August 18, 2022
Researchers have deciphered a mechanism that enables skin cancer to metastasize to the brain and managed to delay the spread of the disease by 60% to 80% using existing treatments.
August 17, 2022
Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a same-day test to identify abnormal fetal chromosomes. The Short-read Transpore Rapid Karyotyping (STORK) test can detect extra or missing chromosomes (i.e., aneuploidy) using samples collected from prenatal tests, such as amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling, as well as tissue obtained from miscarriage and biopsies from pre-implantation embryos produced using in vitro fertilization (IVF). The study is led by Brynn Levy, Ph.D., and Zev Williams, M.D., Ph.D., from Columbia University Fertility Center and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, and is supported by NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) through the Human Placenta Project.
NIH-funded researchers develop same-day test to detect abnormal fetal chromosomes
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
