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Scripps Research professor emeritus John Johnson selected as member of the National Academy of Sciences

Scripps Research professor emeritus John Johnson, PhD, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences—one of the highest honors given to scientists.

11 May 2024

UW study reveals health risks of military aircraft noise on Whidbey Island residents

Bob Wilbur thought he'd found a retirement home that would be a place of peace. Nestled against Admiralty Bay on the western edge of Whidbey Island, the three-story house is surrounded by trees and shoreline. It offers the kind of quiet that only an island can provide. Except when the Growlers fly.

10 May 2024

New book on orthopedic and trauma nursing to be published in Chinese

A book on orthopedic and trauma nursing co-edited by Dr Mary Drozd, a senior teaching fellow in nursing at Aston University, is to be translated and published in Chinese.

10 May 2024

Navigating socio-cultural diversity in medical and healthcare law

How can the healthcare system take proper account of the special needs of patients from different cultural backgrounds? This question is the focus of a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and led by the Universities of Lucerne and Basel.

10 May 2024

Study traces the origin and spread of HIV in Indonesia

The HIV variant dominant in Indonesia was introduced from Thailand over multiple events.

10 May 2024

A previously unknown post-COVID syndrome found

Pradipta Ghosh, M.D., sat down in her office at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and considered a request from the other side of the world.

9 May 2024

New tool leverages AI to predict suicidal thoughts and behaviors

A new assessment tool that leverages powerful artificial intelligence was able to predict whether participants exhibited suicidal thoughts and behaviors using a quick and simple combination of variables.

9 May 2024

Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions

Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If she wanted to be trained to provide abortions, she shouldn't stay in Arizona.

9 May 2024

New tool more accurately predicts an individual's 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases

Collaborative research, led from the University of Oxford and published today in Nature Medicine, has developed a new tool called QR4 that more accurately predicts an individual's 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases, like heart disease and stroke, particularly identifying high-risk patients that current prediction tools miss.

8 May 2024

FAU researchers receive grants to tackle Alzheimer's disease

Three Florida Atlantic University researchers at the forefront of Alzheimer's disease (AD) research have each received a $350,000 grant from the Florida Department of Health's "Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program."

8 May 2024

Study sheds new light on the links between infections with inflammation and empathy for pain

When people are ill, they feel less empathy for others than when they are healthy. This has been confirmed by a study conducted by Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.

8 May 2024

Does your ADHD medication increase your risk of glaucoma?

The risks of glaucoma among users of ADHD medications.

8 May 2024

University of Liverpool invests £1M in state-of-the-art teaching facilities for healthcare students

The University of Liverpool has invested more than £1m in new state-of-the-art teaching facilities, that are set to give healthcare students unique opportunities to learn. The Florence Nightingale and Rose Thompson Suites in the School of Allied Health Professions and Nursing are now open.

8 May 2024

University of Michigan initiative addresses hand health disparities in older adults

Researchers know that fine motor skills decline with age, but despite the many daily tasks that are performed with the hands—dressing, grooming, taking medications—there isn’t much research on hand health in older adults.

7 May 2024

Washington University expands STI testing and treatment services in St. Louis County

In a bid to improve sexual health and reduce health disparities in the St. Louis area, Washington University infectious diseases physicians are expanding testing and treatment services for sexually transmitted infections in north St. Louis County.

7 May 2024

New physicians' performance in board certification exams predicts patient outcomes

How do we know whether newly minted doctors have what it takes to prevent patient deaths?

7 May 2024

Study reveals perceived risk of weekly cannabis use among women of childbearing age with disabilities

A growing number of states and territories in the United States have legalized medical and recreational cannabis use.

7 May 2024

Purdue researcher receives $2.4 million NIH grant to combat antimicrobial resistance in lung infections

Qi "Tony" Zhou, a researcher in Purdue University's College of Pharmacy has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fight lung infections that have established a resistance to antimicrobial drugs.

6 May 2024

NSF CAREER award supports development of machine learning tools for preeclampsia detection

Talayeh Razzaghi, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation for her work titled "Personalized Maternal Care Decision Support System for Underserved Populations."

6 May 2024

Novel fabrication method creates aligned nanofiber hydrogels for tissue regeneration

A team of chemists and bioengineers at Rice University and the University of Houston have achieved a significant milestone in their work to create a biomaterial that can be used to grow biological tissues outside the human body.

3 May 2024

students News and Research

Scripps Research professor emeritus John Johnson selected as member of the National Academy of Sciences

UW study reveals health risks of military aircraft noise on Whidbey Island residents

New book on orthopedic and trauma nursing to be published in Chinese

Navigating socio-cultural diversity in medical and healthcare law

Study traces the origin and spread of HIV in Indonesia

A previously unknown post-COVID syndrome found

New tool leverages AI to predict suicidal thoughts and behaviors

Medical residents are increasingly avoiding states with abortion restrictions

New tool more accurately predicts an individual's 10-year risk of cardiovascular diseases

FAU researchers receive grants to tackle Alzheimer's disease

Study sheds new light on the links between infections with inflammation and empathy for pain

Does your ADHD medication increase your risk of glaucoma?

University of Liverpool invests £1M in state-of-the-art teaching facilities for healthcare students

University of Michigan initiative addresses hand health disparities in older adults

Washington University expands STI testing and treatment services in St. Louis County

New physicians' performance in board certification exams predicts patient outcomes

Study reveals perceived risk of weekly cannabis use among women of childbearing age with disabilities

Purdue researcher receives $2.4 million NIH grant to combat antimicrobial resistance in lung infections

NSF CAREER award supports development of machine learning tools for preeclampsia detection

Novel fabrication method creates aligned nanofiber hydrogels for tissue regeneration

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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