Research Update
Research news and updates from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
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Temperature Monitoring Patch Can Help Better Catch Fevers in Seniors
The use of continuous temperature monitoring may be an effective intervention for early detection and containment of infectious disease outbreaks.
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Brain Networks Can Play Role in Weight Loss Success
Scientists have shown specific networks in the brain can strongly influence how successful a person will be when trying to lose weight.
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Researchers Identify Biomarkers to Predict Patient Response to Immunotherapy Treatment
Wake Forest University School of Medicine researchers have discovered blood biomarkers that can potentially predict patient response.
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More Movement, More Often Supports Long-Term Weight Loss for Older Adults
New findings suggest focusing less on structured exercise and more on frequent periods of enjoyable movement.
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Nanoparticle Therapeutic Enhances Cancer Immunotherapy
Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have discovered that a nanoparticle therapeutic enhances cancer immunotherapy and is a possible new approach in treating malignant pleural effusion (MPE).
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Research Funding
Research reported on in this publication was supported by the following National Institutes of Health grants and other sources:
Brain Networks Can Play Role in Weight Loss Success: Institute on Aging, R01AG051624-03S2; National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, R18 HL076441; National Institute on Aging, P30 AG021332; National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, R01EB024559; and Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science Institute, UL1TR001420.
Researchers Identify Biomarkers to Predict Patient Response to Immunotherapy Treatment for Melanoma: V Foundation V Scholar in Cancer 519 Research Award V2019-018, and National Cancer Institute, P30CA012197.
Nanoparticle Therapeutic Enhances Cancer Immunotherapy: National Cancer Institute, 1R01CA264102-0.