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PCORI announces $165 million in new funding for comparative clinical effectiveness research

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced the approval of funding awards totaling more than $165 million for new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER), as well as research to improve methods and strengthen the science of engagement in patient-centered CER.

13 Aug 2024

Lurie Children's and University of Utah Health receive $12 million for study on antibiotic use in pediatric pneumonia

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, in partnership with University of Utah Health, has been approved for $12 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for a study that will compare two ways to use antibiotics in young children with mild pneumonia, one of the leading reasons children seek acute care, who are well enough to be cared for at home.

13 Aug 2024

New advances in Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment offer hope for affected individuals

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL), impacting the lymph nodes and lymphatic system, has experienced a gradual increase in survival rates thanks to contemporary chemotherapy.

13 Aug 2024

Study reveals sharp increase in emergency department visits due to water beads

Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital have found more than an estimated 8,000 visits to U.S. emergency departments (EDs) associated with water beads from 2007 through 2022, and the number of these visits increased rapidly by more than 130% from 2021 to 2022.

13 Aug 2024

Expanding horizons in Parkinson's disease care with non-pharmacological interventions

The field of non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) is reaching maturity and has the potential to substantially improve patient care in the future.

13 Aug 2024

Greater plant fat intake associated with lower overall and cardiovascular disease mortality

Researchers determined the relationship between animal and dietary plant fat intake with mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other causes.

13 Aug 2024

Study suggests maternal adverse childhood experiences may become biologically embedded

Researchers investigated the transfer of biological embedding of life experience across generations by evaluating traumatic childhood experiences of mothers and epigenetic clocks in pregnant mothers and their newborn offspring.

13 Aug 2024

Higher heme iron intake linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Higher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products-;as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods-;was associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

13 Aug 2024

Study reveals role of parvalbumin neurons in deep rebound sleep after sleep deprivation

Professor Hiroki R. Ueda (RIKEN Center for Functional Biology, concurrently team lead), Dr. Kazuhiro Kon (at the time of the research, currently a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University) and their colleagues at Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, have elucidated the importance of proper regulation of the activity of parvalbumin (PV)-expressing neurons, the major inhibitory neurons in the cerebral cortex, in the long, deep sleep (rebound sleep) that occurs after prolonged wakefulness.

13 Aug 2024

New study highlights impact of socioeconomic factors on ADHD in autistic youth

The associations between neighborhood characteristics and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children.

13 Aug 2024

Prioritizing older individuals for COVID-19 boosters yields best public health outcomes, study finds

Whether prioritizing older individuals for COVID-19 booster vaccinations consistently leads to optimal public health outcomes across diverse socio-economic settings.

13 Aug 2024

AlphaFold accelerates discovery of potential antipsychotic drugs by outperforming traditional methods

Researchers used AlphaFold and homology modeling to identify potent TAAR1 agonists, showing AlphaFold's superior performance in drug discovery for neuropsychiatric conditions.

13 Aug 2024

Common antibiotics linked to severe skin reactions, study warns doctors to choose wisely

Research reveals that sulfonamides and cephalosporins significantly increase the risk of serious cutaneous adverse drug reactions, highlighting the importance of careful antibiotic selection in elderly patients.

12 Aug 2024

Humor could be an effective parenting tool, study suggests

They say that laughter is the best medicine, but it could be a good parenting tool too, according to a new study led by researchers from Penn State.

12 Aug 2024

Human dopamine transporter structure with cocaine revealed, unlocking addiction insights

Researchers have resolved the high-resolution structure of the human dopamine transporter bound to cocaine, providing critical insights into the molecular basis of cocaine's addictive properties.

12 Aug 2024

Researchers develop new method to study critical type of protein modification process

Human proteins undergo a variety of chemical modifications following their synthesis. These modifications regulate their structure, function, and stability.

12 Aug 2024

Long COVID's lasting toll: Economic losses, healthcare strain, and the urgent need for better global policies

Study reviews the impact of long COVID on individuals, health systems, and global economies, highlighting the need for a coordinated, patient-centered approach for future research and policy development.

12 Aug 2024

New research identifies key protein complex in cellular quality control

Anyone who's tried to neatly gather a fitted sheet can tell you: folding is hard. Get it wrong with your laundry and the result can be a crumpled, wrinkled mess of fabric, but when folding fails among the approximately 7,000 proteins with an origami-like complexity that regulate essential cellular functions, the result can lead to one of a multitude of serious diseases ranging from emphysema and cystic fibrosis to Alzheimer's disease.

12 Aug 2024

Study uncovers OLAH as key driver of fatal respiratory disease

Respiratory infections can be severe, even deadly, in some individuals, but not in others.

12 Aug 2024

New antibody treatment shows promise in preventing heart transplant rejection

A new study from scientists at Cincinnati Children's suggests there may be a way to further protect transplanted hearts from rejection by preparing the donor organ and the recipient with an anti-inflammatory antibody treatment before surgery occurs.

12 Aug 2024

Medical Research News

PCORI announces $165 million in new funding for comparative clinical effectiveness research

Lurie Children's and University of Utah Health receive $12 million for study on antibiotic use in pediatric pneumonia

New advances in Hodgkin's lymphoma treatment offer hope for affected individuals

Study reveals sharp increase in emergency department visits due to water beads

Expanding horizons in Parkinson's disease care with non-pharmacological interventions

Greater plant fat intake associated with lower overall and cardiovascular disease mortality

Study suggests maternal adverse childhood experiences may become biologically embedded

Higher heme iron intake linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Study reveals role of parvalbumin neurons in deep rebound sleep after sleep deprivation

New study highlights impact of socioeconomic factors on ADHD in autistic youth

Prioritizing older individuals for COVID-19 boosters yields best public health outcomes, study finds

AlphaFold accelerates discovery of potential antipsychotic drugs by outperforming traditional methods

Common antibiotics linked to severe skin reactions, study warns doctors to choose wisely

Humor could be an effective parenting tool, study suggests

Human dopamine transporter structure with cocaine revealed, unlocking addiction insights

Researchers develop new method to study critical type of protein modification process

Long COVID's lasting toll: Economic losses, healthcare strain, and the urgent need for better global policies

New research identifies key protein complex in cellular quality control

Study uncovers OLAH as key driver of fatal respiratory disease

New antibody treatment shows promise in preventing heart transplant rejection

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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