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Food systems and pandemic risks: exploring the connection between zoonotic spillovers and sustainable agriculture

Researchers investigated the link between food systems, zoonotic diseases, and sustainability.

11 Apr 2023

Pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade: a call for governance

Researchers delved deeper into the existing institutional landscape for pandemic prevention.

11 Apr 2023

Study finds human surfactant protein A can inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

Researchers assess the efficacy of the human surfactant protein A against SARS-CoV-2 infectivity.

10 Apr 2023

Promoting sustainable diets: Overcoming challenges to transform consumer behaviors

Researchers describe the views and actions of consumers toward sustainable diets.

10 Apr 2023

Antioxidant-rich phenolic compounds: A key to disease prevention, gut health, and brain homeostasis

Researchers report on the benefits of consuming dietary phenols and their relationship with the intestinal microbiome.

10 Apr 2023

The emergence of tanapox in South Africa, 2022

Study describes a human case of tanapox in South Africa.

10 Apr 2023

Lack of therapeutic markers leads to poorer outcomes in triple negative breast cancer

A new review paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on March 31, 2023, entitled, "Crosstalk between triple negative breast cancer and microenvironment."

10 Apr 2023

Immunotherapy response in patients with advanced melanoma depends on prior treatments

Research led by scientists at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that responses to a type of immunotherapy called PD-1 checkpoint blockade in patients with advanced melanoma depended on whether or not they had previously received another immunotherapy – CTLA-4 blockade – as well as other factors.

10 Apr 2023

Training with a robot may not offer the same experience as playing table tennis against human opponents

Captain of her high school tennis team and a four-year veteran of varsity tennis in college, Amanda Studnicki had been training for this moment for years.

10 Apr 2023

Study examines whether alcohol-associated burn injuries impair cognitive function

The relationship between alcohol use and burn injuries is a negative one in multiple ways. Not only are about 50% of adults who sustain burn injuries intoxicated at the time of injury, suggesting that alcohol use may have contributed to the incident, but alcohol use among burn-injured patients is associated with more severe complications, delayed recovery, and increased morbidity and mortality.

10 Apr 2023

Brain development follows a newly identified developmental sequence, Penn Medicine study reveals

Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new Penn Medicine study.

10 Apr 2023

U-M awarded a new seven-year, $71M Clinical and Translational Science Award

Traditionally, the timeline for translating research into effective therapies for disease has been long. On average, it takes more than 10 years to bring a potential medication to market, and most drugs and other interventions that reach clinical trials fail to produce any benefit for patients.

10 Apr 2023

Novel amino acid compound treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates

A recently developed amino acid compound successfully treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates - bringing scientists one step closer to the first human treatment for the condition that is rapidly increasing around the world, a study suggests.

10 Apr 2023

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Food systems and pandemic risks: exploring the connection between zoonotic spillovers and sustainable agriculture

Pandemic prevention and the wildlife trade: a call for governance

Study finds human surfactant protein A can inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infectivity

Promoting sustainable diets: Overcoming challenges to transform consumer behaviors

Antioxidant-rich phenolic compounds: A key to disease prevention, gut health, and brain homeostasis

The emergence of tanapox in South Africa, 2022

Lack of therapeutic markers leads to poorer outcomes in triple negative breast cancer

Immunotherapy response in patients with advanced melanoma depends on prior treatments

Training with a robot may not offer the same experience as playing table tennis against human opponents

Study examines whether alcohol-associated burn injuries impair cognitive function

Brain development follows a newly identified developmental sequence, Penn Medicine study reveals

U-M awarded a new seven-year, $71M Clinical and Translational Science Award

Novel amino acid compound treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates

Male circumcision may protect against HPV infection in males and females

Do walnuts affect neuropsychological development in healthy adolescents?

Antepartum vs. postpartum vaccination: which provides the most protection against SARS-CoV-2 in breastfed infants?

Impact of maternal COVID-19 on neonatal brain development

A call for a universal definition of post-COVID-19 condition (PCC)

The distribution and prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the Huanan seafood market

The association between dietary behaviors and video gaming

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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