Medical Research

Ophthalmic Scans Provide Insight into Kidney Health

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, researchers at the University of Edinburgh published an article in Nature Communications revealing that choroidal and retinal thinning may be biomarkers for chronic kidney disease...

Ultrasound Technology May Provide a New Vaccine Delivery Method

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, at Acoustics 2023 Sydney, a doctoral researcher at the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Darcy Dunn–Lawless, discussed his research on a...

Quest, Universal DX Collaborate to Advance Colorectal Cancer Screening

by Veronica Salib

On November 20, 2023, Universal DX (UDX), a biotechnology company, announced its collaboration with Quest Diagnostics, one of the two most significant lab services in the United States, to study,...

NIH Researchers Identify Sleep Deficiency as a T2D Risk Factor

by Veronica Salib

Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the results of a study that identified chronic sleep deficiency as a risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D). The study, published in Diabetes...

Researchers Develop a Blood Test to Diagnose Bipolar Disorder

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this week, researchers at the University of Cambridge reported on metabolomic biomarker signatures for bipolar disorder, comparing them to unipolar depression. In a press release from the...

Tuberculosis Cord-Like Bacterial Aggregates Revealed in Breakthrough Study

by Alivia Kaylor

In a landmark study recently published in the esteemed journal Cell, researchers have unraveled how Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the causative agent of tuberculosis, forms cord-like structures...

NIH Will Allocate $50.3 Million to Multi-Omics Research Over 5 Years

by Veronica Salib

On September 12, 2023, the National Institute of Health (NIH) announced it would award $50.3 million to multi-omics research on health and diseases over the next five years. By establishing the...

Digital Assays Detect Nucleic Acids to Identify Clinical Pathogens

by Veronica Salib

On September 6, 2023, researchers from the Karolinska Institute published a study in Science Advances detailing a new pathogen detection assay that uses DNA nanoballs. The study was a collaborative...

31% of Men Worldwide Have Genital Human Papillomavirus

by Veronica Salib

A recent study published in the Lancet Global Health aimed to understand the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in men. The review and meta-analysis estimated that 31% of men worldwide have...

41% of Young Athletes Have Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

by Veronica Salib

In a recent press release, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the results of a study funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), noting high rates of...

Increased Screen Time at 1 Year May Be Linked to Developmental Delay

by Veronica Salib

Earlier this month, an article published in JAMA Pediatrics linked screen time with an increased potential for developmental delays. Researchers set out to understand the dose–response...

Poor Water Quality Can Increase Lung Infection Risk for CF Patients

by Veronica Salib

Researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a subset of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recently published a study in Environmental Epidemiology...

NIH Awards $24 Million to Develop Maternal Health Research Centers

by Veronica Salib

Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health announced that it would award $24 million for the first year to establish Maternal Health Research Centers of Excellence. This funding is a component of the...

Gene Therapy Restores Sight in a Pediatric Patient with DEB

by Veronica Salib

Alfonso Sabater, MD, PhD, played a significant role in restoring the vision of 14-year-old Antonio Vento, a dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) patient. Alongside two surgical procedures, a recently...

Researchers Predict Childhood Obesity Using Umbilical Cord Blood

by Veronica Salib

A recent study published in eBioMedicine, a Lancet journal, revealed that DNA methylation (DNAm) in umbilical cord blood could predict a child’s growth trajectories up to 18 years. Providers may...

ctDNA Testing Reduces Time to Treatment for Lung Cancer Patients

by Veronica Salib

A nonrandomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open revealed that circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) before tissue diagnosis can reduce the time to treatment in patients with suspected advanced...

Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acids Maintains Lung Health NIH Study Reveals

by Veronica Salib

An NIH-funded study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine concluded that consuming omega-3 fatty acids from fish or supplements can help maintain lung health,...

The Path That Ends AIDS: UNAIDS Report Projects AIDS Could End by 2030

by Veronica Salib

A report published on July 13, 2023, by UNAIDS, a global effort to end acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), projects and outlines a plan to end AIDS by 2030. The 196-page report is divided into...

Mental Health ED Visits Are Less Elastic Than Overall ED Visits

by Veronica Salib

A recent study published in JAMA Network Open concluded that mental health emergency department visits are less elastic than overall emergency department (ED) visits. Using data from before and during...

NIH-Funded Study Highlights the Importance of SCID Screenings

by Veronica Salib

An NIH-funded study in the Lancet highlighted the importance of newborn screenings for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). The study was a longitudinal analysis of 36 years of data from the...