Research

The National Kidney Foundation announced five recipients of the 2023 NKF Young Investigator Research Grant Program, according to a press release.

NEW ORLEANS — Several CooperVision-sponsored studies presented at Academy ’23 support the ease of fit and improved vision with newer multifocal contact lens technologies, as well as the approachability of orthokeratology.

Healio spoke with Eleonora Teplinsky, MD, about the importance of ackowledging breast cancer awareness year-round.

CHICAGO — In this Healio video exclusive, Charu Gupta, MD, discusses the significance of highlighting research on gender equity in medicine at the Women in Medicine Summit.

PHILADELPHIA — In order for underserved communities to successfully engage in clinical research, clear communication and multidisciplinary outreach by the medical community is necessary, according to a speaker.

The Lupus Research Alliance granted its 2023 Global Team Science Award to a multidisciplinary team to study pediatric lupus nephritis, according to a press release.

Industry-funded meta-analyses published in oncology journals reported favorable conclusions more frequently than those with no industry funding, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Given the rarity of pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonologists are constantly seeking to know more about the disease and advance research on treatment options.

Koira Pharmaceuticals, in a new partnership with the Choroideremia Research Foundation, plans to accelerate its development of KIO-301, a treatment for the rare retinal disease choroideremia.

Speaking on behalf of the American Academy of Optometry at the first meeting of the Committee on Focus on Myopia, Fuensanta A. Vera-Diaz, OD, PhD, FAAO, emphasized the importance of research in the treatment and prevention of myopia.