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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 10-Jul-2025 13:11 ET (10-Jul-2025 17:11 GMT/UTC)

10-Jan-2025

Radon exposure and gestational diabetes

About The Study: This cohort study suggests that higher radon exposure is associated with greater odds of gestational diabetes in nulliparous pregnant individuals. Further studies are needed to confirm the results and elucidate the underlying mechanisms, especially with individual-level residential radon exposure assessment.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

10-Jan-2025

PolyU research underscores the importance of interdisciplinary services in pediatric palliative care

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Medical advancements have extended the lifespans of children and adolescents diagnosed with life-limiting conditions, resulting in a greater need for healthcare resources and expanded caregiver services. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) researchers have studied the physical and non-physical needs of patients, parents and healthcare providers to enhance the provision of holistic healthcare services.

Journal: BMJ

10-Jan-2025

Menarini Group and Insilico Medicine enter a second exclusive global license agreement for an AI discovered preclinical asset targeting high unmet needs in oncology

InSilico Medicine
Business Announcement

FLORENCE, Italy and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., January 10, 2025 : The Menarini Group ("Menarini"), a leading international pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, and Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. ("Stemline"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Menarini Group focused on bringing transformational oncology treatments to cancer patients, and Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, today announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement granting Stemline the global rights to develop and commercialize a preclinical small molecule targeting high unmet needs in oncology.

10-Jan-2025

Red light linked to lowered risk of blood clots

University of Pittsburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Humans and mice exposed to long-wavelength red light had lower rates of blood clots that can cause heart attacks, lung damage and strokes, according to research led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC surgeon-scientists.

Journal: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

10-Jan-2025

Standardized nomenclature for bone status indices to enhance diagnostic consistency and clarity

International Osteoporosis Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Joint International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Working Group and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) Committee on Bone Metabolism have published important updated guidelines for the correct use of biochemical indices of bone status. The position paper marks a significant advancement in bone health diagnostics and addresses longstanding challenges in research caused by inconsistent terminology, which has hindered data sharing, standardization, and collaborative progress.

Journal: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)

10-Jan-2025

High levels of disordered eating among young people linked to brain differences

King's College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

More than half of 23-year-olds in a European study show restrictive, emotional or uncontrolled eating behaviours, according to new research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London. Structural brain differences appear to play a role in the development of these eating habits.

Journal: Nature Mental Health
Funder: NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre, Medical Research Foundation, Medical Research Council

10-Jan-2025

Self-destructing vaccine offers enhanced protection against tuberculosis in monkeys

University of Pittsburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The in-built in protection mechanisms offer a safer and more effective way to combat the deadliest disease of 2024.

Journal: Nature Microbiology
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Leidos Biomedical Research Inc.