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Fezolinetant reduces the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes, study finds

Fezolinetant significantly reduced the frequency and severity of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS), or hot flashes, associated with menopause, according to a Phase 3 industry-sponsored study being presented Saturday at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

13 Jun 2022

$Insulin users at elevated risk of fractures compared to diabetic patients using metformin$

Insulin users at elevated risk of fractures compared to diabetic patients using metformin

Patients with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk for fractures, despite their normal-to-high bone mineral density, according to research being presented Saturday, June 11 at ENDO 2022, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

12 Jun 2022

Transgender college students more likely to suffer from sleep disorders and mental health issues

Transgender individuals are more likely to experience discrimination, isolation, and lack of social support.

10 Jun 2022

Study suggests the gut microbiota may be one of the factors determining the physiological inter-sex differences in pain perception

Researchers investigated whether the gut-brain axis could influence pain thresholds.

10 Jun 2022

Research reveals why many cancers are vulnerable to FDA-approved IDH1 inhibitors

A drug used to target IDH1 mutations in select cancers also appears to inhibit the wild-type form of the enzyme, under certain conditions.

9 Jun 2022

Aspirin changes the way colorectal cancer cells evolve over time, study reveals

Cancer starts when cells start dividing uncontrollably. Scientists have known that taking aspirin can help protect against the development of colorectal cancer – cancer afflicting the colon or rectum – but the exact reason aspirin has this effect has been mostly a mystery.

9 Jun 2022

Study finds higher incidence of OCD symptoms among college students during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken millions of lives and infected hundreds of millions of people around the world. The pandemic has also had a profound impact on the mental health of everyone from health workers to students.

9 Jun 2022

Type of schooling students received pre-pandemic affected parents' perceived resilience

Parents accustomed to home schooling felt more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic than those whose public-school children were suddenly housebound, according to a Rice University study.

9 Jun 2022

Robotic finger covered with living skin tissue can heal itself

Researchers from the University of Tokyo pool knowledge of robotics and tissue culturing to create a controllable robotic finger covered with living skin tissue.

9 Jun 2022

Black and Hispanic Americans disproportionately affected by traffic-related fatalities, study finds

When accounting for miles traveled during biking, walking, or driving, Black and Hispanic Americans experience higher motor vehicle-related death rates than White Americans or Asian Americans.

9 Jun 2022

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Jessica Oberoi, 13, can't exactly remember when her eyesight started getting blurry. All she knows is that she had to squint to see the whiteboard at school.

9 Jun 2022

Discovery could lead to more effective treatment for chronic, pathological pain

The world has changed since 1664, when French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes first claimed the brain was responsible for feeling the sensation of pain.

9 Jun 2022

Moderate drinkers who binge alcohol are at greater risk of developing alcohol problems

Moderate drinkers who binge alcohol are at a significantly higher risk of developing alcohol problems than those who drink the same amount overall but don't binge, according to a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin appearing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier.

9 Jun 2022

Whole-body learning has a positive impact on children's ability to learn letter sounds

Children who move while learning sounds of letters significantly improve their ability to recognize individual letter sounds.

8 Jun 2022

Ventilation key to reducing COVID-19 spread in schools

Recently, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) evaluated the aforementioned data on ventilation improvement strategies implemented in kindergarten through grade 12 (K–12) public schools in the United States.

8 Jun 2022

Higher levels of optimism may promote health and longevity in diverse racial and ethnic groups

Higher levels of optimism were associated with longer lifespan and living beyond age 90 in women across racial and ethnic groups in a study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

8 Jun 2022

Molecule in mosquito saliva can be a potential new target for halting deadly diseases

A molecule in mosquito spit has been identified as a potential new target for vaccination against a range of diseases for which there is no protection or medicine.

8 Jun 2022

Einstein researchers receive $3.5 million NIH grant to study the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the brain

Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers have been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of COVID-19 on the brains of adults who had mild or asymptomatic infection.

8 Jun 2022

Pregnant people in Sub-Saharan Africa are at higher risk of complications and death from COVID-19

Pregnant people who are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa are dying at a rate far greater than pregnant people without COVID-19 and non-pregnant people with COVID-19, according to a new multicenter study encompassing six African countries.

8 Jun 2022

Simple diagnostic procedure and treatment could be life-changing for women struggling with infertility

A simple diagnostic procedure, followed by an interventional radiology treatment known as fallopian tube recanalization, could allow a high percentage of women struggling with infertility from blocked fallopian tubes to conceive with less involved or, in some cases, no further invasive fertility procedures, according to new research to be presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting.

8 Jun 2022

students News and Research

Fezolinetant reduces the frequency and severity of menopausal hot flashes, study finds

Insulin users at elevated risk of fractures compared to diabetic patients using metformin

Transgender college students more likely to suffer from sleep disorders and mental health issues

Study suggests the gut microbiota may be one of the factors determining the physiological inter-sex differences in pain perception

Research reveals why many cancers are vulnerable to FDA-approved IDH1 inhibitors

Aspirin changes the way colorectal cancer cells evolve over time, study reveals

Study finds higher incidence of OCD symptoms among college students during the pandemic

Type of schooling students received pre-pandemic affected parents' perceived resilience

Robotic finger covered with living skin tissue can heal itself

Black and Hispanic Americans disproportionately affected by traffic-related fatalities, study finds

Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular screening

Discovery could lead to more effective treatment for chronic, pathological pain

Moderate drinkers who binge alcohol are at greater risk of developing alcohol problems

Whole-body learning has a positive impact on children's ability to learn letter sounds

Ventilation key to reducing COVID-19 spread in schools

Higher levels of optimism may promote health and longevity in diverse racial and ethnic groups

Molecule in mosquito saliva can be a potential new target for halting deadly diseases

Einstein researchers receive $3.5 million NIH grant to study the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the brain

Pregnant people in Sub-Saharan Africa are at higher risk of complications and death from COVID-19

Simple diagnostic procedure and treatment could be life-changing for women struggling with infertility

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