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4-Sep-2025

Intense light therapy may lower risk of myocardial injuries after non-cardiac surgery

University of Colorado Anschutz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Intense light therapy after surgery can increase a critical protein that protects heart tissue while lowering levels of troponin, a protein indicating heart damage that’s linked to higher mortality in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, according to a study by researchers at CU Anschutz.

Journal: Annals of Translational Medicine

4-Sep-2025

Study finds prenatal cannabis exposure delays reproductive development in female offspring

Washington State University

Cannabis use by mothers during pregnancy and while nursing may disrupt and slow the reproductive development of their daughters and even granddaughters, a new Washington State University study suggests.

Journal: Toxicological Sciences

4-Sep-2025

Frontiers Forum Deep Dive series: Biological ‘moonshot’ accelerates efforts to genetically map life on Earth

Frontiers
Meeting Announcement

Discover the next phase of the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), which aims to sequence the DNA of all known eukaryotic species to protect biodiversity, improve global health, and drive scientific innovation.

4-Sep-2025

Unveiling the identity of Crohn's disease T cells

Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) - Osaka University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The research group led by Drs. Mitsuru Arase, Mari Murakami, and Prof. Kiyoshi Takeda (Graduate School of Medicine/ Immunology Frontier Research Center at The University of Osaka) revealed that transcription factors RUNX2 and BHLHE40 play crucial roles in inducing T cells involved in Crohn's disease.

Journal: Journal of Experimental Medicine
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

4-Sep-2025

Penn research identifies best ways to debunk COVID vaccine misinformation

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People hesitant about getting a COVID vaccine were more likely to consider getting the shot after hearing a myth explained and corrected with facts, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Science has continually proven the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines, including the mRNA technology behind their development. However, vaccine hesitancy remains common.

Journal: Vaccine

4-Sep-2025

Former Macalester College animal lab workers, alumni, and mental health experts raise alarm regarding student stress and coercion in deadly animal experiments

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Reports and Proceedings

Former Macalester College animal laboratory workers joined distinguished alumni and more than 130 mental health professionals and animal welfare experts to call on Macalester President Suzanne Rivera, PhD, and other college leaders to protect students from psychological harm and end fatal animal experiments in psychology courses.

4-Sep-2025

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis identified as a model for anti-aging drug development

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — September 4, 2025 — A new research perspective was published in Volume 17, Issue 8 of Aging (Aging-US) on August 16, 2025, titled “Age-related diseases as a testbed for anti-aging therapeutics: the case of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.”

Journal: Aging-US