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UTHSC professor wins grant to explore poverty-health link in primary care delivery

Shelley White-Means, PhD, a professor of health economics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, is the principal investigator of a $298,368 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine whether health outcomes for low-income individuals will improve if primary care delivery focuses not only on physical and mental health, but also on the effects of poverty.

27 Jan 2021

Study provides evidence to support the "volume loss" theory of facial aging

For many of us, as we get older the skin on our face begins to sag and we seem to lose volume around our eyes, cheeks and chin.

27 Jan 2021

COVID-19 mortality rates higher in pregnant women than in similarly aged individuals

Contracting COVID-19 while pregnant can have deadly consequences for the mother, a new study published today in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows.

27 Jan 2021

Biliverdin shields SARS-CoV-2 from host antibody response, study finds

A team of international scientists has recently revealed that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) interacts with two heme metabolites, bilirubin and biliverdin, to escape the antibody-mediated host immune responses.

27 Jan 2021

Anakinra shows therapeutic potential in critically ill COVID-19 patients

A team of international scientists recently conducted an open-level clinical trial to investigate the effects of personalized immunotherapy on critically ill COVID-19 patients.

27 Jan 2021

CDC researchers back U.S. school re-openings but with strict COVID-19 regulations

As the U.S. continues to grapple with surging cases and the complex logistics of mass vaccination, is the country in a position to fully re-open its schools for in-person learning? Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) think so – notwithstanding a few very important caveats.

27 Jan 2021

Researchers identify foods that cause 90% of food allergies

The United States Department of Agriculture identifies a group of "big eight" foods that causes 90% of food allergies. Among these foods are wheat and peanuts.

27 Jan 2021

COVID-19 will impact cardiovascular disease deaths for years to come, warn experts

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics -- 2021 Update, published today in the Association's flagship journal Circulation, and experts warn that the broad influence of the COVID-19 pandemic will likely continue to extend that ranking for years to come.

27 Jan 2021

Could spironolactone treat COVID-19-related pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis?

Researchers have described the potential of the drug spironolactone, a potassium-sparing diuretic, and anti-androgen, in preventing or alleviating the severity of COVID-19 pneumonia, and in preventing pulmonary fibrosis.

27 Jan 2021

What do we know about the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines so far?

A new study surveys what we know so far about SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates from advanced clinical trials.

27 Jan 2021

Pregnancy complications can increase long-term mortality risks

A research team from the CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) has shown that women who have had serious complications during pregnancy are twice as likely to die up to three decades later.

27 Jan 2021

Purdue University-affiliated startup receives NSF grant to study severe COVID-19 cases

A Purdue University-affiliated startup is receiving national support to pursue a strategy to treat severe COVID-19 cases and possible future outbreaks involving other viruses.

27 Jan 2021

Allarity Therapeutics announces plans to test antiviral activity of stenoparib drug

Allarity Therapeutics of Hørsholm, Denmark, today announced plans to further test the antiviral activity of stenoparib, its PARP inhibitor, against SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7, also known as Coronavirus Variant B117 (the "British variant"), at the COVID-19 Testing Service Center (CTSC) of Northern Arizona University's Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI), a leading U.S. infectious disease testing center.

27 Jan 2021

New study provides both good and bad news about transient ischemic attacks

Study findings released Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) hold both good news and bad news about transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), which are harbingers of subsequent strokes.

27 Jan 2021

Black children have significantly higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than white children

Black children have significantly higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than white children, confirming that race plays an important role in how children are affected by food allergies, researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found.

27 Jan 2021

Inflammation of the brain gray matter decreases nerve-cell activity in mouse model

Damage to the brain gray matter plays an important role in the progression of multiple sclerosis. This study now shows that such damage can be caused by inflammatory reactions that lead to loss of synapses, which impairs neural activity.

27 Jan 2021

Melatonin reduces cysts in the renal tubules of fruit flies

A hormone commonly associated with sleep-wake regulation has been found to reduce cysts in fruit flies, according to Concordia researchers. It's a finding that may affect the way we treat some kidney diseases and reduce the need for kidney transplants.

27 Jan 2021

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UTHSC professor wins grant to explore poverty-health link in primary care delivery

Study provides evidence to support the "volume loss" theory of facial aging

COVID-19 mortality rates higher in pregnant women than in similarly aged individuals

Biliverdin shields SARS-CoV-2 from host antibody response, study finds

Anakinra shows therapeutic potential in critically ill COVID-19 patients

CDC researchers back U.S. school re-openings but with strict COVID-19 regulations

Researchers identify foods that cause 90% of food allergies

COVID-19 will impact cardiovascular disease deaths for years to come, warn experts

Could spironolactone treat COVID-19-related pneumonia and pulmonary fibrosis?

What do we know about the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines so far?

Pregnancy complications can increase long-term mortality risks

Purdue University-affiliated startup receives NSF grant to study severe COVID-19 cases

Allarity Therapeutics announces plans to test antiviral activity of stenoparib drug

New study provides both good and bad news about transient ischemic attacks

Black children have significantly higher rates of shellfish and fish allergies than white children

Inflammation of the brain gray matter decreases nerve-cell activity in mouse model

Melatonin reduces cysts in the renal tubules of fruit flies

MSU researchers receive grant to study effects of prenatal, postnatal stress on child psychopathology

New data shows that mINDY gene is involved in blood pressure regulation

New compound could lead to a new class of diabetes drugs

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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