Medicine & Health

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1-Sep-2025

CRISPR’s efficiency triples with DNA-wrapped nanoparticles

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

CRISPR gene-editing machinery could transform medicine but is difficult to get into tissues and disease-relevant cells. New delivery system loads CRISPR machinery inside spherical nucleic acid (SNA) nanoparticles. Particles entered cells three times more effectively, tripled gene-editing efficiency, and decreased toxicity compared to current delivery methods.

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Funder

Air Force Office of Scientific Research, U.S. National Science Foundation, Bachrach Foundation

1-Sep-2025

For the first time in 40 Years, Panama’s deep and cold ocean waters failed to emerge, possibly affecting fisheries and coral health

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The natural phenomenon of upwelling, which occurs annually in the Gulf of Panama, failed for the first time on record in 2025. A study led by scientists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) indicates that the weakening of the trade winds was the cause of this event. This finding highlights the climate’s impact on fundamental oceanic processes and the coastal communities that depend on them

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

1-Sep-2025

Depression may make learning to avoid unpleasant events harder

Society for Neuroscience
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The more depressive symptoms a person has, the more they struggle with learning to actively avoid unpleasant events.

Journal

JNeurosci

Funder

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, UBC Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship

1-Sep-2025

Study sheds light on how pediatric brain tumors grow

WashU Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from WashU Medicine reveals how normal electrical signals from neurons may be co-opted by certain pediatric brain tumors to boost their own growth, suggesting novel pathways for treatment.

Journal

Neuron

Funder

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH/National Cancer Institute, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

1-Sep-2025

New artificial intelligence model accurately identifies which atrial fibrillation patients need blood thinners to prevent stroke

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Reports and Proceedings

Mount Sinai late-breaking study could transform standard treatment course and has profound ramifications for global health

Meeting

ESC Congress 2025

1-Sep-2025

Black adults face heart failure nearly 14 years earlier than white patients

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Black adults in the U.S. are first hospitalized for heart failure nearly 14 years earlier than white adults, reports a Northwestern Medicine study that analyzed data from more than 42,000 patients across hundreds of hospitals nationwide.

Journal

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

1-Sep-2025

UTSA and UT Health San Antonio complete merger to become The University of Texas at San Antonio

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Business Announcement

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and UTSA have completed their merger, forming the third-largest public research university in Texas.