Category: Research Results

When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? High blood pressure affects 1.13 billion people around the globe and in 2019, it accounted for 10.8 million deaths. Worldwide, it’s the leading risk factor for mortality.

We can expect more emissions from oil refineries in the near-term future, analysis finds

A global inventory has revealed that CO2 emissions from oil refineries were 1.3 Gigatonnes (Gt) in 2018 and could be as large as 16.5 Gt from 2020 to 2030.

Cross-pollinating physicists use novel technique to improve the design of facilities that aim to harvest fusion energy

Scientists at PPPL have transferred a technique from one realm of plasma physics to another to enable the more efficient design of powerful magnets for doughnut-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks.

Antibody protects against broad range of COVID-19 virus variants

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified an antibody that is highly protective against a broad range of viral variants.

Further evidence of 200 million-year cycle for Earth’s magnetic field

The findings of a new study by the University of Liverpool provides further evidence of an approximately 200-million-year long cycle in the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Physical exercise modulates iron in Alzheimer’s disease

A recent experimental study shows how regular physical exercise modulates iron metabolism in both the brain and the muscles.

UT Southwestern Pioneers PULSAR-Integrated Radiotherapy With Immunotherapy For Improved Tumor Control

DALLAS – Aug. 20, 2021 – Artificial intelligence, along with a $71-million expansion of Radiation Oncology services, is allowing UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer physicians to pioneer a new PULSAR radiation-therapy strategy that improves tumor control compared with traditional daily therapy.

New fossils show what the ancestral brains of arthropods looked like

Exquisitely preserved fossils left behind by creatures living more than half a billion years ago reveal in great detail identical structures that researchers have long hypothesized must have contributed to the archetypal brain that has been inherited by all arthropods.

Latinos’ beliefs about social status may affect their cardiovascular health, study finds

Hispanics and Latinos in the U.S. who perceive themselves as having higher social status are more likely to have ideal markers of cardiovascular health, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Sending Out An SOS to Protect The Heart

DALLAS – Aug. 20, 2021 – A stress signal received by the heart from fat could help protect against cardiac damage induced by obesity, a new study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The finding, published online in Cell Metabolism, could help explain the “obesity paradox,” a phenomenon in which obese individuals have better short- and medium-term cardiovascular disease prognoses compared with those who are lean, but with ultimately worse long-term outcomes.

How well did the EU respond to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic? Experts now give their verdict

A new study in Frontiers in Public Health presents a review of expert opinions on the achievements and shortcomings of the European Union’s (EU) COVID-19 response.

One-half of patients with low-risk prostate cancer switch from active surveillance to active treatment

Nearly half of men initially managed with active surveillance for “low-risk” prostate cancer transition to definitive treatment – such as surgery or radiation therapy – within a few years after diagnosis, reports a study in The Journal of Urology®, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association (AUA).

Symptoms, like pain and fatigue, often cluster in newly diagnosed MS

Patients with newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis report several symptoms – pain, fatigue, depression and anxiety – in the first year. A significant number of them experience a cluster of two or more of those symptoms, according to a new study from Michigan Medicine.

Moffitt Researchers Develop Model to Predict Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patient Outcomes to Immunotherapy

In a new article published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers describe a prediction model they have created that includes information calculated from computed tomography images that can identify non-small cell lung cancer patients who are not likely to respond to immunotherapy.

Two-pronged integrative approach developed by NUS biologists increases accuracy of mosquito vector surveillance

A team of NUS researchers has developed an integrative approach that increases the accuracy of mosquito surveillance and management. The two-pronged strategy boosts accuracy in sampling by including mosquito larvae, and species identification using short DNA sequences.

NEJM: Anticoagulants Help Moderately Ill COVID-19 Patients

Moderately ill patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have better chances of survival if treated with therapeutic-dose anticoagulation, according to an international study involving 121 sites, including UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Novel AI Blood Testing Technology Can ID Lung Cancers with High Accuracy

A novel artificial intelligence blood testing technology developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center was found to detect over 90% of lung cancers in samples from nearly 800 individuals with and without cancer.

Longest study of its kind reveals how gender-affirming hormone therapies impact obesity among U.S. transgender individuals

Researchers conducted the largest and longest observational study to date, using multiple body weight measurements among a racially and ethnically diverse population of gender diverse individuals treated at an academic medical center and non-profit community health center in Washington, D.C. The findings suggest that transgender patients taking gender-affirming hormone therapy should be monitored for changes in body weight, body mass index and for complications that may accompany high body weight, such as cardiovascular disease.

Girdin One’s Loins

UC San Diego researchers detail how a ubiquitous signaling molecule plays a critical role in male fertility, orchestrating key steps that promote sperm motility, survival and fertilization success.

Clinical trial shows testing saliva for COVID-19 is as reliable as nasal swab

In a real-world trial, a team of clinician-researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have demonstrated that tests of self-collected saliva provided comparable results to tests performed by trained healthcare professionals using NP swabs.

Flawed quality control in the brain

Proteins are the “tools” of our cells – they are essential to all vital tasks.

Early COVID-19 vaccine campaign in US prevented 140,000 deaths

The early COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the U.S. prevented nearly 140,000 deaths and 3 million cases of COVID-19 by the second week of May, according to a new study.

Mentally stimulating jobs linked to lower risk of dementia in old age

People with mentally stimulating jobs have a lower risk of dementia in old age than those with non-stimulating jobs, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Existing drugs kill SARS-CoV2 in cells

A groundbreaking study from U-M reveals several drug contenders already in use for other purposes—including one dietary supplement—that have been shown to block or reduce SARS-CoV2 infection in cells.

Breakthrough Cases and COVID Boosters: Live Expert Panel for August 18, 2021

Expert Q&A: Do breakthrough cases mean we will soon need COVID boosters? The extremely contagious Delta variant continues to spread, prompting mask mandates, proof of vaccination, and other measures. Media invited to ask the experts about these and related topics.

New study reveals patients from minority ethnic groups are more likely to be admitted to hospital

Patients from minority ethnic groups have a disproportionately higher rate of emergency hospital admissions, according to research by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust.

Teens who use cannabis frequently more likely to have premature baby, study suggests

Teenagers who use cannabis frequently may be more likely to have children born preterm, when they become parents up to twenty years later, finds a new University of Bristol-led study. The research, published in Scientific Reports, repeatedly assessed 665 participants in a general population cohort on their tobacco and cannabis use between ages 14 to 29 years, before pregnancy.

Too much time on a computer, watching TV or other sedentary activities raises stroke risk

Adults younger than age 60 whose days are filled with sedentary leisure time (which includes using the computer, TV, or reading) and little physical activity have a higher stroke risk than people who are more physically active

New Research Identifies Genomic Markers of Aggressive Childhood Leukemias

New research published today in JAMA Oncology reports how two separate DNA changes appear to predict aggressive childhood leukemias when they occur in combination. This study illuminates genetic understanding of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children with the worst outcomes.

Treating newly infected COVID-19 patients with plasma from COVID survivors demonstrates no significant benefit, study finds

A NIH study co-led and designed by Michigan Medicine researchers found that using convalescent plasma to treat newly infected #COVID-19 patients demonstrated no significant benefit. The trial was stopped in February 2021 due to lack of efficacy based on planned interim analysis

Treating newly infected COVID-19 patients with plasma from COVID survivors demonstrates no significant benefit, study finds

Comet ATLAS May Have Been a Blast from the Past

Astronomers who used the Hubble telescope to watch comet ATLAS disintegrate into a cascade of icy fragments in mid-2020, now believe it came from a parent comet that swung by the Sun 5,000 years ago.

White clover’s toxic tricks traced to its hybridization

White clover is a weed that grows the world over — there’s a good chance you have some growing in your yard today. The family history of white clover (Trifolium repens) was pinned down years ago, but biologists have just uncovered the genetic backstory of white clover’s biggest trick.

باحثو مايو يطورون خوارزمية للتنبؤ بنشاط مرض التهاب المفاصل الروماتويدي

باحثو مايو يطورون خوارزمية للتنبؤ بنشاط مرض التهاب المفاصل الروماتويدي

妙佑医疗研究人员开发算法以预测类风湿性关节炎疾病活动

妙佑医疗国际(Mayo Clinic) 个体化医学中心和风湿病学科的研究人员开发了首个机器学习算法创举，可以预测患者的类风湿性关节炎疾病活动。该算法可分析血液中的生化代谢物 ― 人体代谢的产物。

Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic desenvolvem algoritmo para prever atividade de artrite reumatoide

Pesquisadores do Centro de Medicina Individualizada e da Divisão Reumatológica da Mayo Clinic desenvolveram um algoritmo de aprendizado pioneiro que pode prever a atividade da artrite reumatoide em um paciente. O algoritmo analisa metabólitos bioquímicos – os produtos do metabolismo corporal – no sangue.

Investigadores de Mayo desarrollan algoritmo para predecir actividad de la artritis reumatoide

Los investigadores del Centro para Medicina Personalizada y de la División de Reumatología en Mayo Clinic desarrollaron el primer algoritmo de aprendizaje automático capaz de predecir la actividad de la artritis reumatoide en un paciente. El algoritmo analiza en la sangre los metabolitos bioquímicos, que son los productos del metabolismo corporal.

Vaccine stockpiling by nations could lead to increase in COVID-19 cases, novel variant emergence

The allocation of COVID-19 vaccine between countries has thus far tended toward vaccine nationalism, wherein countries stockpile vaccines to prioritize access for their citizenry over equitable vaccine sharing.

Cuttlefish retain sharp memory of specific events in old age, unlike humans, study finds

Cuttlefish can remember what, where, and when specific events happened – right up to their last few days of life, researchers have found.

New prehistoric ‘Hobbit’ creature is among three discoveries suggesting rapid evolution of mammals after dinosaur extinction

Research published today in the peer-reviewed Journal of Systematic Palaeontology describes the discovery of three new species of ancient creatures from the dawn of modern mammals, and hints at rapid evolution immediately after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.

AANA Study Reveals that Removing Practice Barriers Increases Patient Care Access

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) released a new study demonstrating that the removal of barriers to practice and the expansion of responsibilities of nurse anesthetists enabled them to provide much-needed care to patients with COVID-19.

To Reduce Vehicle Pollution, a Single Atom Can Do the Work of Several

A discovery from PNNL and Washington State University could help reduce the amount of expensive material needed to treat vehicle exhaust by making the most of every precious atom.

Urban lights keep insects awake at night

A new study shows how an increase in nighttime lighting (light pollution) and heat from urban areas disturbs the hibernation periods of insects.

Researchers: Enlarged prostate lowers odds of significant prostate cancer

A team of Beaumont Health researchers from Radiology, Radiation Oncology and Urology studied the relationship between benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, and prostate cancer in 405 men by quantitatively looking at different parts of prostate tissue on MRI.

Artificial Camouflage Skin

Artificial camouflage that imitates concealment technologies existing in the natural world, such as the ones found in chameleon and octopus, is recently attracting a great attention for various military applications in the forms of wearable devices and soft robots.

Nearly 140,000 U.S. deaths prevented by early COVID-19 vaccinations

A new study by Indiana University and RAND Corp. researchers assessed the impact of COVID-19 vaccination and found that 139,393 deaths were prevented during the first five months of vaccination efforts in the United States.

Physical activity associated with better cognition in breast cancer patients

There is a strong association between high levels of physical activity and the ability to maintain cognitive function among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Immigrants to Canada May Have Lower Rate of Stroke than Long-Term Residents

Immigrants to Canada have a 33% lower rate of stroke than long-term residents, according to a study published in the August 18, 2021, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Immigrants to Canada May Have Lower Rate of Stroke than Long-Term Residents