Archive: 09/07/2020

Researchers identify key role of immune cells in brain development

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have identified how specific brain cells interacting during development could be related to neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including some that occur ...

Jul 9, 2020

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A complex gene program initiates brain changes in response to cocaine

The lab of Jeremy Day, Ph.D., at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has used single-nucleus RNA sequencing approaches to compare transcriptional responses to acute cocaine in 16 unique cell populations from a portion ...

Jul 9, 2020

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Coronavirus fears kept many essential workers at home in April, study finds

(HealthDay)—Many more American workers caring for children, the sick or aged, as well as bus drivers, subway workers and those involved in food production took time off work in April—probably due to fears of contracting ...

Jul 9, 2020

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Improved cochlear implant device allows safe MRI in children without discomfort

A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago found that children with a MED-EL Synchrony cochlear implant device can undergo MRI safely, with no discomfort and reduced need for sedation or anesthesia. ...

Jul 9, 2020

Expansion stress enhances growth and migration of breast cancer cells

Expansion stress can have an alarming impact on breast cancer cells by creating conditions that could lead to dangerous acceleration of the disease, an interdisciplinary team of University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers ...

Jul 9, 2020

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Rochester community initiative increases teenage use of effective contraception

A new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that a University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) community outreach initiative has helped adolescents in Rochester adopt long-acting reversible ...

Jul 9, 2020

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Researchers explore new approaches to support work practices in homeless shelters

Researchers from Bentley University, in partnership with Pine Street Inn, New England's largest homeless shelter, have been exploring the ideas of process modeling to better understand and improve triage practices at homeless ...

Jul 9, 2020