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1-May-2025

Virtual pulmonary rehabilitation programs are safe, effective for people with COPD

COPD Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Virtual pulmonary rehabilitation is a safe, effective alternative to traditional pulmonary rehabilitation programs for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also require supplemental oxygen, according to a new report.

Journal

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation

Funder

NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Respiratory Health Association

30-Apr-2025

Mom’s hypertension can affect preterm infant brain and neurodevelopment

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study from experts at Cincinnati Children's reports that preterm infants born to women who battled preeclampsia also show signs of brain injury soon after birth and worse neurodevelopment two years later. And to a lesser extent, so do the preterm-born toddlers of women who had gestational hypertension and chronic hypertension.

Journal

JAMA Network Open

Funder

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

30-Apr-2025

A protein link between brain diseases and leaky blood vessels

University of Connecticut
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Surprisingly, the protein shortage primarily affects the brain’s blood vessels.

Journal

Science Advances

Funder

American Heart Association, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, American Heart Association, NIH/National Institute on Aging, NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

30-Apr-2025

More men with prostate cancer are avoiding unnecessary surgery

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study, published in JAMA Oncology, researchers at University of Michigan showed that the proportion of patients undergoing prostatectomy for the lowest-risk type of cancer dropped over fivefold between 2010 to 2024.

They concluded that efforts to increase active surveillance and improved diagnostic methods have helped more men avoid unnecessary surgery.

Journal

JAMA Oncology

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

30-Apr-2025

Machine learning brings new insights to cell’s role in addiction, relapse

University of Cincinnati
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers led by the University of Cincinnati’s Anna Kruyer and the University of Houston’s Demetrio Labate have published research in the journal Science Advances applying object recognition technology to track changes in brain cell structure and provide new insights into how the brain responds to heroin use, withdrawal and relapse.

Journal

Science Advances

Funder

Simons Foundation, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health