Medicine & Health

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5-Sep-2025

Good vibrations could revolutionize assisted reproductive technology

Cornell University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In the quest to address infertility, Cornell University researchers have developed a groundbreaking device that could simplify and automate oocyte cumulus removal, a critical step in assisted reproductive technologies.

Journal

Lab on a Chip

5-Sep-2025

Hitting one target could cripple brain tumors in two critical ways

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The most common and aggressive type of adult brain cancer, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is notoriously resistant to treatment, with a median survival of just 14 months following diagnosis.

Journal

Cell Reports

Funder

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Swiss Cancer Research Foundation, University of Lausanne, European Commission, European Molecular Biology Organization, The Brain Tumor Charity (UK)

5-Sep-2025

JAMA Network launches JAMA+ Women's Health

JAMA Network
Business Announcement

The JAMA Network announces the launch of JAMA+ Women’s Health, a new digital resource designed to elevate the visibility and accessibility of trusted, peer-reviewed content that advances health care for women across the globe.

5-Sep-2025

Rice, Waseda engineers’ space-time computational breakthrough powers solutions from medicine to aerospace

Rice University
Book Announcement

When most people think of computer simulations, they imagine sleek graphics or Hollywood-style animations. But for Tayfun Tezduyar, the James F. Barbour Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rice University, accuracy is everything.

5-Sep-2025

Skin protein found to use physical tension to control tissue growth

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that the protein Piezo1 controls skin growth by detecting when skin is stretched and then coordinating the metabolic and immune changes necessary for growth.

Journal

Nature Communications

5-Sep-2025

New and recurring food insecurity during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this survey study examining food insecurity in the U.S. during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity declined among all subgroups between 2019 and 2021 but exceeded pre-pandemic levels by 2023; new food insecurity accounted for much of that increase. The increase in new food insecurity is concerning, as these households face elevated risk for adverse health outcomes.

Journal

JAMA Health Forum

5-Sep-2025

Food insecurity and rural child and family functioning

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that caregiver stress and household instability may be key mechanisms by which food insecurity is negatively associated with child mental health.

Journal

JAMA Network Open