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UC Riverside professor receives NIH grant for neurodevelopmental disorder study

Iryna Ethell, a professor of biomedical sciences in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside, has been awarded a five-year grant of $2.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to study mechanisms of hyperexcitability and seizures in neurodevelopmental disorders such as such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism.

29 Feb 2024

UCLA Health study uncovers astrocytes' role in neuropsychiatric disorders

UCLA Health researchers have discovered a group of specialized support cells in the brain that can regulate behaviors associated with human neuropsychiatric disorders.

29 Feb 2024

Gut bacteria diversity linked to body weight, athletes show healthier profiles

Systematic review reveals gut microbiome variations correlate with body composition changes across lifespan, highlighting differences between obese individuals and athletes.

29 Feb 2024

Early exposure to air pollution tied to higher childhood asthma risk, disparities worsen impact

Study links early-life exposure to air pollution with increased childhood asthma risk, emphasizing stronger effects in socio-economically disadvantaged and Black children due to individual and community factors.

29 Feb 2024

Breakthrough gene silencing method slashes cholesterol for a year in mice, no DNA damage

Researchers developed an engineered transcriptional repressor that durably silences the Pcsk9 gene in mice, reducing cholesterol levels for up to a year with a single treatment, showcasing a potential breakthrough in genetic disorder treatments without the risks of DNA mutation.

29 Feb 2024

Study links magnetite particle exposure to Alzheimer's disease symptoms

Magnetite, a tiny particle found in air pollution, can induce signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.

29 Feb 2024

UW researchers find similarities between diabetes and Alzheimer's protein clusters

Of the 38 million Americans who have diabetes at least 90% have Type 2, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

29 Feb 2024

Newly identified Enterococcus species shed light on antibiotic resistance spread

Antibiotic-resistant infection is projected to catch up to cancer as the leading cause of death by 2050, making understanding and limiting the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria a priority worldwide.

29 Feb 2024

Rare gene mutations in hereditary Alzheimer's disease disrupt amyloid production, study shows

A University of Kansas study of rare gene mutations that cause hereditary Alzheimer's disease shows these mutations disrupt production of a small sticky protein called amyloid.

29 Feb 2024

10 insights to tackle vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation on social media

Effective population level vaccination campaigns are fundamental to public health. Countercampaigns, which are as old as the first vaccines, can disrupt uptake and threaten public health globally.

29 Feb 2024

Corticosteroids may restore sense of smell in COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 is known to cause loss of smell in certain patients. While this symptom is generally temporary, approximately 10% of patients may suffer from it for 6 months or more.

29 Feb 2024

Interdisciplinary project aims to decode human kinome in brain function and disease

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced four multi-year Exploratory Cell Networks grants for researchers exploring the frontiers of genomics, cell biology, and synthetic biology by developing new measurement technologies.

29 Feb 2024

UVM study links deforestation with higher risk of childhood malaria

Malaria kills more than 600,000 people each year worldwide, and two thirds are children under age five in sub-Saharan Africa.

29 Feb 2024

Research uncovers key therapeutic target for reversing accelerated atherosclerosis in diabetes

Diabetes accelerates the development of atherosclerosis, increasing the incidence of cardiovascular events.

29 Feb 2024

Innovative in-vehicle sensing system helps detect cognitive decline in older drivers

An estimated 4 to 8 million older adults with mild cognitive impairment are currently driving in the United States, and one-third of them will develop dementia within five years.

29 Feb 2024

SickKids study offers new path for pediatric rare disease clinical trials

Using a novel methodology, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) are the first in pediatric research to use data from an international real-world cohort to overcome the barriers associated with conducting randomized clinical trials in children with rare diseases.

29 Feb 2024

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UC Riverside professor receives NIH grant for neurodevelopmental disorder study

UCLA Health study uncovers astrocytes' role in neuropsychiatric disorders

Gut bacteria diversity linked to body weight, athletes show healthier profiles

Early exposure to air pollution tied to higher childhood asthma risk, disparities worsen impact

Breakthrough gene silencing method slashes cholesterol for a year in mice, no DNA damage

Study links magnetite particle exposure to Alzheimer's disease symptoms

UW researchers find similarities between diabetes and Alzheimer's protein clusters

Newly identified Enterococcus species shed light on antibiotic resistance spread

Rare gene mutations in hereditary Alzheimer's disease disrupt amyloid production, study shows

10 insights to tackle vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation on social media

Corticosteroids may restore sense of smell in COVID-19 patients

Interdisciplinary project aims to decode human kinome in brain function and disease

UVM study links deforestation with higher risk of childhood malaria

Research uncovers key therapeutic target for reversing accelerated atherosclerosis in diabetes

Innovative in-vehicle sensing system helps detect cognitive decline in older drivers

SickKids study offers new path for pediatric rare disease clinical trials

Higher COVID-19 death risk found in sickle cell disease and trait patients

Early menopause tied to increased risk of disability and unemployment

Exercise, GLP-1 receptor agonist, or combined approach explored in year-long study

Association of estrogen-containing menopause hormonal therapy with COVID-19 mortality

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

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