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19-Nov-2025

New metric better predicts which drug-induced liver injury patients require transplant

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study finds the DILI-Inpt prognostic score outperformed existing systems in identifying which hospitalized patients with severe idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury were unlikely to recover on their own.  

Journal

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Funder

NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

19-Nov-2025

MIT study shows how vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia

Picower Institute at MIT
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Temporarily anesthetizing the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic eye, new research shows.

Journal

Cell Reports

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NIH/National Institutes of Health, Freedom Together Foundation

19-Nov-2025

Study reveals the dual role for a protein critical for healing nerve damage

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent University of Michigan study in mice adds to the evidence regarding a specific protein inside of the nerves, called Sarm1, that appears to be essential for their regeneration.

Journal

Science Translational Medicine

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NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation, New York State Department of Health Spinal Cord Injury Research Program

19-Nov-2025

National Cancer Institute grants support efforts to understand how fluid flow drives deadly brain cancer

Virginia Tech
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers are investigating how fluid moving around brain tumors drives glioblastoma’s spread and to develop more precise, patient-specific treatment strategies using advanced imaging, modeling, and focused ultrasound.

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NIH/National Cancer Institute

19-Nov-2025

All-you-can-eat: Young adults and ultra-processed foods

Virginia Tech
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Virginia Tech team studied 27 young adults, ages 18–25, in a tightly controlled crossover trial. After two weeks on an ultra-processed diet, only the 18–21 group ate more — even when full — highlighting their greater susceptibility.

Journal

Obesity

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NIH/National Institutes of Health