Midwestern University Biomedical Sciences AZ

Congratulations to the MA Capstone Poster Honorable Mention and Second Place winners.

Honorable Mention Title: The Effects of Neuromuscular Training on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Occurrence in Male and Female Adolescent Athletes: A Comparison (Isabelle Paolillo, Yash Patel, Lelind Jackson, Zorah Iriemi)

Second Place Title: Evaluating the Efficacy of Leukocyte-Poor Platelet Rich Plasma Intra-Articular Knee Injections in Tandem or in Comparison with Alternative Injectable Treatments (Khaled Alzreikat, Ricky Herrera, Saikaashyap Sarva, Kristin Sievers)

Our students, faculty and staff had so much fun enjoying the BBQ hosted by the Biomedical Sciences Club last Friday!

Meet Samantha Arriquives Wong, President of the new Biomedical Sciences Bridges Club. Read on to find out more about Samantha and the Club!

Congratulations to MBS-II student, Keenan Stephens, on the publication of his first paper, "Draft Genome of a Member of the Family Chromobacteriaceae Isolated from Anopheles Mosquitoes in West Africa." We are so proud of all your hard work and commitment!

https://journals.asm.org/doi/epdf/10.1128/mra.00524-22

Check out a profile of MA 2020 graduate and current College of Dental student, Michelle Mahmood.

https://www.midwestern.edu/michelle-mahmood

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220502094810.htm

Reducing sedentary time mitigates the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases A new study suggests that reducing daily sedentary time can have a positive effect on the risk factors of lifestyle diseases in only three months. Spending just one hour less sitting daily and increasing light physical activity can help in the prevention of these diseases.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220524124839.htm

How eating eggs can boost heart health Researchers have shown how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220407101013.htm

Exercise shown to release protein reducing bowel cancer risk Experts have identified for the first time exactly how exercise can lower your risk of getting bowel cancer and slow the growth of tumors.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220223111242.htm

How some gut microbes awaken 'zombie' viruses in their neighbors Gut bacteria brew all sorts of chemicals, but we don't know what most of them do. A new study suggests that one such compound, previously linked to cancer, may serve as a bizarre weapon in microbial skirmishes.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220210154212.htm

Biohybrid fish made from human cardiac cells swims like the heart beats: Device offers insights into artificial muscular pumps, a step toward building an artificial heart Scientists have developed the first fully autonomous biohybrid fish from human stem-cell derived cardiac muscle cells. The artificial fish swims by recreating the muscle contractions of a pumping heart, bringing researchers one step closer to developing a more complex artificial muscular pump and pr...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220208143307.htm

Changing your diet could add up to a decade to life expectancy, study finds: A new model, available as an online calculator, estimates the impact of dietary changes on life expectancy A young adult in the U.S. could add more than a decade to their life expectancy by changing their diet from a typical Western diet to an optimized diet that includes more legumes, whole grains and nuts, and less red and processed meat, according to a new study. For older people, the anticipated gain...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220125112548.htm

Using the eye as a window into heart disease Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can analyze eye scans taken during a routine visit to an optician or eye clinic and identify patients at a high risk of a heart attack. Doctors have recognized that changes to the tiny blood vessels in the retina are indicators of...

https://www.science.org/content/article/natural-world-loses-two-its-biggest-advocates?utm_campaign=news_weekly_2021-12-30

The natural world loses two of its biggest advocates A love of animals led Edward O. Wilson and Thomas Lovejoy to define and defend biodiversity—in very different ways

Here is some exciting news about a 2018 Biomedical Sciences MA graduate!

https://www.distractify.com/p/deshawn-survivor-medical-school

'Survivor' Season 41 Player Deshawn Radden Is On His Way to Becoming a Doctor 'Survivor' Season 41 contestant Deshawn Radden has opened up about his background and his time in medical school on the show. Details.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211111153635.htm

‘Dancing molecules’ successfully repair severe spinal cord injuries: After single injection, paralyzed animals regained ability to walk within four weeks Researchers have developed an injectable therapy based on nanofibers that has enabled paralyzed mice with severe spinal cord injuries to regain the ability to walk.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211020135840.htm

Male-female differences in heart disease could start before birth: Male and female mice during the earliest embryonic stage New research suggests that male-female differences in protein expression occur immediately after embryonic cells become heart cells called cardiomyocytes. This is the earliest stage of heart development, well before the embryo is exposed to s*x hormones.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211020135918.htm

How diet affects tumors: A new study finds cutting off cells’ supplies of lipids can slow the growth of tumors in mice Researchers analyzed ketogenic and calorically restricted diets in mice, revealing how those diets affect cancer cells and offering an explanation for why restricting calories may slow tumor growth.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211020135920.htm

Hit the sleep ‘sweet spot’ to keep brain sharp: Too little and too much sleep linked to cognitive decline Older adults who sleep short or long experienced greater cognitive decline than those who sleep a moderate amount, even when the effects of early Alzheimer's disease were taken into account, according to a new study.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210916131326.htm

Can fruit fly research help improve survival of cancer patients? New anti-cancer strategy -- blocking chemicals produced by tumors -- could boost life span, health span Scientists don't really know what kills many cancer patients, but fruit fly research could provide answers. By following flies with tumors up to the point of death, researchers have discovered chemicals produced by tumors that shorten life span apart from the damage done locally to critical organs.....

If you are in Lorman, MS, come say hi to representatives of the Biomedical Sciences program next Thursday, 9/30/21 during the Alcorn State University Graduate & Professional School Fair from 10:00am - 3:00pm (CDT). The Program Director, Dr. Leonard Bell, will be set up at a table in the University located at ASU Dr., Lorman, MS 39096.

If you are in Huntsville, AL, come say hi to representatives of the Biomedical Sciences program next Wednesday, 9/29/21 during the University of Alabama-Huntsville Graduate & Professional School Expo from 11:30am - 1:30pm (CDT). The Program Director, Dr. Leonard Bell, will be set up at a table in Charger Union at 4705 Holmes Ave. NW, Huntsville, AL 35816.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210830081805.htm

Eating walnuts daily lowered 'bad' cholesterol and may reduce cardiovascular disease risk Healthy older adults who ate a handful of walnuts (about ½ cup) a day for two years modestly lowered their level of low-density lipoprotein or LDL cholesterol levels. Consuming walnuts daily also reduced the number of LDL particles, a predictor of cardiovascular disease risk. The study explored the...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210903132656.htm

Gut bacteria influence brain development: Researchers discover biomarkers that indicate early brain injury in extreme premature infants Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the gut of premature infants may play a key role. The research team found that the overgrowth of the gastrointestinal tra...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210802140132.htm

Molecular switch regulates fat burning in mice New research demonstrates a metabolic regulatory molecule called Them1 prevents fat burning in cells by blocking access to their fuel source. The study may contribute to the development of a new type of obesity treatment.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210728105611.htm

Exercise may boost kids’ vocabulary growth: New study suggests exercise can boost kids’ vocabulary growth Swimming a few laps likely won't turn your child into the next Katie Ledecky or Michael Phelps, but it just might help them become the next J.K. Rowling or Stephen King. A recent study suggests aerobic exercise, such as swimming, can boost kids' vocabulary growth.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210722163000.htm

Investigational magnetic device shrinks glioblastoma in human test Researchers shrunk a deadly glioblastoma tumor by more than a third using a helmet generating a noninvasive oscillating magnetic field that the patient wore on his head while administering the therapy in his own home. The 53-year-old patient died from an unrelated injury about a month into the treat...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210701140959.htm

Study ties milder COVID-19 symptoms to prior run-ins with other coronaviruses In COVID-19 patients whose symptoms were mild, researchers found that they were more likely than sicker patients to have signs of prior infection by similar, less virulent coronaviruses.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210609143446.htm

Laughing gas relieves symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression: Single treatment provides patients with rapid, lasting antidepressant effects Researchers have found that a single, one-hour treatment that involves breathing in a mixture of oxygen and the anesthetic drug nitrous oxide -- otherwise known as laughing gas -- can significantly improve symptoms in people with treatment-resistant depression.