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NIH study uncovers 275MILLION entirely new genetic variants that may explain why some Americans are prone to diseases like cancer and diabetes
Researchers led by the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland , revealed the findings after studying the genomes of 245,000 Americans, half of which were from minority backgrounds. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

275 million new genetic variants identified in NIH precision medicine data
Study details the unprecedented scale, diversity, and power of the All of Us Research Program. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - February 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

InformAI secures $2.2M NIH grant
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded InformAI a $2.2 million grant to further the company's development of its CT-based TransplantAI software for organ donor-recipient pairing. InformAI plans to use the small business innovation research (SBIR) grant for continued research and development work that will include building predictive models for heart and lung transplant outcomes and creating a clinical decision support informatics platform to assist organ transplant surgeons in matching donor organs with patient recipients, according to InformAI. “There is an urgent need for improved and integrated predicti...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Cardiovascular Radiology Chest Radiology Source Type: news

FDA approves Xolair as first and only medicine for children and adults with one or more food allergies
Approval is based on data from the NIH-sponsored Phase III OUtMATCH study, which showed a significantly higher proportion of food allergy patients as young as 1 year treated with Xolair could tolerate small amounts of peanut, milk, egg and cashew without an allergic reaction, compared to placeboMore than 40% of children and more than half of adults with food allergies have experienced a severe reaction at least once1,2 Detailed OUtMATCH results will be featured in a late-breaking symposiumat the 2024 AAAAI Annual MeetingBasel, 16 February 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food ...
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

FDA approves Xolair as first and only medicine for children and adults with one or more food allergies
Approval is based on data from the NIH-sponsored Phase III OUtMATCH study, which showed a significantly higher proportion of food allergy patients as young as 1 year treated with Xolair could tolerate small amounts of peanut, milk, egg and cashew without an allergic reaction, compared to placeboMore than 40% of children and more than half of adults with food allergies have experienced a severe reaction at least once1,2 Detailed OUtMATCH results will be featured in a late-breaking symposiumat the 2024 AAAAI Annual MeetingBasel, 16 February 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food ...
Source: Roche Media News - February 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Why the White House is taking so long to issue new research security rules
Despite broad bipartisan agreement that U.S. academic research is vulnerable to threats from China, the White House remains deadlocked over how to implement a policy issued by former President Donald Trump’s administration in its last week that is intended to protect data, technology, and other fruits of federally funded scientific studies from foreign interference. University administrators have spent the past 3 years trying to anticipate what will be expected from their institutions to comply with the pending standards, which will regulate the conduct of every scientist who receives government support. And their ...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 16, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

COVID-19 vaccination and boosting during pregnancy protects infants for six months
Findings reinforce the importance of receiving both a COVID-19 vaccine and booster during pregnancy. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - February 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Obesity disrupts mitochondria, reduces fat-burning
Scientists identified a protein that triggers changes in mitochondria that lead to reduced fat-burning to promote weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How the brain produces speech
Researchers identified how neurons in the human brain encode various elements of speech. The findings might be used to help develop treatments for speech and language disorders. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Understanding sex differences in autoimmune disease
The activity of a type of RNA called Xist may help explain why autoimmune diseases are more common in women than men. (Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH))
Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Researchers identify brain hub with key role in learned response to direct and indirect threats
NIH-supported study in mice could inform treatments of trauma- and stress-related psychiatric conditions. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - February 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Trends in firearm injury prevention research funding, clinical trials, and publications in the US, 1985-2022 - Lin JC, Chang C, McCarthy MS, Baker-Butler A, Tong G, Ranney ML.
In 1996, the US Congress passed the Dickey Amendment, effectively removing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) ability to fund firearm injury prevention research. Similar limitations were placed on the National Institutes of Health (NI... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Washington University receives $7.8M grant to fund oncology center
The five-year grant comes from the National Institutes of Health to the university's medical school. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 8, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Veneta Rizvic Source Type: news

Response Requested: NIDCR Requests Input on a Proposed Research Initiative
NIDCR Home | Careers | Contact Announcements The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) requests your input on the proposed concept (research initiative) presented at the January 2024 National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council meeting. The initiative is listed below. To read the full description and provide input, please visit: NIDCR Requests Input on January 2024 Proposed Research Initiative Initiative: Reissuance of NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators ...
Source: NIDCR Science News - February 8, 2024 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

NIH selects Dr. Sean Mooney as director of the Center for Information Technology
Dr. Mooney is expected to join NIH in mid-March. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - February 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news