December 16, 2025

Gum disease may be linked to plaque buildup in arteries, higher risk of major CVD events

A new American Heart Association scientific statement details how oral health may affect cardiovascular outcomes and highlights how prevention and treatment of gum disease may reduce risk of cardiovascular disease Peer-Reviewed Publication American Heart Association DALLAS, Dec. 16, 2025 — There is increasing evidence that gum disease is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events, […]

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Can certain bacteria regulate aging of the immune system and its related alterations?

Researchers from Japan evaluated the impact of heat-inactivated Lentilactobacillus kefiri YRC2606, isolated from kefir, on age-related inflammation Peer-Reviewed Publication Shinshu University image: Heat-killed L. kefiri YRC2606 attenuates immunosenescence by suppressing IL-6/STAT3 signaling and alleviating thymic atrophy, thereby reducing inflammatory cytokine production and senescence marker expression in aged mice. view more   Credit: Ms. Hiroka Sasahara from Shinshu University, Japan

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AI model helps diagnose often undetected heart disease from simple EKG

Researchers hope it can be used by hospitals that lack advanced imaging Peer-Reviewed Publication Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan Doctors may soon be able to diagnose an elusive form of heart disease within seconds by using an AI model developed at University of Michigan, according to a recent study. Researchers trained the model to

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New method accelerates resistance testing in urinary tract infections

Direct analysis of urine delivers antibiotic resistance results up to 24 hours earlier Peer-Reviewed Publication Technical University of Munich (TUM) Approximately 152 million people are diagnosed with a urinary tract infection each year. This makes it one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide. In medical practices, urinary tract infections are typically diagnosed using a

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Scientists ID potential way to prevent brain injuries from triggering Alzheimer’s

Peer-Reviewed Publication University of Virginia Health System image: John Lukens, PhD, is director of the University of Virginia’s Harrison Family Translational Research Center in Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, part of UVA’s new Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology. view more   Credit: University of Virginia Communications University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have uncovered how

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Theobromine from cocoa linked to slower biological aging

“Our findings indicate that the reported beneficial links between theobromine intake on health and ageing extend to the molecular epigenetic level in humans.” Peer-Reviewed Publication Impact Journals LLC image: Figure 1. Major dietary sources of methylxanthines and their correlations in the TwinsUK sample. (A) Schematic presenting key methylxanthines, their respective dietary sources and their derivation as secondary

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Advanced microrobots driven by acoustic and magnetic fields for biomedical applications

Peer-Reviewed Publication Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd image: (A) Illustration of the soft microswimmer with a single microbubble. (B) Illustration of CeFlowBots with bubble arrays. (C) Illustration of the microbubble-aided microrobots. (D) Illustration of the Janus micromotors. (E) The starfish-inspired microrobot with an asymmetric cilia array. view more   Credit: Xiaoming Liu, Beijing Institute of

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Exploring how the visual system recovers following injury

by Society for Neuroscience edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Microscopy image showing sparsely labeled axons in a mouse optic nerve shortly after traumatic brain injury. Axons are the long projections of neurons that carry electrical signals between brain regions. Traumatic brain injury causes diffuse and often irreversible disconnection and degeneration of these fibers,

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How statins cause muscle aches

by Columbia University Irving Medical Center edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes Simvastatin molecules bind to two locations on a muscle protein, called the ryanodine receptor, which opens a channel in the receptor. The flow of calcium through the open channel could explain the muscular side effects of statins. Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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AI-engineered nasal spray antiviral platform developed to block flu and COVID-19

by The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Overall schematic on the development of intranasal nanoliposomes delivering IFN-λ (NLp@IFN-λ) for antiviral therapy. Credit: Biomaterials Research (2025). DOI: 10.34133/bmr.0287 Respiratory viruses that have diverse strains and mutate rapidly, such as influenza and COVID-19, are difficult to block perfectly with

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