Imperial County Clinical Research Network for Health Equity
San Diego State University, SDSU Imperial Valley and El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) have received a $5 million cooperative agreement award from an arm of… Continue Reading
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How to talk to college students about alcohol addiction and binge drinking
Pandemic drinking due to isolation and stress fueled a wave of accelerated alcohol dependence.
Upregulation of the Long Noncoding RNA CASC10 Promotes Cisplatin Resistance in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer
Despite initial responses to first-line treatment with platinum and taxane based combination chemotherapy, most high grade ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) patients will relapse and eventually develop… Continue Reading
Dr. Farmer-Dixon receives alumni honors from Boston University
Since 2013, Dr. Cherae Farmer-Dixon, has been Dean of Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry, in Nashville, TN.
NAU research collaborative receives $21M grant to continue pioneering work into health equity in the Southwest
The Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) received a $21 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the… Continue Reading
p53 as a unique target of action of cisplatin in acute leukaemia cells
Kumar S, Tchounwou PB. p53 as a unique target of action of cisplatin in acute leukaemia cells. J Cell Mol Med. 2022 Sep;26(17):4727-4739. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.17502…. Continue Reading
Expectant Native Hawaiian women to contribute to a healthy future for their babies, their communities
Scant data is available about the dietary habits of expectant and new mothers and their infants in the Native Hawaiian (NH) community. When many different… Continue Reading
JABSOM researchers awarded $22.5 million NIH grant to study an array of health threats to Native Hawaiian lives
Hawaii has the highest life expectancy at birth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still, that success is not reflected in the… Continue Reading
TU Researchers connect genetic ancestry with prostate tumors
Researchers at Tuskegee University have discovered specific genetic variants found in prostate tumors of men of African descent were associated with African ancestry, according to… Continue Reading
CXC Chemokines in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Disease and Pharmacological Relevance
Komolafe K, Pacurari M. CXC Chemokines in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Disease and Pharmacological Relevance. Int J Inflam. 2022 Sep 17;2022:4558159. doi: 10.1155/2022/4558159. PMID: 36164329;… Continue Reading
Early Detection of Breast Cancer
October is breast cancer awareness month and calls attention to a serious fact in Louisiana: breast cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in… Continue Reading
Inhibition of insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 sensitizes colorectal cancer cells to chemotherapeutics
Betson N, Hajahmed M, Gebretsadek T, et al. Inhibition of insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 sensitizes colorectal cancer cells tochemotherapeutics. FASEB BioAdvances. 2022;00:1-14…. Continue Reading
