Artificially intelligent software has been developed to enhance medical treatments that use jets of electrified gas known as plasma. The computer code predicts the chemicals emitted by plasma…
Read more Artificially intelligent software provides a detailed look at jets of plasma used to treat cancerSubcutaneous formula slashes treatment time to under 5 minutes Broad impact seen for greater access to and experience with treatment Study has implications for treatment of many cancer…
Read more Subcutaneous Nivolumab as Effective as IV for Renal Cell Carcinoma — With Much Faster Treatment TimeNewswise — Navigating the labyrinthine vasculature of the brain with standard surgical instruments can be incredibly challenging, even for the steadiest of hands. But with some robotic assistance,…
Read more Researchers aim to streamline brain surgery with a new soft robotic systemNewswise — Herbicides are the most used class of pesticides worldwide, with uses in agriculture, homes and industry. Exposures to two of the most popular herbicides were associated…
Read more Commonly Used Herbicide is Harmful to Adolescent Brain FunctionBYLINE: Caroline Seydel Newswise — The reasons why people attempt suicide are complex and include external triggers like trauma and stress, as well as inherited genetic factors. A…
Read more Largest-Ever Genetic Study of Suicide Finds New Risk FactorsNewswise — CLEVELAND: A team from Cleveland Clinic has developed a new model for prioritizing patients waiting for a lung transplant, aimed at improving outcomes and reducing deaths…
Read more Cleveland Clinic Researchers Develop New Model for Prioritizing Lung Transplant CandidatesAt a glance From 2013 to 2019 the share of U.S. health care visits delivered by non-physicians such as nurse practitioners or physician assistants increased from 14 to…
Read more A Fourth of U.S. Health Visits Now Delivered by Non-PhysiciansBYLINE: Tracy Crane, Department of Chemistry Newswise — In the past two decades, the carbon-nitrogen bond forming reaction, known as the Buchwald-Hartwig reaction, has become one of the…
Read more Machine learning tool simplifies one of the most widely used reactions in the pharmaceutical industryNewswise — LA JOLLA, CA—Scientists are on the hunt for a unique set of mutations, called “neoantigens,” that let the immune system distinguish tumor cells from normal cells.…
Read more LJI scientists harness ‘helper’ T cells to treat tumorsBYLINE: Lauren Quinn Newswise — URBANA, Ill. — Love it or hate it, broccoli is chock-full of health-promoting chemicals linked to heart health, cancer prevention, immune function, weight management,…
Read more New Grant to Optimize Gut Microbes, Boost Health Benefits of BroccoliBYLINE: Jina Sawani, Michigan Medicine Newswise — In the United States and other western countries, a form of esophageal and stomach cancer has risen dramatically over the last…
Read more AI can predict certain forms of esophageal and stomach cancerNewswise — Relatively short-term use of immunosuppressant medications to control an inflammatory disease was not associated with an increased risk of later developing cancer, according to new research…
Read more Short-Term Use of Immunosuppressants Not Linked to Cancer RiskNewswise — DETROIT – Wanqing Liu, Ph.D., professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and of pharmacology in…
Read more Research aims to uncover genetic and environmental risk factors of nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseNewswise — EL PASO, Texas (Aug. 21, 2023) – The University of Texas at El Paso is scaling up its role in preparing the next generation of engineers…
Read more UTEP to Boost Training of Next-Gen Engineers with $5.3M GrantBYLINE: Patricia DeLacey Newswise — Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows. The proportion…
Read more Remote learning during pandemic aids medical students with disabilitiesNewswise — The new project creates opportunities for researchers from historically underrepresented groups to develop technology that will help us understand the forces behind an expanding universe. The…
Read more Department of Energy grant supports inclusive high energy physics researchNewswise — Hokkaido University researchers found that tiny nematode worm larvae surf electric fields to hitch rides on passing insects. Many living organisms are known to make use…
Read more Nematodes joy ride across electric voltagesNewswise — LA JOLLA, CA—New research in the journal Nature Communications gives scientists an important window into how Ebola virus replicates inside host cells. The study, led by…
Read more A new look inside Ebola’s “viral factories”Newswise — EL PASO, Texas (Aug. 8, 2023) – Two University of Texas at El Paso researchers have earned one of the nation’s highest awards for early-career faculty…
Read more Prestigious NSF Grants Awarded to UTEP Early-Career FacultyBYLINE: Bubba Brown Newswise — The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (RMCOEH), a partnership between the University of Utah and Weber State University and one…
Read more Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Earns $8.6 Million Grant to Protect Workers
