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Nationally recognized specialist in managing high-risk pregnancies joins NYU Langone Health

Justin S. Brandt, MD, a nationally recognized specialist in managing high-risk pregnancies, has joined NYU Langone Health as director of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine in NYU Grossman School of Medicine's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

21 Mar 2023

Fighting antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" with viruses

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that the increase in cases of the drug-resistant bacterial infection Shigella could be a predictor of what's to come for other bacteria.

21 Mar 2023

The brain declines later than previously thought, research shows

Recent research from University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) shows that our brain declines later than previously thought. Instead of after our 25th year of life, it happens when we are between the ages of 30 and 40.

21 Mar 2023

Gut microbiota-derived biomarkers for identifying patients with fatty liver disease

A recent study at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) compared the gut microbiota and gut-derived metabolites between healthy controls and individuals with fatty liver.

21 Mar 2023

AAN selects UC San Francisco neurologist to receive 2023 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award

Jon Kleen, MD, PhD, UC San Francisco neurologist, epileptologist and neuroscientist, has been chosen by the American Academy of Neurology to receive its 2023 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award. He is being honored for his outstanding contributions in clinical research and leadership in the treatment of epilepsy.

21 Mar 2023

Einstein and Montefiore receive $30 million NIH grant to advance translational science and health equity

Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have received a seven-year, $30 million grant from the National Institutes of Healthto continue support for the Harold and Muriel Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Einstein and Montefiore.

21 Mar 2023

Study suggests saliva samples may be better indicators of SARS-CoV-2 persistence than nasal swabs

In a recent study published in the PLOS ONE journal, researchers at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School explored the persistence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in human saliva.

21 Mar 2023

Study provides insights on stability of SARS-CoV-2 in biological fluids of animals

In a recent study published in the Viruses journal, researchers assessed the stability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among biological fluids found in animals.

21 Mar 2023

Discovery of 16th century coronavirus in France

In a recent study published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, researchers conducted paleoserological tests on dental pulp samples of skeletons excavated from the Abbey Saint-Pierre in the village of Baume-Les-Messieurs in France.

20 Mar 2023

Childhood common colds help protect against COVID-19

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers assessed the association between cross-reactive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) CD4+ T cells generation and age.

20 Mar 2023

How does maternal diet impact the microbiomes of infants and breast milk?

In a recent study published in the Nutrients journal, researchers at the University of Massachusetts assessed the impact of maternal food intake on maternal milk.

20 Mar 2023

New treatment using nanoparticles can repair lymphatic vessel pumping

The human body is made up of thousands of tiny lymphatic vessels that ferry white blood cells and proteins around the body, like a superhighway of the immune system.

20 Mar 2023

Investigating how gut microbiota affect neuroplasticity and neurodevelopment

In a recent study published in the journal Neuropharmacology, researchers in Pisa, Italy, explored how gut microbiota can influence neuroplasticity.

20 Mar 2023

Early overnutrition rewires developing brains to crave unhealthy food in adulthood

People whose mothers are overweight during pregnancy and nursing may become obese as adults because early overnutrition rewires developing brains to crave unhealthy food, according to a Rutgers study in Molecular Metabolism.

20 Mar 2023

Research reports spillover of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) into marine mammals in the northeastern United States

A recent study published in the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) journal Emerging Infectious Diseases reported the outbreak of the highly pathogenic hemagglutinin type 5 and neuraminidase type 1 (H5N1) avian influenza virus among New England gray and harbor seals in the United States (U.S.)

20 Mar 2023

Review explores trehalose's effects on metabolism and gut microflora

researchers review the bioactive properties of trehalose and its potential pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, and food-related applications.

20 Mar 2023

RSV causes 160,000 hospitalizations every year in the EU, according to new study

Researchers estimate hospitalizations associated with respiratory syncytial virus infection in the European Union.

20 Mar 2023

The impact of long-COVID on professional soccer

Researchers assess the duration of long COVID and its impact on soccer players.

20 Mar 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the CD8+ T cell response to vaccination

The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell's response to vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were considerably lower in people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to people without prior infection, a study has found.

20 Mar 2023

Indiana CTSI secures $38 million NIH funding to advance health research

The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) has secured nearly $38 million in renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health for the next seven years - the fourth consecutive successful grant submission for the statewide research enterprise.

20 Mar 2023

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Nationally recognized specialist in managing high-risk pregnancies joins NYU Langone Health

Fighting antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" with viruses

The brain declines later than previously thought, research shows

Gut microbiota-derived biomarkers for identifying patients with fatty liver disease

AAN selects UC San Francisco neurologist to receive 2023 Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award

Einstein and Montefiore receive $30 million NIH grant to advance translational science and health equity

Study suggests saliva samples may be better indicators of SARS-CoV-2 persistence than nasal swabs

Study provides insights on stability of SARS-CoV-2 in biological fluids of animals

Discovery of 16th century coronavirus in France

Childhood common colds help protect against COVID-19

How does maternal diet impact the microbiomes of infants and breast milk?

New treatment using nanoparticles can repair lymphatic vessel pumping

Investigating how gut microbiota affect neuroplasticity and neurodevelopment

Early overnutrition rewires developing brains to crave unhealthy food in adulthood

Research reports spillover of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) into marine mammals in the northeastern United States

Review explores trehalose's effects on metabolism and gut microflora

RSV causes 160,000 hospitalizations every year in the EU, according to new study

The impact of long-COVID on professional soccer

SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the CD8+ T cell response to vaccination

Indiana CTSI secures $38 million NIH funding to advance health research

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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