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Research paves the way for therapies to treat or delay preterm labor

Researchers have identified a cause of preterm labor, an enigma that has long challenged researchers. New research published in The Journal of Physiology suggests a protein, called Piezo1, is responsible for regulating the behavior of the uterus.

9 Aug 2022

New CDC Vital Signs report: Less than a third of people diagnosed with hepatitis C get timely treatment

Hepatitis C can cause advanced liver disease, liver cancer, and death and affects millions in the United States.

9 Aug 2022

New simulator quantifies the effect of body posture and stomach motility on drug bioavailability

A common, economic, and easy method of administering drugs is orally, by swallowing a pill or capsule.

9 Aug 2022

New mathematical model of bone renewal predicts the effects of osteoporosis medications

The model, described today in eLife, may help improve outcomes for patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis and reduce the risks of side effects by helping physicians build more personalized treatment regimes.

9 Aug 2022

Aberrant levels of three microRNAs may impair healing in venous ulcers, study shows

The study, which includes the first resource detailing the role of microRNAs in the wound-repair process, shows that aberrant levels of a trio of microRNAs may impair healing in venous ulcers.

9 Aug 2022

CDC and Task Force for Global Health to co-host 11th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Task Force for Global Health will co-host in person the 11th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases August 7-10, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta hotel in Atlanta, GA.

9 Aug 2022

Researchers develop a potential way to tackle one of the underlying causes of asthma

A possible way to tackle one of the underlying causes of asthma has been developed by researchers from Aston University and Imperial College London.

9 Aug 2022

Study uncovers how common genetic mutations cause renal cancer

The understanding of the link between common genetic mutations and certain cancers is increasing.

9 Aug 2022

Double mRNA COVID-19 vaccination found to increase SARS-CoV-2 variant recognition

Researchers evaluated the impact of double BNT162b2 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccination in recognition of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.

9 Aug 2022

Exposure to a synthetic “forever chemical” linked to non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma

Exposure to a synthetic chemical found widely in the environment is linked to non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and published in JHEP Reports.

9 Aug 2022

BU researcher secures NIH grant to examine the impact of racism-related chronic stress on brain health

Emerging adulthood is a life period of identity exploration that is experienced by the majority of emerging adults as stressful. Black emerging adults have the added burden of racism-related chronic stress.

9 Aug 2022

UNH researchers receive $2.8 million NIH grant to develop and test social assistive robots

Researchers at the University of New Hampshire will receive a five-year grant totaling $2.8 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and test social assistive robots to aid in the care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia in the comfort of their own homes.

9 Aug 2022

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Research paves the way for therapies to treat or delay preterm labor

New CDC Vital Signs report: Less than a third of people diagnosed with hepatitis C get timely treatment

New simulator quantifies the effect of body posture and stomach motility on drug bioavailability

New mathematical model of bone renewal predicts the effects of osteoporosis medications

Aberrant levels of three microRNAs may impair healing in venous ulcers, study shows

CDC and Task Force for Global Health to co-host 11th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases

Researchers develop a potential way to tackle one of the underlying causes of asthma

Study uncovers how common genetic mutations cause renal cancer

Double mRNA COVID-19 vaccination found to increase SARS-CoV-2 variant recognition

Exposure to a synthetic “forever chemical” linked to non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma

BU researcher secures NIH grant to examine the impact of racism-related chronic stress on brain health

UNH researchers receive $2.8 million NIH grant to develop and test social assistive robots

Study finds fewer synthetic cannabinoid poisonings in states with cannabis legalization

Scientists explore ex utero generation of post-gastrulation synthetic embryos

Almost 90% of subjects who experience COVID-19-linked taste or smell dysfunction fully recover after two years

Study details post-COVID-19 symptoms and conditions among children and adolescents in the US

How does COVID-19 rebound after Paxlovid treatment differ between the BA.5 and BA.2.12.1 subvariants?

A genome-wide catalog of rare copy-number variant associations for 54 disease phenotypes

The neutralizing activity of a panel of 482 human monoclonal antibodies against Omicron BA.4 and BA.5

Post-COVID-19 symptoms may occur in one of eight SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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

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