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UVA scientists awarded $2.7 million NIH grant to study genetic variation linked with heart disease

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.7 million grant to scientists from the University of Virginia to study a genetic variation associated with coronary heart disease.

29 Oct 2019

NYU researcher awarded $1.7 million NIH grant to optimize cancer treatment

Weiqiang Chen, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical and aerospace engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, has been awarded the Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (R35) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a division of the National Institutes of Health.

29 Oct 2019

Pro-inflammatory protein could play key role in protecting against herpes virus

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix have discovered a function in a pro-inflammatory protein that could play an important part in improving current and future therapeutics for the herpes virus.

29 Oct 2019

3D-printed cell traps help researchers remove the hay to expose cancer cells

Finding a handful of cancer cells hiding among billions of blood cells in a patient sample can be like finding a needle in a haystack. In a new approach enabled by 3D-printed cell traps, researchers are removing the hay to expose the cancer cells.

28 Oct 2019

Gut microbiome altered by burn injury and influenced by fluid resuscitation, study shows

Major burns lead to changes in the gastrointestinal tract bacteria, and these alterations of the gut microbiome are influenced by resuscitation with intravenous (IV) fluids, according to animal studies reported in SHOCK: Injury, Inflammation, and Sepsis: Laboratory and Clinical Approaches, Official Journal of theShockSociety. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

25 Oct 2019

Newly identified antibodies could lead to better treatments and vaccines for influenza

A newly identified set of three antibodies could lead to better treatments and vaccines against influenza, according to a paper published this week in Science.

25 Oct 2019

Coaxial electrospinning could lead to new medical innovations

When you visit Andrew Steckl's lab at the University of Cincinnati, you see a nondescript glass box that weaves together different fibers.

25 Oct 2019

Alder bark may be great source of anti-aging and anti-disease natural antioxidants

An alder bark may become a great source of anti-aging and anti-disease natural antioxidants. That's the results discovered by the IKBFU's Institute of Living Systems researchers.

25 Oct 2019

New algorithm flags cancer patients in need of advance care planning conversations

Many cancer patients do not get the opportunity to discuss their wishes for treatment until their illness has progressed too far, when it may be too late to have those discussions with loved ones or physicians.

25 Oct 2019

Researchers unveil ultrastructure of focal adhesion scaffold in pluripotent stem cells

Focal adhesions are known as signaling platforms broadcasting the information of the biochemical and physical qualities of the extracellular matrix into intracellular signaling cascades.

25 Oct 2019

TB is not a life-long infection in most people

A new analysis challenges the longstanding notion that tuberculous infection is a life-long infection that could strike at any time and cause tuberculosis. Based on a review of clinical studies, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues show that people who test positive with immunologic TB skin or blood tests rarely develop TB.

25 Oct 2019

Study pinpoints cell types linked to age-related macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness in the elderly, affecting more than 2 million people in the United States and leading to progressive loss of central vision.

25 Oct 2019

Novel amyloid protein that induces amyloidosis discovered

A collaboration led by scientists at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan, has discovered a novel amyloid protein that induces amyloidosis in rats.

25 Oct 2019

Socially housed and isolated mice may be poor research models for humans

Animal models can serve as gateways for understanding many human communication disorders. Insights into the genetic paths possibly responsible for conditions such as autism and schizophrenia often begin by studying acoustic behavior in mice.

25 Oct 2019

Researchers discover how the body repairs damaged DNA

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have made an extraordinary discovery in how the body repairs damaged DNA, which can lead to better understanding and management of diseases such as cancer.

25 Oct 2019

NYU Langone Health launches new molecular assay to identify patients with brain tumors

NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center have launched clinical whole genome DNA methylation profiling for patients with brain tumors.

24 Oct 2019

Children engage in designing full-body interactive experiences through the FUBImethod

Narcís Pares, a member of the Cognitive Media Technologies research group of the Department of Information and Communication Technologies at UPF, is working on a research line known as "full-body interaction".

24 Oct 2019

Researchers use 3D electron microscopy to unravel dense networks in the cerebral cortex

Unlike any other organ, our brains contain extremely densely packed networks of membranous cables that are used by our about 86 billion nerve cells for communication amongst each other.

24 Oct 2019

Metabolite profiling during diagnosis helps identify poor treatment outcomes in ALL

The survival of patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has significantly improved in the last several decades. However, novel strategies to identify cases that are likely to respond poorly to treatment are still needed.

24 Oct 2019

NIAID-supported clinical trial begins at four Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units

A clinical trial in which healthy adults will be deliberately infected with influenza virus under carefully controlled conditions is recruiting volunteers at four Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEUs) supported by NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

24 Oct 2019

Laboratory News and Research

UVA scientists awarded $2.7 million NIH grant to study genetic variation linked with heart disease

NYU researcher awarded $1.7 million NIH grant to optimize cancer treatment

Pro-inflammatory protein could play key role in protecting against herpes virus

3D-printed cell traps help researchers remove the hay to expose cancer cells

Gut microbiome altered by burn injury and influenced by fluid resuscitation, study shows

Newly identified antibodies could lead to better treatments and vaccines for influenza

Coaxial electrospinning could lead to new medical innovations

Alder bark may be great source of anti-aging and anti-disease natural antioxidants

New algorithm flags cancer patients in need of advance care planning conversations

Researchers unveil ultrastructure of focal adhesion scaffold in pluripotent stem cells

TB is not a life-long infection in most people

Study pinpoints cell types linked to age-related macular degeneration

Novel amyloid protein that induces amyloidosis discovered

Socially housed and isolated mice may be poor research models for humans

Researchers discover how the body repairs damaged DNA

NYU Langone Health launches new molecular assay to identify patients with brain tumors

Children engage in designing full-body interactive experiences through the FUBImethod

Researchers use 3D electron microscopy to unravel dense networks in the cerebral cortex

Metabolite profiling during diagnosis helps identify poor treatment outcomes in ALL

NIAID-supported clinical trial begins at four Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units

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