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Study opens up new perspectives for targeted care of women with gestational diabetes

An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has shown that continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in women with gestational diabetes can reduce the risk of a newborn with above-average birth weight.

4 Dec 2025

New rapid test distinguishes real HIV infections from vaccine-related false positives

Since the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was identified in 1983, roughly 91.4 million people around the world have contracted the virus and an additional 44.1 million have died from related causes.

3 Dec 2025

Experimental RNA drug shows promise for repairing DNA and healing tissue damage

Cedars-Sinai scientists have developed an experimental drug that repairs DNA and serves as a prototype for a new class of medications that fix tissue damage caused by heart attack, inflammatory disease or other conditions.

3 Dec 2025

Study finds major gaps in cholesterol management among adults with cardiovascular disease

The Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, published new research in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology revealing significant gaps in cholesterol management during 2022-23 among U.S. adults with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

3 Dec 2025

How anger and injustice shape the course of chronic pain

We all know stress can worsen pain, but new research shows that anger and a sense of injustice may be even more powerful triggers. In a study of more than 700 people living with chronic pain, researchers uncovered four distinct "anger profiles" that help explain why some patients hurt more, and longer, than others.

3 Dec 2025

Tai chi proves as effective as CBT for long-term insomnia relief

Researchers compare the efficacy of Tai chi with cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of chronic insomnia.

3 Dec 2025

Automated EHR system triages cancer symptoms, improves care team efficiency

For many people living with cancer, symptoms such as pain, anxiety or insomnia can quickly spiral into an emergency room visit. Such visits can be financially costly and take an emotional toll on patients and their caregivers.

3 Dec 2025

Hallucinogen-related hospital care linked to higher risk of future mania

People who have received emergency or hospital care in Canada due to hallucinogen use have a six-fold increased risk of receiving care for mania in the next three years, according to a study published December 2nd in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Daniel Myran from North York General Hospital in Canada and colleagues.

2 Dec 2025

Common water pill may be a useful add‑on to the standard HIV treatment

An FDA‑approved medication called spironolactone, often prescribed as a diuretic, or water pill, for heart and blood pressure conditions, may be a useful add‑on to the standard HIV treatment, according to new research from the Valente lab at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology.

2 Dec 2025

AI-assisted liquid biopsies show promise for early cancer detection

The prospect of diagnosing cancer through painless methods—such as a simple AI-assisted blood or urine test that detects tiny particles known as exosomes—is becoming increasingly realistic.

2 Dec 2025

Cocktail of three supplements improves social behaviors in autistic mice

Researchers led by Tzyy-Nan Huang and Ming-Hui Lin from Academia Sinica in Taiwan report that a low-dose mixture of zinc, serine, and branch-chain amino acids can alleviate behavioral deficits in three different mouse models of autism.

2 Dec 2025

Cell nucleus shape plays a key role in cancer therapy outcomes

Cancer cells with a cell nucleus that is easily deformed are more sensitive to drugs that damage DNA. These are the findings of a new study by researchers at Linköping University in Sweden.

2 Dec 2025

AR3-based optogenetic strategy shows high efficacy in inducing apoptosis and antitumor effects

One of the hallmarks of cancer cells is their ability to evade apoptosis, or programmed cell death, through changes in protein expression.

2 Dec 2025

Untreated restless legs syndrome may increase Parkinson's disease risk

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological sleep disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to move the legs, often worsening at night.

2 Dec 2025

They need a ventilator to stay alive. Getting one can be a nightmare.

On vacation in Mexico last year, Michael DiPlacido passed out twice while scuba diving and again in his hotel. Back in St. Louis, doctors diagnosed him with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, an incurable disease that often requires mechanical ventilation.

2 Dec 2025

Innate immunity and metabolic stress drive a unique form of cell death

In several disease conditions, including infections and cancers, innate immune activation and nutrient scarcity occur together.

1 Dec 2025

Researchers receive NPB grant to develop online food allergy support tool

A team led by Aston University's Professor Rebecca Knibb in the School of Psychology has been awarded a grant by the US National Peanut Board (NPB) to develop an online food allergy support tool.

1 Dec 2025

Killer T cell traits explain why some people achieve long-term HIV remission after treatment

Researchers led by a team from Mass General Brigham and the Ragon Institute have discovered why some people living with HIV who are given a treatment called broadly neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies (bNAbs) can safely stop taking standard, lifelong HIV medications and maintain control of the virus for years, while others given the same treatment do not achieve this remission.

1 Dec 2025

Study links endocrine-disrupting chemicals to hidradenitis suppurativa

A Johns Hopkins Medicine study involving a dozen people with the inflammatory skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which mostly affects skin folds, is believed to be the first to provide evidence that hormone-disrupting chemicals commonly found in ultra-processed food and single-use water bottles may contribute to the development of or worsen the condition in some people.

1 Dec 2025

Epstein family support accelerates USC’s mission to end Alzheimer’s

The USC Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute will be renamed the USC Epstein Family Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute in honor of Life Trustee Daniel J. Epstein '62, his wife Phyllis and their family, who have been the philanthropic leaders behind the university's world-leading efforts to make Alzheimer's a memory.

1 Dec 2025