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Improving health outcomes and wellbeing of older adults

The contribution of team members on a research project can get taken for granted, with storied senior leaders gaining most of the attention.

26 May 2023

Tracking changes in blood vessels may hold clues to early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

While age-related brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease often develop slowly across an individual's lifetime, they usually aren't detected until symptoms have already started.

26 May 2023

Poor eating habits of university students can contribute to future health issues

A UBC Okanagan researcher is cautioning that a person's poor eating habits established during post-secondary studies can contribute to future health issues including obesity, respiratory illnesses and depression.

25 May 2023

The first thousand days of development

Study provides a bird's-eye view of the significant moments of the first thousand days of life.

25 May 2023

Study highlights the genetic basis of cognitive biases in decision making

Have you ever made a decision that, in hindsight, seemed irrational? A new study with mice, which could have implications for people, suggests that some decisions are, to a certain extent, beyond their control.

25 May 2023

How to be more inclusive and offer assistance to people with common hidden disabilities

In the UK alone, there are around 14.5 million people who live with a disability.

25 May 2023

Wearable sleep monitoring patch created for accurate sleep apnea detection at home

The prevalence of sleep disorders, like sleep apnea, is on the rise in the U.S., but current protocols to conduct clinically accepted assessments are expensive and inconvenient.

24 May 2023

Researchers use AI models to advance drug delivery system for chronic eye diseases

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have used artificial intelligence models and machine-learning algorithms to successfully predict which components of amino acids that make up therapeutic proteins are most likely to safely deliver therapeutic drugs to animal eye cells.

24 May 2023

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

The Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio recently conducted a clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma (GBM).

24 May 2023

FDA clearance of BU-developed bionic pancreas brings new hope for Americans with type 1 diabetes

A bionic pancreas-;a wearable, pocket-sized, automated insulin delivery device-;that was first developed in a Boston University lab has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The iLet Bionic Pancreas is now commercially available, bringing fresh hope to the almost two million Americans with type 1 diabetes.

23 May 2023

Study provides data to support gene supplementation as a treatment for autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa

A new study shows that total RPE65 protein levels in mice with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa were doubled following subretinal delivery of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-RPE65 gene supplementation.

23 May 2023

Researchers identify brain signatures for chronic pain in a small group of individuals

For the first time, researchers have recorded pain-related data from inside the brain of individuals with chronic pain disorders caused by stroke or amputation (phantom limb pain).

22 May 2023

Blood vessel abnormalities in the eye could drive Alzheimer's disease

Blood vessel abnormalities in the eye are a major factor in the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to research from Cedars-Sinai investigators published in the peer-reviewed journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

22 May 2023

A more aggressive FTC is starting to target drug mergers and industry middlemen

Under the leadership of an aggressive opponent of anti-competitive business practices, the Federal Trade Commission is moving against drug companies and industry middlemen as part of the Biden administration's push for lower drug prices at the pharmacy counter.

22 May 2023

Eye Health News and Research

Latest Eye Health News and Research

Improving health outcomes and wellbeing of older adults

Tracking changes in blood vessels may hold clues to early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Poor eating habits of university students can contribute to future health issues

The first thousand days of development

Study highlights the genetic basis of cognitive biases in decision making

How to be more inclusive and offer assistance to people with common hidden disabilities

Wearable sleep monitoring patch created for accurate sleep apnea detection at home

Researchers use AI models to advance drug delivery system for chronic eye diseases

Mays Cancer Center conducts clinical trial combining two drugs in patients with recurrent, high-grade glioblastoma

FDA clearance of BU-developed bionic pancreas brings new hope for Americans with type 1 diabetes

Study provides data to support gene supplementation as a treatment for autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa

Researchers identify brain signatures for chronic pain in a small group of individuals

Blood vessel abnormalities in the eye could drive Alzheimer's disease

A more aggressive FTC is starting to target drug mergers and industry middlemen

Whole body cryostimulation: Useful "add-on" treatment for obesity

New technique for early detection of foodborne bacteria

NYU Grossman School of Medicine celebrates achievements of new doctors at 2023 graduation ceremony

Melanin structure discovery brings scientists one step closer to developing ultra-protective sunscreen

How estrogens and progesterone present in human milk impact infants' health

Use of hormonal birth control linked to greater risk of postpartum depression in women

Genetics & Genomics - Second Edition eBook

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

Eye Health News and Research

Latest Eye Health News and Research

Genetics & Genomics - Second Edition eBook

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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