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7-Apr-2025

Researchers have a proven prescription for reducing suicide rates

Henry Ford Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new body of research suggests that by adopting a specific suicide prevention protocol called the Zero Suicide (ZS) Model health systems can reduce suicide rates among their patients by 25%. Over the course of eight years, researchers at Henry Ford Health and Kaiser Permanente examined implementation of the ZS Model in primary care and behavioral health settings. Previously, the method had only been studied at Henry Ford Health, the Detroit-based health system where the model was founded in 2001.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

7-Apr-2025

Test predicts which patients with prostate cancer are most likely to develop long-term side effects from radiation therapy

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The test, called PROSTOX, is the first of its kind to use microRNAs to predict toxicity from cancer therapy. It could help prevent the burden of long-term complications by identifying patients most at risk before treatment even begins.

Journal: Clinical Cancer Research
Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute

7-Apr-2025

Greenwood Genetic Center’s functional platform for newborn screening variants leads to treatment project

Greenwood Genetic Center

The Greenwood Genetic Center has designed a functional platform to assess the pathogenicity of variants of uncertain significance in IDUA identified by newborn screening for MPS I. With further support from the National MPS Society, this work is informing research on personalized treatment for specific variants.

Journal: npj Genomic Medicine
Funder: National MPS Society, NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

7-Apr-2025

New study in Brain Communications finds personalized deep brain stimulation shows promise for drug-resistant epilepsy

Mayo Clinic
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study published in Brain Communications highlights a new approach to treating drug-resistant epilepsy. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed an innovative deep brain stimulation (DBS) platform that was used to not only reduce seizures, but also improve memory and sleep — two common challenges for patients with epilepsy.

Journal: Brain Communications
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, CLARA project

7-Apr-2025

Blocking this liver protein helps one organ but hurts the others

First Hospital of Jilin University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research has revealed that removing a protein called gasdermin D can protect the liver from inflammation and scarring in alcohol-induced acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). But this comes at a cost: kidney and brain damage increase. The findings suggest that future treatments targeting gasdermin D may need to be organ-specific to avoid doing more harm than good.

Journal: eGastroenterology
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health