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13-May-2025

Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fall

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reports and Proceedings

MIT engineers built E-BAR, a mobile robot designed to physically support the elderly and prevent them from falling as they move around their homes. E-BAR acts as a set of robotic handlebars that follows a person from behind, allowing them to walk independently or lean on the robot’s arms for support.

Funder: National Robotics Initiative, U.S. National Science Foundation

13-May-2025

Fragmented care does not affect survival outcomes for retroperitoneal sarcoma, Fox Chase Cancer Center study finds

Temple University Health System
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study recently published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center, patients being treated for retroperitoneal sarcoma at multiple facilities experienced longer delays between diagnosis and treatment and traveled farther to receive treatment, but their overall survival rates were equivalent to patients receiving nonfragmented care.

Journal: The American Journal of Surgery

13-May-2025

Wayne State University research aims to reduce diabetes’ effect on vision

Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research
Grant and Award Announcement

A four-year, $2.33 million grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health to Wayne State University is supporting research focused on improving and preserving vision and eye health in those with diabetes.

Funder: NIH/National Eye Institute

13-May-2025

With AI, researchers predict the location of virtually any protein within a human cell

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers developed a new machine learning method that, given a relevant amino acid sequence, can automatically predict the location of a protein in any human cell line down to the single-cell level. This advance could help clinicians identify certain diseases, streamline the process of drug discovery, and give biologists new insights into the effects of protein mutations.

Funder: Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center at the Broad Institute, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Searle Scholars Foundation, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Merkin Institute, Office of Naval Research, DOE/US Department of Energy

13-May-2025

Research shows how hormone can reverse fatty liver disease

University of Oklahoma
Peer-Reviewed Publication

OKLAHOMA CITY – A pioneering research study published today in Cell Metabolism details how the hormone FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) can reverse the effects of fatty liver disease in mice. The hormone works primarily by signaling the brain to improve liver function.

Journal: Cell Metabolism

13-May-2025

American College of Lifestyle Medicine announces integration of first set of lifestyle behavior assessment tools into Epic electronic health records

American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Business Announcement

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) and Epic, the market share leader for electronic health records (EHR) in acute and ambulatory care settings, have announced the integration of the first set of lifestyle medicine assessment tools into Epic EHR software.

13-May-2025

AI analysis of labor, delivery notes finds racial disparities in biased language

Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Black patients admitted to the hospital for labor and delivery are more likely to have stigmatizing language documented in their clinical notes than White patients, Columbia University School of Nursing researchers report.

Journal: JAMA Network Open