Medical News
$10 million gift supports new myeloma research center at Ohio State
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center) The OSUCCC - James has received a $10 million gift from the Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation to establish the Riney Family Foundation Myeloma Center for Advanced Research Ex...
$10M grant from Exact Sciences to support Stand Up to Cancer colorectal cancer initiative
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Stand Up To Cancer) Today Stand Up To CancerĀ® (SU2C) unveiled a collaborative initiative aimed at improving colorectal cancer screening, early detection and prevention across the United States. The transformative $10 m...
$9.6M boost for international mother-baby iron supplements study
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) An Australian-led research consortium investigating the impact of iron treatments on maternal and newborn health in low-income countries has received two major grants from the Bill & Mel...
A new means of neuronal communication discovered in the human brain
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of Helsinki) An international research group has discovered in the human brain a new functional coupling mechanism between neurons, which may serve as a communication channel between brain regions.
Aboriginal women share their stories on keeping the heart strong
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of South Australia) More than a decade after committing $130+ billion to Closing the Gap, there has been little improvement in health outcomes experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations.
Alzheimer Europe launches new guide and policy briefing on intercultural care and support
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Alzheimer Europe) Alzheimer Europe today launched two new publications: "Intercultural dementia care for health and social care providers: a guide" and "Policy briefing on intercultural care and support for people with ...
Antifungal drug improves key cystic fibrosis biomarkers in clinical study
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau) A drug widely used to treat fungal infections improved key biomarkers in lung tissue cultures as well as in the noses of patients with cystic fibrosis, a clinical...
BU researchers receive $2.4 million NIH grant to study lung disease
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) Darrell Kotton, MD, the David C. Seldin Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been awarded a four-year, $2.4 million U01 grant from the National ...
Big brains and white matter: New clues about autism subtypes
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of California - Davis Health) Researchers found that a long-accepted theory about brain size in some children with autism may not be true. In a separate study, they linked development of white matter with cha...
Developing new classification criteria for improving antiphospholipid syndrome research
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Hospital for Special Surgery) An international team of more than 80 collaborators led by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) investigators is developing new classification criteria for clinical research of antiphospholip...
Errant DNA boosts immunotherapy effectiveness
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(UT Southwestern Medical Center) DALLAS - Dec. 17, 2020 - DNA that ends up where it doesn't belong in cancer cells can unleash an immune response that makes tumors more susceptible to immunotherapy, the results of two UT...
Fish oil supplements don't raise bad cholesterol
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Wright On Marketing & Communications) The Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) has published a new research paper in conjunction with The Cooper Institute on the omega-3s EPA and DHA in fish oil and low density lipoprot...
Green revolution saved over 100 million infant lives in developing world
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of California - San Diego) New research from the University of California San Diego shows that since modern crop varieties were introduced in the developing world starting in 1961, they have substantially red...
Hearing loss and high blood sugar linked to poorer learning and memory among older Latinos
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers report that hearing loss and high blood sugar are associated with poor cognitive performance among middle-aged and older Latinos.
How can you declutter your mind? New study offers clues
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of Colorado at Boulder) A new neuroimaging study shows for the first time what happens in the brain when we intentionally try to stop thinking about something. Some strategies work better than others.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected measles vaccination rates?
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Nationwide Children's Hospital) In a recent study published in Pediatrics, researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital evaluated changes in measles vaccination rates from before the pandemic to this summer, when retur...
Improving hospital nurse staffing is associated with fewer deaths from sepsis
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing) According to a new study published in American Journal of Infection Control, improving nurse staffing as proposed in pending legislation in New York state would likely save ...
In fiction, we remember the deaths that make us sad
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Ohio State University) People may cheer the demise of evil villains in fiction, but the deaths we most remember are the meaningful and sad endings of the characters we loved, research suggests.In a new study, researcher...
Infant circumcision may lead to social challenges as an adult undergoing circumcision as an infant
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Aarhus University) Undergoing circumcision as an infant has delayed psychological complications. This is shown by an international study led by researchers from Aarhus University.
Interventional radiology associated with an increased risk for preventable adverse events
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Boston University School of Medicine) In a review article in the journal Radiology, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), suggest there is a critical need to renew understanding of adverse events...
LSU health research suggests new mechanism to balance emotional behavior
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) Research led by Si-Qiong June Liu, MD, PhD, Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, discovered a surprising reciprocal inter...
Mission to MAARS: Long non-coding RNA may play a key role in cardiovascular disease
EurekAlert! - 17 Dec 2020 07:00
(Brigham and Women's Hospital) Through utilization of genetically modified high-risk atherosclerotic mice, a research team from Brigham and Women's Hospital identified and characterized Macrophage-Associated Atherosclero...