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pH comes from the term “power of Hydrogen”, or the hydrogen ion concentration present in a given solution. It helps to measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance.

Study finds sharp increase in antidepressant dispensing among adolescents and young adults during COVID-19 pandemic

Antidepressant dispensing to adolescents and young adults increased sharply after the COVID-19 pandemic began – particularly among females – a new study finds.

26 Feb 2024

Unlocking vitamin B6's role in pancreatic cancer and immune system battle

Vitamin B6 is beneficial in many ways, notably for its role in maintaining a strong immune system. However, when pancreatic cancer develops, its cells also need vitamin B6 to replicate.

23 Feb 2024

Understanding the role played by HIV in pulmonary hypertension

Across the globe, more than 39 million people are living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, including more than 1.3 million new HIV diagnoses last year.

23 Feb 2024

Elevating equity in academic health sciences through strategic initiatives

Amid continued debate over how to advance diversity and equity in higher education following the Supreme Court's decision striking down affirmative action, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and Northeastern University today issued a "roadmap" of strategies to help academic health institutions maintain their commitments to racial and ethnic diversity among their students, staff, and faculty in academic health sciences.

23 Feb 2024

Study reveals over 134,000 missed cancer diagnoses in the U.S. during COVID-19 pandemic

Over 134,000 cancer cases went undiagnosed in the U.S. during the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study.

23 Feb 2024

Yale chemists synthesize complex anticancer molecules from marine invertebrates

Nearly 30 years ago, scientists discovered a unique class of anticancer molecules in a family of bryozoans, a phylum of marine invertebrates found in tropical waters.

22 Feb 2024

Researchers develop new tool to rapidly and inexpensively diagnose sarcoidosis

A research project supported by the National Institutes of Health has developed a tool to rapidly and inexpensively diagnose sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by the growth of tiny lumps called granulomas in the lungs and other organs in the body.

22 Feb 2024

MD Anderson acquires cell therapy safety technology from Bellicum Pharmaceuticals

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced it has acquired certain assets from Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. related to the CaspaCIDe switch platform and the GoCAR platform.

22 Feb 2024

Understanding and addressing neurodevelopmental challenges in congenital heart disease

More than a decade of new knowledge about neurodevelopmental risk in people with congenital heart disease has changed the thinking about who is most at risk and the factors that impact neurological development, learning, emotions and behaviors, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

22 Feb 2024

Delta opioid receptor agonist reduces anxiety-like behavior in mice

Anxiety-related disorders can have a profound impact on the mental health and quality of life of affected individuals.

22 Feb 2024

SCIEX’s Jose Castro-Perez Reveals How They're Setting New Standards in Mass Spectrometry

SCIEX’s Reveals How They're Setting New Standards in Mass Spectrometry at SLAS 2024.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 22 Feb 2024

Link between gut microbiome and premature aging unveiled in chronic HIV patients

The Wistar Institute's associate professor Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph.D., has demonstrated, with his lab and collaborators, a connection between viral damage to the gut and premature biological aging.

22 Feb 2024

Underutilized obesity treatments could transform patient health

When someone has obesity, losing even 5% of their body weight can make a major difference in their health -- especially if they can keep from regaining it.

21 Feb 2024

CPRIT awards MD Anderson 16 grants to support cancer research and prevention

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded 16 grants totaling over $25.5 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) in support of cancer screening, early detection and prevention programs, faculty recruitment, and groundbreaking cancer research across all areas of the institution.

21 Feb 2024

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Study finds sharp increase in antidepressant dispensing among adolescents and young adults during COVID-19 pandemic

Unlocking vitamin B6's role in pancreatic cancer and immune system battle

Understanding the role played by HIV in pulmonary hypertension

Elevating equity in academic health sciences through strategic initiatives

Study reveals over 134,000 missed cancer diagnoses in the U.S. during COVID-19 pandemic

Yale chemists synthesize complex anticancer molecules from marine invertebrates

Researchers develop new tool to rapidly and inexpensively diagnose sarcoidosis

MD Anderson acquires cell therapy safety technology from Bellicum Pharmaceuticals

Understanding and addressing neurodevelopmental challenges in congenital heart disease

Delta opioid receptor agonist reduces anxiety-like behavior in mice

SCIEX’s Jose Castro-Perez Reveals How They're Setting New Standards in Mass Spectrometry

Link between gut microbiome and premature aging unveiled in chronic HIV patients

Underutilized obesity treatments could transform patient health

CPRIT awards MD Anderson 16 grants to support cancer research and prevention

Targeting the Hippo signaling pathway to treat systemic sclerosis

Digital DNA melting analysis can be a faster and more reliable tool for pathogen detection

NIH launches clinical trials network to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening

Novel open-source platform can learn and predict user-defined behaviors from video data

NIH grant boosts research on biofilm dispersal in wound infections

Restoring brain pathways to fight opioid addiction

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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