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Changing the sweet taste of someone’s diet has no impact on their sweet tooth or health, study suggests

Bournemouth University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Changing the amount of sweetness in a person’s diet has no impact on their liking for sweet foods or their health, the results of a new trial suggest.

Journal: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Study reveals alarming number of invasive breast cancers in younger women

Radiological Society of North America
Reports and Proceedings

A study of data from seven outpatient facilities in the New York region found that 20-24% of all the breast cancers diagnosed during an 11-year period were found in women age 18 to 49, according to research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Meeting: 111th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Computational framework for therapeutic RNA carrier design

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Peer-Reviewed Publication

LMU Researchers Combine Machine Learning and Molecular Dynamics to Discover Novel RNA Delivery Materials.

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society

Congenital muscle weakness: Muscles fail to regenerate

University of Basel
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For more than two decades, researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland, have been investigating a severe form of muscular dystrophy in which muscles progressively degenerate. The research team has now discovered that the muscles’ ability to regenerate is also impaired. Future therapies should therefore aim not only to strengthen muscles but also to promote their regeneration.

Journal: Nature Communications

New study of 500 combat soldiers finds computerized attention training can significantly reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) risk

Tel-Aviv University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A joint study by Tel Aviv University, the IDF Medical Corps, and the U.S. Department of Defense has found that a series of specialized computer-based training exercises can significantly reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among IDF combat soldiers.

New building blocks of cell communication: How an invisible “cap” could control electrical synapses

Goethe University Frankfurt
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international team led by Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, has used state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscopy to visualize electrical synapses (gap junctions) inside living cells. In doing so, they discovered a surprising additional structure: a previously unknown circular “cap” that is connected to the channel from the inside of the cell. It appears to be formed by the protein UNC-1, whose protein family is associated with various diseases. The results were published in Science Advances.

Journal: Science Advances

“Lung cancer should no longer be defined by fear and stigma,” experts say

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For decades, lung cancer has been associated with stigma, anxiety, and loss. Advances in screening, therapeutics, and survivorship have created a new reality; lung cancer is treatable, survivable, and increasingly understood as a chronic disease for many. A special issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, published by Elsevier and in collaboration with the American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable (ACS NLCRT), details this transformation, outlining how radiology is moving beyond disease detection to providing equitable care and becoming a champion of patient dignity.

Journal: Journal of the American College of Radiology

Palliative care for adolescents and young adults with cancer

Canadian Medical Association Journal
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer have unique needs compared with other age groups. Access to palliative care among this age group remains challenging. New research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250615 points out gaps and areas for improvement in providing palliative care for AYAs with cancer in Ontario.

Journal: Canadian Medical Association Journal

New guideline on pre-exposure and postexposure HIV prevention

Canadian Medical Association Journal
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Multiple pre-exposure (PrEP) and postexposure (PEP) treatments are now available to prevent HIV infection. An updated Canadian guideline published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250511 contains 31 recommendations and 10 good practice statements to help clinicians and other health care professionals offer these safe and effective options to teen and adult patients.

Journal: Canadian Medical Association Journal