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Discovery sheds new light on the chain of events in early embryonic development

A new discovery by researchers challenges our current understanding of gastrulation, the most important stage of early embryonic development.

27 Sep 2023

Improving treatment outcomes for individuals with acute spinal cord injury

A special focus issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma highlights the latest findings of the North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN), aimed at improving outcomes for individuals with acute spinal cord injury (SCI).

27 Sep 2023

Racial discrimination associated with unhealthy cortisol patterns in adolescents

Scientists already know that the stress caused by racial discrimination is related to a host of chronic health conditions, but less is known about which types of discrimination are most harmful.

27 Sep 2023

Research evaluates differences in female sexual functioning based on sexual orientation

In recent years, there has been debate around the topic of who is happier, healthier, and more satisfied sexually - traditional heterosexual or sexual minority women.

27 Sep 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': More Medicaid messiness

Federal officials have instructed at least 30 states to reinstate Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program coverage for half a million people, including children, after an errant computer program wrongly determined they were no longer eligible.

27 Sep 2023

Study highlights healthy, low-calorie foods to help meet nutritional requirements of pregnant people

Most pregnant people in the U.S. are at risk of not getting enough of six nutrients important to a healthy pregnancy - vitamin A, vitamin D, folate, calcium, iron, and omega-3 fatty acids - from foods alone.

27 Sep 2023

Genetic markers could help identify people at risk for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

An astounding 30% of Americans currently have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, which is formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD.

27 Sep 2023

Leveraging AI technologies in clinical care: the use of collaborative intelligence

Collaborative intelligence to transform healthcare services digitally.

27 Sep 2023

Arrayed CRISPR Screening for Revolutionizing Target Discovery

In this interview conducted at SLAS EU 2023 in Brussels, Belgium, we spoke to Ulrike Kuenzel, Associate Director in the Functional Genomics department at AstraZeneca about the application of arrayed CRISPR screening for target identification and more.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 27 Sep 2023

Food is Medicine strategies could save billions in healthcare costs

Incorporating targeted food and nutrition strategies into healthcare on a national level will improve health and quality of life, reduce work for hospitals, and cut healthcare costs, according to experts studying Food is Medicine (FIM) efforts.

26 Sep 2023

Keck School of Medicine of USC to focus on Hispanic patients with NAFLD in multi-omics study

The Keck School of Medicine of USC has received funding from the National Institutes of Health as part of a five-year, $50.3 million "multi-omics" study of human health and disease involving six sites.

26 Sep 2023

$10.2M NIH grant awarded to study risk factors for malignant arrhythmias in mitral valve prolapse

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $10.2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health to investigate risk factors for malignant arrhythmias in mitral valve prolapse.

26 Sep 2023

$45M awarded to develop sense-and-respond implant technology for cancer treatment

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has awarded $45 million to rapidly develop sense-and-respond implant technology that could slash U.S. cancer-related deaths by more than 50%.

26 Sep 2023

Study finds mixed results for mobile health app in cardiac rehabilitation

Nearly one in three Americans wear a wearable device, like a smartwatch, to track their health and fitness.

26 Sep 2023

Black bisexual women in rural areas have the highest prevalence of suicidal ideation

Non-Hispanic and Hispanic Black bisexual women who live in rural areas have the highest prevalence of experiencing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, according to a Penn State-led study.

26 Sep 2023

American College of Cardiology releases workbook on home-based cardiac care

The health care landscape has undergone rapid changes in recent years, requiring clinicians and stakeholders to consider innovative ways to provide care in traditional and non-traditional settings.

26 Sep 2023

$16M NIH grant to map brain's wiring diagram

The University of Minnesota Medical School received a $16 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative to support the groundbreaking project of unraveling the mysteries of the brain's 'wiring diagram.'

26 Sep 2023

New blood test for sepsis could save lives and money

Sepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency that occurs when an infection causes a chain reaction throughout the body that can lead to the failure of multiple organs in rapid succession.

26 Sep 2023

Study finds racial disparities in asthma treatment for children

Black children may have more severe asthma episodes than their white counterparts but are less likely to be transported to the hospital by emergency medical services (EMS), according to a new study published in the journal Prehospital Emergency Care by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researcher-physicians.

26 Sep 2023

Three new projects launched to map neuronal connections in the mouse and macaque brains

A complete map of all the connections in an entire mammalian brain may be in sight. Allen Institute researchers have just launched three new projects to construct large, detailed maps of neuronal connections in sections of the mouse and macaque brains, with an eye toward creating full wiring diagrams of these animals' brains in the future.

26 Sep 2023

Medicine News and Research

Discovery sheds new light on the chain of events in early embryonic development

Improving treatment outcomes for individuals with acute spinal cord injury

Racial discrimination associated with unhealthy cortisol patterns in adolescents

Research evaluates differences in female sexual functioning based on sexual orientation

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': More Medicaid messiness

Study highlights healthy, low-calorie foods to help meet nutritional requirements of pregnant people

Genetic markers could help identify people at risk for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

Leveraging AI technologies in clinical care: the use of collaborative intelligence

Arrayed CRISPR Screening for Revolutionizing Target Discovery

Food is Medicine strategies could save billions in healthcare costs

Keck School of Medicine of USC to focus on Hispanic patients with NAFLD in multi-omics study

$10.2M NIH grant awarded to study risk factors for malignant arrhythmias in mitral valve prolapse

$45M awarded to develop sense-and-respond implant technology for cancer treatment

Study finds mixed results for mobile health app in cardiac rehabilitation

Black bisexual women in rural areas have the highest prevalence of suicidal ideation

American College of Cardiology releases workbook on home-based cardiac care

$16M NIH grant to map brain's wiring diagram

New blood test for sepsis could save lives and money

Study finds racial disparities in asthma treatment for children

Three new projects launched to map neuronal connections in the mouse and macaque brains

Industry Focus eBook - Cell & Gene Therapy (1st Edition) eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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