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Researchers Identify Depression Recovery Biomarkers Using DBS Device

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A recent study published in Nature with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, otherwise known as the BRAIN...

NIH Study Identifies Tools for Effective PCOS Diagnosis

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Earlier this week, researchers at the National Institutes of Health published a systematic review in Frontiers Endocrinology, concluding that artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)...

FDA Issues Three New Draft Guidance Documents for Medical Devices

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Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) issued three new draft guidances to alter the 510(k) program. According to a statement...

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

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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

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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

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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...

NIH Researchers Investigate Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain

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Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced an investigation into Klebsiella pneumoniae, a bacterium that has managed to infect multiple healthy people in community settings. The...

Researchers Identify Multidrug Chemotherapy Resistant Genes

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On September 4, 2023, a study published in Molecular Cancer identified gene variations that led to multidrug chemoresistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells. This discovery is...

41% of Young Athletes Have Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy

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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

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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

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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...

Are African Individuals at Higher Risk of Parkinson’s Disease?

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Earlier this week, the National Institutes of Health issued a press release suggesting that people of African ancestry are at a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease. The conclusion is based on a...

Researchers Identify a Completed Sequence of the Y Chromosome

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A recent article published in Nature revealed that researchers have finally sequenced the human Y chromosome, marking the final human chromosome to be evaluated. The study, which was funded by the...

Severe COVID Alters Innate Immune System in Human, Animal Studies

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On August 18, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a press release announcing a potential link between severe COVID-19 and changes to the innate immune system. The National Institute...

NIH Awards $24 Million to Develop Maternal Health Research Centers

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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...

Fifth Circuit Appeals Court Restricts Access to Abortion Pill

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On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision that will restrict access to medication abortions. While the new ruling does not reverse the...

Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure Increases Dementia Risk

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Earlier this week, researchers in JAMA Internal Medicine published an investigation analyzing the impacts of air pollution from varying sources on dementia risk in the United States. Researchers...

Omicron Variant EG.5 Linked to 17.3% of New COVID-19 Cases

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According to the most recent data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant, EG.5, is now the leading cause of new COVID-19 cases across the...

Biden Administration Tracks Heat-Related Illnesses with New Dashboard

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On August 9, 2023, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the launch of the Heat-Related Illness EMS Activation Surveillance Dashboard, also known as EMS HeatTracker,...

Gene Therapy Restores Sight in a Pediatric Patient with DEB

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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...