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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 31-Dec-2025 10:11 ET (31-Dec-2025 15:11 GMT/UTC)

7-Oct-2025

Only 1 in 8 children survive cardiac arrest outside hospital in England, according to first national report

University of Warwick
Reports and Proceedings

For the first time, the Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest team at University of Warwick have published national data for children who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, underscoring urgent need for CPR training

7-Oct-2025

ECU research debunks link between calcium supplements and dementia

Edith Cowan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU), Curtin University and the University of Western Australia has found no evidence that calcium monotherapy increases the long-term risk for dementia, helping to dispel previous concerns about its potential negative effects on brain health in older women.

Journal: The Lancet

7-Oct-2025

Drinking through the generations

Flinders University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Younger generations are turning away from alcohol at unprecedented rates, with Generation Z driving a cultural shift that could reshape Australia’s drinking landscape and deliver major public health gains if the trend continues, say researchers. The first study in Australia to use longitudinal data to separate the effects of age from generational change, provides robust evidence that the decline in alcohol use among young people is more than just a passing trend.

Journal: Addiction
Funder: Gianluca Di Censo, Kirrilly Thompson and Jacqueline Bowden receive funding from the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to support research regarding alcohol and other drugs.

7-Oct-2025

Vaping long term impact on lung health studied

Aberystwyth
Grant and Award Announcement

Scientists from Aberystwyth University are part of a £1.55 million project to unravel long-term vaping risks and benefits on lung health for smokers.

7-Oct-2025

Catching Alport syndrome through universal age-3 urine screening

Kobe University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The most common first diagnosis of Alport syndrome in Japan is during the universal age-3 urine screening. In 60% of these children, the disease had already progressed far enough to qualify for treatment. Therefore, universal early-age urinalysis may be an apt means for both better prognoses and reduced costs of medical care.

Journal: Kidney International Reports
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Health, Labour and Welfare Sciences Research Grants, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

6-Oct-2025

Teens in distress turn to tobacco but need more help to quit

University of California - Davis Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center study finds youth with mental health struggles are screened for tobacco use but rarely get advice on how to quit.

Journal: Pediatrics Open Science
Funder: UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center, Tobacco Cessation Policy Research Center

6-Oct-2025

Microplastics found to change gut microbiome in first human-sample study

Beyond
Reports and Proceedings

New research presented today at UEG Week 2025 shows that microplastics – plastic particles smaller than 5mm commonly found in the environment – can alter the human gut microbiome, with some changes resembling patterns linked to depression and colorectal cancer.

Meeting: UEG Week 2025