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New models identify pregnant women at risk of missing crucial prenatal care

Socioeconomic factors, like education and location, can affect access to life-saving prenatal care services.

20 Dec 2023

Stem cell heart tissue model paves the way for better understanding of tachycardia

Heart rates are easier to monitor today than ever before. Thanks to smartwatches that can sense a pulse, all it takes is a quick flip of the wrist to check your heart.

20 Dec 2023

How a malaria drug may hold the key to ending malnutrition's cycle of devastation

Wars, drought, displacement, and instability are causing a dramatic increase in the number of pregnant and breastfeeding women around the world who suffer from malnutrition.

20 Dec 2023

Brazilian researchers create cutting-edge nanoparticle weapon against tuberculosis

A low-cost technology involving nanoparticles loaded with antibiotics and other antimicrobial compounds that can be used in multiple attacks on infections by the bacterium responsible for most cases of tuberculosis has been developed by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil and is reported in an article published in the journal Carbohydrate Polymers.

20 Dec 2023

$2.4 million grant to fund project PAL for building diversity in speech-language pathology

The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University have secured a $2,399,454 grant to fund a five-year project to address the need for diversity in highly trained professionals in speech-language pathology.

20 Dec 2023

New study pinpoints mitochondria as key player in dietary fat-cancer connection

The research study is entitled "The Central Role of Mitochondria in the Relationship between Dietary Lipids and Cancer Progression". It revealed new findings on the factors that influence the development of diseases, such as the particularly interesting relationship between dietary fats and the development of cancer.

20 Dec 2023

From lab bench to marketplace: Binghamton fuels research translation with $6M award

A Binghamton University team is one of just 18 nationally that will share in $100 million in U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funding from the Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate to accelerate the pace and scale of translational research.

20 Dec 2023

Awareness of e-cigarette marketing tactics predicts anti-vaping attitudes in diverse young adults

Young adults who are more familiar with e-cigarette marketing practices are more likely to have attitudes against vaping than those unaware of the industry's marketing, according to a study led by Drexel University public health researchers published this month in the BMJ journal Tobacco Control.

20 Dec 2023

OSU study pinpoints early muscle loss mechanism in acute spinal cord injury

Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients lose body weight and muscle mass, despite being on a high-calorie diet while in the intensive care unit.

20 Dec 2023

Dietary shifts to less processed foods significantly lower triglycerides in women

A Nutrients journal study models the impact of dietary changes on triglyceride levels in women of reproductive age, showing significant reductions with increased intake of minimally processed foods and omega-3-rich foods.

20 Dec 2023

UW-Madison technology unveils autism gene's impact on early brain structure

Technology developed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to grow "rosettes" of brain and spinal tissue gives scientists new ways to study the growing human brain, including a recent study of how genetic mutations linked to autism affect early stages of human brain development.

20 Dec 2023

Digital health algorithm drastically cuts antibiotic use in Tanzanian children

A Nature Medicine study shows that the ePOCT+ digital health algorithm significantly reduces antibiotic prescriptions in children under 15 in Tanzania, highlighting its potential in combating antimicrobial resistance.

20 Dec 2023

Gamma stimulation may improve memory and cognition in people with Alzheimer's disease

A surprising MIT study published in Nature at the end of 2016 helped to spur interest in the possibility that light flickering at the frequency of a particular gamma-band brain rhythm could produce meaningful therapeutic effects for people with Alzheimer's disease.

20 Dec 2023

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New models identify pregnant women at risk of missing crucial prenatal care

Stem cell heart tissue model paves the way for better understanding of tachycardia

How a malaria drug may hold the key to ending malnutrition's cycle of devastation

Brazilian researchers create cutting-edge nanoparticle weapon against tuberculosis

$2.4 million grant to fund project PAL for building diversity in speech-language pathology

New study pinpoints mitochondria as key player in dietary fat-cancer connection

From lab bench to marketplace: Binghamton fuels research translation with $6M award

Awareness of e-cigarette marketing tactics predicts anti-vaping attitudes in diverse young adults

OSU study pinpoints early muscle loss mechanism in acute spinal cord injury

Dietary shifts to less processed foods significantly lower triglycerides in women

UW-Madison technology unveils autism gene's impact on early brain structure

Digital health algorithm drastically cuts antibiotic use in Tanzanian children

Gamma stimulation may improve memory and cognition in people with Alzheimer's disease

IASLC publishes key considerations for managing low-dose CT lung cancer screening programs

New vaccine design targets universal immunity with "chef"-inspired tool

AI-powered "Coscientist" system designs and executes chemical reactions

Study reveals extensive postnatal neuronal migration in human entorhinal cortex

First new antibiotic class in decades discovered using explainable AI platform

UVA Alzheimer's study pinpoints how tau protein damages brain cells

Deep learning unlocks new antibiotic classes, revolutionizing the fight against resistance

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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