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First Aid Article Series

A series of articles on First Aid for all ages.

4 May 2018

Poor diet may reduce the chance of getting pregnant

New findings suggest that getting pregnant takes longer for women who consume too much junk food and not enough fruit, as well as having a decreased chance of conceiving within a year.

4 May 2018

Walnut consumption impacts gut microbiota and offers many health benefits

Diets rich in nuts, such as walnuts, have been shown to play a role in heart health and in reducing colorectal cancer.

4 May 2018

Researchers develop highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for cell printing

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a highly elastic biodegradable hydrogel for bio-printing of materials that mimic natural human soft tissues.

4 May 2018

Cancer Center at BIDMC announces launch of new Immunotherapy Institute

The Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center today announced the launch of a new clinical and research institute that will build on BIDMC's long history of leadership in immunotherapy and cell therapeutics.

3 May 2018

Greater parent-child communication protects against harmful health behaviors

Children with greater parent communication in early adolescence have less harmful alcohol use and emotional eating in young adulthood, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry.

3 May 2018

Study provides vital information to develop successful PI5P4K inhibitors for p53-mutant cancers

One major hallmark of cancer cells is their ability to adapt to stressful conditions such as nutrient deprivation. Rapidly growing tumor cells must compete for the ever-diminishing supply of nutrients in the surrounding environment to survive and proliferate. Targeting these adaptive mechanisms represents a promising approach for cancer therapeutics.

3 May 2018

Scientists find way to inhibit growth of specific gut microbes associated with diseases

Emerging evidence suggests that microbes in the digestive system have a big influence on human health and may play a role in the onset of disease throughout the body.

3 May 2018

NewYork-Presbyterian shares information on stroke risk and prevention

Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. has a stroke, and every four minutes, someone dies from a stroke, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

2 May 2018

‘A persistent puzzle’: Californians embrace Medicaid — but food stamps? Not so much.

Millions of low-income Californians eligible for food stamps are not receiving the benefit, earning the state one of the lowest rankings in the nation for its participation in the program.

2 May 2018

Meat-based complementary foods may be beneficial for formula-fed infants, shows study

Meat, such as pork, can be an important source of much-needed protein in an infant's diet during the transition to solid foods, according to new research from the University of Colorado published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

2 May 2018

EKF receives FDA clearance and CLIA waiver for reagent-free hemoglobin analyzer

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces U.

From EKF Diagnostics 2 May 2018

Researchers find novel approach for in vivo real-time monitoring of metabolites

Real-time monitoring of the dynamics of endogenous molecules in organisms is an important aspect in the study of diseases.

2 May 2018

New T cell biomarker could be much-needed patient-selection tool for CAR T cell therapy

Penn Medicine researchers may have found the reason why some patients with advanced chronic lymphocytic leukemia don't respond to chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy, and the answer is tied to how primed patients' immune systems are before the therapy is administered.

30 Apr 2018

Novel magnetic nanoparticles move from lab to first breast cancer clinical trials

Sandia National Laboratories materials chemist Dale Huber has been working on the challenge of making iron-based nanoparticles the exact same size for 15 years.

30 Apr 2018

Maintaining five healthy habits may improve longevity, study suggests

Maintaining five healthy habits--eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too much alcohol, and not smoking--during adulthood may add more than a decade to life expectancy, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

30 Apr 2018