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Cockroaches provide clues to understanding immune system during pregnancy

Researchers are studying the dramatic physical transformation that some insects undergo to give birth to live young.

20 Oct 2023

School discipline events linked to drop in GPA for Black and Latinx children

Being suspended from school or sent to the office is tied to a big drop in grade point average (GPA), especially for Black and Latinx children, according to UC San Francisco researchers.

20 Oct 2023

Bone health neglected during medical check-ups, IOF survey reveals

An International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) survey completed by more than 7000 women aged 60 and over from five countries has revealed that broken bones affect almost one in two women in this age group, and that, paradoxically, bone health is neglected during medical check-ups.

20 Oct 2023

Pediatric mental health crisis skyrocketed and persisted during the pandemic

Mental health crises among children and adolescents requiring emergency department care skyrocketed during the pandemic and have stayed elevated despite a return to normalcy, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

20 Oct 2023

Pupil size may predict response to TMS treatment for depression

New findings from researchers at UCLA Health suggest that measuring changes in how pupils react to light could help predict recovery from depression and personalize transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment of major depressive disorder.

20 Oct 2023

New method to study gut microbiome opens door to new medical opportunities

The more diverse species in your gut, the better it is for your health. Now an international team led by the Hudson Institute of Medical Research has found a way to determine which species are important and how they interact to create a healthy microbiome.

20 Oct 2023

California moves ahead of the FDA in banning common candy additives

Halloween candy could be in for a California makeover.

20 Oct 2023

Study finds more mature gut microbiome in malnourished Nigerien children after antibiotic treatment

Malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of children under age 5, causing about 500,000 deaths per year in low- and middle-income countries.

19 Oct 2023

Consistent lack of sleep may raise the risk of developing depressive symptoms

Consistently sleeping less than five hours a night might raise the risk of developing depressive symptoms, according to a new genetic study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

19 Oct 2023

First-of-its kind hormone replacement therapy improves symptoms in patients with adrenal conditions

A first-of-its kind hormone replacement therapy that more closely replicates the natural circadian and ultradian rhythms of our hormones has shown to improve symptoms in patients with adrenal conditions.

19 Oct 2023

UCSF dementia experts to join peers at annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's disease conference

Dementia experts from UC San Francisco will join their peers from around the globe at the annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) conference in Boston from Oct. 24 to 27.

19 Oct 2023

Ferroptosis regulation of GLS2 as a potential therapeutic strategy against liver diseases

A new editorial paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on October 19, 2023, entitled, "GLS2 shapes ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma."

19 Oct 2023

Senators demand answers from Social Security on clawbacks tied to covid relief

Three U.S. senators on a panel that oversees Social Security have called on the Social Security Administration to address a news report saying that, in violation of agency policy, people's benefits were reduced or suspended because they received covid-19 relief payments.

19 Oct 2023

Biden pick to lead NIH finally has her day, but still gets caught up in drug price debate

A Senate committee finally held a hearing Wednesday on President Joe Biden's pick to lead the National Institutes of Health. But the panel's chair, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), was focused on drug prices — an issue over which the NIH has very little control.

19 Oct 2023

New recommendations released on ethical development and use of AI medical devices

Artificial intelligence (AI)-;of ChatGPT fame-;is increasingly used in medicine to improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and to avoid unnecessary screening for patients.

19 Oct 2023

Potato starch supplement may help prevent gvhd in bone marrow transplant patients

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Michigan conducted a phase I pilot study to assess the feasibility of using potato starch as a dietary intervention to modify the gut microbiome in bone marrow transplant patients.

19 Oct 2023

New method uses extracellular vesicles to enhance immunotherapy responses in glioblastoma

A team of researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has developed a new method for using extracellular vesicles to enhance responses to immunotherapy in glioblastoma, potentially opening the door for wider use of engineered messenger RNA (mRNA) for cancer therapy.

19 Oct 2023

OCT News and Research

Cockroaches provide clues to understanding immune system during pregnancy

School discipline events linked to drop in GPA for Black and Latinx children

Bone health neglected during medical check-ups, IOF survey reveals

Pediatric mental health crisis skyrocketed and persisted during the pandemic

Pupil size may predict response to TMS treatment for depression

New method to study gut microbiome opens door to new medical opportunities

California moves ahead of the FDA in banning common candy additives

Study finds more mature gut microbiome in malnourished Nigerien children after antibiotic treatment

Consistent lack of sleep may raise the risk of developing depressive symptoms

First-of-its kind hormone replacement therapy improves symptoms in patients with adrenal conditions

UCSF dementia experts to join peers at annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's disease conference

Ferroptosis regulation of GLS2 as a potential therapeutic strategy against liver diseases

Senators demand answers from Social Security on clawbacks tied to covid relief

Biden pick to lead NIH finally has her day, but still gets caught up in drug price debate

New recommendations released on ethical development and use of AI medical devices

Potato starch supplement may help prevent gvhd in bone marrow transplant patients

New method uses extracellular vesicles to enhance immunotherapy responses in glioblastoma

Plant geneticists explore predictability of natural and CRISPR mutations

Stanford Medicine researchers find new way to measure ocular aging

Analysis finds high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada

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