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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 13-Dec-2025 01:11 ET (13-Dec-2025 06:11 GMT/UTC)

New study sheds light on e-bike injuries — a long-overdue examination of a surging public-health issue

With electric bicycles (e-bikes) becoming a fixture of mobility, recreation, and commuting, a new study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (WEM) offers a much-needed exploration of the injury risks associated with this fast-growing mode of transportation. Focusing on electronic mountain biking (EMTB), the study provides detailed insights that are broadly applicable to e-bike use, addressing an important gap in public understanding of e-bike related injuries.

Journal: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Tufts professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Tufts University
Grant and Award Announcement

James (Jim) Schwob, a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine whose research focuses on the mechanisms that regulate neural development, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

Researchers pitch strategies to identify potential fraudulent participants in online qualitative research

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Rutgers Health–led study, published in BMJ Open Quality, examines potential challenges associated with online qualitative data collection and how to prevent possible fraudulent respondents.

Journal: BMJ Open Quality

Study implicates enzyme in neurodegenerative conditions

Oregon Health & Science University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a type of enzyme with a complicated name — cell migration inducing and hyaluronan-binding protein, or CEMIP — is associated with disorders ranging from multiple sclerosis to stroke to neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s disease.

Journal: ASN NEURO

Clean water access improves child health in Mozambique, study shows

University of Notre Dame
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In Mozambique, more than one in three children under five suffer from stunting, or impaired physical growth. New research from Santosh Kumar Gautam, associate professor of development and global health economics at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, shows that improving access to safe drinking water can reduce the odds of stunting by about 20 percent, making it one of the most effective interventions for child growth.

Journal: Children

Nationally renowned anesthesiology physician-scientist and clinical operations leader David Mintz, MD, PhD, named Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the UM School of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Business Announcement

University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, along with University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) President Bert O’Malley, MD, today announced the appointment of C. David Mintz, MD, PhD, to be the next Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, and Chief of the Anesthesiology Clinical Service (“Chief of Anesthesiology”) at UMMC. Dr. Mintz, a neuroanesthesiologist and nationally recognized leader in research, education, and perioperative operations, will be installed as the Martin Helrich Endowed Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology. He will begin his new position in July, 2026.

Sweeping study shows similar genetic factors underlie multiple psychiatric disorders

University of Colorado at Boulder
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A global team looked at DNA of more than 6 million people and categorized psychiatric disorders into five groups based on shared genetic factors. The findings could inform new, more precise ways to diagnose and treat mental illness.

Journal: Nature

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