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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Jun-2026 04:16 ET (15-Jun-2026 08:16 GMT/UTC)

15-Dec-2025

Researchers show visual training dramatically improves cognitive function after concussion

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by scientists at UC San Diego and Perception Dynamics Institute shows a visual training method called PATH can rapidly sharpen attention, memory and reading after concussion—and functional brain imaging scans confirm the improvement. Researchers say PATH beat standard therapies and are now launching a larger clinical trial.

Journal: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Funder: Department of Veterans' Affairs

15-Dec-2025

Project explores barriers to NHS career progression facing international medical graduates

University of Plymouth
Grant and Award Announcement

A three-year project, led by the University of Plymouth and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), is exploring why some international medical graduates see their careers blossom once they start working in the NHS while others do not. The ‘SUP IMG’ project started this summer, building on research carried out for the General Medical Council which found that less than 5% of graduates who complete their training overseas join specialist or GP registers on arrival, and few – 11.6% within five years and 27.2% within 10 years – go on to become consultants or GPs. By contrast, around 75% of UK graduates become consultants or GPs over the same timeframe.

Funder: National Institute for Health Research

15-Dec-2025

Helping young adults rethink uncertainty reduces anxiety and depression: study

University of New South Wales
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Finding uncertainty hard to tolerate is linked to poorer mental health among young adults, and a short course addressing this has shown promising results.

Journal: Psychological Medicine
Funder: Wellcome Trust, National Health and Medical Research Council

15-Dec-2025

A rapid diagnostic breakthrough against a silent global threat

Koç University
Grant and Award Announcement

A research team led by Prof. Dr. Füsun Can at Koç University School of Medicine has developed a rapid diagnostic approach that simultaneously detects antibiotic resistance and high virulence in Klebsiella pneumoniae. Recognized with the 2025 Nature MDx Impact Award, the work addresses a critical clinical need by enabling earlier, more targeted treatment of highly dangerous bacterial infections.

15-Dec-2025

Breaking the 'unbreakable' barrier: how mismatched bone marrow transplantation is rewiring immune tolerance

Immunity & Inflammation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a newly published review, Professor Xiao-Jun Huang's team at Peking University People's Hospital explore how haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT), once limited by severe immune complications, has transformed into a routine treatment and a unique platform for studying the restoration of immune homeostasis.

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing Natural Science Foundation, Beijing Municipal Health Commission project

15-Dec-2025

Ret finger protein (RFP): a hidden molecular switch that fuels obesity

Chonnam National University, The Research Information Management Team, Office of Research Promotion
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Identifying the molecular basis of obesity has been a cornerstone in metabolic research. Building on this, a research team from Chonnam National University Medical School, Republic of Korea, discovered a new role of Ret finger protein (RFP) in driving fat cell formation and metabolism. They found that mice lacking RFP resisted weight gain and had better metabolic profile even on a high-fat diet—highlighting RFP as a promising target for obesity and related metabolic diseases.

Journal: Experimental & Molecular Medicine

15-Dec-2025

Jeonbuk National University researchers explore the impact of different seasonings on the flavor perception of Doenjang soup

Jeonbuk National University, Sustainable Strategy team, Planning and Coordination Division
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Doenjang, a traditional Korean fermented soybean paste, contains natural umami and kokumi-active compounds. A new study from Jeonbuk National University found that monosodium glutamate (MSG) and nucleotide-based seasonings affect doenjang soup differently. Nucleotides mainly boost umami, while MSG strongly enhances both umami and kokumi, resulting in higher consumer acceptance.

Journal: Food Quality and Preference

15-Dec-2025

The number of abortions decreased by nearly a quarter in Spain during the two months of strict lockdown due to COVID-19

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Barcelona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

esearch involving Pompeu Fabra University has concluded that abortions in Spain fell by around 24% during the two months of strict lockdown due to covid-19 in the spring of 2020. The study, conducted by the researchers Libertad González (UPF Department of Economics and Business and Barcelona School of Economics) and Karina Trommlerová (Institute of Public Policy of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia), reveals that this reduction was not due to the closure of clinics or difficulties getting access to the health service, but to a decrease in unwanted pregnancies, especially among single women

Journal: Population and Development Review
Funder: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness - Severo Ochoa Program Program for Centers of Excellence in R&D

15-Dec-2025

£1.4 million grant for groundbreaking University of Stirling salmon health study

University of Stirling
Grant and Award Announcement

A major new University of Stirling led study aiming to address one of the biggest issues in UK aquaculture has been awarded more than £1.4m in funding.

Funder: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Benchmark Genetics