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Virtual reality-based rehabilitation for recovery of stroke and neurodegenerative disease patients

Virtual reality-based rehabilitation programs are becoming an important complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases.

14 Dec 2020

Networks of genes involved in congenital heart disease revealed

Over two million babies, children, and adults in the United States are living with congenital heart disease--a range of birth defects affecting the heart's structure or function.

14 Dec 2020

UHN gave first COVID-19 vaccine in Canada

University Health Network today gave the first COVID-19 vaccine in Canada. This landmark event signals a potential turning point in the pandemic and underlines the value of science and worldwide cooperation.

14 Dec 2020

GSA publishes three new scientific articles on COVID-19 and older adults

The Gerontological Society of America's highly cited, peer-reviewed journals are continuing to publish scientific articles on COVID-19.

14 Dec 2020

FARI and The Cooper Institute publish new research paper on omega-3s and heart rate recovery

The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) has published a new research paper in conjunction with The Cooper Institute on omega-3s and heart rate recovery.

14 Dec 2020

Landmark heart study reveals new insights about risk factors for depression

Recently published UT Southwestern research reveals new insights about risk factors for depression based on data from a landmark longitudinal study focused on heart disease.

14 Dec 2020

Mindfulness-based stress reduction may provide benefit to people with migraine

Migraine is a neurological disease that can be severely debilitating and is the second leading cause of disability worldwide.

14 Dec 2020

Moffitt Cancer Center finds a way for researchers and patients to engage with each other

Behind every new cancer treatment and scientific breakthrough is a research team. However, because they spend most of their time in their labs, basic science researchers rarely get to meet the patients who benefit most from their work.

14 Dec 2020

Children with cancer do not appear to be at increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection

Results from the first national study of children with cancer who test positive from COVID-19 has found that these patients do not appear to be at any increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection compared to healthy children.

14 Dec 2020

Report: COVID-19 has had little positive impact on perceptions of pharmaceutical companies

A report launched today by pharmaceutical company Takeda UK reveals that, despite heightened public and media attention on the industry’s efforts to develop vaccines and treatments, the COVID-19 pandemic has had little positive impact on perceptions of pharmaceutical companies.

14 Dec 2020

Study unlocks some muscle cell secrets

A muscle fiber consists of just one cell, but many nuclei. A team at the MDC led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier has now shown just how varied these nuclei are.

11 Dec 2020

Study: Most pregnant patients who tested positive for coronavirus were asymptomatic

The majority of pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival to the delivery room were asymptomatic, according to a paper by Mount Sinai researchers published in PLOS One on Thursday, December 10.

11 Dec 2020

WVU, DHHR team up to create new COVID-19 testing laboratory in Morgantown

To address the challenges of COVID-19 testing shortages and lagging turnaround times, West Virginia University and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources have teamed up to create a new testing laboratory at the Health Sciences Center thanks to funding made possible by Gov. Jim Justice.

11 Dec 2020

Soft X-ray microscopy with record resolution of 7 nm

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland and other institutions in Paris, Hamburg and Basel, have succeeded in setting a new record in X-ray microscopy.

11 Dec 2020

Scientists use human stem cells and bioengineered scaffold to build whole functioning thymus

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and University College London have rebuilt a human thymus, an essential organ in the immune system, using human stem cells and a bioengineered scaffold.

11 Dec 2020

Current testing-isolation policies effectively prevent campus transmission of COVID-19

A new study, shows that while students showed a high degree of compliance with restrictive measures, they continued to contract the infection from off-campus.

11 Dec 2020

Teenagers with severe obesity and type 2 diabetes can benefit from bariatric surgery

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with type 2 diabetes, and youth with severe obesity and type 2 diabetes face a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease during their lifetime.

11 Dec 2020

Gaps in regulation of commercial educational websites are exposing children to unhealthy food marketing

Dartmouth Researchers Work to Reduce Child-Directed Food Marketing on Educational Websites.A new article, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by a team of researchers and advocates including Dartmouth faculty, asserts that current gaps in the regulation of commercial educational websites are exposing children to unhealthy food marketing.

11 Dec 2020

Government data underestimates the impact of social distancing in controlling COVID-19 spread

Quantifying the mitigating impact of social distancing on the spread of COVID-19 is critical for evaluating the efficacy of social restrictions and informing future health policy decisions.

11 Dec 2020

New collaborative study to address key questions about COVID-19

A new nationwide study of more than 50,000 individuals is underway to determine factors that predict disease severity and long-term health impacts of COVID-19.

11 Dec 2020

Education News and Research

Virtual reality-based rehabilitation for recovery of stroke and neurodegenerative disease patients

Networks of genes involved in congenital heart disease revealed

UHN gave first COVID-19 vaccine in Canada

GSA publishes three new scientific articles on COVID-19 and older adults

FARI and The Cooper Institute publish new research paper on omega-3s and heart rate recovery

Landmark heart study reveals new insights about risk factors for depression

Mindfulness-based stress reduction may provide benefit to people with migraine

Moffitt Cancer Center finds a way for researchers and patients to engage with each other

Children with cancer do not appear to be at increased risk of severe COVID-19 infection

Report: COVID-19 has had little positive impact on perceptions of pharmaceutical companies

Study unlocks some muscle cell secrets

Study: Most pregnant patients who tested positive for coronavirus were asymptomatic

WVU, DHHR team up to create new COVID-19 testing laboratory in Morgantown

Soft X-ray microscopy with record resolution of 7 nm

Scientists use human stem cells and bioengineered scaffold to build whole functioning thymus

Current testing-isolation policies effectively prevent campus transmission of COVID-19

Teenagers with severe obesity and type 2 diabetes can benefit from bariatric surgery

Gaps in regulation of commercial educational websites are exposing children to unhealthy food marketing

Government data underestimates the impact of social distancing in controlling COVID-19 spread

New collaborative study to address key questions about COVID-19

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