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Far-UV at 222 nm disrupts common allergens and could ease asthma triggers

Far-UV radiation demonstrates a 25% reduction in airborne allergens, highlighting its promise for enhancing indoor air quality for asthma patients.

24 Sep 2025

Clean eating trends on Instagram may subtly harm body satisfaction

Findings indicate foodie Instagram content supports mood, whereas clean eating posts may lead to lower body satisfaction and potential eating disorder risks.

24 Sep 2025

New research brings safer artificial hearts closer to clinical use

Using magnetic cameras, researchers at Linköping University have examined blood flow in an artificial heart in real time. The results make it possible to design the heart in a way to reduce the risk of blood clots and red blood cells breakdown, a common problem in today's artificial hearts.

24 Sep 2025

BMJ pulls widely cited apple cider vinegar research

BMJ Group has retracted research suggesting that small daily quantities of apple cider vinegar might help people who are overweight or obese to lose weight.

24 Sep 2025

New recommendations aim to identify children with familial hypercholesterolemia

The Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, announced the online publication of recommendations from a multidisciplinary panel in the Journal of Pediatrics to promote the early identification of children living with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).

23 Sep 2025

Research highlights how the gut microbiome can affect epigenetics

The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to a new research by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

23 Sep 2025

Scientists study how nanoplastics transfer across generations

You can't see nanoplastics with the naked eye, but they're everywhere - including your body.

23 Sep 2025

Misaligned perceptions lead to pediatric antibiotic overprescribing

Researchers from USC and Duke report that the persistent "know-do gap" - where clinicians know guidelines but practice differently - is the primary driver of antibiotic overprescribing for pediatric diarrhea in India's private sector, not lack of knowledge, point-of-sale profits, or stockouts of clinically recommended treatments such as oral rehydration salts (ORS).

23 Sep 2025

Expanding education boosts lifestyle medicine adoption across health systems

Expanding access to lifestyle medicine education opportunities-such as continuing medical education (CME) courses, professional certification, webinars, mentoring and peer-to-peer connections, and conference participation-can facilitate the adoption of the medical specialty across health systems, according to a new study published in Translational Behavioral Medicine.

23 Sep 2025

Study reveals how the brain narrows attention over time

How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, our expectation would be very different if the object is a bird flying past or a baseball coming straight at us.

23 Sep 2025

Research shows different EML4-ALK variants drive lung cancer aggressiveness

About five percent of lung adenocarcinomas, one of the most common forms of lung cancer, are driven by a faulty fusion of two genes, EML4 and ALK.

23 Sep 2025

Northern Virginia study explores rapid deployment of drones in emergencies

Shima Mohebbi, Assistant Professor, Systems Engineering and Operations Research (SEOR), College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), and Michael Hieb, Research Associate Professor, C5I Center, CEC, received funding for: "Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) Drone as a First Responder Feasibility Study project."

23 Sep 2025

NIH funds USC team to develop a selective Alzheimer’s drug for APOE4 carriers

Backed by the combined expertise of three USC schools, scientists are developing a new drug aimed at a previously unexplored biological target in Alzheimer's disease, aided by an $8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.

23 Sep 2025

Wearable device uses AI and bioelectronics to personalize wound therapy

As a wound heals, it goes through several stages: clotting to stop bleeding, immune system response, scabbing, and scarring.

23 Sep 2025

New $10 million initiative aims to tailor diets for Canadians living with IBD

Over 300,000 Canadians live with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn's and ulcerative colitis.

23 Sep 2025

Ocrelizumab provides superior control of multiple sclerosis relapses compared to other therapies

New research presented at the 41st Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS 2025) demonstrates that ocrelizumab provides superior control of multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses compared with fingolimod, natalizumab, and alemtuzumab.

23 Sep 2025

UC Riverside receives $2 million grant to explore how gut bacteria shape human health

One day, bottles of probiotics might do more than keep you regular -- they could help prevent disease. To get there, a $2 million grant to UC Riverside will explore how gut bacteria shape human health.

23 Sep 2025

New screening method boosts efficiency and accuracy of CAST genome editing

Natural systems such as CRISPR-associated transposons (CASTs) offer a targetable, one-step way to edit genomes.

23 Sep 2025

Sylvester part of major national study on AI use in breast cancer screening

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, will co-lead a newly funded, multi-institutional clinical trial to evaluate whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help support radiologists in interpreting mammograms more accurately, with the goal of improving breast cancer screening and reducing unnecessary callbacks and anxiety for patients.

23 Sep 2025

Drinking any amount of alcohol may raise dementia risk

Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases the risk of dementia, suggests the largest combined observational and genetic study to date, published online in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.

23 Sep 2025