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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 3-Nov-2025 17:10 ET (3-Nov-2025 22:10 GMT/UTC)

7-Jul-2025

$2.6 million NIH grant backs search for genetic cure in deadly heart disease

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Grant and Award Announcement

A new $2.6 million NIH grant will support Penn Engineering and Baylor College of Medicine researchers as they develop safer gene editing tools to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a common but often undiagnosed genetic heart disease. Their approach could correct key mutations with high precision, offering hope for a lasting cure.

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health

7-Jul-2025

Three years in, research shows regional, personal differences in use of 988 lifeline

New York University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Two studies led by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health find both geographic differences and personal factors that shape where people might seek help during mental health crises.

Journal

Health Affairs

Funder

NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

7-Jul-2025

MIT chemists boost the efficiency of a key enzyme in photosynthesis

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MIT chemists showed they can greatly boost the efficiency of a bacterial version of rubisco, a key enzyme in photosynthesis. Using directed evolution, they identified mutations that could boost its catalytic efficiency by up to 25 percent.

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Funder

National Science Foundation, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab Grand Challenge grant, Martin Family Society Fellowship for Sustainability

7-Jul-2025

Mobile mindfulness meditation apps may improve attention

Society for Neuroscience
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People used mindfulness meditation apps for a month and it improved how quickly they oriented their attention.

Journal

eNeuro

Funder

NIH/National Institute on Aging

7-Jul-2025

Study uncovers how harmful RNA clumps form — and a way to dissolve them

University at Buffalo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University at Buffalo researchers have not only uncovered that tiny droplets of protein and nucleic acids in cells contribute to the formation of RNA clusters but also demonstrated a way to prevent and disassemble the clusters. 

Journal

Nature Chemistry

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health