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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Dec-2025 06:11 ET (23-Dec-2025 11:11 GMT/UTC)

21-Jul-2025

“Forever chemicals” linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes

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

Exposure to a class of synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—often called “forever chemicals”—may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by Mount Sinai researchers. The findings were published today in eBioMedicine.

Journal: EBioMedicine
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

21-Jul-2025

Near tripling in US reported lidocaine local anesthetic poisonings/deaths over past decade

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Poisonings and deaths linked to the use of the local anaesthetic lidocaine have nearly tripled in the US over the past decade, finds an analysis of National Poison Data System (NPDS) reports, published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.

Journal: Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine

21-Jul-2025

Study identifies world-first treatments to prevent a life-threatening virus infection

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Around 10 million people globally live with the life-threatening virus HTLV-1, yet it remains a poorly understood disease with preventative treatments or cure. A landmark study co-led by Australian researchers could change this, after finding existing HIV drugs can suppress transmission of the HTLV-1 virus in mice.The research could lead to the first treatments to prevent the spread of this virus that is endemic among many First Nations communities around the world.

Journal: Cell
Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Centre for HIV and Hepatitis Virology Research, Phyllis Connor Memorial Trust, Drakensberg Trust

21-Jul-2025

‘Weekend warriors’ with diabetes have a 33% lower risk of cardiovascular mortality

American College of Physicians
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A prospective cohort study examined the associations of different physical activity patterns with all-cause, cardiovascular (CV) and cancer mortality among adults with diabetes.

Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine

21-Jul-2025

Designing better brain shunts

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Bioengineers at Harvard have developed a new computational model that combines brain anatomy, fluid flow, and biomolecular transport dynamics to simulate brain shunt performance with pinpoint accuracy. Their goal: help with the creation of custom shunts that are tailored to specific patients’ anatomy and needs.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

21-Jul-2025

National Center to Reframe Aging partners with Pennsylvania Department of Aging to strengthen communications about senior centers

The Gerontological Society of America
Business Announcement

The National Center to Reframe Aging — the leading organization for proven communication strategies and tools to effectively frame aging issues — is partnering with the Pennsylvania Department of Aging (PDA) to explore new approaches for positioning senior community centers as recognizable, in-person community hubs that connect older people to vital resources, services, and their broader communities.

21-Jul-2025

Adnan Hyder, scholar dedicated to improving health policies for low and medium income nations, named Dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health

Boston University
Business Announcement

Adnan Hyder, a globally renowned doctor and scholar who has devoted a quarter of a century to improving health care in low- and middle-income countries, will be the new dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health, as well as BU’s Robert A. Knox Professor, effective August 15. The professorship supports a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in teaching, scholarship, and research, as well as impact on society.