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Medicine & Health

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 30-Dec-2025 22:11 ET (31-Dec-2025 03:11 GMT/UTC)

2-Dec-2025

Delayed climate mitigation could trigger a socioeconomic tipping point

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team reveals that delaying global climate mitigation may trigger a dangerous socioeconomic tipping point, where the incentive to cut carbon emissions collapses despite rising climate damages.

2-Dec-2025

Novel regeneration strategy restores high-nickel lithium-ion battery cathodes for enhanced performance and sustainability

Maximum Academic Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has developed an innovative strategy to regenerate high-nickel lithium-ion battery cathodes, specifically the widely used NCM811 material.

2-Dec-2025

Korea University study finds restless legs syndrome linked to Parkinson’s risk—dopamine treatment may be protective

Korea University College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Korea University Ansan Hospital and collaborators report that patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) face a higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD). In a nationwide cohort of nearly 20,000 people, untreated RLS patients showed approximately double the PD incidence, while dopamine agonist treatment appeared to have a protective effect. The findings highlight the importance of early screening and effective RLS management to support long-term brain health.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

2-Dec-2025

How the nervous system activates repair after spinal cord injury

Karolinska Institutet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

After a spinal cord injury, cells in the brain and spinal cord change to cope with stress and repair tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, shows that this response is controlled by specific DNA sequences. This knowledge could help develop more targeted treatments.