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$125 million research initiative aims to study senescent cells, develop treatments for age-related diseases Carnegie Mellon University’s Computational

Senescent cells are a rare type of cells that play both positive and negative roles in biological processes.

The National Institutes of Health has launched a program to study a rare type of cells, called “senescent” cells, that play both positive and negative

Despite their higher risk of chronic kidney disease, people with hypertension or diabetes usually are not given a simple test for protein in the urine to screen for this potentially deadly disorder, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

by Bill Snyder The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR) has been awarded a major federal grant to lead a national trial of treatments targeting the Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Comprised of the hormones renin, angiotensin and aldosterone, RAAS is essential for the regulation of blood pressure and fluid balance. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can disrupt this system, resulting in life-threatening ...

Position Summary Reporting to the PHIA Project Director, the Associate Research Scientist (Technical Specialist) is responsible for managing the day-to-day aspects of selected country-specific Population-based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIA) Project survey activities at ICAP. In this capacity the Associate Research Scientist provides technical direction and support to PEPFAR, Ministries of Health and other local partners to design and implement population-based surveys in order to assess the impa...

Francesca Belouad, MA, is a Research Psychologist in GEB-SDGE. She is responsible for administrating interviews and overseeing clinical aspects of the NIMH Family Study. Francesca has been employed as a Research Psychologist at the NIMH since 2000, when she was recruited by Dennis Charney, MD, during the formation of the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Research Program. Prior to this, she held research positions at the Section on Development Psychology at the NIMH, Outpatient Psychiatry at the Wash...

 E-Mail IMAGE: The free high-resolution photo of writing, hand, number, line, measure, weight, fitness, measurement, close up, font, handwriting, organ, calligraphy, scales, shape, loss, emotion, pound, measuring, weight scale, weight loss, overweight... view more  Credit: Pxhere (Image Link: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/613480?fbclid=IwAR3Ep8o7jJEgv) A new genetic study of Native Hawaiians by Charleston Chiang at the University of Southern California and colleagues finds that people w...

Share this article Share this article ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmes today announced that it has conducted the data and statistical analysis for the second iteration of the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT-2).  The ACTT-2 trial assessed the efficacy and safety of a 4-mg dose of baricitinib with remdesivir, versus remdesivir alone, in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Baricitinib, produced by Eli Lilly and Company, has been used to treat adults with moderate to severe...