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Newswise — DETROIT — A grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will aid Wayne State University researchers in finding new insights into diabetes and its onset. Anjan Kowluru, Ph.D., distinguished professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and senior research career scientist at the John…
Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (02/18/2024) — For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of hydrocarbons, which are compounds made of hydrogen and carbon atoms. This new method could help in…
Newswise — The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $20.6 million grant over five years to establish one of five Human Virome Characterization Centers, or HVCCs, leveraging UCLA leadership and the collective expertise of interdisciplinary scientists nationwide to advance understanding of the virome’s role in human health and disease across the oral-gut-brain axis. Yvonne…
Newswise — PHILADELPHIA— 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…
Newswise — By pre-ordering lipid panels—the tests that can indicate high cholesterol and help predict stroke and heart disease risk—clinicians could significantly improve the rate of patients who get the tests done. After patients were prompted in a study conducted by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania to schedule…
Newswise — The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in Addiction, examined diagnoses of these disorders in adolescents and young adults between 2001 to 2019. Sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications…
BYLINE: Ananya Sen Newswise — About 1 in 3 adults in the United States have prediabetes, a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. Affecting 98 million adults, prediabetes can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. While it can…
Newswise — Nitrogen is an essential component in the production of amino acids and nucleic acids — both necessary for cell growth and function. Although the atmosphere is composed of nearly 80% nitrogen, this nitrogen is in the form of dinitrogen (N2), which cannot be processed by most organisms. Atmospheric nitrogen must first be converted,…
Newswise — HOUSTON-(Dec. XX, 2024) –Houston Methodist researchers have discovered that certain components of so-called “good” cholesterol — high-density lipoproteins (HDL) – may be associated with an increased prevalence of cardiovascular disease. Led by Henry J. Pownall, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry in medicine at the Houston Methodist Research Institute, and Khurram Nasir, M.D., M.P.H., a…
Newswise — PHILADELPHIA – During a shortage of the generic platinum chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin that began in early 2023, there was no difference in mortality rates among patients with advanced cancer compared to the previous year, and prescription rates for the two drugs fell less than three percent overall—and 15.1 percent at the…
