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In fight against brain pathogens, the eyes have it
Yale University

The eyes have been called the window to the brain. It turns out they also serve as an immunological barrier that protects the organ from pathogens and even tumors, Yale researchers have found.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Risk of hospital readmission after surgery is high for older Americans
Yale University

A new Yale study finds an increased risk of hospital readmission for older Americans within 180 days of undergoing major surgery — a risk that is particularly acute for individuals who are frail or have dementia.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Improving children’s access to care could mitigate the health consequences of exposure to neighborhood violence
Boston Medical Center

A new collaborative study between Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia finds exposure to neighborhood violence among children was associated with unmet health needs and increased acute care utilization.

Newswise: A safer treatment path for high-risk children to overcome food allergies
Released: 28-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
A safer treatment path for high-risk children to overcome food allergies
University of British Columbia

New research from the University of British Columbia reveals a safe path to overcoming food allergies for older children and others who can’t risk consuming allergens orally to build up their resistance.

Newswise: Data-processing tool could enable better early stage cancer detection
Released: 28-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Data-processing tool could enable better early stage cancer detection
Rice University

Cancers begin with abnormal changes in individual cells, and the ability to track the accumulation of mutations at the single-cell level can shed new light on the early stages of the disease

Released: 28-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
For Type II diabetes prevention, tap into AI
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)

Better prevention of Type II diabetes could save both lives and money. The U.S. spends over $730 billion a year — nearly a third of all health care spending — on treating preventable diseases like diabetes.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 7:05 PM EST
Koning Health Achieves UAE Regulatory Clearance, Paving the Way for Breast CT Commercialization in the Middle East
Koning Corporation

Koning Health, a pioneering medical imaging company, is thrilled to announce that it has received regulatory clearance from the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a significant milestone in the company's expansion and its commitment to global health innovation.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
Uncovering the connections between autism, sensory hypersensitivity
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Supported by a $2 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health, the Auerbach Lab at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will examine how different genes associated with autism spectrum disorders may similarly impact our brain’s neurons, resulting in heightened sensitivity to sounds.

   
Released: 28-Feb-2024 4:05 PM EST
Mayo Clinic ranked No. 1 ‘World’s Best Hospital’ by Newsweek for sixth straight year
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic in Rochester was named the No. 1 hospital in Newsweek's list of the "World's Best Hospitals" for the sixth straight year.

Newswise: ‘Gene of Prejudice’ Demystifies Autism
Released: 28-Feb-2024 4:00 PM EST
‘Gene of Prejudice’ Demystifies Autism
University of California San Diego

Individuals with Williams syndrome have a gregarious “cocktail party” personality, while those with the opposite genetic alteration, in contrast, tend to have autistic traits and are prone to struggle socially. Research from UC San Diego sheds new light on the gene responsible.

26-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
For Young People, Irregular Meals, E-Cigarette Use Linked to Frequent Headaches
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

For children and teens, irregular meals such as skipped breakfasts are linked to an increased risk of frequent headaches, according to a new study published in the February 28, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study also found that for those ages 12 to 17, substance use and exposure, specifically electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), were associated with frequent headaches.

26-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
For People with Tough-to-Treat Epilepsy, Seizure Dogs May Reduce Seizures
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

For people with drug-resistant epilepsy, having a dog companion trained in detecting seizures and other epilepsy-related tasks may reduce the amount of seizures they have, according to new research published in the February 28, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. For the study, researchers looked at adults with severe epilepsy who have been unable to find effective treatment to reduce seizures.

23-Feb-2024 5:05 PM EST
New Study Finds Link Between Health Care Disparities and Stroke Treatment
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

For people with stroke, social factors such as education, neighborhood and employment may be linked to whether they receive treatment with clot-busting drugs, according to a preliminary study released today, February 28, 2024, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 76th Annual Meeting taking place April 13–18, 2024, in person in Denver and online. The study looked at people with ischemic stroke, which is caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain and is the most common type of stroke.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Heart, mind – a profound connection
Released: 28-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
The Medical Minute: Heart, mind – a profound connection
Penn State Health

Heart problems can make you worry, and worry can ultimately lead to heart problems. A Penn State Health expert discusses the link between heart and mind.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
How New Drug Approvals are Reshaping Treatment for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

The FDA has approved two medications for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)—the first oral medication tailored for adults and the exclusive therapeutic option for children. Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, internationally known for his work with EoE, and colleagues continue to focus on optimizing usage for effective, personalized outcomes.

Newswise: How an experimental drug reverses fatty liver disease
Released: 28-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
How an experimental drug reverses fatty liver disease
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A drug in clinical trials as a treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) works with a one-two punch that shuts down triglyceride production and fatty acid synthesis in liver cells, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show in a new study.

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Newswise: Research Shows Continued Cocaine Use Disrupts Communication Between Major Brain Networks
Released: 28-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Research Shows Continued Cocaine Use Disrupts Communication Between Major Brain Networks
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

New research at the UNC School of Medicine provides new insights into the brain processes that underlie cocaine addiction. The findings are crucial for developing new therapeutics and identifying an imaging marker for cocaine use disorders.

Newswise: Ochsner Digital Medicine Partners with Humana Healthy Horizons
Released: 28-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Ochsner Digital Medicine Partners with Humana Healthy Horizons
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Digital Medicine has partnered with Humana Healthy Horizons to provide digital medicine services to its members.

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Released: 28-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Neuropsychologist Joins Cedars-Sinai Dementia Care Team
Cedars-Sinai

Mitzi Gonzales, PhD, a board-certified neuropsychologist, has joined Cedars-Sinai as director of Translational Research in the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders in the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai.

Newswise: Detroit scientists develop a simple blood test to quickly diagnose sarcoidosis
Released: 28-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Detroit scientists develop a simple blood test to quickly diagnose sarcoidosis
Wayne State University Division of Research

A research project led by Lobelia Samavati, M.D., professor of internal medicine and molecular medicine and genetics at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has developed a tool to rapidly and inexpensively diagnose sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory disease marked by the growth of tiny lumps called granulomas in the lungs and other organs. The tool, which uses a simple blood test, could allow for selective use of more invasive diagnostic tests often used to identify the disease.

Newswise: Chances Are You Know Someone with a Rare Disease
Released: 28-Feb-2024 12:00 PM EST
Chances Are You Know Someone with a Rare Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine

The leap year day, Feb. 29, occurs only once every four years, and each year around this time comes a global effort to recognize rare diseases. Some 30 million people in the U.S. — 10% of the population — have a rare disease, and Johns Hopkins Medicine experts are working alongside others around the globe to highlight rare disease impacts on research and treatments and ways to seek expert care.

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Released: 28-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Some Patients With Liver Disease May Tolerate Small Amounts of Alcohol Without Getting Sicker
Cedars-Sinai

Patients diagnosed with steatotic liver disease (formerly called fatty liver disease) are usually advised to stop drinking alcoholic beverages. But a new study led by Cedars-Sinai found that drinking, on average, a small amount of alcohol a day did not lead to further liver damage in patients with mild disease.

Newswise: Immunotherapy Combination May Benefit Patients with Transplanted Kidneys and Advanced Skin Cancers
Released: 28-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Immunotherapy Combination May Benefit Patients with Transplanted Kidneys and Advanced Skin Cancers
Johns Hopkins Medicine

People who have had a kidney transplant are at high risk for developing skin cancers. New research directed by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is exploring the best combination of treatments to target skin cancers while preserving the transplanted organs.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 11:00 AM EST
Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre to Hold Webinar Entitled Pioneering a Path to Rare Disease Therapeutics
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre (‘OHC’), a partnership between the University of Oxford, U.K. and Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, aimed at driving cutting-edge rare disease breakthroughs, is delighted to announce it will be hosting a webinar entitled Pioneering a Path to Rare Disease Therapeutics.

Newswise: Study unravels the earliest cellular genesis of lung adenocarcinoma
27-Feb-2024 11:05 AM EST
Study unravels the earliest cellular genesis of lung adenocarcinoma
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center built a new atlas of lung cells, uncovering new cellular pathways and precursors in the development of lung adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. These findings, published today in Nature, open the door for development of new strategies to detect or intercept the disease in its earliest stages.

26-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Neurons help flush waste out of brain during sleep
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that brain cell activity during sleep is responsible for propelling fluid into, through and out of the brain, cleaning it of debris.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 10:20 AM EST
Most LGBTQ+ Orthopaedic Trainees and Professionals Report Workplace Bias
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Most lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ+) orthopaedic trainees and professionals openly identify their sexual orientation or gender identity to at least some colleagues, but many report experiencing bullying, discrimination, or differential treatment in their workplaces, according to research presented in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® (CORR®), a publication of The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 9:35 AM EST
L-Nutra Unveils Groundbreaking Research on Fasting Mimicking Diets (FMDs) and Reduced Biological Age Score
L-Nutra Inc.

L-Nutra Inc., a leading nutrition technology company developing evidence-based Nutrition for Longevity and Nutrition as Medicine programs, is excited to announce the release of a groundbreaking longevity and healthy aging study published in Nature Communications, a prestigious Nature portfolio journal.

Released: 28-Feb-2024 9:00 AM EST
Endocrine Society supports federal legislation protecting IVF access
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society is calling for members of Congress to support federal legislation protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Newswise: Chulalongkorn Lecturers, Researchers, and Students Awarded in Thailand Inventors’ Day 2024
Released: 28-Feb-2024 8:55 AM EST
Chulalongkorn Lecturers, Researchers, and Students Awarded in Thailand Inventors’ Day 2024
Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University’s faculty members, researchers, and students were awarded in 4 categories: 4 National Outstanding Researcher Awards, 9 Research Awards, 1 Thesis Award, and 9 Invention Awards at the “Thailand Inventors’ Day 2024”.

Newswise: AI Finds Key Signs That Predict Patient Survival Across Dementia Types
26-Feb-2024 3:05 PM EST
AI Finds Key Signs That Predict Patient Survival Across Dementia Types
Mount Sinai Health System

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have harnessed the power of machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients. The study, published in the February 28 online issue of Communications Medicine, addresses critical challenges in dementia care by pinpointing patients at high risk of near-term death and uncovers the factors that drive this risk. Unlike previous studies that focused on diagnosing dementia, this research delves into predicting patient prognosis, shedding light on mortality risks and contributing factors in various kinds of dementia.

Newswise: To Be Scared or Not to Be Scared - psychologists talked about the attitude of youth towards COVID-19 in 2020
Released: 28-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
To Be Scared or Not to Be Scared - psychologists talked about the attitude of youth towards COVID-19 in 2020
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University psychologists, as part of an international scientific team, studied social representations of COVID-19 in Russia and Malaysia at the end of 2020 among young people.

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RUDN ecologists healed apples from fungus using eucalyptus
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University ecologists have discovered that eucalyptus leaves can cure apples from fungal diseases. They can be a natural alternative to toxic fungicides.

Newswise: RUDN doctors named surgery that reduces the risk of recurrent disc herniation
Released: 28-Feb-2024 4:05 AM EST
RUDN doctors named surgery that reduces the risk of recurrent disc herniation
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University doctors compared the classic approach to surgical treatment of recurrent intervertebral hernia with a modified one. The traditional technique is the simple removal of the intervertebral disc; in the modified surgery, the vertebrae are united together afterward. The first option is cheaper, but the second eliminates the risk of relapse.

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Biochemists discover what affects the development of autoimmune diseases
Scientific Project Lomonosov

The biochemist of RUDN University and Institute of Biomedical Chemistry was the first to study how variants of the protein that controls T-lymphocytes affect the development of autoimmune diseases using the example of multiple sclerosis. This will help find new approaches to the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

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Released: 28-Feb-2024 2:05 AM EST
New Studies: AI Captures Electrocardiogram Patterns That Could Signal a Future Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Cedars-Sinai

Two new studies by Cedars-Sinai investigators support using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict sudden cardiac arrest—a health emergency that in 90% of cases leads to death within minutes.

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27-Feb-2024 1:05 PM EST
Research and customized care make aging with Multiple Sclerosis better
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Physician scientists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine are studying why multiple sclerosis (MS) worsens as patients grow older. The "Aging with MS Clinic" provides complete care for older adults with MS.

Released: 27-Feb-2024 10:05 PM EST
Poor sleep health associated with muscle dysmorphia in Canadian young adults
University of Toronto

Getting enough sleep is crucial for our body to maintain vital health functions and is especially important for the growth and development of adolescents and young adults. But a new study from the University of Toronto’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work found an association between poor sleep and symptoms of muscle dysmorphia, the pathological pursuit of muscularity that is increasing in prevalence among young people.

Released: 27-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Smartphone app uses AI to detect depression from facial cues
Dartmouth College

Dartmouth researchers report they have developed the first smartphone application that uses artificial intelligence paired with facial-image processing software to reliably detect the onset of depression before the user even knows something is wrong.

   
Released: 27-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
First DNA study of ancient Eastern Arabians reveals malaria adaptation - study
University of Birmingham

People living in ancient Eastern Arabia appear to have developed resistance to malaria following the appearance of agriculture in the region around five thousand years ago, a new study reveals.

Newswise: You may be breathing in more tiny nanoparticles from your gas stove than from car exhaust
Released: 27-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
You may be breathing in more tiny nanoparticles from your gas stove than from car exhaust
Purdue University

Cooking on your gas stove can emit more nano-sized particles into the air than vehicles that run on gas or diesel, possibly increasing your risk of developing asthma or other respiratory illnesses, a new Purdue University study has found.

Released: 27-Feb-2024 9:05 PM EST
Teens benefit from "forest bathing" – even in cities
University of Waterloo

Youth mental health in urban environments is significantly better when more nature is incorporated into city design.

Newswise: CBD shown to ease anxiety without the risks that can come with THC
Released: 27-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
CBD shown to ease anxiety without the risks that can come with THC
University of Colorado Boulder

Cannabis products high in the nonintoxicating compound CBD can quell anxiety better than THC-dominant products— and without the potential side effects, new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests.

Released: 27-Feb-2024 8:05 PM EST
Five Cutting-edge Advances in Biomedical Engineering and Their Applications in Medicine
University of California San Diego

Bridging precision engineering and precision medicine to create personalized physiology avatars. Pursuing on-demand tissue and organ engineering for human health. Revolutionizing neuroscience by using AI to engineer advanced brain interface systems. Engineering the immune system for health and wellness. Designing and engineering genomes for organism repurposing and genomic perturbations.



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