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Father-daughter bonding helps female baboons live longer

University of Notre Dame
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from the University of Notre Dame found that the strength of early-life father-daughter relationships predicts meaningful differences in the survival of female baboons.

Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Science Foundation

High levels of antihistamine drugs can reduce fitness gains

University of Oregon
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from the University of Oregon underscores its beneficial role in aerobic activity and exercise recovery, showing that blocking histamine at high levels interferes with fitness gains. It remains to be seen if lower-dose, over-the-counter antihistamine drugs have the same effect.

Journal: Journal of Applied Physiology
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association

Drug treatment among women increases with access to social safety net programs

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Women with drug use disorder (DUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) are more likely to receive treatment when enrolled in Medicaid alongside other government assistance programs such as childcare, employment services, and SNAP benefits.

Journal: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse

Bayesian learning boosts gene research accuracy

University of Texas at Arlington
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a new computational tool that helps scientists pinpoint proteins known as transcriptional regulators that control how genes turn on and off.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Rally Foundation, Sam Day Foundation, Children’s Cancer Fund (Dallas), Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, NIH/National Institutes of Health

Simple muscle ultrasound may detect early prediabetes

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research suggests that a simple ultrasound of a patient’s thigh or shoulder muscle may detect insulin resistance before it progresses to type 2 diabetes or even prediabetes.

Journal: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health