Researchers used statistics and modeling to identify a causal link between triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and abdominal aortic aneurysms, and in mice, found that lowering triglyceride prevalence with antisense oligonucleotide therapy targeting one of these lipoproteins significantly inhibited the development of aneurysms.

Researchers discovered the mechanism driving the brain-flushing glymphatic system, which during sleep removes waste proteins or toxins that contribute to Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Scientists at Baylor showed that star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes play a role in the storage and recall of memories along with neurons, adding to our understanding of the physical changes involved in memory.

A NYU team, along with University of Michigan researchers, found one potential reason that Hispanic patients with respiratory failure are more likely to die than non-Hispanic patients: higher rates of deep sedation while on ventilators.

Researchers at Baylor have developed a wastewater-based epidemiology method capable of monitoring hundreds of human viruses in communities, potentially serving as an early warning system for outbreaks.

Lonny R. Levin, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine – representing “Male Birth Control”.

Dentistry researchers at NYU College of Dentistry have developed a more targeted treatment for gum disease.

Xin Zhang, Ph.D., distinguished professor of engineering, Boston University – representing “Boosting MRI”.

The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania was the winner, for its research on mice that “sweat out” fat.

The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania was the winner, for its research on mice that “sweat out” fat.

Researchers pursuing novel treatments for herpes infections and diabetes win STAT Madness.

An HIV lab’s pivot to develop a single-dose Covid-19 vaccine wins STAT Madness ‘Editors’ Pick’.

A team from MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research engineered a fluorescing carbon nanotubule to better see tiny ovarian cancer tumors.

Discovery of racial bias in health care AI wins STAT Madness ‘Editors’ Pick’.

Michigan tops STAT Madness voting with a potential treatment for tinnitus.

The team, led by Shawn Liu, invented a form of genome editing that might one day treat the most complicated of human diseases: those affecting the brain.

A team of researchers from East Carolina University won the crowd favorite with a study finding that adding a protein to oxygen-starved cardiomyocytes helps them stave off injury from heart attack.

A research team from Texas that is studying how our gut microbes help us respond to cancer therapy wins the Editors’ Pick in STAT Madness.

A prosthetic arm that can ‘feel’ is 2016’s most innovative idea.

Silk can preserve blood samples at almost any temperature, potentially allowing diagnostic tests in places without access to refrigeration.