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How can scientists visualize cellular life with greater precision?

Salk Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Salk researchers collaborated with scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine to develop a new class of probes for imaging living cells. The probes, called visible-spectrum antigen-stabilizable fluorescent nanobodies (VIS-Fbs), generate high-contrast images with minimal disruption to normal cellular activity. The technology enables more precise investigation of complex biological processes, including cell signaling, development, and disease progression.

Journal: Nature Methods

McMaster researchers identify genetic factors linked to frailty

McMaster University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at McMaster University have identified, for the first time, a novel region of DNA and two associated genes connected to frailty, offering neurological and immune-related insights that might help explain why some older adults are more likely to be frail than others.

Journal: npj Aging

MEDABIS-PRO: Biophysical research on MRI-guided proton therapy

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Grant and Award Announcement

The National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology – OncoRay is receiving around 1.1 million euros in funding from the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space under the program “Nuclear Safety and Radiation Research” for the joint project MEDABIS-PRO. The funding will be provided for a period of four years, shared between the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine at TUD Dresden University of Technology.

Care by name, but not by nature

Flinders University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Many older Australians receiving government-funded home care struggle to get the support they need to live well at home, according to new research that reveals the daily challenges faced by a growing part of the community.

Journal: Australasian Journal on Ageing

Under embargo: Families and friends speak out on electroconvulsive therapy’s silenced risks

University of East London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study, published in the British Psychological Society’s scientific journal Psychology and Psychotherapy, highlights the emotional cost experienced by relatives, with many describing their grief at the loss of the person they had once known. Others described the burden of caring responsibilities because of the cognitive and physical damage to their loved on, while some talked about their guilt at not having stopped the treatment from happening.

Journal: Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice

How do patients’ relatives and friends view the benefits and harms of electroconvulsive therapy?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice reveals that the experiences of families and friends of individuals undergoing electroconvulsive therapy challenge claims that the therapy is safe and effective.

Journal: Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice

Has life-saving HIV therapy contributed to increased rates of a sexually transmitted disease?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study in Health Economics uncovered an unintended consequence of a major medical breakthrough: while the availability of HIV treatments in the late 1990s dramatically improved survival, they also contributed to a resurgence in syphilis.

Journal: Health Economics

Does stress during pregnancy affect offspring’s metabolic health?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

According to research published in The FASEB Journal, physical activity during pregnancy enhances the metabolic health of offspring, but new research in mice indicates that prenatal stress blunts these benefits, at least in male offspring.

Journal: The FASEB Journal

Do children in rural and urban areas experience different mental health struggles?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study in Pediatric Investigation found that rural and urban children and adolescents tend to experience different mental health issues, with those living in the country showing more emotional problems and those in the city demonstrating more behavioral issues.

Journal: Pediatric Investigation