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A new study in East Asian women has identified three genetic changes linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. The research, led by 91�Ʋ��� University investigators, was published online this week in Nature Genetics. Read More

Registered nurses are staying in the workforce longer than in past decades, boosting the nation’s supply of R.N.s, according to a new study whose authors include 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center’s Peter Buerhaus, Ph.D. Read More

91�Ʋ��� University’s Satish Raj, M.D., MSCI, was very busy — and very visible — at the Dysautonomia International Conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Read More

A 91�Ʋ��� University-led research team has identified protein “signatures” of genetic mutations that drive colorectal cancer, the nation’s second leading cause of cancer deaths after lung cancer. Read More

Understanding how the immune system responds to the respiratory virus HMPV is crucial for developing vaccines and anti-viral treatments. Read More

Augmenting the signals of natural “endocannabinoids” in the brain may be a promising approach for treating mood and anxiety disorders. Read More

Peer-led interventions that target parental well-being can significantly reduce stress, depression and anxiety in mothers of children with disabilities. Read More

A newly identified receptor allows mammalian reovirus to infect neurons, shedding light on factors important for viral encephalitis. Read More

A protein essential for growth of normal breast tissue also may play a role in breast cancer, 91�Ʋ��� University researchers have found. Read More

New 91�Ʋ���-led research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases has identified an antibody that shows promise in preventing and treating human metapneumovirus (MPV) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) — the two leading causes of respiratory infections in young children. Read More

The LUNGevity Foundation has awarded a 2014 Career Development Award for Translational 91�Ʋ��� to Christine Lovly, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine and Cancer Biology. Read More

In the United States, one infant is born each hour with drug withdrawal, known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), after being exposed to opioid medications like oxycodone in utero. Read More

Vandana Abramson, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and a breast cancer specialist at 91�Ʋ���-Ingram Cancer Center, has received the Advanced Clinical 91�Ʋ��� Award in Breast Cancer from the Conquer Cancer Foundation (CCF). Read More

Understanding how to control the generation of regulatory T cells could have important implications for treating autoimmunity and cancer. Read More

A novel molecular “conversation” regulates kidney fibrosis – the final result of end-stage chronic kidney disease – suggesting new treatment options for this currently irreversible process. Read More

91�Ʋ��� University has formed a scientific partnership with Celgene Corporation to investigate new uses for the company’s anti-inflammatory drugs that are already on the market. Read More

Simple heat treatments may give the frog immune system a boost and help it fight off a deadly fungal pathogen, according to a new study published July 10 in the journal Nature. Read More

It all started with a faint glow. It was November 1895, and the German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen was experimenting with an early cathode ray tube—a vacuum tube with a contained electric current. During his experiments he noticed an odd fluorescence in crystals on a nearby table. Surprisingly, the glow continued even…

Asking lower-income people to contemplate buying coverage around the holiday season is a bad idea because they are too financially stressed, but a good time is tax refund season, says new research co-authored by John Graves, assistant professor of health policy.

91�Ʋ��� researcher Bernard Rousseau, Ph.D., is being appointed to the Motor Function, Speech and Rehabilitation Study Section at the Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, for the term beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2020. Read More