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19-Nov-2025

New type of DNA damage found in our cells’ powerhouses

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress. The findings of the UC Riverside-led study have potential implications for a range of mitochondrial dysfunction-associated diseases, including cancer and diabetes.

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health

19-Nov-2025

UC awarded $985K NIH grant to prevent infant obesity

University of Cincinnati
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Cincinnati has received a $985,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to test a community-based intervention aimed at promoting healthy eating and feeding practices for children 0-12 months. 

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health

19-Nov-2025

New metric better predicts which drug-induced liver injury patients require transplant

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study finds the DILI-Inpt prognostic score outperformed existing systems in identifying which hospitalized patients with severe idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury were unlikely to recover on their own.  

Journal

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Funder

NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

19-Nov-2025

MIT study shows how vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia

Picower Institute at MIT
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Temporarily anesthetizing the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic eye, new research shows.

Journal

Cell Reports

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, Freedom Together Foundation

19-Nov-2025

Study reveals the dual role for a protein critical for healing nerve damage

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent University of Michigan study in mice adds to the evidence regarding a specific protein inside of the nerves, called Sarm1, that appears to be essential for their regeneration.

Journal

Science Translational Medicine

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation, New York State Department of Health Spinal Cord Injury Research Program