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Wearing masks and social distancing can contain the spread of COVID-19 virus

Studies show wearing masks and social distancing can contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but their combined effectiveness was not precisely known.

15 Apr 2021

New research could help solve major challenge in the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines

New research by University of Texas at Dallas scientists could help solve a major challenge in the deployment of certain COVID-19 vaccines worldwide -- the need for the vaccines to be kept at below-freezing temperatures during transport and storage.

15 Apr 2021

Study may lead to new treatment for incurable brain cancer in children

Research by Australian scientists could pave the way to a new treatment for a currently incurable brain cancer in children called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, or DIPG. Affecting about 20 children in Australia each year, DIPG is a devastating disease with an average survival time of just nine months after diagnosis.

15 Apr 2021

A broader perspective can help limit food waste, promote healthy nutrition

Food waste and obesity are major problems in developed countries. They are both caused by an overabundance of food, but strategies to reduce one can inadvertently increase the other.

15 Apr 2021

Research finds highest COVID-19 death rates in Los Angeles County neighborhoods with poor air quality

A research project led by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has found that Los Angeles County neighborhoods with poor air quality had the highest death rates from the pandemic.

15 Apr 2021

Campaign informing about risk of tanning should consider people’s resistance to message

Most young women already know that tanning is dangerous and sunbathe anyway, so a campaign informing them of the risk should take into account their potential resistance to the message, according to a new study.

15 Apr 2021

Biden moves to overturn Trump birth control rules

The Biden administration Wednesday formally proposed the repeal of Trump-era regulations barring abortion referrals and making other changes intended to evict Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from the federal family planning program, Title X.

14 Apr 2021

Study offers a non-invasive avenue for monitoring buildings for COVID-19 outbreaks

A study done in rooms where COVID-19 patients were isolated shows that the virus's RNA - part of the genetic material inside a virus - can persist up to a month in dust.

13 Apr 2021

Researchers find a way to fine-tune the molecular assembly line that creates antibiotics

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way to fine-tune the molecular assembly line that creates antibiotics via engineered biosynthesis.

13 Apr 2021

Altering a mosquito's gut genes shows promise to curb malaria

Altering a mosquito's gut genes to make them spread antimalarial genes to the next generation of their species shows promise as an approach to curb malaria, suggests a preliminary study published today in eLife.

13 Apr 2021

Researchers investigate link between COVID-19 and increased risk of blood clot formation

People who have recovered from COVID-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing blood clots due to a lingering and overactive immune response, according to a study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) scientists.

13 Apr 2021

Brachytherapy may proceed safely in cervical cancer patients following uterine perforation

A new study finds that brachytherapy, a common procedure that delivers radiation directly to cancer cells, may continue safely, potentially without delay or antibiotics, in cervical cancer patients following uterine perforation.

13 Apr 2021

Evidence-based mindfulness program improves camper-counselor relationships

With summer around the corner, a project shows how implementing an evidence-based mindfulness program in a summer camp setting decreases emotional distress in school age children and empowers campers and counselors alike – enhancing camper-counselor relationships.

13 Apr 2021

Basketball mathematics can improve children's learning and cognitive performance

New study with 756 1st through 5th graders demonstrates that a six-week mashup of hoops and math has a positive effect on their desire to learn more, provides them with an experience of increased self-determination and grows math confidence among youth.

13 Apr 2021

Monitoring CO2 to assess risk of indoor airborne SARS-CoV-2 transmission

In the study, which appeared on the pre-print server medRxiv, the team developed a general mathematical theory to predict airborne transmission risk from carbon dioxide (CO2) time series in real-time and clarify different estimates that steer the guideline. The study findings were based on the assessment of transmission risk and implementing the guideline by CO2 monitoring in university classrooms and office spaces.

13 Apr 2021

Overuse can contribute to high rate of arm injuries among youth players

With spring baseball season underway, Eric Makhni, M.D., a Henry Ford Health System sports medicine orthopedic surgeon, warns about how overuse can contribute to the high rate of arm injuries among youth players.

13 Apr 2021

Stem cells of the nervous system age rapidly, shows study

In a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, a team led by USC Stem Cell scientist Michael Bonaguidi, PhD, demonstrates that neural stem cells - the stem cells of the nervous system - age rapidly.

12 Apr 2021

Early cardiac events pose major and different risks in close relatives, finds study

Family history of early cardiac events in first degree relatives such as a parent or sibling is a major risk factor, especially for premature events. Currently, data on risks in close relatives of patients with a family history of premature heart attacks, chronic stable angina or peripheral vascular disease are sparse.

12 Apr 2021

Researchers receive $500,000 grant to test novel approach for restoring damaged muscles after injury

Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $500,000 grant over three years from the Department of Defense to test a novel strategy using mitochondria transplantation therapy for restoration of neuromuscular structure and function after injury.

12 Apr 2021

BGU researchers identify probiotic yogurt-based drug candidates

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have for the first time identified new drug candidates based on molecules isolated from probiotic Kefir yogurt for combating pathogenic bacteria and treating various inflammatory conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and COVID-19 related cytokine storms.

12 Apr 2021

students News and Research

Wearing masks and social distancing can contain the spread of COVID-19 virus

New research could help solve major challenge in the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines

Study may lead to new treatment for incurable brain cancer in children

A broader perspective can help limit food waste, promote healthy nutrition

Research finds highest COVID-19 death rates in Los Angeles County neighborhoods with poor air quality

Campaign informing about risk of tanning should consider people’s resistance to message

Biden moves to overturn Trump birth control rules

Study offers a non-invasive avenue for monitoring buildings for COVID-19 outbreaks

Researchers find a way to fine-tune the molecular assembly line that creates antibiotics

Altering a mosquito's gut genes shows promise to curb malaria

Researchers investigate link between COVID-19 and increased risk of blood clot formation

Brachytherapy may proceed safely in cervical cancer patients following uterine perforation

Evidence-based mindfulness program improves camper-counselor relationships

Basketball mathematics can improve children's learning and cognitive performance

Monitoring CO2 to assess risk of indoor airborne SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Overuse can contribute to high rate of arm injuries among youth players

Stem cells of the nervous system age rapidly, shows study

Early cardiac events pose major and different risks in close relatives, finds study

Researchers receive $500,000 grant to test novel approach for restoring damaged muscles after injury

BGU researchers identify probiotic yogurt-based drug candidates

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