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4-Dec-2025
Internet use may protect caregivers against loneliness
New York UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Staying connected through the internet can help older adults who care for their family or friends feel less lonely and cope better with the stress of caregiving, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and published in the journal JMIR Aging.
- Journal
- JMIR Aging
- Funder
- NIH/National Institute on Aging, NIH/National Institute on Aging, NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
4-Dec-2025
Participant feedback offers insight into mental health treatment completion
George Mason UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
George Mason University researchers' exploration of mental health treatment retention among incarcerated men with mental illness enforces the importance of participant feedback to understand program completion.
- Journal
- Community Mental Health Journal
- Funder
- NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
4-Dec-2025
Engineered virus boosts immune response against glioblastoma in preclinical models
Mass General BrighamPeer-Reviewed Publication
Mass General Brigham researchers engineer a virus that destroys brain tumor cells while avoiding healthy brain tissue
- Journal
- Nature Cancer
- Funder
- NIH/National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, SBIR
3-Dec-2025
How cells change their mind and save their work in progress
University of ChicagoPeer-Reviewed Publication
New research from UChicago shows that cells form biomolecular condensates routinely during the process of translating proteins, not just in times of stress.
- Journal
- Molecular Cell
- Funder
- NIH/National Institutes of Health, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Wellcome Trust, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation