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State broadens investigation of doctors for issuing questionable vaccination exemptions

The California agency that regulates doctors is investigating at least four physicians for issuing questionable medical exemptions to children whose parents did not want them immunized.

2 Jul 2019

WVU researcher investigates how nursing homes can best meet obese residents' healthcare needs

About 30 percent of nursing home residents are obese. That can complicate their care. The facility may need to buy them special wheelchairs or motorized lifts. Nursing aides may struggle to help them shower. And doctors may grapple with how--or even whether--to restrict their diets.

2 Jul 2019

Researchers explore connection between sense of smell, pollution and neurological disease

A consensus is building that air pollution can cause neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, but how fine, sooty particles cause problems in the brain is still an unanswered question.

2 Jul 2019

Supervised fun, exercise both improve psychosocial health of children with obesity

A program with clear rules, routines and activities, attentive adults and a chance to interact with peers appears to work as well at improving the quality of life, mood and self-worth of a child who is overweight or obese as a regular exercise program, researchers report.

2 Jul 2019

'Scissors' component of CRISPR/Cas9 sometimes gets stuck

In biotech these days, CRISPR/Cas9 is a hot topic, because of its utility as a precise gene editing tool. Before humans repurposed it, CRISPR/Cas9 was a sort of internal immune system bacteria use to defend themselves against phages, or viruses that infect bacteria, by slicing up the phages' DNA.

2 Jul 2019

3D breast tumor models may improve drug discovery and testing

Dr. Hossein Tavana, an associate professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Akron, has received a grant of $1.13 million from the prestigious National Cancer Institute to further develop 3D tumor models of triple-negative breast cancer -- which may improve drug testing and lead to the discovery of new, more effective anticancer drugs.

2 Jul 2019

Study reveals time taken for DNA repair after chemotherapy

In the time it takes for an Amazon Prime delivery to arrive, cells damaged by chemotherapy can almost completely fix their most important DNA. That is the case in the livers of mice at least, according to a new study.

2 Jul 2019

Novel imaging molecule reveals brain changes linked to progressive MS

Secondary progressive multiple sclerosis is a relentless disease. Over time, patients experience worsening physical, mental and mood-related symptoms.

2 Jul 2019

Discovery by NETRF-funded researchers may help predict recurrence of pNETs

ARX and PDX1 levels can be measured using immunohistochemistry, a test that stains tumor tissue and is routine in clinical laboratories.

2 Jul 2019

Scientists identify new genetic mutation behind serious skull disorder

A collaboration led by scientists at Oregon State University, the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and Erasmus University in The Netherlands has identified a new genetic mutation behind the premature fusing of the bony plates that make up the skull.

2 Jul 2019

Community-residing older adults benefit from food and nutrition programs

Older adults benefit from participating in community-based food and nutrition programs that enable them to remain healthy and independent, according to an updated position paper by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.

2 Jul 2019

Gene mutation discovery leads to novel treatment for patient with severe lymphatic condition

Faced with a preteen boy in pain and struggling to breathe from a severe, deteriorating rare condition, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia identified the responsible gene mutation and harnessed that knowledge to develop a novel treatment that dramatically improved the problem.

2 Jul 2019

Sandia researchers uncover personalized medicine software vulnerability

A weakness in one common open source software for genomic analysis left DNA-based medical diagnostics vulnerable to cyberattacks.

2 Jul 2019

Rutgers-led study sheds light on the origins of metabolism

A Rutgers-led study sheds light on one of the most enduring mysteries of science: How did metabolism – the process by which life powers itself, by converting energy from food into movement and growth – begin?

2 Jul 2019

Researchers determine atomic interactions that stabilize phase-changing proteins

Most of the well-studied proteins in our bodies are like metal; some can change shape easily, like aluminum foil, and others are rigid, like steel beams, but they typically have a solid, well-defined structure.

2 Jul 2019

Promising method delivers drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding cells

RIKEN researchers have developed a promising method to deliver a drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding tissues, involving a clever combination of an "artificial metalloenzyme" that protects a metal catalyst, and a sugar chain that guides the metalloenzyme to the desired cells.

2 Jul 2019

MiLiQuant research project to develop new applications for quantum technology

Quantum technology is about to make the leap from scientific research to concrete applications. Contributing to this is the new MiLiQuant research project in which businesses and universities are cooperating to develop new applications for quantum technology.

2 Jul 2019

Federal nutrition program improves health of pregnant women and children

A major 2009 revision to a federal nutrition program for low-income pregnant women and children improved recipients' health on several key measures, researchers at UC San Francisco have found.

2 Jul 2019

Autofocal lenses might one day effectively correct vision of people with presbyopia

Though it may not have the sting of death and taxes, presbyopia is another of life's guarantees. This vision defect plagues most of us starting about age 45, as the lenses in our eyes lose the elasticity needed to focus on nearby objects.

2 Jul 2019

Medicare recipients may pay more for generics than their brand-name counterparts, study finds

Medicare Part D enrollees may pay more out of pocket for high-priced specialty generic drugs than their brand-name counterparts, according to new research by health policy experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2 Jul 2019

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State broadens investigation of doctors for issuing questionable vaccination exemptions

WVU researcher investigates how nursing homes can best meet obese residents' healthcare needs

Researchers explore connection between sense of smell, pollution and neurological disease

Supervised fun, exercise both improve psychosocial health of children with obesity

'Scissors' component of CRISPR/Cas9 sometimes gets stuck

3D breast tumor models may improve drug discovery and testing

Study reveals time taken for DNA repair after chemotherapy

Novel imaging molecule reveals brain changes linked to progressive MS

Discovery by NETRF-funded researchers may help predict recurrence of pNETs

Scientists identify new genetic mutation behind serious skull disorder

Community-residing older adults benefit from food and nutrition programs

Gene mutation discovery leads to novel treatment for patient with severe lymphatic condition

Sandia researchers uncover personalized medicine software vulnerability

Rutgers-led study sheds light on the origins of metabolism

Researchers determine atomic interactions that stabilize phase-changing proteins

Promising method delivers drug to cancer cells without affecting surrounding cells

MiLiQuant research project to develop new applications for quantum technology

Federal nutrition program improves health of pregnant women and children

Autofocal lenses might one day effectively correct vision of people with presbyopia

Medicare recipients may pay more for generics than their brand-name counterparts, study finds

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