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14-Jan-2025

Breaking barriers: Collaborative research studies binge eating disorders in older Hispanic women

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is collaborating with Trinity University in San Antonio and the San Antonio Food Bank to study binge eating in older Hispanic women, funded by a $2.2 million NIH grant.

14-Jan-2025

Beach guardians: How hidden microbes protect coastal waters in a changing climate

Stanford University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Beneath sandy beaches, microbes filter chemicals from groundwater and safeguard ocean health. A Stanford-led study reveals that sneaker waves provide a lens to explore the impending impacts of sea level rise on beach hydrology, chemistry, and microbiology.

Journal

Environmental Microbiology

14-Jan-2025

Yes, college students gain holiday weight too—but in the form of muscle not fat

George Mason University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from obesity researcher Martin Binks reveals that college students and older adults gain holiday weight just in different ways.

Journal

Obesity Science & Practice

14-Jan-2025

Virtual reality pilot program shows promise for preventing substance misuse and violence among

George Mason University

New research from Kenneth Griffin, a professor in the Department of Global and Community Health, shows that the virtual reality (VR) program helps students handle complex social situations. This success has led to a new research grant to continue the study.

Journal

Health Informatics Journal

Funder

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

14-Jan-2025

C-Path’s TRxA announces 2025 Request for Proposals from academic investigators

Critical Path Institute (C-Path)
Grant and Award Announcement

Critical Path Institute’s Translational Therapeutics Accelerator today officially launched its 2025 global Request for Proposals for Bridging Research and Innovation in Drug Development Grants, also known as BRIDGe.

14-Jan-2025

Study links air pollution exposure to type 2 diabetes susceptibility

Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research

A new study by researchers at Wayne State University links exposure to air pollution to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.

Journal

Diabetes

Funder

American Diabetes Association, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH/National Institute on Aging, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

14-Jan-2025

New cellular immunotherapy approach shows promise for B-cell lymphoma

WashU Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A phase 1 clinical trial co-led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that a new type of cell-based immunotherapy was safe for patients with several types of B-cell lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. Larger studies are needed to assess efficacy, but the approach shows promise.

Journal

The Lancet