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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Jun-2026 07:15 ET (19-Jun-2026 11:15 GMT/UTC)

Sugar comforts newborn babies during painful procedures

Cochrane
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new Cochrane review has found that sucrose can help with pain relief in newborn babies during common hospital procedures, such as venepuncture. This involves drawing blood with a needle, typically for testing.

Journal: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Toxic algal bloom has taken a heavy toll on mental health

Adelaide University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The year-long algal bloom along the South Australian coastline has not only devastated marine life and triggered health risks for humans and pets: it has also had a significant psychological impact on local residents, according to new research.

Journal: Journal of Environmental Psychology

Pollen exposure linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary school

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Pollen exposure is linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary (high) school (matriculation), with the effects especially noticeable in subjects involving maths, including physics and chemistry, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Around 6 deaths a year linked to clubbing in the UK

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Around 6 deaths a year are linked to clubbing in the UK, finds a 15 year retrospective study published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

Journal: Emergency Medicine Journal

AI-driven chart review accurately identifies potential rare disease trial participants in new study

Cleveland Clinic
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Newly published research by Cleveland Clinic and Dyania Health demonstrates how a medically trained large language model system can accurately and efficiently screen electronic medical records (EMRs) to identify patients who are eligible for a rare disease clinical trial.

Published in The Journal of Cardiac Failure, the official journal of the Heart Failure Society of America, the study offers real-world evidence that artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled medical chart review can improve the speed, accuracy and equity of trial enrollment.

Journal: Journal of Cardiac Failure

From herbal waste to high performance clean water material: Turning traditional medicine residues into powerful biochar

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new scientific review reveals how residues from traditional Chinese medicine production can be transformed into high performance biochar materials capable of removing toxic pollutants from water and soil. The work highlights a promising pathway to convert large volumes of herbal waste into valuable environmental solutions.

New NIH grant advances Lupus protein research

University of Oklahoma
Grant and Award Announcement

For the millions of people living with lupus – a chronic autoimmune disease that can damage the kidneys, brain and other vital organs – treatment options remain limited and often come with serious side effects. A $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow a University of Oklahoma researcher to continue investigating a protein that may help explain why the disease develops and how it might be treated more precisely.

Strong alcohol policy could reduce cancer in Canada

University of Victoria
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research published in Lancet Public Health set out to see how different alcohol policy scenarios could potentially reduce the number of alcohol-related cancers in Canada.

Journal: The Lancet Public Health
Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

George Mason Univeristy and local governments partner to employ VR training for crisis management

George Mason University
Grant and Award Announcement

Social work researchers Holly Matto and Emily Ihara partner with Fairfax City, Va., and Loudoun County, Va., to improve crisis response using a Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority Grant.