Bone Drug May be Beneficial for Knee Osteoarthritis
Study highlights the importance and potential promise of targeting structures other than cartilage pathology for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Category: Research
Deborah Lang Receives Grant to Fight Melanoma
The two-year, $250,000 grant from the Harry J. Lloyd Charitable Trust will enable her to further basic science research on the molecular and cellular biology of melanoma.
Rhoda Au Receives $2.8M Award from AHA, Bill Gates
The four-year project focuses on the connections of heart and brain health, specifically in the areas of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Racial Discrimination May Adversely Impact Cognition in African Americans
Future work is needed to examine whether exposure to institutional and daily racism accelerates conversion to Alzheimer’s dementia and/or increases levels of AD biomarkers.
Rural Firearm-Suicides Impacted by Socioeconomic, Environmental Factors
Targeting areas with high opioid and firearm use may be a better strategy for prevention.
Cotton, Botch-Jones Receive Sexual Medicine Pilot Grants
Funding will provide more accurate, sensitive standardized testing for sexual assault victims.
Largest-Ever Study of Prostate Cancer Genomics in Black Patients IDs Potential Targets for Precision Therapies
Black patients should also benefit from recently approved PARP inhibitor therapies “if applied equitably.”
Study Outlines Best Practices for Delivering Care Via Telehealth
Using trauma-informed principles in telehealth visits may mitigate health impacts of COVID-19 while increasing engagement in care and opportunities for protective, healing connections.
Researchers Design Artificial Genes to Sense Cellular Responses to Drugs
Understanding cell communication believed to be the key to developing new and improved medications for a wide range of health conditions.
Largest Source of AATD Stem Cells Collected
Samples are available for any academic investigator working on possible treatment options.