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TTUHSC’s Logsdon receives grant to study vascular side of traumatic brain injuries

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Grant and Award Announcement

The pathophysiological mechanisms associated with the onset and progression of age-related diseases, and potential impacts of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) on aging, are not completely understood. Uncovering these mechanisms could lead to new clinical methods capable of reducing the development of age-related disease. Supported by a three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health, Aric F. Logsdon, Ph.D., from the TTUHSC School of Medicine will study how brain endothelial cells handle the stressors of neuroinflammation.

Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging

How the brain turns our intended words into the sounds of speech

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Speaking is one of the most complicated things a human can do. Before you even say a word, your brain has to translate what you want to say into a perfectly sequenced set of instructions to the dozens of muscles you use to speak.

Journal: Nature Human Behaviour
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

Understanding how the superfungus Candida auris withstands antifungal treatment

Michigan State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A groundbreaking study from Michigan State University (MSU), recently published in Nature Communications, has revealed how the multidrug-resistant superfungus Candida auris uniquely reconstructs its cell wall to survive antifungal treatments. The discovery marks a significant step toward understanding and combating one of the most dangerous fungal pathogens threatening hospitalized patients worldwide.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Swiss National Science Foundation, Fondation Santos-Suarez pour la Recherche Médicale

Hidden bacterial redundancy could be antibiotic game-changer

Michigan State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In the ongoing battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, MSU researchers have made a discovery that could reshape how we target deadly pathogens like staph infections.

Journal: mBio
Funder: National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health

Genetic testing beneficial in critically ill adults

University of Pennsylvania
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has challenged the belief that the likelihood of finding undiagnosed genetic conditions decreases with age. “Our study shows that genetic disorders are a surprisingly common reason people end up in the intensive care unit, even in adults,” Theodore G. Drivas says. “Genetic disease does not only affect pediatric patients and young adults but appears to be important—and underdiagnosed—across the life span.”

Journal: American Journal of Human Genetics
Funder: Perelman School of Medicine, Smilow Family, NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH/National Institutes of Health, Burroughs Wellcome Fund