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DARPA awards Meritorious Public Service Medal to Umass Amherst AI expert

Nearly 100 colleagues recently joined an online celebration to honor Professor Hava T. Siegelmann of the University of Massachusetts Amherst's College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) as she received the rarely awarded Meritorious Public Service Medal from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the United States Department of Defense (DoD).

10 Jun 2020

Cys-C protein can predict risk of cardiovascular and renal diseases

The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is normally specified as a measure of kidney function. The GFR is the volume of blood that the kidneys filter per minute (the unit of measurement, in relation to a standardized body surface area, is therefore ml/min/1.73 m2).

10 Jun 2020

"A shred of evidence" BCG vaccinations protect against COVID-19

Professor David Levine from the University of California, Berkeley, says a study of people in Spain and Italy has provided a “shred of evidence” that the BCG vaccination may protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

9 Jun 2020

Study estimates health and economic impacts of the national menu calorie labeling law

The national law requiring chain restaurants to include calorie labels on menus is estimated to prevent tens of thousands of new heart disease and type 2 diabetes cases--and save thousands of lives--in just five years, according to a new study estimating the law's impact.

9 Jun 2020

Fecal transplants could be used as treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that fecal transplants could be used as a treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

9 Jun 2020

Study reveals essential components of dietary restriction

Studies by Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI), have provided a new understanding into the roles two essential amino acids play in metabolic health, which may help scientists in the fight against obesity.

9 Jun 2020

High-salt diet may modulate the gut microbiome

Particularly in females with untreated hypertension, reducing salt intake to what's considered a healthier level appears to be good for both their gut microbiome and their blood pressure, scientists report.

9 Jun 2020

COVID-19 produces lung inflammation in non-human primate experiments

A new study published on the online preprint server bioRxiv in June 2020 reports the successful use of three primate species to model the infection, pathogenesis, and clinical features associated with COVID-19. The research provides useful and immediately available models to test new vaccines and treatments.

9 Jun 2020

Metabolic diseases alter ACE2 expression and increase COVID-19 severity

A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv in June 2020 reports that one mechanism for this variable severity is the differential expression of the ACE2 receptor in various metabolic conditions, thereby facilitating viral entry into the host cells.

9 Jun 2020

Health disparities negatively impact various groups of people

Certain illnesses and diseases have the ability to affect various groups of people in detrimental ways.

8 Jun 2020

Heart damage among hospitalized COVID-19 patients linked to higher risk of mortality

Mount Sinai researchers have found that myocardial injury (heart damage) is prevalent among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and is associated with higher risk of mortality.

8 Jun 2020

Innovative algorithm helps select patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during COVID-19

A new approach to better select breast cancer patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic has been developed by researchers at The Royal Marsden and the Breast Cancer Now Research Centre at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, in collaboration with colleagues in the UK, Germany and US.

8 Jun 2020

Improving detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection among severely ill children

Researchers in the UK have conducted a study showing that children with a severe inflammatory syndrome had high levels of antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), despite having tested negative for the virus by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

8 Jun 2020

Kidney complications more prevalent among hospitalized COVID-19 patients at NYC

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients at a New York City medical facility had higher rates of kidney complications than other COVID-19 patient groups in different areas of the U.S. and other countries, according to a new study from researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian.

8 Jun 2020

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Latest Endocrinology News and Research

DARPA awards Meritorious Public Service Medal to Umass Amherst AI expert

Cys-C protein can predict risk of cardiovascular and renal diseases

"A shred of evidence" BCG vaccinations protect against COVID-19

Study estimates health and economic impacts of the national menu calorie labeling law

Fecal transplants could be used as treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Study reveals essential components of dietary restriction

High-salt diet may modulate the gut microbiome

COVID-19 produces lung inflammation in non-human primate experiments

Metabolic diseases alter ACE2 expression and increase COVID-19 severity

Health disparities negatively impact various groups of people

Heart damage among hospitalized COVID-19 patients linked to higher risk of mortality

Innovative algorithm helps select patients in need of urgent surgery or chemotherapy during COVID-19

Improving detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection among severely ill children

Kidney complications more prevalent among hospitalized COVID-19 patients at NYC

Georgia State researcher receives $1.95 million NIH grant to study cause of autoimmunity

Virginia Tech researcher develops new ‘fat burning’ molecule with potential to treat obesity

Study investigates combined effects of cancer therapy and inherited genetics

MUSC receives $16.5 million NIH funding to open two new digestive disease research centers

New guidance for healthcare providers caring for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with diabetes

European database investigates COVID-19 outcomes in patients with kidney failure

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Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

Modular, Scalable, Intelligent: How n6 Is Rethinking NGS Library Prep

Shaping the future of lab automation through AI and robotics

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Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Mastering RNA extraction for plant and fungal research – eBook eBook

Synthetic Biology and the Pursuit of Living Diagnostics

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Shaping the future of lab automation through AI and robotics

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