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Case Western Reserve and VA team up to tackle rising problem of antibiotic resistance

Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have made the world a much safer and healthier place. But Shakespeare was onto something when he asked if it's possible to have too much of a good thing. In the case of antibiotics, the answer is increasingly "yes."

3 Mar 2017

Advances in Optogenetics

Optogenetics is a way of introducing information into the brain using light, it targets specific cells or connections across the brain. It is fast, like brain signaling, and helps you communicate with neural circuitry in a language more similar to what is normally used within the brain.

From Pittcon 2 Mar 2017

Using Spherical Nucleic Acids to Track and Treat Disease

Spherical nucleic acids are structures that are made by taking a nanoparticle template and using chemistry to arrange short strands of DNA or RNA on the surface of those particles. The spherical core of the nanoparticle creates a spherical arrangement of DNA or RNA, similar to tiny little balls of nucleic acids.

From Pittcon 1 Mar 2017

Transgender and gender-fluid teens at greater risk of mental, physical abuse

Transgender and gender-fluid teens, particularly those born male, face up to three times more mental and physical abuse at school and at home than their gender-conforming peers, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley.

1 Mar 2017

WSU study aims to reduce burden of antimicrobial resistance

The death last year of a woman in Reno, Nev., from an infection resistant to every type of antibiotic available in the U.S. highlights how serious the threat of antimicrobial resistance has become.

1 Mar 2017

Collaborative ‘tune up’ clinic for complex type 2 diabetes patients reduces health care costs

Diabetes cost the U.S. an estimated $245 billion in 2012, in direct medical costs and reduced productivity. Health care providers are facing increasing pressure to achieve better patient outcomes at a lower cost.

28 Feb 2017

Researchers to examine link between zinc deficiency, Hedgehog, and prostate cancer

Experiments show that Hedgehog signaling - a chain of molecular events critical in embryonic development - creates conditions beneficial to the unregulated cell growth associated with cancer in adults.

28 Feb 2017

MIT researchers develop new machine to rapidly produce customized peptides

Manufacturing small proteins known as peptides is usually very time-consuming, which has slowed development of new peptide drugs for diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and bacterial infections.

27 Feb 2017

Diagnosing Infections Through Molecules in Patient Breath

Over the past couple of decades, the analytical technology and the clinical microbiology insight needed to create a breath test for infections has seen a considerable number of advances and there are now numerous research teams focused on evaluating patient breath as a diagnostic fluid for infectious diseases. Significant challenges still need to be overcome.

From Pittcon 27 Feb 2017

New wearable brain-imaging device measures how brains sync up when humans interact

Great ideas so often get lost in translation -- from the math teacher who can't get through to his students, to a stand-up comedian who bombs during an open mic night.

27 Feb 2017

New York school students help Cornell scientists to monitor invasive species in local waterways

Invasive aquatic species like round goby, Asian carp, and sea lamprey are a growing problem in New York State. Their presence impacts water quality, food supply, recreation and tourism, as well as human and animal health. Early detection is a critical first step in monitoring a species' spread and managing responses.

27 Feb 2017

Princeton-Intel collaboration builds new software to decode brain scans

Early this year, about 30 neuroscientists and computer programmers got together to improve their ability to read the human mind.

24 Feb 2017

Online health tools with good, controlled communication could promote healthier lifestyles

Just like real doctors and nurses, online health tools with good -- but controlled -- communication skills can promote healthier lifestyles, according to researchers. However, if their tone is conversational, these tools may lull users into a false sense of comfort, they add.

24 Feb 2017

Decoding the Exposome Through Breath Biomarkers

The human exposome is probably best defined as “everything that is not the genome.” This is a bit tongue in cheek, but basically, the exposome is comprised of all of the chemicals in your body from the environment, food, consumer products, their metabolites, the endogenous “housekeeping” chemicals, the cellular wastes from energy production, as well as all of the messenger compounds and life supporting chemicals.

From Pittcon 24 Feb 2017

Team effort at school and home could help reduce childhood obesity rates

Schools are taking a proactive approach to get students to move more and improve their eating habits. But it takes a team effort at both school and home to make a difference, said Greg Welk, a professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University.

22 Feb 2017

Legalization of same-sex marriage may reduce suicide attempts among high school students

The implementation of state laws legalizing same-sex marriage was associated with a significant reduction in the rate of suicide attempts among high school students - and an even greater reduction among gay, lesbian and bisexual adolescents, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests.

21 Feb 2017

Same-sex marriage policies linked to reduction in suicide attempts by adolescents

A nationwide analysis suggests same-sex marriage policies were associated with a reduction in suicide attempts by adolescents, according to a new study published online by JAMA Pediatrics.

21 Feb 2017

Intense training can improve body and brain timing

Good timing is vital in many situations of daily life, but is rarely something we consider. In a new dissertation from Umeå University in Sweden, Olympia Karampela shows that our ability for timing is something that can be trained and it seems to be connected with our cognitive capacity.

20 Feb 2017

Aalborg University students develop new virtual reality rehabilitation system for brain injured people

A group of students at Aalborg University has developed a virtual reality rehabilitation system. Now they receive a grant from the Siemens Foundation to get their system to market

20 Feb 2017

Study shines light on pervasiveness of unsafely stored opioids in homes with children

Nearly 70 percent of prescription opioid medications kept in homes with children are not stored safely, a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds.

20 Feb 2017

Students News and Research

Case Western Reserve and VA team up to tackle rising problem of antibiotic resistance

Advances in Optogenetics

Using Spherical Nucleic Acids to Track and Treat Disease

Transgender and gender-fluid teens at greater risk of mental, physical abuse

WSU study aims to reduce burden of antimicrobial resistance

Collaborative ‘tune up’ clinic for complex type 2 diabetes patients reduces health care costs

Researchers to examine link between zinc deficiency, Hedgehog, and prostate cancer

MIT researchers develop new machine to rapidly produce customized peptides

Diagnosing Infections Through Molecules in Patient Breath

New wearable brain-imaging device measures how brains sync up when humans interact

New York school students help Cornell scientists to monitor invasive species in local waterways

Princeton-Intel collaboration builds new software to decode brain scans

Online health tools with good, controlled communication could promote healthier lifestyles

Decoding the Exposome Through Breath Biomarkers

Team effort at school and home could help reduce childhood obesity rates

Legalization of same-sex marriage may reduce suicide attempts among high school students

Same-sex marriage policies linked to reduction in suicide attempts by adolescents

Intense training can improve body and brain timing

Aalborg University students develop new virtual reality rehabilitation system for brain injured people

Study shines light on pervasiveness of unsafely stored opioids in homes with children

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

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Advancing Intracellular Delivery with LumiPore®

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