Research & Evidence

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Has Increased in Young Adults

by Veronica Salib

The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the United States has increased in young adults within one decade. On March 5, 2023, Rahul Aggarwal, MD, and his colleagues published an investigation...

Researchers 3D Engineer Complex Skin Graft for Extensive Skin Injury

by Veronica Salib

In an article published in Science Advances earlier this year, researchers from Columbia University detailed the process of developing and testing 3D-engineered complex skin grafts in the shape of...

Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Increases the Risk of Ovarian Cancer

by Veronica Salib

Echoing several other studies on ultra-processed food consumption, a recent study analyzed the relationship between ultra-processed and cancer risk, finding that excessive consumption was linked with a...

Pediatric Mental Health Emergency Department Visits Increase by 8%

by Veronica Salib

Researchers in JAMA Pediatrics highlight issues in the nation’s mental health crisis in a new study that found that pediatric mental health emergency department (ED) visits increased by 8% every...

Epidural Electrical Stimulation Can Restore Walking

by Veronica Salib

In a recent revolutionary clinical trial, researchers determined that they could restore walking in individuals paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury. According to the Nature publication, the lumbar...

US Life Expectancy Lags behind European Countries

by Veronica Salib

In a recent article published in Nature Human Behavior, researchers looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted life expectancy. It’s abundantly clear that COVID — especially in the early...

Hair Straightening Chemicals Linked to Uterine Cancer

by Veronica Salib

On October 17, 2022, the NIH announced results from a study it funded that associated permanent straightening chemicals with a greater risk of uterine cancer. Based on these results and the surveyed...

UC Davis Health Provides Update on In Utero Stem Cell Treatment

by Veronica Salib

In the spring of 2021, the CuRe trial — also known as the Cellular Therapy for In Utero Repair of Myelomeningocele trial — was launched by UC Davis Health. Through this trial, 35 patients...

New Cell Seeder Optimizes Cell Line Development

by Veronica Salib

During the Bioprocess International Conference, Advanced Instruments debuted the Solentim VIPS PRO. This biotechnology is a high efficiency single cell seeder. Cell seeding is the process in which...

How Postmortem MRI with CT Compared to Traditional Autopsy

by Veronica Salib

Although postmortem imaging has been recommended as an alternative to a traditional autopsy, there have been several concerns regarding this autopsy method. While imaging may be less invasive, it...

Scientist-Developed Blood Test for Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancers

by Veronica Salib

Diagnostic tests are an essential tool for many clinicians, notably oncologists. Currently, there are no definitive, singular diagnostic tests for pancreatic cancer. Meanwhile, a colorectal cancer...

Increased Consumption of Processed Foods Leads to Higher Risk of Colorectal Cancer

by Veronica Salib

On August 31, 2022, BMJ published an article that determined that diet — specifically increased consumption of ultra-processed foods — can impact the risk of developing colorectal cancer....

Lyme Disease Rates in Rural Communities Have Risen 357%

by Veronica Salib

Previous data have suggested that the rates of Lyme disease and other tickborne illnesses have risen in the past few years. A recent press release by Fair Health quantifies this increased rate using...

COVID Spike Protein Causes Damage to Heart Muscle Cells

by Veronica Salib

Last week, the American Heart Association (AHA) said that investigators have begun to understand how COVID spike proteins may contribute to heart muscle cell damage. Previously, clinicians knew that...

Reduced Muscle Strength Is Associated with a Higher Risk of Dementia

by Veronica Salib

A study published in JAMA found that a reduction in muscle strength is associated with an increased risk of dementia. Researchers in this study analyzed data from the UK Biobank on patients between 39...

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Babies of Mothers Who Had COVID-19 During Pregnancy

by Alivia Kaylor

A recent JAMA Network Open study analyzed mothers who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy and the neurodevelopmental outcomes, such as motor function and speech disorders, in their...

Scientists Publish Comprehensive ‘Gapless’ Human Genome

by Samantha McGrail

A collaboration between researchers from government, academic, and private organizations, called the Telomere-to-Telomere Consortium, recently produced the first fully “gapless” human...

Long-COVID Study; A Lingering Issue for Mental Healthcare

by Hayden Schmidt

Participants in a recent study from the University of Cambridge are revealing troubling signs of the long-term effects that the coronavirus can have on mental health. The research published last week...

BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s Gene Therapy Helps Hemophilia A Patients

by Samantha McGrail

BioMarin Pharmaceuticals recently announced results from the Phase 3 GENEr8-1 study of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an investigational gene therapy to treat adults with severe hemophilia...

Medtronic’s Medical Device Boosts Polyp Detection in Colonoscopy

by Samantha McGrail

Medtronic recently confirmed the effectiveness of its medical device, GI Genius intelligent endoscopy module, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect colorectal polyps during...