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A diet high in fiber and yogurt is associated with a reduced risk for lung cancer, according to a study by ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Medical Center researchers.

Researchers at four institutions, including ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´, have been awarded a five-year, $9.4 million federal grant to tackle undiagnosed congenital diarrheas caused by a single gene mutation.

Early detection of lymphedema, which occurs in 20% of patients following breast cancer treatment, may improve therapeutic options for patients.

James Dewar and colleagues have identified a role for the enzyme topoisomerase II in reducing replication errors during the final stage of DNA synthesis.

Worm neurons have microscopic “spines” — where nerve-to-nerve communication happens — that share features with mammalian neurons, supporting the use of worms to study spine genetics and biology.

Immune cells that produce an anti-inflammatory factor are enriched in fat tissue around the heart and may be good targets to improve heart attack outcomes.

A new study shows men with breast cancer are more likely to die than their female counterparts, across all stages of disease.

The human brain consists of perhaps as many as 1,000 trillion synapses, which transmit signals from one nerve cell to another with amazing speed, precision and plasticity.

New findings establish a role for the pro-inflammatory molecule IL-33 in the early development of antibody-producing B cells.

Machine learning on unlabeled electronic health record data has shed light on the emergence of cardiovascular disease.

For patients in pediatric intensive care who are at high risk for acute kidney injury (AKI), giving clinicians automated decision support during the electronic order entry process increased the rate of blood testing for AKI by 9%.

New research findings provide insight into the detrimental events that develop in response to H. pylori infection.

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ investigators have linked genetic mutations in a single receptor to epilepsy, autism and intellectual disability.

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ scientists have identified 593 proteins that are enriched at sites of DNA duplication and chromatin packaging of newly synthesized DNA.

ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ investigators have identified 13 previously unknown drug compounds that cause false positive screenings for amphetamines, buprenorphine (an opioid), cannabinoids and methadone.

Heather Pua, MD, PhD, one of 60 investigators to receive the 2019 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, will explore a novel type of cell signaling by RNAs in allergic airway inflammation.

A study of 280,000 U.S. veterans, including 56,000 African Americans, has identified in greater detail than ever before the genetic architecture of kidney function and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to researchers at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ Medical Center and their colleagues.

An observational study using medical record information from nearly 50,000 U.S. military veterans sheds new light on which drugs are best for patients with Type 2 diabetes and one of its common complications, kidney disease.

An inexpensive generic drug once used to prevent gastrointestinal ulcers in people taking daily NSAIDs protects against C. diff infection in mice.

By defining the clinical and genetic factors that predict treatment response, ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ investigators aim to personalize therapy for a common heart complication in preterm infants.