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22-Aug-2025

New reporting guidelines improve transparency in veterinary pathology AI research

A new article in Veterinary Pathology introduces a 9-point checklist designed to improve the reporting quality of studies that use artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated image analysis (AIA). As AI tools become more widely used in pathology-based research, concerns have emerged about the reproducibility and transparency of published findings.

Journal: Veterinary Pathology

22-Aug-2025

Higher rates of loneliness persist among working-age adults with disabilities, study finds

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Working-age adults with disabilities experience far higher rates of loneliness than those without.

Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine

22-Aug-2025

Rethinking phototherapy: Why skin color matters for infant jaundice

SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Phototherapy is the standard treatment for newborn jaundice, but new computer modeling suggests its effectiveness may depend strongly on skin color. Using Monte Carlo simulations of light transport in neonatal skin based on adult skin color data, researchers predicted that darker skin could reduce the delivered light dose by up to 5.7 times compared with lighter skin. However, these are theoretical predictions that require clinical validation, as real-world data on skin-color-dependent bilirubin reduction during phototherapy treatment remain lacking. The findings suggest current protocols may benefit from further investigation into skin-specific effects.

Journal: Biophotonics Discovery

22-Aug-2025

Epstein-Barr virus protein EBNA1 upregulates oncogenes in cervical cancer cells

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY- August 22, 2025 – A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Genes & Cancer on August 6, 2025, titled “Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 1 upregulates Derlin1 and PSMD10 expression in HeLa cells.”

Journal: Genes & Cancer

22-Aug-2025

Genetic study suggests ways to catch blood cancer earlier

WashU Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study, WashU Medicine researchers shed light on how newly acquired mutations in blood stem cells interact with mutations passed down by parents to influence a person’s lifetime risk of developing blood cancer.

Journal: Nature Genetics
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

22-Aug-2025

Is composting worth it? The calculation is complicated

University of Connecticut
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Jackson Somers, assistant professor of agricultural and resource economics in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR), investigated participation rates and the economics behind residential composting programs. Somers published his findings in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

Somers found that on average, there is a 2.3-pound reduction in the amount of organic waste going into landfills per household per week when a city implements a composting program, using Austin, Texas as an example. This represents only about 30% of the average weekly food waste generated by a U.S. household.

Journal: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

22-Aug-2025

Animal protein not linked to higher mortality risk, study finds

McMaster University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Eating animal-sourced protein foods is not linked to a higher risk of death and may even offer protective benefits against cancer-related mortality, new research finds.

Journal: Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism