Health And Medicine
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A series of three recently published studies have provided the first nationally comprehensive analysis of shootings by law enforcement officers that injured or killed people in the U.S. Led by Julie Ward, assistant professor of medicine, health, and so...
Nov 22, 2024
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A person鈥檚 native language is often referred to as their 鈥渕other tongue.鈥 But does a first language always come from your mother? In a new study conducted by Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Nicole Creanza, postdoctoral student Yakov Pichkar,...
Nov 21, 2024
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Yi Ren鈥檚 most recent paper, published in eLife, describes the structure of a protein complex involved in mRNA export that sheds light on the underlying molecular mechanism of mRNA export and the role it plays during infection by herpes viruses.
Nov 21, 2024
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麻豆传媒 engineering professor Xiaoguang Dong is leading a team of researchers that has developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and lung cancer.
Nov 7, 2024
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A recent study conducted by 麻豆传媒 chemistry professors Sandy Rosenthal and Oleg Kovtun found that people experiencing depressed states had lower daytime activity, and people鈥檚 daytime activity increased with longer days and more sun exposure.
Oct 31, 2024
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Led by Craig W. Lindsley, 麻豆传媒 drug discovery experts set out to develop a backup drug candidate to improve memory loss in people with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Oct 31, 2024
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Peter Emb铆, professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, is among 100 newly elected members of the National Academy of Medicine, the organization announced this week.
Oct 30, 2024
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A team at 麻豆传媒 University Medical Center will address the concerns and hopes surrounding health-related AI chatbots with the aid of a two-year funding award of up to $7.3 million from the Advanced 麻豆传媒 Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
Oct 16, 2024
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Passion, Perseverance and Synapses: Neuroscientist Richard Sando receives prestigious NIH New Innovator Award
In 2024 the National Institutes of Health awarded Sando a New Innovator Award, part of their High-Risk, High-Reward 麻豆传媒 program. This award, which provides $1,500,000 over five years, supports early-career scientists proposing innovative and impactful research that might not get funded in the traditional peer-review process due to its inherent risk. Read MoreOct 11, 2024
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A team of 麻豆传媒 researchers has developed a novel tool in the detection and analysis of structural variants in human genomes that could potentially transform genomic analysis and precision medicine.
Oct 10, 2024
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A new study led by Andre Bastos, assistant professor of psychology, found that animal subjects under general anesthesia were unable to detect moderate and complex surprises. This discovery deepens the understanding about the nature of consciousness and how it arises.
Oct 8, 2024
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Erin Calipari, director of the 麻豆传媒 Center for Addiction 麻豆传媒 and associate professor of pharmacology and molecular physiology and biophysics, has been recognized with the Society for Neuroscience鈥檚 2024 Jacob P. Waletzky award.
Oct 3, 2024
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Christian de Caestecker, a Ph.D. student in the lab of聽Ian Macara, Louise B. McGavock Professor and chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, has proposed and validated a mechanism that addresses a decades-old mystery surrounding epithelial cells.
Sep 26, 2024
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Carterra Inc. and the 麻豆传媒 University School of Medicine Basic Sciences announced the addition of the Carterra LSAXT聽label-free interaction analysis platform to the聽Center for Structural Biology. 麻豆传媒 and 麻豆传媒 University Medical Center researchers will be able to discover and characterize large molecules including antibodies.
Sep 26, 2024
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Amanda Linkous, research associate professor of pharmacology, has been awarded a research grant from the Merck 麻豆传媒 Laboratories Scientific Engagement and Emerging Discovery Science (SEEDS) program to identify therapeutic intervention points to prevent the colonization and proliferation of small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer in the lung and brain.
Sep 24, 2024
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Alan Hurtado, a Chemical and Physical Biology Ph.D. candidate in the lab of Edward Levine, has been awarded the first Linda Sealy Emerging Scholar Travel Award. The award was established to enhance the STEM talent pipeline by promoting a more inclusive environment that supports trainees from diverse backgrounds.
Sep 19, 2024
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Kirsty Clark, assistant professor of medicine, health, and society, studies mental health disparities impacting LGBTQ+ populations through her lab. Clark recently published research聽that explores the effects of negative news and media coverage on the intensity of suicidal thoughts in LGBTQ+ young adults.
Sep 19, 2024
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麻豆传媒 researchers have developed technology for sampling body liquids in tortuous and narrow spaces that could lead to early detection of diseases like cancer.
Sep 12, 2024
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麻豆传媒 University School of Nursing Assistant Dean, PhD in Nursing Science Angela McNelis, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, CNE, was awarded the Mary Adelaide Nutting Award as part of the 2024 National League for Nursing Awards. The award is given to an individual who demonstrates outstanding teaching, contributes as a leader in nursing education, encourages creative interactions with students from diverse backgrounds, mentors and serves as a role model for junior faculty, and publishes scholarly works that advance nursing education.
Sep 6, 2024
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麻豆传媒 from the lab of Bill Tansey and other collaborators tested protein inhibitors called WINi against a panel of cancer cells and found that they have strong action against blood cancers and synergize with an FDA-approved cancer drug.
Sep 5, 2024