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OHSU: Stroke care dwindles worldwide during pandemic, study finds

Waiting to get care is dangerous, OHSU co-author emphasizes

STANFORD: Research could lead to injectable gels that release medicines over time

Injecting patients with a gel that would dissolve over several months could replace the need to administer daily or weekly shots. But to make this possible, researchers first had to create a Jello-like substance that could defy one of the fundamental laws of nature.

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UC DAVIS HEALTH: New Report Shows Critical Link Between Tobacco Use and Cancer Deaths

The impact tobacco use has on cancer deaths in the California is coming into sharper focus thanks to a new report by UC Davis Health researchers.

MSU: Scientists Conduct Largest Freshwater Insect Census in U.S.

When it comes to census taking, people are not the only ones who count.

MIT: Designing customized “brains” for robots

A new system devises hardware architectures to hasten robots’ response time.

NIH: Researchers Identify New Genetic Disorder That Affects Brain, Craniofacial Skeleton

Analysis of patients with rare condition uncovers key pathway for human development.

MIT: Model Analyzes How Viruses Escape the Immune System

Using this computational system, researchers can identify viral protein sequences that could make better vaccine targets.

NIH: Scientists Identify Nutrient That Helps Prevent Bacterial Infection

Taurine, which helps the body digest fats and oils, could offer treatment benefit.

STANFORD: Single-dose Nanoparticle Vaccine for Covid-19

Researchers at Stanford are working to develop a single-dose vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 that could potentially be stored at room temperature.

MIT: Turning Microbiome Research Into a Force for Health

A diverse group of researchers is working to turn new discoveries about the trillions of microbes in the body into treatments for a range of diseases.

NIH: Study links metabolic syndrome to higher cardiovascular risk in patients with psoriasis

Psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, has long been known to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, which includes heart attack and stroke.

CDC: Avoid Carbon Monoxide poisoning and other dangers after a storm makes landfall

Carbon monoxide poisoning and driving through floodwaters cause injury and death after storms.

YALE UNIVERSITY: Brain tissue yields clues to causes of PTSD

A post-mortem analysis of brain tissue from people who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may help explain enduring mysteries about the disorder, such as why women are more susceptible to it and whether a dampened immune system response plays a role in dealing with stress, a team headed by Yale University and the VA’s National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) researchers has found.

STANFORD: Researchers develop lab-on-a-chip that turns blood test snapshots into continuous movies

The new device can continuously sense levels of virtually any protein or molecule in the blood. The researchers say it could be transformative for disease detection, patient monitoring and biomedical research.

MSU: Defying gravity: A new spin on intro physics for life sciences

A new curriculum developed and tested at MSU puts the focus on the physics that life scientists need

UC BERKELEY: Neuroscientists tap gamers to learn how people problem-solve

The game app hexxed may cast a spell on players who have to figure out the rules of the game and what the goal is. Neuroscientists hope to use player strategies to understand how people solve problems compared to how artificial intelligence solves problems.

JHU: Johns Hopkins Develops Potential Antibiotic For Drug-Resistant Pathogen

Scientists from Johns Hopkins University and Medicine have developed a possible new antibiotic for a pathogen that is notoriously resistant to medications and frequently lethal for people with cystic fibrosis and other lung ailments.

NIH: All of Us Research Program returns first genetic results to participants

The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has begun to return genetic results to participants who have donated biosamples for research.

UMICH: Using ancient minerals from deep within Earth’s crust to measure cosmic radiation

If you want to understand a part of Earth’s galactic history—whether it passed near a supernova during its path around our galaxy, for example—you may be able to find the answer in the crystal structure of a rock, according to a University of Michigan study.

EMORY: Engineered 'stealth bomber' virus could be new weapon against metastatic cancer

Many cancer researchers can claim to have devised “smart bombs.” What has been missing is the stealth bomber – a delivery system that can slip through the body’s radar defenses.