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Earthworms turn manure into a powerful tool against antibiotic resistance

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance, by helping farmers turn manure into safer, high-value organic fertilizer through a process called vermicomposting. Researchers report that this low energy, nature-based technology can remove antibiotic resistance genes far more consistently than conventional composting, while also improving soil health and supporting sustainable agriculture.

Environmental “superbugs” in our rivers and soils: new one health review warns of growing antimicrobial resistance crisis

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Environmental antimicrobial resistance is turning rivers, soils, and even the air into hidden highways for “superbugs,” according to a new review that calls for urgent, coordinated action across human, animal, and environmental health. The authors argue that protecting people from drug resistant infections now depends as much on wastewater plants and farms as it does on hospitals.

Study: ADRIATIC clinical trial results suggest durvalumab may offer a new path in small cell lung cancer care

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study suggests that the immune checkpoint inhibitor, durvalumab, may offer new treatment options for patients living with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). However, its cost raises questions about sustainability, prevention and access.

Journal: JCO Global Oncology

TB harnesses part of immune defense system to cause infection

University of Exeter
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB) – and it involves the bacteria harnessing part of the immune system meant to protect against infection.

Journal: Science Immunology

Weight loss drugs and bariatric surgery improve the body’s fat ‘balance:’ study

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Both the new weight loss drugs and bariatric (weight loss) surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity by inducing a moderate loss of fat-free mass (including lean muscle) along with a substantial reduction in fat, researchers at Vanderbilt Health have found.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Body composition changes after bariatric surgery or treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this single-center cohort study, both bariatric surgery and semaglutide or tirzepatide treatment were associated with substantial fat mass loss, moderate fat-free mass (FFM) loss, and improved FFM to fat mass ratio. These findings provide evidence to guide interventions aimed at preserving FFM while promoting fat loss.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Targeted regulation of abortion providers laws and pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The findings of this study suggest an increase in maternal morbidity among patients using fertility care in states that passed targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP) laws relative to states that did not.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

Mount Sinai researchers help create largest immune cell atlas of bone marrow in multiple myeloma patients

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in partnership with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and in collaboration with leading institutions across the country, have helped generate the largest single-cell immune cell atlas of the bone marrow in patients with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that, while treatable, remains incurable. The findings, published in Nature Cancer, provide unprecedented insight on immune dysfunction in myeloma and could lead to improved tools for predicting which patients are at higher risk of relapse after treatment.

Journal: Nature Cancer

Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study tracks declines in annual checkups as teens become young adults

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center researchers using data on adolescents and young adults (AYAs) ages 15 to 23 has added to evidence that as kids get to high school and transition to adulthood, many begin to skip yearly wellness visits with a pediatrician or other primary care provider.

Journal: Journal of Adolescent Health
Funder: U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau