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Gut microbiome associated with multiple sclerosis risk and disease development

An international research consortium led by UC San Francisco scientists has shown significant differences between the gut bacteria profiles of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and healthy individuals, as well as between MS patients receiving different drug treatments.

15 Sep 2022

Study shows links between periodontal care and hospitalization with acute myocardial infarction

The conventional wisdom is that medical and dental care are related, but less is known about how dental care relates to health outcomes after acute incidents like heart attacks.

15 Sep 2022

BU researcher awarded $7.2 million grant to develop mAb-based contraceptive products

Deborah Jean Anderson, PhD, professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, has received a four-year, $7.2 million grant from the NIH's National Institute of Child Health and Human Development renewing support for a Contraceptive Research Center at BUSM to further her research to develop innovative monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based contraceptive and multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) products.

15 Sep 2022

COVID-19 vaccine safety concerns result in lower vaccination rates among pregnant individuals in the United States

In a new study, researchers evaluated the factors associated with lower coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination rates among pregnant individuals in the United States (U.S.).

15 Sep 2022

Mechanical forces generated by T cells influence the destruction of cancer cells

As a part of our immune defenses, cytotoxic T cells – or killer T cells – seek out and destroy cells that are infected or cancerous. This process is essential for the body's defense against diseases.

15 Sep 2022

Doctors experiencing burnout can jeopardize the quality and safety of patient care

Doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents and four times more likely to be dissatisfied with their job, suggests research published today by The BMJ.

15 Sep 2022

High levels of mucosal antibodies in the airways reduce the risk of omicron infection

High levels of mucosal antibodies in the airways reduce the risk of being infected by omicron, but many do not receive detectable antibodies in the airways despite three doses of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

14 Sep 2022

Impending hospital closure rattles Atlanta health care landscape and political races

Like many neighborhoods in cities across the country, Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward is changing.

14 Sep 2022

Extra caution needed while screening depressed teenagers with Type 1 diabetes

The scoring results of widely used depression-screening tools should be carefully adjusted to better detect the condition in teenagers with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D), according to a new study published in the American Diabetes Association journal Diabetes Care.

14 Sep 2022

Seven healthy lifestyle habits linked to lower risk of dementia in people with diabetes

A combination of seven healthy lifestyle habits including sleeping seven to nine hours daily, exercising regularly and having frequent social contact was associated with a lower risk of dementia in people with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the September 14, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

14 Sep 2022

Tufts researchers use machine learning to identify new drug cocktails against tuberculosis

Imagine you have 20 new compounds that have shown some effectiveness in treating a disease like tuberculosis (TB), which affects 10 million people worldwide and kills 1.5 million each year.

14 Sep 2022

COVID-19 booster shots well-tolerated by pregnant and nursing women

The COVID-19 booster shots are well tolerated by both pregnant and nursing women, a new study published Sept.8 in JAMA Network Open concluded.

14 Sep 2022

Large molecules glom together into dense droplets to create squishy circuits in cells

An emerging field explores how groups of molecules condense together inside cells, the way oil droplets assemble and separate from water in a vinaigrette.

14 Sep 2022

Customized bivalent mRNA COVID boosters protect against BA.5 Omicron variant

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers from Washington University School of Medicine, Moderna, Inc, and the U.S. National Institutes of Health tested two bivalent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines based on the messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) platform.

14 Sep 2022

Simple phone-based outreach strategy can help engage low-income smokers to try quitting tobacco

New findings published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research show a simple, but valuable approach can help engage low-income smokers to try quitting tobacco.

14 Sep 2022

Study reveals cellular underpinnings of motor memory acquisition and consolidation

When you are first learning how to ride a bicycle or play a musical instrument, your physical movements are uncoordinated at best.

14 Sep 2022

Expanding screening could help prevent sudden cardiac death in young people with HCM

Nearly nine in ten cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in young people are preceded by symptoms, ECG abnormalities or a positive family history, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Erik Börjesson of Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden, and colleagues.

14 Sep 2022

Winners of the 2022 CURE-19 Research Pilot Grants announced

The Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and NYC Health + Hospitals have announced the 2022 awardees of the CURE-19 Research Pilot Grants, an initiative to support collaborative, interdisciplinary COVID-19 research that will address both the pandemic and root causes of health disparities in New York City.

14 Sep 2022

Microneedle technology for low-cost, painless, and bloodless tattoos

Instead of sitting in a tattoo chair for hours enduring painful punctures, imagine getting tattooed by a skin patch containing microscopic needles.

14 Sep 2022

Contrast-enhanced in-phase Dixon shows higher sensitivity for detecting breast biopsy clips on MRI

According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the contrast-enhanced in-phase Dixon sequence could reduce the need for correlation among other imaging modalities to better identify areas of prior biopsy during breast MRI interpretation.

14 Sep 2022

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Gut microbiome associated with multiple sclerosis risk and disease development

Study shows links between periodontal care and hospitalization with acute myocardial infarction

BU researcher awarded $7.2 million grant to develop mAb-based contraceptive products

COVID-19 vaccine safety concerns result in lower vaccination rates among pregnant individuals in the United States

Mechanical forces generated by T cells influence the destruction of cancer cells

Doctors experiencing burnout can jeopardize the quality and safety of patient care

High levels of mucosal antibodies in the airways reduce the risk of omicron infection

Impending hospital closure rattles Atlanta health care landscape and political races

Extra caution needed while screening depressed teenagers with Type 1 diabetes

Seven healthy lifestyle habits linked to lower risk of dementia in people with diabetes

Tufts researchers use machine learning to identify new drug cocktails against tuberculosis

COVID-19 booster shots well-tolerated by pregnant and nursing women

Large molecules glom together into dense droplets to create squishy circuits in cells

Customized bivalent mRNA COVID boosters protect against BA.5 Omicron variant

Simple phone-based outreach strategy can help engage low-income smokers to try quitting tobacco

Study reveals cellular underpinnings of motor memory acquisition and consolidation

Expanding screening could help prevent sudden cardiac death in young people with HCM

Winners of the 2022 CURE-19 Research Pilot Grants announced

Microneedle technology for low-cost, painless, and bloodless tattoos

Contrast-enhanced in-phase Dixon shows higher sensitivity for detecting breast biopsy clips on MRI

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

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