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Using tiny bubbles to improve gene therapy

Beyond vaccines, mRNA offers immense potential to fight disease, but targeting the genetic material to specific diseased cells is challenging-; requiring a new method.

11 Apr 2023

Digital breast tomosynthesis improves cancer screening performance in community practice

Researchers have found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has improved breast cancer screening performance in community practice and identifies more invasive cancers, compared to digital mammography.

11 Apr 2023

Insulin most likely has a longer shelf life at room temperature, study shows

An international study shows that it is likely that insulin can be stored at room temperature, and for considerably longer than drug companies have counted on to date.

11 Apr 2023

Leadless pacemakers may be a safe, effective short-term option for children with slow heartbeats

Wireless or leadless pacemakers, commonly implanted in adults, may be a safe and effective short-term option for children with slow heartbeats, according to new research published today in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

11 Apr 2023

Doctors’ lesson for drug industry: Abortion wars are dangerous to ignore

Texas District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's decision April 7 to rescind the approval of the abortion pill mifepristone dealt a blow to more than just people seeking a medication abortion.

11 Apr 2023

Doctor shortages distress rural America, where few residency programs exist

Anger, devastation, and concern for her patients washed over Dr. Bridget Martinez as she learned that her residency training program in rural northeastern Nevada would be shuttered.

11 Apr 2023

Study finds higher BMI and smoking increased time to conception

Researchers evaluate the effect of lifestyle behaviors on various fertility and reproductive outcomes.

10 Apr 2023

Interventions improved well-being among children and youth during COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers review interventions aimed at enhancing the well-being of children and adolescents amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

10 Apr 2023

New primary care model improves clinical outcomes for patients with severe mental illness

Over the past few years, the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry in UNC's School of Medicine have been working together to spearhead the development of a new "enhanced primary care" model to provide better primary care for patients who have severe mental illnesses.

10 Apr 2023

Isolating tumor-reactive blood cells to treat cancers

Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) has become a promising immunotherapy tool to help treat advanced melanoma.

10 Apr 2023

Immunotherapy response in patients with advanced melanoma depends on prior treatments

Research led by scientists at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that responses to a type of immunotherapy called PD-1 checkpoint blockade in patients with advanced melanoma depended on whether or not they had previously received another immunotherapy – CTLA-4 blockade – as well as other factors.

10 Apr 2023

Brain development follows a newly identified developmental sequence, Penn Medicine study reveals

Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new Penn Medicine study.

10 Apr 2023

U-M awarded a new seven-year, $71M Clinical and Translational Science Award

Traditionally, the timeline for translating research into effective therapies for disease has been long. On average, it takes more than 10 years to bring a potential medication to market, and most drugs and other interventions that reach clinical trials fail to produce any benefit for patients.

10 Apr 2023

Mild COVID during pregnancy does not affect brain development in infants

Columbia researchers have found that babies born to moms who had mild or asymptomatic COVID during pregnancy are normal, based on results from a comprehensive assessment of brain development.

10 Apr 2023

Involuntary displacement of people experiencing homelessness may increase morbidity and mortality

Involuntary displacement of people experiencing homelessness will likely lead to a substantial increase in morbidity and mortality over a 10-year period.

10 Apr 2023

Beclin-1 plays a key role in endometrial reprogramming for successful establishment of pregnancy

Throughout a woman's reproductive life, the endometrium, the mucous membrane lining the uterus, goes through cyclical remodeling. It thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for embryo implantation, and it is shed during menstruation when there is no fertilization.

10 Apr 2023

Novel amino acid compound treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates

A recently developed amino acid compound successfully treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates -; bringing scientists one step closer to the first human treatment for the condition that is rapidly increasing around the world, a study suggests.

10 Apr 2023

Study reveals substantial decline in alcohol screening rates during the first COVID-19 surge

New research from Boston Medical Center found that alcohol screening rates dropped substantially during the first COVID-19 surge. Published in Preventive Medicine Reports, the study highlights that during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were increases in unhealthy alcohol consumption and alcohol related morbidity and mortality.

10 Apr 2023

Bariatric surgery may be an effective treatment for obese people at risk of diabetes, peripheral neuropathy

For more than 100 million Americans who are obese, bariatric surgery may reverse complications related to diabetes, including regenerating damaged nerves, a Michigan Medicine study shows.

10 Apr 2023

BU researcher receives $1.5 million NIH grant to purchase state-of-the-art cryo-EM

Esther Bullitt, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology, physiology & biophysics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, was awarded $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health that will go toward the purchase of a cryogenic electron microscope.

10 Apr 2023

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Using tiny bubbles to improve gene therapy

Digital breast tomosynthesis improves cancer screening performance in community practice

Insulin most likely has a longer shelf life at room temperature, study shows

Leadless pacemakers may be a safe, effective short-term option for children with slow heartbeats

Doctors’ lesson for drug industry: Abortion wars are dangerous to ignore

Doctor shortages distress rural America, where few residency programs exist

Study finds higher BMI and smoking increased time to conception

Interventions improved well-being among children and youth during COVID-19 pandemic

New primary care model improves clinical outcomes for patients with severe mental illness

Isolating tumor-reactive blood cells to treat cancers

Immunotherapy response in patients with advanced melanoma depends on prior treatments

Brain development follows a newly identified developmental sequence, Penn Medicine study reveals

U-M awarded a new seven-year, $71M Clinical and Translational Science Award

Mild COVID during pregnancy does not affect brain development in infants

Involuntary displacement of people experiencing homelessness may increase morbidity and mortality

Beclin-1 plays a key role in endometrial reprogramming for successful establishment of pregnancy

Novel amino acid compound treats nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in non-human primates

Study reveals substantial decline in alcohol screening rates during the first COVID-19 surge

Bariatric surgery may be an effective treatment for obese people at risk of diabetes, peripheral neuropathy

BU researcher receives $1.5 million NIH grant to purchase state-of-the-art cryo-EM

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