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Newswise: New Implant Will Help Patients Regenerate Their Own Heart Valves
Released: 11-Feb-2025 9:15 PM EST
New Implant Will Help Patients Regenerate Their Own Heart Valves
Georgia Institute of Technology

A 3D-printed, bioresorbable heart valve promotes tissue regeneration, potentially eliminating the need for repeated surgeries for adult and pediatric heart patients.

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Released: 11-Feb-2025 9:00 PM EST
Study of Female Genital Tract Reveals Key Findings 
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Seeking to understand what constitutes a healthy vaginal microbiome, a global research collaboration that includes a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has reported a series of findings, including identifying which bacteria thwart vaginal disease and determining that microbiomes vary significantly across human populations. Authors of the study, published in Trends in Microbiology, are part of a Belgium-based initiative called the Isala Sisterhood.

Newswise: Mystery Solved: New Study Reveals How DNA Repair Genes Play a Major Role in Huntington's Disease
11-Feb-2025 4:45 AM EST
Mystery Solved: New Study Reveals How DNA Repair Genes Play a Major Role in Huntington's Disease
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

A new UCLA Health study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and triggering downstream pathologies and motor impairment, shedding light on disease mechanisms and potential new ways to develop therapies.

Released: 10-Feb-2025 10:00 AM EST
Increased Cancer Risk for Kidney Transplant Recipients Linked to Epstein-Barr Virus
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

More than 90% of the adult population in the U.S. is or has been infected with Epstein Barr virus (EBV). EBV is a highly contagious member of the herpes virus family, best known for causing infectious mononucleosis ("mono") and for its association with several cancers and autoimmune diseases. Kidney transplant patients who’ve never been exposed to EBV but receive organs from a donor who carried the virus may develop a life-threatening post-transplant complication called lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. An estimated 4 to 5 percent of adult kidney transplants – as many as 1200 patients per year – could be at risk of the condition, in which the body’s immune system gets confused and immune cells can grow out of control and act like cancer. The findings were recently published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Released: 6-Feb-2025 8:30 PM EST
New Software Developed at Wayne State University Will Help Study Chemical and Biological Systems
Wayne State University Division of Research

With the help of a new grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of Wayne State University College of Engineering researchers are developing new software to support computational materials design.

Newswise: Research in Fruit Flies Pinpoints Brain Pathways Involved in Alcohol-Induced Insomnia
5-Feb-2025 8:30 PM EST
Research in Fruit Flies Pinpoints Brain Pathways Involved in Alcohol-Induced Insomnia
University of Utah Health

The study identified specific neurotransmitters and brain cells that are involved in alcohol-induced insomnia. This work could ultimately lead to targeted treatments for alcohol-related sleep loss, helping people recover from alcohol use disorder.

4-Feb-2025 9:00 PM EST
AI Tool Helps Find Life-Saving Medicine for Rare Disease
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Set to enter hospice care, a patient with idiopathic multicentric Castleman’s disease is now in remission after treatment with a medication identified by an AI-guided analysis

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Newswise: Why Do Women Have More Trouble After Knee Injuries? UTSW Model Explains
Released: 5-Feb-2025 10:55 AM EST
Why Do Women Have More Trouble After Knee Injuries? UTSW Model Explains
UT Southwestern Medical Center

A computer model of the cellular environment inside the knee developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers sheds light on why women tend to have worse outcomes after knee injuries than men. Their findings, published in Scientific Reports, could facilitate research into new therapies for knee inflammatory disorders and personalized treatments for patients with these conditions.

Newswise: FAU Lands $1.9M NIH Grant for Novel Mechanisms to Treat Degenerative Disease
Released: 4-Feb-2025 8:40 PM EST
FAU Lands $1.9M NIH Grant for Novel Mechanisms to Treat Degenerative Disease
Florida Atlantic University

Researchers will explore a promising approach for treating degenerative diseases by replacing damaged cells with new ones and will focus on genetically engineering replacement cells from embryonic stem cells, which have the potential to develop into mature cells and tissues.

Newswise: International Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial in Young Adults Begins
Released: 4-Feb-2025 8:30 PM EST
International Alzheimer’s Prevention Trial in Young Adults Begins
Washington University in St. Louis

The first participants in an international clinical trial aimed at preventing Alzheimer’s disease in young adults at high risk of the disease have been enrolled. The trial, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, aims to determine whether stopping the early molecular changes that lead to symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease can prevent the disease from ever taking hold.

Newswise: UCLA Awarded NIH Grant to Train the Next Generation of Brain Cancer Scientists
Released: 4-Feb-2025 7:20 PM EST
UCLA Awarded NIH Grant to Train the Next Generation of Brain Cancer Scientists
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have been awarded a $1.72 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support the Neuro-Oncology Translational Research Training Program, an initiative designed to train the next generation of brain tumor scientists and physician-scientists.

Released: 4-Feb-2025 10:30 AM EST
Number of Family Caregivers Supporting Older Adults Increased Nearly One-Third Between 2011 and 2022
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The number of family caregivers supporting older adults living in home and residential-care settings increased 32%, from 18.2 million to 24.1 million, between 2011 and 2022, according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research.

Newswise: Life-bearing Water Arrived on Earth Later Rather Than Sooner  
Released: 3-Feb-2025 8:30 PM EST
Life-bearing Water Arrived on Earth Later Rather Than Sooner  
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A team led by a Rutgers-New Brunswick scientist has concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth’s formation as previously thought, an insight that bears directly on the question of when life originated on the planet.

Released: 31-Jan-2025 7:35 PM EST
Moffitt Study Finds Key Biomarker to Predict KRASG12C Inhibitor Effectiveness in Lung Cancer
Moffitt Cancer Center

A new study from Moffitt Cancer Center could help doctors predict how well patients with a specific type of lung cancer will respond to new therapies. The research, published in Clinical Cancer Research, found that measuring the interaction between two proteins, RAS and RAF, could provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of treatments for patients with KRASG12C-mutant non-small cell lung cancer, a type of lung cancer known for being particularly difficult to treat.

Released: 30-Jan-2025 7:50 PM EST
Study Reveals High Rate of Underage Tobacco Sales
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

A recent study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Rutgers University shows a high rate of underage tobacco sales despite federal legislation that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.

Released: 30-Jan-2025 8:55 AM EST
Moffitt Study Shows AI Boosts Efficacy of Cancer Treatment, But Doctors Remain Key
Moffitt Cancer Center

A new study led by researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center, in collaboration with investigators from the University of Michigan, shows that artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors make better decisions when treating cancer. However, it also highlights challenges in how doctors and AI work together. The study, published in Nature Communications, focused on AI-assisted radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer).

Newswise: Researchers Seek to Perfect Manufacture of Microscopically Thin Films for Tech, Medical Applications
Released: 30-Jan-2025 8:30 AM EST
Researchers Seek to Perfect Manufacture of Microscopically Thin Films for Tech, Medical Applications
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A new grant from the National Science Foundation will allow a research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York to perfect a manufacturing technique that could have applications in everything from electronics manufacturing to healthcare.

Newswise: AI-based Pregnancy Analysis Discovers Previously Unknown Warning Signs for Stillbirth and Newborn Complications
27-Jan-2025 5:20 PM EST
AI-based Pregnancy Analysis Discovers Previously Unknown Warning Signs for Stillbirth and Newborn Complications
University of Utah Health

The analysis of almost 10,000 pregnancies has discovered previously unidentified combinations of risk factors linked to serious negative pregnancy outcomes, finding that there may be up to a tenfold difference in risk for infants who are currently treated identically under clinical guidelines.



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