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Breast cancer survivors find relief for debilitating menopause symptom

Mayo Clinic
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About 50% of menopausal women experience genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) that involves changes to the genitals, including the vagina, urethra and bladder. When estrogen levels drop during menopause, it can cause the GSM symptoms of vaginal dryness, itching, burning, frequent urinary tract infections and pain during sex. Replenishing the hormone through vaginal estrogen is an effective GSM treatment. But many breast cancer survivors either can't or don't want to use estrogen.

Journal: Obstetrics and Gynecology

JMIR Publications’ Journal of Medical Internet Research invites submissions on Navigating AI-Enabled Uncertainty

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new theme issue titled “Navigating AI-Enabled Uncertainty – Strategic Implications for Digital Health Management” in its open access journal Journal of Medical Internet Research.

A new post-processing route to improve tensile strength and ductility in 3d-printed alloys

International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, researchers have developed a dual post-processing method to make 3D-printed metals much stronger and tougher, addressing one of the field’s most persistent challenges.

By combining deep cryogenic treatment and laser shock peening, researchers find a new way to transform the microscopic structure of 3D-printed metals, relieving internal stresses and enhancing their mechanical resilience.

Journal: International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing

FAU historian traces the transformation of U.S. nursing homes into big business

Florida Atlantic University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A historian explores how a little-known Illinois company, the Americana Corporation, helped shape the modern nursing home in postwar America. Her research shows how architecture was central to this shift, not just housing older adults but creating an entire system of care. By examining the physical and institutional design of Americana’s homes, she uncovers how midcentury ideals around aging, medicine and profit became embedded in the built environment – a legacy that continues to define long-term care today.

Journal: Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

Roboticists reverse engineer zebrafish navigation

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using simulations, robots, and live fish, scientists at EPFL and Duke University have replicated the neural circuitry that allows zebrafish to react to visual stimuli and maintain their position in flowing water. They provide a complete picture of how brain circuits, body mechanics, and the environment work together to control behavior.

Journal: Science Robotics

$2.2M NIH grant fuels next-gen cancer treatment at Corewell Health

Corewell Health
Grant and Award Announcement

Corewell Health physicians are researching cancer treatment advancements with a new, nearly $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The four-year grant will help doctors potentially bring a type of proton beam technology, called dynamic SPArc (Spot-Scanning Proton Arc), into everyday patient care.

Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

Smart weeding with less data: New AI model learns to spot rare weeds in record time

Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team has developed a deep learning-based framework that allows agricultural robots to identify new weed species using only a few training images.

Journal: Plant Phenomics