcare professionals--the doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physicians assistants, social workers, and many others dedicated to the care we need as we age--that term represents something specific, and something worth defining.

2 Nov 2018

IU Philanthropic Venture Fund commits to invest $500,000 to NERx Biosciences company

The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund, which provides capital to faculty, students, alumni and staff at all IU campuses to help them further develop their research and innovations into startup companies, has committed to invest $500,000 in Indianapolis-based NERx Biosciences Inc. as part of a $2.2 million bridge round.

1 Nov 2018

Smoking pot can damage memory study confirms

A new study has shown that abstaining from cannabis or weed for just a month can result in improvement in memory and cognitive skills proving that weed can impair memory in the first place.

1 Nov 2018

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

Students News and Research

Experts study antibiotic resistance in recycled water

Energy drinks narrow blood vessels within 90 minutes of intake

Study: Mental health diagnosis and treatment are up, stigma is down among college students

Young adults educated on dietary supplements in college are more likely to use them appropriately

Research on student alcohol use can offer clues about interventions to reduce blackouts

NPF grants support advancement of psoriatic disease research

New encyclopedia for adult and pediatric neuropsychological disorders

Geriatrics explore what ‘healthy aging’ really means

IU Philanthropic Venture Fund commits to invest $500,000 to NERx Biosciences company

Smoking pot can damage memory study confirms

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

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

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How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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