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UIC study aims to improve smoking cessation interventions for underserved populations

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have received more than $3.3 million to study the burden of tobacco use and to improve smoking cessation interventions for populations with demonstrated high smoking rates.

18 Nov 2020

LOX plays a number of key roles in promoting skin and organ fibrosis in scleroderma

A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has found that the molecule lysyl oxidase (LOX) plays a number of important roles in promoting skin and organ fibrosis in scleroderma, a connective tissue disorder.

17 Nov 2020

Psychological assessment needed for pregnant women to reduce stress during COVID-19

There is consensus among studies dealing with natural disasters, such as famines, earthquakes, and pandemics, that the stress to which pregnant women are exposed during such crises has short and long-term consequences, both on their health and on that of their unborn babies.

17 Nov 2020

New stroke ambulance in New South Wales could save many lives

Stroke Foundation has welcomed today’s announcement on a new stroke ambulance (or mobile stroke unit) in New South Wales.

17 Nov 2020

New 'Vienna Model' for assessment of bilingual children with suspected language impairment

Around 45% of children in Austrian day nurseries have a first language other than German. Those who our experiencing difficulty in learning the second language are often diagnosed as having a suspected "impairment of language acquisition".

16 Nov 2020

Corticosteroids can help in survival of elderly patients with severe COVID-19

A new study group based in France have looked at the rates of survival among elderly patients with COVID-19 who were administered with corticosteroids.

16 Nov 2020

Primate model helps detect features of COVID-19 virus

Features of the SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19, which could be useful for developing vaccines and treatment strategies, were identified using a nonhuman primate model developed at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB).

16 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 immunity may last over six months through antibody evolution and B cell memory

With the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic infecting over 52.7 million people around the world, and killing over 1.2 million, a large amount of research has tried to better understand immune responses against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the pathogen that causes COVID-19.

15 Nov 2020

Pioneering stem cell research may help restore sight to people with macular diseases

Eye research charity Fight for Sight has announced funding for a ground-breaking stem cell research study which could reverse sight loss for people with macular diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and juvenile macular dystrophies.

12 Nov 2020

Innovative technology to develop safe, comfortable footwear for active older people

A project that will use cutting-edge technology to develop safe and comfortable footwear for active older people has received a grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

11 Nov 2020

Study highlights challenges of fieldwork for LGBTQ+ geoscientists

For a geoscientist, the benefits of performing fieldwork are countless. Researching in nature gives geoscientists firsthand contact with the earth's raw materials and a chance to test ideas and develop theories -- as well as to make new discoveries.

10 Nov 2020

Repairing brain damage caused by MS

Neurological symptoms as a result of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), such as loss of cognitive or motor function, lead to a great many problems for over 2.5 million people worldwide.

10 Nov 2020

Flinders University receives funding for new brain cancer research project

The human brain’s biochemistry may be a stumbling block that has been preventing an effective cure for brain cancer.

10 Nov 2020

Researchers receive federal grant to develop tool that protects privacy in brain imaging analyses

Georgia State University faculty have received a five-year, $3 million federal grant to further develop a tool that will allow researchers around the world to participate in extensive brain imaging analysis without sharing protected patient data.

10 Nov 2020

OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms worsen in young people during COVID-19

Many children and young people with obsessive thoughts and compulsions experience that their OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms worsen during a crisis such as COVID-19.

9 Nov 2020

Virginia Tech student receives NSERC award to develop minimally invasive treatment for glioblastoma

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) supports research that results in "breakthrough answers to timeless questions." When choosing awardees, the council looks for creativity and innovation, two qualities they see at the heart of all research advances.

6 Nov 2020

NIH awards grant totaling $19.5M for Down syndrome research project

Scientists and data experts are joining forces to create the world's first centralized platform for Down syndrome researchers to share, access, and analyze data.

5 Nov 2020

Cleveland Clinic receives $2.6 million NIA grant to develop automated screening for cognitive decline

Cleveland Clinic has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to develop and validate two automated tools - a risk calculator to identify patients at high risk of cognitive decline and a screening tool to test for cognitive decline.

5 Nov 2020

Neuroscientists receive ERC Synergy Grant to explore the neural basis of cognition

A Norwegian-Israeli team of neuroscientists has been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant to explore the biological basis of spatial operations in the brain.

5 Nov 2020

Illustrations by Nigerian artist kickstart debate on neglected tropical disease

Illustrations by a local artist in Nigeria are helping health workers and policy makers understand what it's really like to live with a neglected tropical disease (NTD).

5 Nov 2020

Research Project News and Research

UIC study aims to improve smoking cessation interventions for underserved populations

LOX plays a number of key roles in promoting skin and organ fibrosis in scleroderma

Psychological assessment needed for pregnant women to reduce stress during COVID-19

New stroke ambulance in New South Wales could save many lives

New 'Vienna Model' for assessment of bilingual children with suspected language impairment

Corticosteroids can help in survival of elderly patients with severe COVID-19

Primate model helps detect features of COVID-19 virus

SARS-CoV-2 immunity may last over six months through antibody evolution and B cell memory

Pioneering stem cell research may help restore sight to people with macular diseases

Innovative technology to develop safe, comfortable footwear for active older people

Study highlights challenges of fieldwork for LGBTQ+ geoscientists

Repairing brain damage caused by MS

Flinders University receives funding for new brain cancer research project

Researchers receive federal grant to develop tool that protects privacy in brain imaging analyses

OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms worsen in young people during COVID-19

Virginia Tech student receives NSERC award to develop minimally invasive treatment for glioblastoma

NIH awards grant totaling $19.5M for Down syndrome research project

Cleveland Clinic receives $2.6 million NIA grant to develop automated screening for cognitive decline

Neuroscientists receive ERC Synergy Grant to explore the neural basis of cognition

Illustrations by Nigerian artist kickstart debate on neglected tropical disease

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