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Piggybacking the glucose sensor technology to build universal drug monitoring system

Rice University synthetic biologists have found a way to piggyback on the glucose monitoring technology used in automated insulin dosing systems and make it universally applicable for the monitoring and dosing of virtually any drug.

15 Mar 2024

Innovative diagnostic platform uses sound waves for exosome-based disease detection

Mechanical engineers at Duke University have devised a new type of diagnostic platform that uses sound waves to spin an individual drop of water up to 6,000 revolutions per minute.

13 Mar 2024

Women experience larger increase in antidepressant use after break-up than men, study suggests

A new study explored patterns of antidepressant use among Finnish adults aged 50–70 years experiencing divorce, separation from cohabitation, or bereavement, alongside usage trends before and after subsequent repartnering.

9 Feb 2024

Parental traits offer new clues to predicting neurodevelopmental disorders in children

Predicting the trajectory of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders like autism or schizophrenia is difficult because they can be influenced by many different genetic and environmental factors.

8 Feb 2024

Metal pollution contributes to reduced female fertility, with Zinc as a notable exception

Study finds certain metals, especially Copper and Chromium, adversely affect female fertility, while Zinc shows a protective effect, highlighting potential environmental factors in global fertility decline.

7 Feb 2024

Mary Lou Retton’s explanation of health insurance takes some somersaults

Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton spoke out last week on the NBC "Today" show about what she said was a rare pneumonia that almost killed her and resulted in an expensive, monthlong hospital stay.

12 Jan 2024

Global study reveals hypertension common among middle-aged couples

Study reports high prevalence of concordant hypertension among middle-aged heterosexual couples in England, the US, India, and China, suggesting couple-centered interventions could be effective in hypertension management.

10 Dec 2023

Couples often share high blood pressure, study finds

If one spouse or partner in a heterosexual couple has high blood pressure, the other partner often does too, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

6 Dec 2023

Shining a light on thalassemia: Global report unveils knowledge gaps and opportunities

Thalassemia, a hereditary hemoglobinopathy, occurs in 4.4 out of every 10,000 live births and is prevalent in Mediterranean coastal areas, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and southern China.

4 Dec 2023

Desperate families search for affordable home care

It's a good day when Frank Lee, a retired chef, can slip out to the hardware store, fairly confident that his wife, Robin, is in the hands of reliable help. He spends nearly every hour of every day anxiously overseeing her care at their home on the Isle of Palms, a barrier island near Charleston, South Carolina.

4 Dec 2023

More than half of low-income unmarried couples have positive co-parenting relationships

Despite the many challenges they face, slightly more than half of unmarried low-income couples with children have positive co-parenting relationships, a new study found.

27 Nov 2023

Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women

For Briana Jones, a young Black mother in San Francisco, a city program called the Abundant Birth Project has been a godsend.

24 Nov 2023

New research finds father's prenatal mental health may benefit child's behavior and IQ

The association between paternal mental health and a child's development during middle childhood.

9 Nov 2023

The association between neighborhood deprivation, DNA methylation, and gene expression in breast tissue for Black and White women with breast cancer

Researchers investigated the association between neighborhood deprivation and alterations in DNA methylation and gene expression in breast cancer tissues of Black and White women.

7 Nov 2023

Marriage News and Research

Piggybacking the glucose sensor technology to build universal drug monitoring system

Innovative diagnostic platform uses sound waves for exosome-based disease detection

Women experience larger increase in antidepressant use after break-up than men, study suggests

Parental traits offer new clues to predicting neurodevelopmental disorders in children

Metal pollution contributes to reduced female fertility, with Zinc as a notable exception

Mary Lou Retton’s explanation of health insurance takes some somersaults

Global study reveals hypertension common among middle-aged couples

Couples often share high blood pressure, study finds

Shining a light on thalassemia: Global report unveils knowledge gaps and opportunities

Desperate families search for affordable home care

More than half of low-income unmarried couples have positive co-parenting relationships

Backlash to affirmative action hits pioneering maternal health program for Black women

New research finds father's prenatal mental health may benefit child's behavior and IQ

The association between neighborhood deprivation, DNA methylation, and gene expression in breast tissue for Black and White women with breast cancer

Medicare expands the roster of available mental health professionals

Married women in Rajshahi show higher rates of depression compared to men

Increased homozygosity leads to negative effects on fertility in human population, study finds

NIH renews support for UMass Chan and UMass Lowell’s point-of-care technology initiative

Americans will spend a larger share of their lifetime taking prescription drugs, research finds

Study shows consanguinity may raise risk of type 2 diabetes and other common diseases

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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