June 18, 2025

UQ researchers discover new lipid-based pathway essential for memory formation

The University of Queensland, June 18, 2025 A new lipid-based pathway essential for memory formation has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers – a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Led by Professor Frédéric Meunier from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute, the team found a saturated fat called myristic acid is […]

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What matters more for diabetes risk: lifestyle or body weight?

By Vijay Kumar MalesuReviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc.Jun 18 2025 Adopting multiple healthy habits can reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, yet new research reveals that managing body weight remains the key driver, especially across different ethnic groups. Study: Prospective association of a Lifestyle Risk Factor Index with type 2 diabetes in the Multiethnic Cohort. Image Credit: New

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Professor Peng Cao’s Team at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine reveals the mechanism by which perilla leaf–derived extracellular vesicle-like particles deliver miRNA across kingdoms to treat psoriasis

Research image: Fig. 1. PLEVPs exhibit distinct profiles compared to Perilla leaf juice and inhibit oxidative stress and reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in HaCaT cells. view more Credit: Copyright © 2025 Yali Liu et al. Background Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurrent erythematous plaques, involving abnormal proliferation of keratinocytes and immune dysregulation, which significantly impacts

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Severe polyneuritis successfully treated with CAR T-cell therapy

Physicians from Bochum have used a cancer treatment method to treat severe autoimmune diseases Peer-Reviewed Publication Ruhr-University Bochum image: Bochum research team: Jeremias Motte, Ralf Gold, and Roland Schroers Credit: KKB gGmbH A team of physicians from Bochum is the first to successfully use CAR T-cell therapy to treat two patients with a rare autoimmune

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New review highlights impact of diabetes on bone health and fracture risk

International Osteoporosis Foundation A landmark narrative review published by the Bone and Diabetes Working Group of the  International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Committee of Scientific Advisors reveals critical insights into how diabetes mellitus alters bone microarchitecture and influences fracture risk. The paper, titled “Bone microstructure and TBS in diabetes: what have we learned? A narrative review”,

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Tracking microbial rhythms reveals new target for treating metabolic diseases

Researchers harness the benefits of time-restricted feeding on the gut microbiome, with the ultimate goal of developing new therapies for obesity, diabetes, and related diseases Peer-Reviewed Publication University of California – San Diego image: Researchers used metatranscriptomics to measure the daily rhythms of gut bacteria to better understand the metabolic benefits of time-restricted feeding. view more

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Ear wax as a possible screening medium for Parkinson’s disease

  Peer-Reviewed Publication American Chemical Society FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail Most treatments for Parkinson’s disease (PD) only slow disease progression. Early intervention for the neurological disease that worsens over time is therefore critical to optimize care, but that requires early diagnosis. Current tests, like clinical rating scales and neural imaging, can be subjective and costly. Now, researchers in

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Researcher uses AI tool to diagnose throat cancers via the human voice

by Tony Van Witsen, Emory University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Even before he trained as an otolaryngologist, researcher Anthony Law understood that all of us are natural voice scientists with the intuitive power to hear people’s voices and know something’s wrong. “When I got COVID in 2021,” he says,

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Potential treatment for obesity-linked breathing disorder identified

by George Washington University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Graphical abstract Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/JCI177823 Researchers from George Washington University have uncovered promising evidence in an animal study that shows setmelanotide, an FDA-approved medication for a rare genetic obesity disorder, may offer a pathway for treating a life-threatening form of sleep-disordered breathing

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Novel vaccine works against multiple fungal infections, paving way for clinical trials in humans

by Leigh Hataway, University of Georgia edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan PMNs are associated with C. albicans hyphae in NXT-2 immunized mice. Credit: npj Vaccines (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41541-025-01171-4 A vaccine developed by University of Georgia researchers successfully protects against and treats vaginal yeast infections in mice, according to a newly published study in npj Vaccines. This is the newest application

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