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What a ‘silenced’ chromosome can tell us about autoimmunity

University of Pennsylvania
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Two studies led by Montserrat Anguera from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the Unversity of Pennsylvania examine the process of X chromosome inactivation in immune cells, paving the way to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying lupus and other female-biased autoimmune diseases.

Journal: Cell Reports
Funder: Rheumatology Research Foundation, Lupus Foundation of America, Rheumatology Research Foundation, Scleroderma Research Foundation, Lupus Research Alliance, University of Pennsylvania

Global Virus Network with the support of the University of South Florida brings Florida high school students to the front lines of pandemic preparedness

Global Virus Network
Business Announcement

Thirty high school students from across Florida completed the Global Guardians for Pandemic Preparedness Program, gaining firsthand insight into virology while exploring careers in science and the vital role viruses play in protecting public health.

Alliance QUANTUM trial to study bispecific immunotherapy for rare leukemia

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Business Announcement

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology today announced the activation of The QUANTUM Trial (Alliance A062401), a clinical study designed to test a novel, immune-targeting approach for patients newly diagnosed with primary plasma cell leukemia (PCL).

Funder: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation

Study shows that social inequality exacerbates barriers to physical activity

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Black, mixed-race, Asian, and Indigenous women with lower levels of education face greater difficulties. The study followed the same group for a decade.

Journal: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Mayo Clinic Platform and Einstein Hospital Israelita advance global AI health innovation with secure data collaboration

Mayo Clinic
Business Announcement

Mayo Clinic and Einstein Hospital Israelita today announced a milestone in their collaboration to advance responsible artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled healthcare innovation.

New NIH grant could lead to better research tools and less reliance on animal testing

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

UVA Engineering researcher Steven Caliari will use a new federal grant to develop advanced tools for understanding cellular behaviors, aiming for better science and less animal testing.

Bioactive metabolite reverses gut dysfunction and boosts HIV treatment response

University of California - Davis Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine have identified a metabolite that repairs gut damage caused by HIV infection and improves the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in an animal model of the disease.

Journal: Nature Microbiology

Newly discovered mitochondrial microprotein linked to Type 2 diabetes — and shows early promise as a precision treatment

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A previously unknown microprotein hidden within the human mitochondrial genome may help explain certain forms of Type 2 diabetes and could point toward a new, precision-medicine approach to treating it, according to a new USC study.

Journal: Theranostics
Funder: Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Hanson-Thorell Family Research Award, Hinrich Foundation, Hevolution Foundation, Hinrich Endowment for Mitochondrial Genetics, USC Leonard Davis School

Reenvisioning sexual health with perspectives from the global south

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Sexual and reproductive health has largely been shaped by perspectives from wealthier developed nations in the Global North. To correct this imbalance, public health experts call for centering Global South knowledge, lived experience, and culturally grounded understandings of sexuality—including sexual pleasure.

Journal: Culture Health & Sexuality