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Broad support amongst U.K. public for additional regulation of advertisments for high-carbon products and services

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Broad support amongst U.K. public for additional regulation of advertisments for high-carbon products and services, per study including large poll and citizens’ jury.

Journal: PLOS Climate

Older adults can regain optimal well-being

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nearly one-quarter of older adults aged 60 or older, who initially reported poor well-being, had regained optimal well-being within three years, according to a study published September 24, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Mabel Ho and Esme Fuller-Thomson from the University of Toronto, Canada.

Journal: PLOS One

A coordinated dance between two proteins is essential for stronger brain connections

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists from the Nencki Institute and the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have revealed a key mechanism in how our brains change when we learn new information or form memories. A new study published in Science Advances reveals a molecular mechanism that allows brain cells to precisely strengthen specific connections – a process essential for learning, memory, and overall brain health.

Journal: Science Advances

Scientists sidestep Heisenberg uncertainty principle in precision sensing experiment

University of Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Physicists in Australia and Britain have reshaped quantum uncertainty to sidestep the restriction imposed by the famous Heisenberg uncertainty principle – a result that could underpin future ultra-precise sensor technology used in navigation, medicine and astronomy.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: Australian Research Council, Office of Naval Research Global, US Army Research Office for Physical Sciences, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Lockheed Martin, European Commission, Sydney Quantum Academy, H. and A. Harley

Sugary drinks influence the psyche via the intestine

Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZD
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study involving the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) provides strong evidence that sugary drinks affect not only metabolic but also mental health – especially in women. This effect is probably mediated by the sensitive microbiome of the intestine.

Journal: JAMA Psychiatry

Multiple strokes lead to hidden colorectal cancer diagnosis in rare case

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — September 24, 2025 — A new case report was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience on September 15, 2025, titled “When strokes reveal a hidden malignancy: An atypical case of metastatic colorectal cancer with extensive thromboembolism.”

Journal: Oncoscience

NIH grant to UC Riverside supports research on dangerous emerging virus

University of California - Riverside
Grant and Award Announcement

Scott Pegan, a professor of biomedical sciences at the University of California, Riverside, has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health of about $3.4 million over five years to lead an international study focused on developing protective antibodies against Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.

Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health