Health
Cancer: Information theory to fight resistance to treatments
Researchers from the UNIGE and the HUG have used information theory for the first time to monitor in vivo the...
Novel method predicts if COVID-19 clinical trials will fail or succeed
Researchers first to model COVID-19 completion vs. cessation study using machine learningCredit: Florida Atlantic University/College of Engineering and Computer Science...
Scientists link frailty and neurocognitive decline in childhood cancer survivors
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have shown that frailty contributes to neurocognitive decline in young adult survivors of childhood...
Lehigh University team aims to reduce American Indian smokeless tobacco use
The research is supported by a nearly $1.8 million grant from the American Cancer SocietyCredit: Lehigh University The College of...
Which students are at most risk of mental health problems during COVID-19 lockdowns?
Credit: JCPP Advances A new study published in JCPP Advances has compared the wellbeing of UK students who remained at...
UTHSC secures $121 million in research grants and contract awards
Credit: UTHSC Memphis, Tenn. (July 20, 2021) - The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Office of Research announced that...
Researchers develop novel method for glucagon delivery
Credit: University of Notre Dame For children with Type 1 diabetes, the risk of experiencing a severe hypoglycemic episode is...
UCI-led study finds unleashing Treg cells may lead to treatments for multiple sclerosis
Credit: UCI School of Medicine Irvine, CA - July 20, 2021 - In a new University of California, Irvine-led study,...
Improving access to mental health services in low-income communities
UH researcher: Communication, coordination, collaboration are keyCredit: University of Houston When it comes to improving access to mental health services...
FDA approves Octapharma’s Octagam® 10% for adult dermatomyositis
FDA approval based on positive results of international, multi-center ProDERM studyCredit: Octapharma PARAMUS, N.J. - The U.S. Food and Drug...
Bill Greene, PharmD, of St. Jude receives lifetime achievement award
William L. "Bill" Greene, PharmD, chief pharmaceutical officer, to receive the 2021 Shelby Rhinehart Public Service Lifetime Achievement Award.Credit: St....
Take your best shot: Which SARS-CoV-2 vaccine should I get, if any?
University of Cincinnati physician-researcher uses computerized decision model to provide evidence that being vaccinated is better than notCredit: Colleen Kelley/University...
WVU-led team, through NIH grant, ramps up COVID-19 testing in rural West Virginia
For the past seven months, the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute has helped add to COVID-19 testing throughout...
Brain ‘noise’ keeps nerve connections young
Credit: © Laboratory of Neural Genetics and Disease / EPFL Neurons communicate through rapid electrical signals that regulate the release...
NIH award to study molecule’s role in healthy brain development
Credit: Virginia Tech Raymundo Hernandez was always drawn to psychology - that is, until he took his first neurobiology class...
SARS-CoV-2 spike mutation L452R evades human immune response and enhances infectivity
Credit: Dr. Chihiro Motozono An international team of researchers led by Kumamoto and Tokyo Universities (Japan) have shown that the...
Revealing the secrets of cell competition
Credit: Ana Lima / Imperial College London As multicellular life relies on cell-cell interactions, it is not surprising that this...
Save Our Seas Foundation announces a record 61 grants for 2021
The Save our Seas Foundation is celebrating an overwhelming number of applications and awards. This heralds a hopeful new cohort...
CNIO researchers clarify the role of the two isoforms of KRAS, the most common oncogene in humans
These findings suggest that for therapies to be effective, they must be targeted at both gene productsCredit: CNIO KRAS was...
Of lives and life years: 1918 influenza vs COVID-19
Next time, vaccination may be too little, too lateCredit: CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2006 From the onset of the...
