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Michael Bloom receives funding to study the impact of PFAS exposure on weight loss

Michael Bloom, Associate Professor, Global and Community Health, received $158,900 from the National Institutes of Health for the project: "Impact of Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances on Weight Loss: A Pilot Study of Hispanic Children with Overweight/Obesity Participating in a Community-based Weight Loss Intervention Program."

21 Aug 2023

Sleep dysfunction is underreported and underrecognized in Huntington's disease

A good night's sleep is essential for everyone. In individuals with Huntington’s disease (HD), sleep disturbances constitute an additional burden that may exacerbate disease outcomes and impact patients’ quality of life.

21 Aug 2023

Zebrafish model could help unlock Parkinson's disease mechanisms

Nearly one million people in the United States are living with Parkinson's disease, making it the second-most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's.

21 Aug 2023

New microneedles could monitor melanoma therapy response

Patients with melanoma, the most concerning form of skin cancer in which pigment-producing cells start to grow out of control, can benefit from existing immunotherapies, but by far not all of them do.

21 Aug 2023

Anti-estrogenic therapies can suppress growth of ER-negative cancers

Anti-estrogenic therapies can suppress the growth of cancer that does not express estrogen receptors; when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies, they halt tumor progression in mice models.

21 Aug 2023

New DNA-based anticoagulant could treat heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Various medical circumstances, including heart attacks and extreme cases of COVID-19, necessitate the use of anticoagulants, medicines that prevent blood clots

21 Aug 2023

Depression survivors spend more time processing negative information

People who have recovered from a major depressive episode, when compared with individuals who have never experienced one, tend to spend more time processing negative information and less time processing positive information, putting them at risk for a relapse, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

21 Aug 2023

Alcohol-associated bowel disease: A review of the literature

Alcohol consumption is a significant risk factor for gastrointestinal diseases, including cancer. Alcohol can damage the gastrointestinal tract in several ways.

21 Aug 2023

COVID-19 infection linked to increased risk of high blood pressure

An analysis of electronic medical records for more than 45,000 people found that COVID-19 infection was significantly associated with the development of high blood pressure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

21 Aug 2023

Microbiome-directed foods boost child nutrition

Researchers reconstructed gut bacterial genomes.

21 Aug 2023

The cognitive effects of the MIND diet

The effects of a three-year dietary intervention on cognitive decline in older adults.

21 Aug 2023

New AI-based screening strategy uses ECG to detect heart defects

Researchers explore the use of artificial intelligence in enhancing the yield of conventional screening for ASDs using 12-lead electrocardiography.

21 Aug 2023

The effect of low dose rate exposure to ionising radiation on the risk of cancer

The effects of long-term exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation on cancer mortality.

21 Aug 2023

COVID-19 associated with increased risk of developing various autoimmune diseases and risk could be attenuated by vaccination

COVID-19 can increase the risk of various autoimmune diseases; however, this risk appears to be mitigated by vaccination against COVID-19.

21 Aug 2023

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact childbearing rates in the United States?

Evaluation of a smartphone app's impact on reducing unhealthy alcohol consumption in university students: A randomized controlled study

An app intervention could effectively reduce alcohol consumption in university students.

21 Aug 2023

Machine learning-based preeclampsia risk prediction

Study developed a machine-learning-based model using the Medical Record Longitudinal Information AI System (MERLIN).

21 Aug 2023

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Michael Bloom receives funding to study the impact of PFAS exposure on weight loss

Sleep dysfunction is underreported and underrecognized in Huntington's disease

Zebrafish model could help unlock Parkinson's disease mechanisms

New microneedles could monitor melanoma therapy response

Anti-estrogenic therapies can suppress growth of ER-negative cancers

New DNA-based anticoagulant could treat heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

Depression survivors spend more time processing negative information

Alcohol-associated bowel disease: A review of the literature

COVID-19 infection linked to increased risk of high blood pressure

Microbiome-directed foods boost child nutrition

The cognitive effects of the MIND diet

New AI-based screening strategy uses ECG to detect heart defects

The effect of low dose rate exposure to ionising radiation on the risk of cancer

COVID-19 associated with increased risk of developing various autoimmune diseases and risk could be attenuated by vaccination

How did the COVID-19 pandemic impact childbearing rates in the United States?

A frontal brain region may be a potential biomarker for the early stages of nicotine addiction

Is there an association between sleep-disordered breathing and Alzheimer's disease?

Common genetic variants reduce clopidogrel effectiveness in British South Asians

Evaluation of a smartphone app's impact on reducing unhealthy alcohol consumption in university students: A randomized controlled study

Machine learning-based preeclampsia risk prediction

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

How GLP‑1 Agonists Are Shaping the Future of Obesity Treatment With Dr Bryony Henderson

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

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