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Don and Karen Cohn's $2.5 million gift supports UC San Diego Health neurosurgery program

Don and Karen Cohn have given $2.5 million to create the Don and Karen Cohn Chancellor's Endowed Chair in Neurosurgery at University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

4 Sep 2021

Researchers develop statistical model to characterize how ketamine anesthesia affects the brain

By developing the first statistical model to finely characterize how ketamine anesthesia affects the brain, a team of researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and Massachusetts General Hospital have laid new groundwork for three advances: understanding how ketamine induces anesthesia; monitoring the unconsciousness of patients in surgery; and applying a new method of analyzing brain activity.

4 Sep 2021

Weill Cornell receives NIH support to advance TB research

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadliest infectious diseases in history and one of the few that naturally infects only humans.

4 Sep 2021

CDC awards more than $300 million funding to support CHWs fighting COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded more than $116 million in year one, of a three-year, $348 million program, to organizations for community health worker services to support COVID-19 prevention and control.

4 Sep 2021

HIV vaccine candidate trialed in Sub-Saharan Africa falls short

An HIV vaccine candidate trialed in Sub-Saharan Africa offers no substantial protection against HIV infection among young women, the study organizers say.

4 Sep 2021

NIH awards $18.15 million to seven projects focused on interoception

The National Institutes of Health is awarding seven projects a total of $18.15 million over five years to a new effort focused on interoception—the ways in which organisms sense and regulate signals within their bodies.

4 Sep 2021

Immunological differences in Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine-induced Fc-functional profiles

A new study analyzed the post-boost binding and functional capacity of the humoral response induced by the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.

3 Sep 2021

Impact of colloidal aggregation in COVID-19 drug repurposing screens

A recent study investigated the influence of colloidal aggregation on early drug development in repurposing screens

3 Sep 2021

Higher daily step count reduces mortality in middle-aged adults

Study shows that daily steps are associated with mortality from coronary artery disease in young adults.

3 Sep 2021

Income, race, and ethnical-mediated inequities in COVID-19 vaccination across major US cities

Differences in vaccination rates across the 9 biggest US cities associated with race, ethnicity, and income levels.

3 Sep 2021

JunD promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by association with NEAT1 lncRNA

Oncotarget published "JunD accentuates arecoline-induced disruption of tight junctions and promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by association with NEAT1 lncRNA" which reported that the effects of low and high concentrations of arecoline on the stability of tight junctions and EMT induction were studied.

3 Sep 2021

Study: Epilepsy brain implant does not induce changes to patients' personalities or self-perceptions

A next-generation brain implant currently in clinical use for treating refractory epilepsy – to help prevent symptoms including seizures – does not induce changes to patients' personalities or self-perceptions, a new study of patient experiences shows.

3 Sep 2021

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect athletic performance in the short term?

Getting the COVID-19 vaccine — especially the second shot — can produce minor side effects such as aches and fever that tend to go away after a day or two. Adding to the list, a small study from the University of Arizona found that people may find it slightly challenging to exercise after getting a two-dose coronavirus vaccine.

3 Sep 2021

Modeling study shows importance of contact tracing in preventing COVID-19 transmission

In the face of rising vaccination rates, untraced cases may increase the number of COVID-19 cases. A new study led by Choo-Yee Ting from Multimedia University in Malaysia found that contact tracing remains an important tool in mitigating coronavirus spread and subsequent infection.

3 Sep 2021

Scientists identify novel mechanism that links genetic defect in IBD patients to gut leakiness

A team of researchers led by a biomedical scientist at the University of California, Riverside, has identified a novel mechanism by which loss-of-function mutations in the gene PTPN2, found in many patients with inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, affect how intestinal epithelial cells maintain a barrier.

3 Sep 2021

New online tool to help medical staff quickly support COVID-19 patients

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an online tool to help medical staff quickly determine which COVID-19 patients will need help breathing with a ventilator.

3 Sep 2021

Precursor to ulcerative colitis exists several years before disease onset, study shows

After the first symptoms, the diagnosis of the bowel disease ulcerative colitis may take a few months. As shown in a study at örebro University, there is, however, a precursor to the disease already several years before its onset.

3 Sep 2021

Researchers develop deep-learning based method to predict onset of Alzheimer’s disease

According to World Health Organisation, Alzheimer's disease is the most frequent cause of dementia, contributing to up to 70 percent of dementia cases. Worldwide, approximately 24 million people are affected, and this number is expected to double every 20 years. Owing to societal aging, the disease will become a costly public health burden in the years to come.

3 Sep 2021

Smell abnormalities more common among long-COVID Patients

A new study investigates the rising prevalence of abnormalities in the sense of smell persisting in COVID-19 patients.

3 Sep 2021

Your covid game plan: Are stadiums safe?

The college football season is kicking into high gear, the National Football League season starts Sept. 9, and the baseball pennant races are heating up. For the first time since 2019, nearly all stadiums will be fully open to fans.

3 Sep 2021

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Don and Karen Cohn's $2.5 million gift supports UC San Diego Health neurosurgery program

Researchers develop statistical model to characterize how ketamine anesthesia affects the brain

Weill Cornell receives NIH support to advance TB research

CDC awards more than $300 million funding to support CHWs fighting COVID-19

HIV vaccine candidate trialed in Sub-Saharan Africa falls short

NIH awards $18.15 million to seven projects focused on interoception

Immunological differences in Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine-induced Fc-functional profiles

Impact of colloidal aggregation in COVID-19 drug repurposing screens

Higher daily step count reduces mortality in middle-aged adults

Income, race, and ethnical-mediated inequities in COVID-19 vaccination across major US cities

JunD promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition by association with NEAT1 lncRNA

Study: Epilepsy brain implant does not induce changes to patients' personalities or self-perceptions

Can COVID-19 vaccines affect athletic performance in the short term?

Modeling study shows importance of contact tracing in preventing COVID-19 transmission

Scientists identify novel mechanism that links genetic defect in IBD patients to gut leakiness

New online tool to help medical staff quickly support COVID-19 patients

Precursor to ulcerative colitis exists several years before disease onset, study shows

Researchers develop deep-learning based method to predict onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Smell abnormalities more common among long-COVID Patients

Your covid game plan: Are stadiums safe?

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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