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Self-regulating mRNA medicineadjusts protein production based on disease-related signals

Researchers develop a self-regulating mRNA medicine that adjusts protein production based on disease-related signals.

19 Jun 2025

New guidance aims to improve blood clot prevention in chronic limb-threatening ischemia patients

A new statement from leading heart and blood vessel experts in Europe is providing clinical guidance for treatments to prevent blood clots in patients with a serious condition called chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI), after they have had procedures to restore blood flow in their lower limbs.

19 Jun 2025

Newborns feel pain before fully understanding it

Brain networks responsible for sensing, understanding, and responding emotionally to pain develop at different rates in infants, with the conscious understanding of pain not fully developed until after birth, finds a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

19 Jun 2025

Positive wellbeing may help reduce the risk of memory loss in middle age

Higher levels of wellbeing may help reduce the risk of memory loss in middle age, suggests new research, which tracked more than 10,000 over 50-year-olds across a 16-year span.

19 Jun 2025

UTA receives grant to tackle low physical activity among cancer survivors

A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, known as CPRIT, to tackle the critical issue of low physical activity among cancer survivors.

19 Jun 2025

Rapamycin offers life-extending benefits comparable to eating less

The anti-aging drug Rapamycin has the same life-extending effect as eating less, according to new research from the University of East Anglia and University of Glasgow.

19 Jun 2025

New 3D model reveals how nose stem cells support sense of smell

Using a newly devised, three-dimensional model to study the regeneration of nerve tissue in the nose, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and colleagues have discovered that one type of stem cell thought to be dormant may play a more significant role in preserving the sense of smell than originally believed.

19 Jun 2025

Brain age gap may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors

The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood pressure and diabetes, and a person's cognitive performance, also known as thinking and memory skills, according to a study published June 18, 2025, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

19 Jun 2025

Food insecurity, neighborhood disadvantage, and lack of social support affect stroke outcomes

Having poor access to food, living in a disadvantaged neighborhood and not having strong friend and family support may lead to worse outcomes after stroke, according to a study published June 18, 2025, in Neurology® Clinical Practice, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

19 Jun 2025

Research reveals how a microscopic parasite disrupts brain function

A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a microscopic parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function, even when it infects only a small number of neurons.

19 Jun 2025

FIM programs show promise in improving diet quality and food security

Food is medicine (FIM) programs that incorporate healthy food into health care for people with or at high risk for chronic disease show great potential in improving diet quality and food security, but additional research is needed to understand clinical outcomes, according to a systematic review of randomized controlled trials in the U.S conducted by the American Heart Association.

19 Jun 2025

HonorHealth’s HALO project enhances stroke treatment and prevention

More patients are surviving and recovering from the most common and severe form of brain stroke thanks to data-driven treatment methods based on the amassing of more than 1 million variables in an HonorHealth Research Institute program known as HALO, which stands for HonorHealth Acute neuroLogical Outcome.

19 Jun 2025

NUCDF launches national project to advance urea cycle disorder research

The National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation, the leading patient advocacy group for people affected by urea cycle disorders (UCDs), today announced the launch of a two-year national project to establish the multistakeholder NUCDF Partner Network and develop a roadmap for future research in these rare disorders.

19 Jun 2025

Epigenetic dysregulation drives hepatocellular carcinoma development

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.

19 Jun 2025

Genes may determine how early life exposures shape the gut microbiome

Early nutritional and antibiotic exposures affect adult gut microbiota, with genetic background and parent-of-origin significantly influencing outcomes.

19 Jun 2025

Understanding the interconnected roles of microbial, metabolic, and immune biomarkers in IBD

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), encompassing ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract with a rising global burden.

19 Jun 2025

Full tumor DNA sequencing becomes standard for children with cancer

Readouts of the full DNA of children with cancer at diagnosis have been implemented as the standard of care in a European first.

19 Jun 2025

New gene therapy strategy reactivates dormant genes to treat blood disorders

Researchers have found a promising new method for gene therapy. They successfully restarted inactive genes by bringing them closer to genetic switches on the DNA called enhancers.

19 Jun 2025

New meta-analysis highlights effective non-drug therapies for knee osteoarthritis

Knee braces, water therapy and exercise are the most promising non-drug therapies for treating knee osteoarthritis, according to a new meta-analysis publishing June 18, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Yuan Luo of the First People's Hospital of Neijiang, China.

19 Jun 2025

Study identifies strategies for expanding low-barrier wound care services for people who use drugs

A new study published in the Harm Reduction Journal identifies critical factors and strategies for expanding low-barrier wound care services for people who use drugs (PWUD).

19 Jun 2025

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Self-regulating mRNA medicineadjusts protein production based on disease-related signals

New guidance aims to improve blood clot prevention in chronic limb-threatening ischemia patients

Newborns feel pain before fully understanding it

Positive wellbeing may help reduce the risk of memory loss in middle age

UTA receives grant to tackle low physical activity among cancer survivors

Rapamycin offers life-extending benefits comparable to eating less

New 3D model reveals how nose stem cells support sense of smell

Brain age gap may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors

Food insecurity, neighborhood disadvantage, and lack of social support affect stroke outcomes

Research reveals how a microscopic parasite disrupts brain function

FIM programs show promise in improving diet quality and food security

HonorHealth’s HALO project enhances stroke treatment and prevention

NUCDF launches national project to advance urea cycle disorder research

Epigenetic dysregulation drives hepatocellular carcinoma development

Genes may determine how early life exposures shape the gut microbiome

Understanding the interconnected roles of microbial, metabolic, and immune biomarkers in IBD

Full tumor DNA sequencing becomes standard for children with cancer

New gene therapy strategy reactivates dormant genes to treat blood disorders

New meta-analysis highlights effective non-drug therapies for knee osteoarthritis

Study identifies strategies for expanding low-barrier wound care services for people who use drugs

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