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Researchers identify key mechanisms to address future treatments for hereditary blindness

There are still many enigmas about the mechanism of action of the CERKL gene, which causes retinitis pigmentosa and other hereditary vision diseases.

18 Sep 2023

Study highlights a promising therapy to mitigate spaceflight-induced bone loss

A new study published in a Nature Partner Journal, npj Microgravity, finds an engineered compound given to mice aboard the International Space Station (ISS) largely prevented the bone loss associated with time spent in space.

18 Sep 2023

New immunoregulatory protein linked to autoimmune disease

Autoimmune diseases are complex illnesses, the causes of which are diverse and have not yet been fully explained.

18 Sep 2023

Low socioeconomic status can negatively impact children's health starting in preschool, study finds

Low socioeconomic status can negatively impact children's health in preschool, along with their ability to follow specialized health education intervention programs, Mount Sinai researchers found in an international study focused on health promotion in schools, including those in the Harlem section of New York City.

18 Sep 2023

Child care feeding programs linked to better child and family health

Very young children who attend child care and receive onsite meals and snacks were more likely to be food secure and in good health, and less likely to be admitted after a hospital emergency department visit than children in child care whose meals and snacks were provided from home, according to a new study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published by Elsevier.

18 Sep 2023

How important is inflammation and body weight in the origin of depression?

A new paper in BMC Medicine examines the role of inflammation and body mass index (BMI) in the etiology of treatment-resistant depression.

18 Sep 2023

MGI Partners with National Cancer Centre Singapore to Undergo Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Asian-Prevalent Cancers

MGI Tech Singapore Pte, Ltd. ("MGI"), a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, recently entered a research partnership with National Cancer Centre Singapore ("NCCS") to facilitate comprehensive, multi-dimensional genomic profiling of Asian-prevalent cancers using MGI's core DNBSEQ™ technology.

From MGI 18 Sep 2023

MGI and Bio-Medical Science Sign MOU to Deliver Cutting-Edge Sequencing Platforms and Reagents to South Korea

MGI, a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, today announced MOU with Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd. ("BMS") to expand genomics solutions in South Korea by leveraging MGI's cutting-edge technology.

From MGI 18 Sep 2023

MGI's Innovative Technologies Is Enabling Sequencing of First Plant Species in The African BioGenome Project

MGI, a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, is delighted to support The African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP), launched in 2021, in sequencing of the project's first plant species based on MGI's DNBSEQ-G400* versatile benchtop sequencer and single-tube long fragment read (stLFR) technology.

From MGI 18 Sep 2023

MGI Introduces New Chapter in Smart Laboratory Management with Official Opening of αLab in HKSTP

MGI, a company committed to building core tools and technology to lead life science, today announced the official opening of αLab in the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks ("HKSTP"), the city's largest R&D base and one of the most important incubators.

From MGI 18 Sep 2023

Is the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine the booster we've been waiting for?

The bivalent COVID-19 vaccine developed by GSK and Sanofi shows promising results with a 64.7% overall effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19, according to a phase 3 trial. The vaccine performs especially well as a booster, achieving 75.9% efficacy in non-naïve subjects.

17 Sep 2023

MDMA-assisted therapy reduces PTSD symptoms dramatically

New study shows MDMA-assisted therapy significantly reduces symptoms in individuals with moderate to severe PTSD, outperforming traditional therapy and medications. The study, covering multiple sites in the U.S. and Israel, indicates that while effective, further research is needed to explore potential side effects and effectiveness across diverse groups.

17 Sep 2023

Stuart Orkin receives the third Elaine Redding Brinster Prize for development of sickle cell disease therapy

For his work discovering the basis for hemoglobin gene switching and applying those insights to develop a therapy for sickle cell disease and other blood diseases, the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania awarded Stuart Orkin, MD the third Elaine Redding Brinster Prize in Science or Medicine.

15 Sep 2023

Anesthesiology physician-scientist pipeline trails other specialties, particularly among women

Anesthesiology researchers are responsible for some of medicine's most significant advances, from the Apgar score that tests a newborn's health to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

15 Sep 2023

UK Markey Cancer Center becomes NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center

The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center announced today that it has earned a National Cancer Institute "Comprehensive" Cancer Center designation, the highest level of recognition awarded by the NCI. Markey is the first and only center in Kentucky to achieve this designation, and the next-closest Comprehensive Cancer Center is nearly 200 miles from Lexington.

15 Sep 2023

VTCSOM awarded grants to enhance health systems science education

Health systems science is an emerging field that focuses on how care is delivered, how health professionals collaborate, and how the health system can improve patient care and health care delivery.

15 Sep 2023

Neighborhood disadvantage associated with differences in microstructure of the brain's cortex

You are what you eat, according to the adage. But it's not just the body that's impacted. According to research from UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood can affect food choices, weight gain and even the microstructure of the brain.

15 Sep 2023

Pandemic firearm buyers have higher rates of mental health problems, antisocial behavior, study finds

People who bought firearms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have much higher rates of recent suicidal thoughts, self-harm behaviors and intimate partner violence, compared with other firearm owners and people who do not own firearms, a new study suggests.

15 Sep 2023

Study upends common belief in what triggers Parkinson's disease

A new Northwestern Medicine study challenges a common belief in what triggers Parkinson's disease.

15 Sep 2023

BU researchers receive NIH grant to identify genetic factors for Alzheimer's disease

The National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging recently awarded a $13.7 million grant to a project led by Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine principal investigators Lindsay Farrer, PhD, chief of biomedical genetics and distinguished professor of genetics, and Richard Sherva, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in biomedical genetics, for research using whole genome sequencing and other approaches to identify genetic factors for Alzheimer disease (AD) in Jews currently living in Israel who trace their ancestors to southern Spain and locations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Arab citizens of Israel.

15 Sep 2023

Medicine News and Research

Researchers identify key mechanisms to address future treatments for hereditary blindness

Study highlights a promising therapy to mitigate spaceflight-induced bone loss

New immunoregulatory protein linked to autoimmune disease

Low socioeconomic status can negatively impact children's health starting in preschool, study finds

Child care feeding programs linked to better child and family health

How important is inflammation and body weight in the origin of depression?

MGI Partners with National Cancer Centre Singapore to Undergo Comprehensive Genomic Profiling of Asian-Prevalent Cancers

MGI and Bio-Medical Science Sign MOU to Deliver Cutting-Edge Sequencing Platforms and Reagents to South Korea

MGI's Innovative Technologies Is Enabling Sequencing of First Plant Species in The African BioGenome Project

MGI Introduces New Chapter in Smart Laboratory Management with Official Opening of αLab in HKSTP

Is the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine the booster we've been waiting for?

MDMA-assisted therapy reduces PTSD symptoms dramatically

Stuart Orkin receives the third Elaine Redding Brinster Prize for development of sickle cell disease therapy

Anesthesiology physician-scientist pipeline trails other specialties, particularly among women

UK Markey Cancer Center becomes NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center

VTCSOM awarded grants to enhance health systems science education

Neighborhood disadvantage associated with differences in microstructure of the brain's cortex

Pandemic firearm buyers have higher rates of mental health problems, antisocial behavior, study finds

Study upends common belief in what triggers Parkinson's disease

BU researchers receive NIH grant to identify genetic factors for Alzheimer's disease

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