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Mount Sinai receives $4.2 million to establish a Proteogenomic Data Analysis Center

The Office of Cancer Clinical Proteomics Research at the National Cancer Institute has awarded $4.2 million over five years to Mount Sinai researchers establishing a Proteogenomic Data Analysis Center to advance cancer research and treatments.

13 Jul 2022

Scientists determine the binding affinity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in response to infection or vaccination

Scientists measured the quantity and binding affinity (avidity) of antibodies against five different viral proteins.

12 Jul 2022

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Yet there is a simple way to stop it.

Four years ago, when Karen Giuliano went to a Boston hospital for hip replacement surgery, she was given a pale-pink bucket of toiletries issued to patients in many hospitals.

12 Jul 2022

Researchers receive $3.25 million NIH grant to better understand the oral manifestations of HIV

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine will use a $3.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand how HIV impacts the human body, from mouth lesions to oral cancer.

11 Jul 2022

Nuclear stress testing can help shape physicians' decision to refer patients for heart procedures

Patients identified by nuclear stress testing as having severe stress-induced myocardial ischemia (lack of blood flow to the heart) are likely to benefit from heart bypass surgery or angioplasty, while those with mild or no ischemia are not, according to a new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

11 Jul 2022

Kangaroo care enhances the bonding between fathers and their infants

An Australian study examining how dads bond with their premature newborns in a neonatal clinic shows the immense power of skin-to-skin contact between father and infant in the initial weeks of life.

11 Jul 2022

What is the effectiveness of the fourth dose mRNA vaccination against the Omicron variant?

Researchers evaluated the efficacy of the fourth vaccine dose against COVID-19.

11 Jul 2022

Using data via a dashboard to decrease the use of pRBC transfusions and increase appropriate use

In a new paper, researchers from University Hospitals (UH) detail how they used data via a dashboard to decrease the use of packed red-blood cell (pRBC) transfusions and platelets with an increase in appropriate transfusions.

8 Jul 2022

Moffitt researchers discover kidney cancer-specific splicing variant biomarkers

Kidney cancer accounts for only 4% of all cancers in the United States; however, its incidence has more than doubled since 1975, with the most common type being clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

8 Jul 2022

Moffitt researchers discover how YAP1 protein contributes to angiogenesis in cancers

The formation of new blood vessels, also known as angiogenesis, is critical to the development and progression of cancer.

8 Jul 2022

Vaccine and testing delays for monkeypox echo failures in early covid response

Andy Stone is one of the lucky ones. The New York City resident saw a tweet from a local AIDS activist saying that monkeypox vaccines would be available that day at a clinic in Manhattan

8 Jul 2022

Researchers unravel mechanism that underlies failure of staph vaccine trials

For the most part, the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is common and harmless, posing no threat to humans with whom they coexist.

7 Jul 2022

Household overcrowding found to be a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and strep skin

Research led by the University of Otago in New Zealand has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that household overcrowding is a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and streptococcal infections of the skin.

7 Jul 2022

A Spanish study found traces of environmental pollution in breast milk

A new study reveals that breast milk is often contaminated by environmental pollutants.

6 Jul 2022

Study: Lactobacilli living in female urinary tract's microbiome can kill nearby pathogenic bacteria

Lactobacilli that live in the human female urinary tract's microbiome are competitive and kill nearby pathogenic bacteria, according to the first study of its kind by a team led by microbiologist Dr. Tanya Sysoeva of The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

6 Jul 2022

Latest omicron subvariants are better at eluding vaccines and antibody treatments

The latest omicron subvariants-; including the BA.4 and BA.5 forms causing new surges in infections in the United States-; are even better at eluding vaccines and most antibody treatments than previous variants, finds a study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

5 Jul 2022

Discussing tools and resources to support the bladder cancer patient community

In this interview, Dr. Ignacio Durán and Alex Filicevas discuss key challenges and opportunities in the bladder cancer disease landscape and the future of care. This episode focuses on the bladder cancer patient support landscape, including a review of the tools and resources available to the community, as well as key unmet needs to address.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 4 Jul 2022

Age-specific precision shielding in the pre-vaccination period of the COVID-19 pandemic

A new study has focussed on addressing whether age-specific precision shielding was achieved in the pre-vaccination period.

4 Jul 2022

Repeat nursing homes transfers are much higher for Black residents and those under age 65, study finds

Nursing homes transfer roughly 25% of their residents to the hospital at least once, at a cost of $14.3 billion to Medicare, according to a federal report by the Office of Inspector General.

1 Jul 2022

TTUHSC School of Nursing professor awarded Gerontological Society of America fellowship

The Gerontological Society of America, the driving force behind advancing innovation in aging awarded fellow status to Alyce S. Ashcraft, Ph.D., RN, professor and associate dean for research and scholarship at the Texas TechUniversity Health Sciences School of Nursing.

1 Jul 2022

Nursing News and Research

Latest Nursing News and Research

Mount Sinai receives $4.2 million to establish a Proteogenomic Data Analysis Center

Scientists determine the binding affinity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in response to infection or vaccination

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Yet there is a simple way to stop it.

Researchers receive $3.25 million NIH grant to better understand the oral manifestations of HIV

Nuclear stress testing can help shape physicians' decision to refer patients for heart procedures

Kangaroo care enhances the bonding between fathers and their infants

What is the effectiveness of the fourth dose mRNA vaccination against the Omicron variant?

Using data via a dashboard to decrease the use of pRBC transfusions and increase appropriate use

Moffitt researchers discover kidney cancer-specific splicing variant biomarkers

Moffitt researchers discover how YAP1 protein contributes to angiogenesis in cancers

Vaccine and testing delays for monkeypox echo failures in early covid response

Researchers unravel mechanism that underlies failure of staph vaccine trials

Household overcrowding found to be a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and strep skin

A Spanish study found traces of environmental pollution in breast milk

Study: Lactobacilli living in female urinary tract's microbiome can kill nearby pathogenic bacteria

Latest omicron subvariants are better at eluding vaccines and antibody treatments

Discussing tools and resources to support the bladder cancer patient community

Age-specific precision shielding in the pre-vaccination period of the COVID-19 pandemic

Repeat nursing homes transfers are much higher for Black residents and those under age 65, study finds

TTUHSC School of Nursing professor awarded Gerontological Society of America fellowship

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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