Human Subjects Research in the News
December 2024
- Prenatal Supplements largely lack the recommended amount of omega-3 fatty acids to help prevent preterm birth - new research – The Conversation
- Vulnerability to financial scams in aging adults could be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease, new research shows – The Conversation
- Daily Chores May Provide Cardiovascular Protection in Women Who Don't Exercise – MedPage Today
- New RSV drug for babies is over 90% effective at preventing hospitalization – Live Science
November 2024
- Event Honors NIH Partnership with Voices For Our Fathers Legacy Foundation - NIH Record
- New study reveals racial disparities in breast cancer diagnosis and outcomes in Canada – EurekaAlert!
- Sex differences in how the body reduces pain – NIH Research Matters
- Quitting Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis Improves Survival Across a Wide Variety of Cancers – Newswise
- Gut microbes play a key role in regulating stress responsiveness throughout the day, research finds – EurekaAlert!
October 2024
- Scientists are working on a poop test for endometriosis – Live Science
- Gut microbe imbalances could predict a child’s risk for autism, ADHD and speech disorders years before symptoms appear – The Conversation
- ARS-CoV-2 infection and new-onset type 2 diabetes among pediatric patients – EurekAlert
- Healthful diet linked to reduced risk of cognitive decline – NIH Research
September 2024
- New tumor models provide insights into deadly sarcomas - Newswise
- Quality-of-life outcomes reported from NRG Oncology trial studying whole-breast irradiation vs accelerated partial-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery – Eurek Alert
- New study reveals changes in the brain throughout pregnancy - Eurek Alert
- Brain Scientists Finally Discover the Glue that Makes Memories Stick for a Lifetime - Scientific American
- Brain-computer interface helps paralyzed man speak - NIH Research Matters
August 2024
- Dementia Risk Factors Identified in New Global Report Are All Preventable-Addressing Them Could Reduce Dementia Rates by 45%-The Conversation
- Black employees more likely to experience depression after workplace mistreatment-Newswise
- First NonInvasive Method to Continually Measure True Blood Pressure- Science Daily
- Parents' eating behavior influences how their children respond to food – Science Daily
July 2024
- NIH researchers discover a new face-detecting brain circuit – NIH
- This is What Drives the Migraine Headache': Scientists uncover 'missing link' in why some migraines happen – Live Science
- Implantable Microphone could lead to fully internal cochlear implants – Science Daily
- Scientists Discover New T cells and genes related to immune disorders – Science Daily
- Keeping us young? Grandchild caregiving and older adults' cognitive functioning - Newswise
June 2024
- Myelination in the Brain May Be Key to 'Learning' Opioid Addiction – Science Daily
- Plot Test Feasibility National Primary Care Research Network – NIH
- NIH Releases H5N1 Influenza Research Agenda – NIH
- Offering Both Colonoscopy and At-Home Tests Doubled Colorectal Cancer Screening - Newswise
May 2024
FDA Said It Never Inspected Dental Lab That Made Controversial AGGA Device – KFFA Health News
- Brain Cancer in Children is notoriously hard to treat - a new mRNA cancer vaccine triggers an attack from within – The Conversation
- NIH to open long COVID clinical trials to study sleep disturbances, exercise intolerance, and post exertional malaise – NIH
- See the most detailed map of human brain matter ever created - Popsci
April 2024
- How Lung Distress from SARS-CoV-2 can cause heart damage, NIH
- Cell Therapies and their Legal Discontents, Harvard Law Bill of Health
- Notice of Revisions to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules, NIH
- FDA Draft Guidance Explained: “Use of Data Monitoring Committees in Clinical Trials”, PRIM&R
March 2024
- Introducing the ConsentTools Toolkit: Promoting Best Practices for Informed Consent, Ampersand
- A Cell-free DNA Blood-Based Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening, The New England Journal of Medicine
- Too Much Trust in AI Poses Unexpected Threats to the Scientific Process, Scientific American
- SpongeBob, Slime, and Brain Injuries: A Dangerous Combination for Kids, The Hastings Center
- Best Way to Memorize Stuff? It Depends…, Science Daily
February 2024
- NIH-developed HIV antibodies protect animals in proof-of-concept study, NIH
- Cognitive behavioral therapy alters brain activity in children with anxiety, NIH
- Do interventions for mood improve inflammatory biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease?, The Lancet
- Early detection of pancreatic cancer could get a boost from AI that identifies people at higher risk, STAT
- Articulating the social responsibilities of translational science, Nature
January 2024
- Advancing the generation of in-vivo chimeric lungs in mice using rat-derived stem cells, Science Daily
- Intervention at an Early Age May Hold Off the Onset of Depression, Scientific American
- Black people face strokes at higher rates, younger ages than white people, EurekAlert
- Wristband monitors provide detailed account of air pollution exposure, EurekAlert
- Neuropsychological effects of rapid-acting antidepressants may explain their clinical benefits, new research finds, EurekAlert