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SUSA initiative aims to equip healthcare professionals with digital skills

The University of Oulu, in collaboration with a consortium of leading academic institutions, research centers, and industry stakeholders, proudly announces the launch of the Sustainable Healthcare with Digital Health Data Competence (SUSA).

10 Jan 2025

New skeletal tissue could revolutionize regenerative medicine and cartilage repair

An international research team led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered a new type of skeletal tissue that offers great potential for advancing regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.

9 Jan 2025

Electrical stimulation proven to increase muscle mass and strength

If building strength and muscle mass is part of your New Year's Resolution, you may want to add a new routine to your workout.

9 Jan 2025

Research from second pig heart transplant provides new directions for xenotransplantation

Continuing significant advancements in the field of xenotransplantation, surgeon-scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine provided an extensive analysis on the second patient in the world to receive a genetically-modified pig organ.

9 Jan 2025

Study reveals how neuropilin2 gene influences autism and epilepsy development

The gene neuropilin2 encodes a receptor involved in cell-cell interactions in the brain and plays a key role in regulating the development of neural circuits.

8 Jan 2025

Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms driving RNA processing defects in Huntington's disease

A University of California, Irvine-led research team has discovered intricate molecular mechanisms driving the RNA processing defects that lead to Huntington's disease and link HD with other neurodegenerative disorders such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal lobar dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

8 Jan 2025

Research highlights depression trends in community-dwelling older adults

Marked variation in the prevalence of depression was found in a multisite sample of community-dwelling older adults in the United States reports a study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

8 Jan 2025

AI analysis reveals optimal follicle sizes for IVF success

During IVF treatment, doctors use ultrasound scans to monitor the size of follicles - small sacs in the ovaries containing eggs - to decide when to give a hormone injection known as the 'trigger' to prepare the eggs for collection and ensure that they are ready to be fertilised with sperm to create embryos.

8 Jan 2025

UiA leads project to integrate robots into healthcare services

Out of a total of 113 applications to the Research Council of Norway, the project "Service robots as work support in municipal health and care services" (SAKO) was one of only ten projects to receive funding in December.

8 Jan 2025

High job strain linked to increased sleep disturbances in middle-aged workers

In a recent study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, middle aged workers in the U.S. who reported high job strain at the start of the study experienced significantly more sleep disturbances over an average follow-up of nine years.

8 Jan 2025

Over half of US college students experience alcohol-related harms

More than half of US college students experienced alcohol-related harms caused by others, according to the first national probability-based survey of such harms conducted in 20 years.

8 Jan 2025

High blood pressure may not harm brains of 90-year-olds, study finds

A study led by the University of California, Irvine has found cardiovascular conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes, which are known to contribute to brain blood vessel damage in younger populations, not to be associated with an increased risk of such harm in individuals 90 and older.

8 Jan 2025

Multidisciplinary Hispanic health study receives $21 million NIH grant

A multidisciplinary team of University of Miami researchers studying factors associated with health outcomes and disease risk in the Hispanic community has received a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

7 Jan 2025

Sedentary jobs linked to increased risk of insomnia symptoms

People whose jobs are highly sedentary – an estimated 80% of the modern workforce – experience a much higher risk of insomnia symptoms, according to a new study led by University of South Florida psychologist Claire Smith.

7 Jan 2025

Korea University and Yale host forum on AI innovations in healthcare

On October 2nd (Wednesday), Korea University College of Medicine (Dean: Pyun Sung-Bom) hosted a forum titled "Advancing Healthcare through Innovations in Data and AI in Clinical Informatics and Natural Language Processing" in the 6th-floor lecture hall of the First Medical Building.

7 Jan 2025

University of Plymouth partners with IOE to offer global osteopathy training

The University of Plymouth and International Osteopathic Education (IOE) have formed a new partnership that will offer first-class training to aspiring osteopaths from across the world.

7 Jan 2025

Addressing loneliness in borderline personality disorder treatment

Loneliness is a key driver in the maintenance of borderline personality disorder (BPD), Harvard researchers argue. Thus, many patients cite increased social connection as a primary treatment goal.

6 Jan 2025

Study unveils novel pathway triggering immune response to DNA damage

A research team from the University of California, Irvine has revealed a previously unknown mechanism that triggers an inflammatory immune response in cells when their DNA is damaged.

6 Jan 2025

Puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones rarely prescribed to transgender youth

Puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormones are rarely prescribed to U.S. transgender and gender diverse (TGD) adolescents, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, and FOLX Health.

6 Jan 2025

Urban sprawl hampers intergenerational mobility and reinforces inequality

Urban sprawl is not just unsightly. It could also be impeding intergenerational mobility for low-income residents and reinforcing racial inequality, according to a series of recent studies led by a University of Utah geographer.

3 Jan 2025