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Cats may help improve autistic children’s social skills and reduce anxiety

As a former school nurse in the Columbia Public Schools, Gretchen Carlisle would often interact with students with disabilities who took various medications or had seizures throughout the day.

12 Jan 2021

UTSW study uncovers a gene linked to growth of breast cancer

A team of UT Southwestern researchers has identified a gene involved in the growth of breast cancer, a finding that could lead to potential new targets for treatment.

12 Jan 2021

California budget reflects ‘pandemic-induced reality,’ governor says

The coronavirus pandemic doomed Gov. Gavin Newsom's ambitious plans last year to combat homelessness, expand behavioral health services and create a state agency to control soaring health care costs.

12 Jan 2021

Only a smokescreen? Big Tobacco stands down as Colorado and Oregon hike cigarette taxes

Big Tobacco did something unusual in Marlboro Country last fall: It stood aside while Colorado voters approved the state's first tobacco tax hike in 16 years.

12 Jan 2021

Legislation of Dense Breast Notifications has achieved only partial success, indicates study

Little previous research has examined the effects of Dense Breast Notifications (DBNs), but a new study suggests the legislatively required notifications have achieved partial success: women living in states in which in DBNs are mandated had higher rates of being informed about personal breast density and of having had breast density discussions with providers, though rates were low overall.

12 Jan 2021

Study could help develop new oral drugs for treating muscular dystrophy, heart failure

Cell-derived exosomes are effective in treating disease when mixed with the dominant protein in breast milk and given orally, a new Smidt Heart Institute study of laboratory mice shows.

12 Jan 2021

Patient with hypertension or cardiovascular diseases experienced critical disease progression with COVID-19

COVID-19 patients who also suffer from high blood pressure are more likely to fall severely ill with the disease, which also leaves them at greater risk of death.

11 Jan 2021

UMass Lowell researcher receives NIH support to develop therapies for young people with TBIs

A UMass Lowell researcher developing innovative therapies for injured children and teens has received more than $700,000 from the National Institutes of Health to support that work.

11 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

Scientists receive $3.4 million to study care options for patients with chest pain due to anxiety

Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute research scientists have received a $3.4 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to investigate the best care options for the 40 percent of people who go to the hospital emergency department with chest pain that is determined to be caused by anxiety rather than a cardiac event.

11 Jan 2021

MDC researchers develop a potent weapon against lymphomas

MDC researchers have developed a new approach to CAR T-cell therapy. The team has shown in Nature Communications that the procedure is very effective, especially when it comes to fighting follicular lymphomas and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, the most common type of blood cancer in adults.

11 Jan 2021

Master Regulator proteins control cancer transcriptional identity

Thousands of different genetic mutations have been implicated in cancer, but a new analysis of almost 10,000 patients found that regardless of the cancer's origin, tumors could be stratified in only 112 subtypes and that, within each subtype, the Master Regulator proteins that control the cancer's transcriptional state were virtually identical, independent of the specific genetic mutations of each patient.

11 Jan 2021

Study uncovers strong links between a person's diet, gut microbes and health

Diets rich in certain plant-based foods are linked with the presence of gut microbes that are associated with a lower risk of developing conditions such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to recent results from a large-scale international study that included researchers from King's College London, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Trento, Italy, and health science start-up company ZOE.

11 Jan 2021

KAIST develops low-cost and ready-for-rapid-production negative pressure room

A team from KAIST has developed a low-cost and ready-for-rapid-production negative pressure room called a Mobile Clinic Module (MCM).

11 Jan 2021

Study: 20% of glioblastomas are fueled by overactive mitochondria

A new study has found that up to 20% of glioblastomas--an aggressive brain cancer--are fueled by overactive mitochondria and may be treatable with drugs currently in clinical trials.

11 Jan 2021

Even with Senate control, Democrats will need buy-in from GOP on key health priorities

Democrats have argued for more generous pandemic relief, more pressure on drugmakers to lower prices and more attention to systemic racism in health care.

11 Jan 2021

Is your covid vaccine venue prepared to handle rare, life-threatening reactions?

As the rollout of covid-19 vaccines picks up across the U.S., moving from hospital distribution to pharmacies, pop-up sites and drive-thru clinics, health experts say it's vital that these expanded venues be prepared to handle rare but potentially life-threatening allergic reactions.

11 Jan 2021

Anti-Black racism in Canada’s health care impacts people’ health, argue experts

Canada must dismantle anti-Black racism in health care to address its harmful effects on people's health, argue authors of a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)

11 Jan 2021

Study: Oral sex can increase risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

Human papillomavirus (HPV) can infect the mouth and throat to cause cancers of the oropharynx. A new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has found that having more than 10 prior oral sex partners was associated with a 4.3-times greater likelihood of having HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer.

11 Jan 2021

Marijuana use varies with seasons, shows study

Marijuana use increases throughout the calendar year, with use up 13 percent on average at the end of each year (2015-2019) compared to the beginning, according to a new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

11 Jan 2021

Education News and Research

Cats may help improve autistic children’s social skills and reduce anxiety

UTSW study uncovers a gene linked to growth of breast cancer

California budget reflects ‘pandemic-induced reality,’ governor says

Only a smokescreen? Big Tobacco stands down as Colorado and Oregon hike cigarette taxes

Legislation of Dense Breast Notifications has achieved only partial success, indicates study

Study could help develop new oral drugs for treating muscular dystrophy, heart failure

Patient with hypertension or cardiovascular diseases experienced critical disease progression with COVID-19

UMass Lowell researcher receives NIH support to develop therapies for young people with TBIs

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

Scientists receive $3.4 million to study care options for patients with chest pain due to anxiety

MDC researchers develop a potent weapon against lymphomas

Master Regulator proteins control cancer transcriptional identity

Study uncovers strong links between a person's diet, gut microbes and health

KAIST develops low-cost and ready-for-rapid-production negative pressure room

Study: 20% of glioblastomas are fueled by overactive mitochondria

Even with Senate control, Democrats will need buy-in from GOP on key health priorities

Is your covid vaccine venue prepared to handle rare, life-threatening reactions?

Anti-Black racism in Canada’s health care impacts people’ health, argue experts

Study: Oral sex can increase risk of HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer

Marijuana use varies with seasons, shows study

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