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Release date: 3-Oct-2024 1:45 PM EDT
Move Over, Heartfelt Chats — It’s the Gift That Counts
University at Albany, State University of New York

The next time you're looking to cheer up a friend or loved one, giving them a small gift — flowers, candy, a homemade treat — may lift their spirits faster and better than a supportive talk, according to a new study.

Newswise: Researchers Create New System to Decode Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders
Release date: 3-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Researchers Create New System to Decode Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

The lab of Jason Stein, PhD, associate professor of genetics and member of the UNC Neuroscience Center, has created a controlled model system that could help researchers know more about the genetic variants that increase one’s risk for developing a psychiatric disorder.

Newswise: Johns Hopkins Joins Cancer AI Alliance
Release date: 3-Oct-2024 1:00 PM EDT
Johns Hopkins Joins Cancer AI Alliance
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) will enable new strategies for tackling cancer in a collaborative venture that brings together team science and vast data resources. As part of the new, national Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA), scientists from the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins and the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering will develop projects centered on using AI to enable precision cancer care, building better approaches to detect, intercept and treat cancers, considering each patient’s unique history and treatment path.

Newswise: James and Heather Gills Donate $10 Million to Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Release date: 3-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
James and Heather Gills Donate $10 Million to Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medicine

James and Heather Gills have donated $10 million to the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, for establishment of a new center at Wilmer: the James P. Gills Jr., M.D., & Heather Gills Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center.

Release date: 3-Oct-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Study Shows Changes to Organ Allocation Policy Reduced Waiting Time and Increased Transplants for Children With Pediatric Acute Liver Failure
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) has periodically revamped its organ allocation policies over the years to prioritize sicker children over adults and expand the geographic area of donors. A recent study led by Children’s Hospital Los Angeles showed that this has helped improve the odds for children with PALF.

Release date: 3-Oct-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Study: Continuous Eligibility for Adults in Medicaid Linked to Higher Access to Mental Health Care to Mental Health Care
George Washington University

A new study from researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health examines changes in access to mental health care for adults with low incomes before and after... ...

Release date: 3-Oct-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Wider Use of Convalescent Plasma Might Have Saved Thousands More Lives During Pandemic
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health estimates that thousands of lives could have been saved during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic if convalescent plasma had been used more broadly, particularly in outpatients at high risk for severe disease and in hospitalized patients during their first few days of admission.

2-Oct-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Mpox Vaccine Antibody Responses Waned within a Year, Study Shows
Beth Israel Lahey Health

Research shows people previously vaccinated against mpox in 2022 had declining antibody responses after six to 12 months, as World Health Organization (WHO) designates the 2024 mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

Release date: 3-Oct-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Study Reveals Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

Significantly more younger people underwent colorectal cancer screening after the recommended age to begin such screening was lowered, Yale researchers report. In a new study of 10 million insured people aged 45 to 49, researchers found that a recommendation by the United States Preventative Services Task Force to drop the age for starting colorectal cancer screening by five years to age 45 was highly effective — tripling the rate of screening overall — but the magnitude of increase was significantly smaller for low-income and rural populations.


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