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New method uses artificial intelligence to map intestinal bacteria using feces

The intestines and their bacteria are sometimes called our ’second brain’, but studying these bacteria in their natural environment is difficult. Now researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence to map intestinal bacteria using feces.

15 Jan 2021

Higher temperatures and rainfall impact children's diet diversity

A first-of-its-kind, international study of 107,000 children finds that higher temperatures are an equal or even greater contributor to child malnutrition and low quality diets than the traditional culprits of poverty, inadequate sanitation, and poor education.

14 Jan 2021

No inflammation of cerebrospinal fluid in COVID-19 patients with neurological features, study finds

Many patients with COVID-19 have shown neurological complications, leading to scientific interest in the role played by its causative pathogen, SARS-CoV-2, in brain inflammation. A new study has described the absence of neuroinflammation in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

14 Jan 2021

UH researcher working to identify potential new therapeutic targets for kidney disease

Among the primary forms of kidney disease, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is the most common and is marked by high circulating levels of the suPAR protein (soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor).

13 Jan 2021

Researchers receive $5.1 million to expand clinical trial of drug to prevent ARDS in COVID-19 patients

Researchers evaluating whether an investigational oral drug, vadadustat, can help prevent acute respiratory distress s to expand the Phase II clinical trial at The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonQ.

13 Jan 2021

Scientists identify key enzyme as driver of autoimmune blistering diseases

The Granzyme B (GzmB) enzyme, which accumulates in certain tissues as we age, has been identified as a driver of itchy and sometimes life-threatening autoimmune conditions known as pemphigoid diseases (PDs), which cause blistering and skin erosion below the skin's surface.

13 Jan 2021

Researchers use urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma

In a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have used a urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma.

13 Jan 2021

Researchers investigate protein phosphatase to identify new treatments for cancer, other diseases

The abundant presence of an enzyme known as low molecular weight protein tyrosine phosphatase (LMWPTP) in tumor cells has long been considered an indicator of cancer aggressiveness and metastatic potential.

13 Jan 2021

Understanding cycad branching behavior may benefit conservation decisions for endangered plants

Research on cycad trees in Colombia, Guam, and the Philippines has illuminated how knowledge of their branching behavior may benefit conservation decisions for the endangered plants.

13 Jan 2021

Stimulation method helps some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand and arm mobility

Almost 18,000 Americans experience traumatic spinal cord injuries every year. Many of these people are unable to use their hands and arms and can't do everyday tasks such as eating, grooming or drinking water without help.

12 Jan 2021

Poor gut health may adversely affect COVID-19 prognosis

People infected with COVID-19 experience a wide range of symptoms and severities, the most commonly reported including high fevers and respiratory problems.

12 Jan 2021

Study examines the role of gut microbes in anorexia

You are likely familiar with the serious consequences of anorexia for those who experience it, but you might not be aware that the disorder may not be purely psychological.

12 Jan 2021

Study: Sugar substitute doesn't lead to the development of diabetes in healthy adults

For those trying to live a healthy lifestyle, the choice between sugar and artificial sweeteners such as saccharin can be confusing.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers develop patient-informed questionnaire tool for ventral hernia repair surgery patients

Patient-reported outcomes have become a critical part of improving surgical care because of their ability to capture patient experiences, such as quality of life and satisfaction, that can help inform treatment.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers demonstrate link between inferior physical fitness and elevated risk of psoriasis

In a major register-based study, scientists at University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now demonstrated a connection between inferior physical fitness in young adults and elevated risk of the autoimmune disease psoriasis. For the male recruits to compulsory military training who were rated as the least fit, the risk of developing psoriasis later was 35 percent higher than for the fittest.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers develop new technique to more efficiently isolate and identify rare T cells

Scientists from the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a technique that will enable researchers to more efficiently isolate and identify rare T cells that are capable of targeting viruses, cancer and other diseases.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers identify a new link between seizures and connexin 36 deficiency

For the brain to learn, retain memories, process sensory information, and coordinate body movements, its groups of nerve cells must generate coordinated electrical signals. Disorder in synchronous firing can impair these processes and, in extreme cases, lead to seizures and epilepsy.

12 Jan 2021

Stress during pregnancy could affect the baby's chance of developing multiple diseases

Stress on an expectant mother could affect her baby's chance of developing disease - perhaps even over the course of the child's life, UC researchers have found.

12 Jan 2021

Study: Telehealth use jumped sharply during the first months of pandemic shutdown

Use of telehealth jumped sharply during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown, with the approach being used more often for behavioral health services than for medical care, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

11 Jan 2021

Researchers develop a novel, patient-derived model of ulcerative colitis

As reported in Nature Communications, researchers from Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute have developed a novel, patient-derived model of ulcerative colitis, which will help advance studies into new treatments for the chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

11 Jan 2021

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New method uses artificial intelligence to map intestinal bacteria using feces

Higher temperatures and rainfall impact children's diet diversity

No inflammation of cerebrospinal fluid in COVID-19 patients with neurological features, study finds

UH researcher working to identify potential new therapeutic targets for kidney disease

Researchers receive $5.1 million to expand clinical trial of drug to prevent ARDS in COVID-19 patients

Scientists identify key enzyme as driver of autoimmune blistering diseases

Researchers use urine test to identify and verify a patient's type of asthma

Researchers investigate protein phosphatase to identify new treatments for cancer, other diseases

Understanding cycad branching behavior may benefit conservation decisions for endangered plants

Stimulation method helps some people with spinal cord injury to regain hand and arm mobility

Poor gut health may adversely affect COVID-19 prognosis

Study examines the role of gut microbes in anorexia

Study: Sugar substitute doesn't lead to the development of diabetes in healthy adults

Researchers develop patient-informed questionnaire tool for ventral hernia repair surgery patients

Researchers demonstrate link between inferior physical fitness and elevated risk of psoriasis

Researchers develop new technique to more efficiently isolate and identify rare T cells

Researchers identify a new link between seizures and connexin 36 deficiency

Stress during pregnancy could affect the baby's chance of developing multiple diseases

Study: Telehealth use jumped sharply during the first months of pandemic shutdown

Researchers develop a novel, patient-derived model of ulcerative colitis

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

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