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Study shows pregnancy can significantly worsen risk of serious brain injury in women with arteriovenous malformations

Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery
Reports and Proceedings

At the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 22nd Annual Meeting today, researchers presented findings about how pregnancy can worsen the rupture risk for brain arteriovenous malformations, abnormal connections between arteries and veins whose rupture can result in serious brain injury or death.

With the second grant to therapy

University of Würzburg
Grant and Award Announcement

A new strategy for treating a specific form of lung cancer: That is the goal of a research project led by José Pedro Friedmann Angeli. Financial support for the project is provided by the European Research Council.

Funder: European Research Council

How your DNA reveals your true age with astonishing accuracy

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Hebrew University have developed an exceptionally accurate method for predicting chronological age from DNA, based on two short genomic regions. Using deep learning networks analyzing DNA methylation patterns at a single-molecule resolution, they achieve age predictions with a median error as low as 1.36 years in individuals under 50. The method is unaffected by smoking, BMI, and sex, and has potential applications in forensics, aging research, and personalized medicine.

Journal: Cell Reports

Delayed hypertension diagnosis and its association with cardiovascular treatment and outcomes

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that delays in hypertension diagnosis were common and significantly associated with delays in treatment initiation and adverse cardiovascular outcomes, underscoring the need for earlier identification and intervention.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Integrating diet and physical activity when prescribing GLP-1s—lifestyle factors remain crucial

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Article: This article provides practical strategies for symptom management for patients receiving glucagon-like peptide-1 and dual receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) to manage weight and suggests interventions supporting muscle and nutrient preservation during GLP-1 RA treatment.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine

Study finds political instability, environmental conditions, and social inequality accelerate aging

Trinity College Dublin
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New study redefines healthy aging as an environmental, social, and political phenomenon, and calls on public health strategies to expand beyond lifestyle prescriptions to address structural inequalities and governance deficits.

Journal: Nature Medicine

Optical microscopy combined with AI could enable new avenues in precision medicine

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

Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed a new method for cancer phenotyping using label-free optical microscopy coupled with a deep learning artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm. Using this new approach in patient samples of pancreatic cancer, the researchers showed that it was possible to identify tissue phenotypes defined by spatial transcriptomics to over 89 percent accuracy using label-free microscopy images alone. This new method using light-based imaging and AI offers an effective alternative to existing phenotyping methods, which rely on costly and time-intensive tests such as those based on genetic sequencing. This advance could ultimately make precision medicine more accessible and effective in the future.

Journal: Biophotonics Discovery