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3-Feb-2025

Esteemed UTA chemist receives international award

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

Daniel Armstrong, the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor in Chemistry at The University of Texas at Arlington, will be presented with the 2025 Pittcon Analytical Chemistry Award for his significant contributions to the field of analytical chemistry.

3-Feb-2025

February Issues of APA journals feature research on the substance and behavioral addictions, eradicating stigma, and more

American Psychiatric Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, and Focus are now available online.

Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry

3-Feb-2025

Study finds most Americans oppose detaining sick undocumented immigrants but support post-treatment detention

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers with the Texas A&M University School of Public Health surveyed more than 6,100 respondents. Their study is thought to be the first to assess the public’s perceptions of the role of the nation’s interior border checkpoints as gatekeepers to health care access.

Journal: Health Economics Policy and Law

3-Feb-2025

Kennesaw State researcher receives American Heart Association grant to study heart valve disease

Kennesaw State University
Grant and Award Announcement

Mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky’s project aims to build a device replicating the structure and function of the bicuspid aortic valve.

Funder: American Heart Association

3-Feb-2025

A protein at the heart of heart disease

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) — commonly known as bad cholesterol — have long been on scientists’ radar as a major contributor to heart disease. But these microscopic troublemakers have hidden their inner workings behind a maze of complexity. That is, until now.

In a new study published in Nature, University of Missouri researchers have, for the first time, revealed the specific shape and structure of one of the body’s most important yet complicated proteins: ApoB100. Acting as a kind of molecular exoskeleton, this protein wraps around LDL particles, allowing them to travel through the bloodstream, researchers found.

Journal: Nature

3-Feb-2025

Study shows high-precision radiation therapy is safe for patients with cancer that has spread throughout body

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new Phase I clinical trial from London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) has found high-precision radiation therapy is safe for use in patients with cancer that has spread to more than 10 spots in the body.

Journal: International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

3-Feb-2025

Groundbreaking studies reveal lasting impact of PTSD on Vietnam veterans, linking combat to CVD and chronic health issues; psychosocial conditions more than 50 years later

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Major new studies from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reveal that veterans of the Vietnam War continue to face significant psychological and physical health challenges decades after their combat experience. The research, one of the longest observational studies of Vietnam veterans to date, finds that PTSD and combat exposure are strongly linked to cardiovascular disease and chronic illnesses, as well as ongoing psychological distress, with effects persisting up to 50 years after their service.

Journal: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Funder: National Academy of Sciences