Research

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute awarded a $12 million grant to a group of researchers pursuing personalized therapeutics for severe asthma, according to a press release.

In this video, R. Michael Meneghini, MD, discusses how the recent funding received by M2 Orthopedic Partners will broaden its ability to support research and education interests among orthopedic practices.

Research in the past decade has led to the identification of new genetic variants for kidney diseases previously attributed to hypertension, new medications to slow diabetic kidney disease progression and reduced cardiovascular risk.

College age students reported issues with distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, including trouble concentrating, limited access to technology, food insecurity, and mental health issues, according to researchers.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought extensive changes to the biomedical science community and revealed research lessons clinicians and scientists should heed going forward, according to a speaker.

Researchers called for more studies into the risks for anaphylaxis during pregnancy, citing scarce research on the subject, according to a systematic review published by The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

The American Heart Association announced it donated more than $11 million in research grants to four multidisciplinary teams researching disparities in cardio-oncology.

Bruce M. Spiegelman, PhD, has been part of several scientific discoveries during his career, but he considers his accomplishments in mentorship to be just as important.

The American Association of Kidney Patients, American Society of Nephrology and kidney patients collaborated to pressure Congress into funding two major kidney research projects, according to a press release.

The American Heart Association and the Children’s Heart Foundation announced they committed $917,426 to further research in congenital heart defects.