Health
UM School of Medicine review highlights rise in psychiatric disorders linked to increased cannabis use
The widespread use of cannabis (marijuana) and its increased potency are associated with a rise in cannabis-related psychiatric conditions, according...
UTHSC, Vanderbilt University receive $2.4 million grant to promote diversity in speech-language pathologists for high-need children
The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Department of Hearing...
UTRF Innovation Awards celebrate UTHSC researchers
The University of Tennessee Research Foundation (UTRF) celebrated the researchers whose achievements are making life better locally, nationally, and globally at its...
Groundbreaking hip-focused physical therapy reduces low back pain
When the University of Delaware’s Gregory Hicks started his research career two decades ago, he was one of only a...
Assisted reproductive technologies not associated with body mass index in children, except when using frozen embryos – according to new Danish study
Assisted reproductive technologies not associated with body mass index in children, except when using frozen embryos – according to new...
David Kaplan named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
David Kaplan, the Stern Family Endowed Professor of Engineering, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election as...
URI’s new neuro-learning center to boost brain education
University of Rhode Island students and faculty members in multiple health disciplines will soon have access to state-of-the-art neuroscientific technology...
Promising new treatment for a common hereditary nerve disease
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) develop a genome-editing technique that reduces disease-causing proteins and related issues in...
Moderation surpasses excess
Kyoto, Japan -- Down syndrome, a congenital disorder stemming from abnormal cell division and differentiation, is most common in newborns...
Linking genes and brain circuitry in anxiety disorders
Kyoto, Japan – December 2023Credit: credit: Kalyani B. Karunakaran/WPI-ASHBi Kyoto, Japan – December 2023 Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more...
Ali Khademhosseini named as 2023 National Academy of Inventors Fellow
(LOS ANGELES) – December 18, 2023 - The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., Director and...
AI in medical research: promise and challenges
In an editorial, Monica M. Bertagnolli assesses the promise of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to study and improve...
Team led by UMASS Amherst discovers how to sabotage antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’
Antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” that can defeat efforts to kill them are an urgent public health crisis, and according to the Centers...
Melatonin and carcinogenesis in mice: The 50th anniversary of relationships
“ murine models proved to be valuable and, in some cases, indispensable for advancing melatonin applications in oncology .”Credit: 2023...
Atmospheric pollutants in São Paulo exceeded recommended levels even at the height of the pandemic
People who live in São Paulo city in Brazil certainly recall an event that occurred on August 19, 2019, when...
Toronto study identifies new concepts for GLP-1 action in the brain, the 2023 Science magazine breakthrough of the year
Research pioneer Dr. Daniel Drucker has much to be proud of, as the GLP-1-based diabetes drugs hailing from his early research are...
Thalassemia screening in Thailand: Medical Sciences Dean advocates for elevated trust
- Insights from Professor Sakorn Pornprasert, Dean, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences at Chiang Mai University, on raising thalassemia awareness...
Early-life diseases linked to lifelong childlessness
Led by Aoxing Liu and senior authors Melinda Mills, Andrea Ganna and an international team, the study examined the link...
Parents’ top resolutions: More patience, less time on phones
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Among many parents’ top resolutions for the New Year: More patience, less time on phones, better...
NSF awards $6M to Lehigh University to speed up translation of research into real-world application
The National Science Foundation has awarded Lehigh University $6 million to increase the translation of scientific discoveries by faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral...
