August 17, 2022
NIH has awarded $1 million in prizes to the NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge (NTAC) for Maternal Health winners. They gave presentations at a webinar designed to showcase the winners' technologies on August 4, 2022. Watch the recording here.
NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge (NTAC) for Maternal Health Winners Showcase
August 17, 2022
Maternal health is defined as the health of women in the pregnancy and postpartum periods and can be influenced by pre-pregnancy health. The physical, emotional, and social changes that occur before, during, and well after the 40 weeks of gestation and the first year after childbirth can be exciting and joyful. But the physical demands of pregnancy are also intense, and complications during this period can reveal risk for the development of chronic disease in later life.
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: What Do We Know? How Are We Addressing It?
August 17, 2022
Researchers have developed a new prenatal test that can determine if a fetus or embryo has the right number of chromosomes at a fraction of the time, cost of other genetic tests.
New prenatal test can reduce time, cost of detecting chromosomal abnormalities
August 17, 2022
Researchers uncover the proteins involved in key communication networks, which could help us better understand conditions like cancer and obesity.
New research model illuminates how organs communicate with each other
August 16, 2022
Scientists created a wearable ultrasound device—about the size of a postage stamp—that can continuously image inside the body for at least two days. With further development, wearable ultrasound devices can provide long-term visuals of internal tissues in a variety of settings.
August 16, 2022
Analysis suggests undiagnosed diabetes is more prevalent in certain subgroups, including older and obese adults, racial/ethnic minorities, and those without health care access.
Undiagnosed diabetes in U.S. less than half of current estimates
August 16, 2022
Researchers found that particles which are secreted by tumor cells, extracellular vesicles (EVs), displayed a high level of protein integrins alpha-v and beta-1, in patients with locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer.
August 16, 2022
Researchers have made a surprising discovery linking Delta/Notch signaling in subperineurial glia (SPG) to the regulation of nerve ensheathment and neurotransmitter release at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ). SPG, the counterpart of the endothelial layer in the vertebrate blood-brain barrier, form the key cellular layer that is critical for axonal ensheathment and the blood-brain barrier in Drosophila. The results provide a mechanistic insight into the biology of barrier function and glia-neuron interactions.
Scientists uncover a new role for blood-brain barrier in neuron function and damage
August 16, 2022
Researchers have captured images of an enzyme for Wnt lipidation, which is pivotal to human development and cancer and crucial for Wnt signaling activation. The findings shed light on the mechanisms behind this activity and could eventually lead to new drugs to treat various malignancies.
August 15, 2022
A new study shows that cancer cells don't want to waste glucose, they just consume it too quickly. The normal pathways for transporting fuel within the cell get saturated. The discovery was made possible with metabolomics, which allowed researchers to observe the speed at which small molecules move through cells.
