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24-Feb-2025

Research suggests common viral infection worsens deadly condition among premature babies

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers say they found that infection with a common virus that can be transmitted from mother to fetus before birth significantly worsens an often-fatal complication of premature birth called necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in experiments with mice.

Journal: Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Garrett Fund for the Surgical Treatment of Children at The Johns Hopkins University

24-Feb-2025

Brown University researchers show how humans learn to optimize working memory

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Working memory is what allows humans to juggle different pieces of information in short-term scenarios, like making a mental grocery list and then going shopping or remembering and then dialing a phone number. While scientists agree that the capacity of working memory is limited, they offer competing theories about how and why this is true. But new research from scientists at the Carney Institute for Brain Science at Brown University shows why limits on working memory exist.

Journal: eLife
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health

24-Feb-2025

Researchers find telemedicine may help reduce use of unnecessary health tests

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team from Mass General Brigham and their collaborators have found that telemedicine may help to reduce the use of low-value tests.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine
Funder: Arnold Ventures and the Commonwealth Fund, NIH/National Institute on Aging

24-Feb-2025

University of Cincinnati trial compares omega-3 supplements for elderly adults at risk for dementia

University of Cincinnati
Grant and Award Announcement

A first-of-its-kind University of Cincinnati trial will compare brain accessibility of two types of omega-3 supplements in elderly adults at risk for dementia.

Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging

24-Feb-2025

New cancer vaccine method boosts potency and scope

Tufts University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine method that can target virtually any solid tumor, amplifying the visibility of tumor antigens to the immune system, leading to a potent response. Preclinical tests shows that it helps slow or stop the progression of melanoma, triple-negative breast cancer, lung and ovarian cancer

Journal: Nature Biomedical Engineering
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health