Medicine & Health

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29-Oct-2025

Dr. Chan Mi Park’s study recognized by anaesthesia as a top 10 paper from 2024

Hebrew SeniorLife Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research
Grant and Award Announcement

Anaesthesia, a publication of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland, has named a study authored by Chan Mi Park, MD, MPH, assistant scientist at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research and instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, one of its Top 10 Papers from 2024.  

29-Oct-2025

Biosensor identifies protein linked to depression and schizophrenia in saliva

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Low-cost device quickly detects BDNF concentrations. Scientist at the University of São Paulo says the next step is to obtain a patent.

Journal

ACS Polymers Au

Funder

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

29-Oct-2025

Researchers uncover key mechanism behind chemotherapy-induced nerve damage

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have made a breakthrough in understanding why many cancer patients develop nerve damage after chemotherapy.

Journal

Science Translational Medicine

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense

29-Oct-2025

Chemists design candidate drug against diabetes

University at Albany, SUNY
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the University at Albany and NYU Grossman School of Medicine have found a way to block a key cellular pathway known to drive chronic inflammation and impaired wound healing in people with diabetes. The breakthrough could offer a new therapeutic option for stopping the harmful effects of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes at the source. 

Journal

Cell Chemical Biology

Funder

U.S. Public Health Service, NYU Histology Core, NYU Cancer Institute, NYU Langone’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, Diabetes Research Program, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

29-Oct-2025

1 in 3 university students surveyed from a Parisian suburb report being unable to access desired food, with this food insecurity associated with academic dropout

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

1 in 3 university students surveyed from a Parisian suburb report being unable to access desired food, with this food insecurity associated with academic dropout

Journal

PLOS One

29-Oct-2025

Lehigh University team develops computational model to guide neurostimulation therapy for atrial fibrillation

Lehigh University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new PLOS ONE study from Lehigh University introduces a computational model that predicts how electrical stimulation affects atrial fibrillation. The framework could help optimize therapy strategies and move clinicians closer to personalized cardiac care.

Journal

PLOS One

Funder

NIH Office of the Director

29-Oct-2025

Hot new clues for treating immune ‘cold’ tumors

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In mice, when beneficial cancer-fighting immune checkpoint inhibitors are blocked by a mutation of the gene RAC1 (labeled A159V) the effect can be minimized with combination therapy using rapamycin, Cincinnati Children's scientists report in Science Advances.

Journal

Science Advances

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health