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Top institutions in the U.S. win Cancer Research UK's Grand Challenge competition

The U.S. will lead three new global research projects, tackling some of the biggest challenges in cancer research, it was announced today by Cancer Research UK.

23 Jan 2019

New method improves drug delivery by controlling particle motion using UV light

A new, simple, and inexpensive method that uses ultraviolet light to control particle motion and assembly within liquids could improve drug delivery, chemical sensors, and fluid pumps.

23 Jan 2019

UC team designs new naloxone-dispensing smart device

Like many cities across the country, Cincinnati has been rocked by the opioid epidemic, with an ever-fluctuating range of 50 to 80 overdoses per week across the Tristate. Many of those victims are revived by the overdose reversal medication, naloxone, which has proven to be a crucial lifesaving tool during this crisis.

23 Jan 2019

Negative experiences on social media increase likelihood of people reporting loneliness

Positive interactions on social media are not making young adults feel more connected, whereas negative experiences increase the likelihood of them reporting loneliness, scientists with the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media Technology and Health report today in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

23 Jan 2019

New fabric can harvest body heat to power small wearable microelectronics

Many wearable biosensors, data transmitters and similar tech advances for personalized health monitoring have now been "creatively miniaturized," says materials chemist Trisha Andrew at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, but they require a lot of energy, and power sources can be bulky and heavy.

23 Jan 2019

Ludwig researchers find ways to make resistant melanomas susceptible to immunotherapy

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a cellular mechanism by which melanomas that fail to respond to checkpoint blockade may be made susceptible to such immunotherapies.

23 Jan 2019

Just thinking about your romantic partner may help better cope with stress

When faced with a stressful situation, thinking about your romantic partner may help keep your blood pressure under control just as effectively as actually having your significant other in the room with you, according to a new study by University of Arizona psychologists.

23 Jan 2019

Good health literacy linked to better adherence to blood pressure medications among Hispanics

Good health literacy is associated with better adherence to blood pressure medications among Hispanic individuals with high blood pressure, finds a study by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and Columbia University School of Nursing.

23 Jan 2019

Younger patients receiving kidney transplant more likely to live longer, shows data

The standard work-up of kidney transplant candidates is complex and includes many medical tests in part because most CKD patients are older and suffer from many comorbidities, for example, diabetes, hypertension or heart disease.

23 Jan 2019

Scientists discover new genetic mutations causing inherited deaf-blindness

A team of scientists from Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University together with their colleagues from leading scientific centers of Moscow and India described a number of genetic mutations causing Usher syndrome (inherited deaf-blindness).

23 Jan 2019

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to help control drug prices

The Trump administration's proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to publish drug prices in TV ads is unlikely to help control drug prices, according to a study publishing Jan. 22, 2019, in JAMA Internal Medicine.

23 Jan 2019

Study: Prior dengue infection could protect children from symptomatic Zika

A prior dengue virus infection could protect children from symptomatic Zika virus infection, according to a study by an international group of researchers including those from the University of Michigan and the University of California, Berkeley.

23 Jan 2019

Aspirin may reduce stroke risk in preeclamptic women

Middle-aged women with a history of preeclampsia have a greater risk of stroke, and aspirin may be able to reduce the risk, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons.

23 Jan 2019

New study finds change in complex sugars found in breastmilk of women taking probiotic

The complex sugars found in human breastmilk, long believed to be fixed in their composition, may change in women who are taking probiotics, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center.

23 Jan 2019

Youth with disabilities have greater risk for peer harassment via technology

New research from the University of New Hampshire finds that while youths with disabilities, mental health diagnoses and special education services experience peer harassment or bullying at similar rates as other youth, understanding differences in how they experience it may lead to solutions that minimize risk to all youth.

23 Jan 2019

Increasing temperatures may help preserve crop nutrition

Recent research has shown that rising carbon dioxide levels will likely boost yields, but at the cost of nutrition.

23 Jan 2019

Providing minimal assistance can take emotional toll on older caregivers

Providing less than an hour of help to an elderly person can take a surprising emotional toll on older caregivers, says a University of Michigan researcher.

23 Jan 2019

Providing more information on how doctors prescribe drugs may reduce overprescription

A new study in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy suggests that providing more information about how doctors prescribe drugs could reduce problems associated with overprescription.

23 Jan 2019

Skin samples hold early signs of prion disease, research suggests

Prions can infect both humans and animals, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, mad cow disease in cattle, and chronic wasting disease in elk and deer. The infectious, misfolded protein particles often go undetected as they destroy brain tissue, causing memory loss, mobility issues, and ultimately death.

23 Jan 2019

Researchers reveal that some men turn to homophobia to reassert their masculinity

Before the feminist revolution in the late 1960s, men largely built their masculinity on traits that opposed those assigned to women. Since then, society has been moving more and more towards gender equality, and men can no longer rely on this anti-feminine norm.

23 Jan 2019

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Top institutions in the U.S. win Cancer Research UK's Grand Challenge competition

New method improves drug delivery by controlling particle motion using UV light

UC team designs new naloxone-dispensing smart device

Negative experiences on social media increase likelihood of people reporting loneliness

New fabric can harvest body heat to power small wearable microelectronics

Ludwig researchers find ways to make resistant melanomas susceptible to immunotherapy

Just thinking about your romantic partner may help better cope with stress

Good health literacy linked to better adherence to blood pressure medications among Hispanics

Younger patients receiving kidney transplant more likely to live longer, shows data

Scientists discover new genetic mutations causing inherited deaf-blindness

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to help control drug prices

Study: Prior dengue infection could protect children from symptomatic Zika

Aspirin may reduce stroke risk in preeclamptic women

New study finds change in complex sugars found in breastmilk of women taking probiotic

Youth with disabilities have greater risk for peer harassment via technology

Increasing temperatures may help preserve crop nutrition

Providing minimal assistance can take emotional toll on older caregivers

Providing more information on how doctors prescribe drugs may reduce overprescription

Skin samples hold early signs of prion disease, research suggests

Researchers reveal that some men turn to homophobia to reassert their masculinity

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