Health
University Hospitals now offering FDA-approved medication for treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
CLEVELAND—University Hospitals (UH) Brain Health & Memory Center is now treating patients with LEQEMBI® (lecanemab), a Food and Drug Administration-approved...
Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variant JN.1 raises concerns with increased transmissibility and immune evasion
Since December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has posed a worldwide threat. The emergence of the BA.2.86...
Towards a natural prosthetic hand: A study published in Med has developed a temperature-sensitive prosthetic limb that improves amputee interactions and feelings of human connection
Pisa, 9 February 2024. “When one of the researchers placed the sensor on his own body, I could feel the...
Predicting psychosis before it occurs
The onset of psychosis can be predicted before it occurs, using a machine-learning tool which can classify MRI brain scans...
Texas A&M researchers studying reproductive abnormalities that cause sterility in horses
Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have received a $640,000 grant from the...
Breaking through barriers
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) overcome scientific roadblocks and develop a model to assess the biology of...
Wayne State University awarded $1.4 million from Department of Defense to expand on research findings surrounding prostate cancer
DETROIT– A team of researchers from Wayne State University was awarded a $1.4 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Department...
The Medical University of South Carolina will be one of four sites exploring the genetic basis of Parkinson’s disease in the Black community
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research has chosen MUSC as one of four sites for the Black and...
UK austerity politics correlated with increased frailty in the oldest adults
The period of austerity politics from 2012 to 2018 was associated with steeper increases in frailty with age compared to...
More biodiverse nature landscapes may better buffer against stress – but only if you notice the difference, per experiment using videos of urban woodland
More biodiverse nature landscapes may better buffer against stress - but only if you notice the difference, per experiment using...
Almost 1 in 5 Indian adults aged 60+ show signs of mild neurocognitive disorder, according to nationally representative data – more than previously recognized
Almost 1 in 5 Indian adults aged 60+ show signs of mild neurocognitive disorder, according to nationally representative data -...
Non-white victims of lethal violence and suicide in the US die significantly younger than their white counterparts
In the US, people of color who are killed by violence or die by suicide lose more potential years of...
Predicting neurodevelopmental disease in children from parent’s traits
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Predicting the trajectory of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders like autism or schizophrenia is difficult because they...
From the research bench to the patient’s bedside: Project on Medical Microwave Imaging awarded with 1.5M€
The European project entitled “Bone, Brain, Breast and Axillary Medical Microwave Imaging Twinning (3BAtwin)” has been awarded with €1.5M to...
Does your community have a personality type?
Geographic sorting along ideological lines is on the rise. Counties and regions of the United States differ in political ideology....
Daily intake of tree nuts, including pistachios, does not lead to weight gain, body fat gain, or changes in energy intake in Millennials
More than half of Americans do not currently meet the daily recommendation of 5–7 ounce equivalents^ of nuts and seeds per...
Music may bring health benefits for older adults, poll suggests
Whether it’s singing in a choir, playing the living room piano, joining in hymns at church, or just whistling along...
Epigenetic drift underlies epigenetic clock signals, but…
“In this study, we report an approach for spatially resolving genomic patterns of DNA methylation disorder ”Credit: 2024 Bertucci-Richter et...
Fran Lund, Ph.D., named an AAI Distinguished Fellow
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Fran Lund, Ph.D., a professor of microbiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Endowed...
UTEP researchers win inaugural award to support lithium extraction technology
EL PASO, Texas (Feb. 6, 2024) – A group of researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are...
