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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Dec-2025 01:11 ET (23-Dec-2025 06:11 GMT/UTC)

Sexual minority individuals face higher cesarean risks

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Individuals who identify as a sexual minority face higher risks of primary Cesarean birth compared with their completely heterosexual peers, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Risks varied substantially across sexual-orientation subgroups, with the largest increase observed among a rarely examined group: people who identify as heterosexual but report prior same-sex experience.

Journal: The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

New study exposes hidden Alzheimer’s 'hot spots' in rural Maryland and what they reveal about America’s growing healthcare divide

Society for Risk Analysis
Reports and Proceedings

A new statewide spatial analysis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) has uncovered significant disparities in Maryland’s rural communities, offering a striking example of how healthcare accessibility is shaping health outcomes across the United States.

Meeting: Society for Risk Analysis 2025 Conference

Lighting strongly influences people’s experience while listening to music, a new study suggests

University of California - Davis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Music is widely known for its ability to arouse, change moods or trigger a cathartic emotional release in people. A multidisciplinary team from three universities found that indoor lighting of various hues so strongly influences listeners’ experiences that musical venues, health-care settings and even homeowners might wish to reconsider their lighting choices for maximal effect and enjoyment of their music.

Journal: Lighting Design + Application

Life-long burden

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of University of New Mexico School of Medicine researchers describe how adverse childhood experiences appear to disrupt activity across multiple brain networks when threats are encountered later in life.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

MIT researchers find new way to deliver antibodies that could make treatment much easier for patients

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Therapeutic antibodies packaged into microparticles could be injected with a standard syringe, avoiding the need for time-consuming transfusions.

Journal: Advanced Materials
Funder: MIT Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, U.S. Department of Energy

New method improves the reliability of statistical estimations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reports and Proceedings

MIT researchers developed a method that generates more accurate uncertainty measures for certain types of estimation. This could help improve the reliability of data analyses in areas like economics, epidemiology, and environmental sciences.

Funder: MIT Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) seed grant, Office of Naval Research, Generali, Microsoft, National Science Foundation

FAU Engineering awarded $600,000 FDEP grant to combat harmful algal blooms

Florida Atlantic University
Grant and Award Announcement

This two-year effort develops innovative 3D-printed materials to remove excess phosphorus from freshwater systems and curb harmful algal blooms. Backed by statewide water-quality investments and prior research, the project will create durable, retrievable structures that provide a more effective, environmentally safe method for long-term nutrient removal. It also includes educational outreach to strengthen the local workforce and public awareness. The work addresses the growing threat HABs pose to ecosystems, public health, the economy and quality of life, driven largely by phosphorus from runoff and other nutrient sources.

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