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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 4-Sep-2025 18:11 ET (4-Sep-2025 22:11 GMT/UTC)

3-Sep-2025

Does an individual’s sex affect the course of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are serious mental illnesses that affect both males and females, but research in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica indicates that sex may influence the characteristics and course of these conditions.

Journal: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

3-Sep-2025

Do state bans on flavored e-cigarettes inadvertently increase traditional cigarette use?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study in Health Economics reveals that comprehensive state bans on flavored e-cigarettes may reduce vaping among young adults, but they can also lead to increased use of traditional cigarettes.

Journal: Health Economics

3-Sep-2025

Do state bans on flavored e-cigarettes inadvertently increase traditional cigarette use?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study in Health Economics reveals that comprehensive state bans on flavored e-cigarettes may reduce vaping among young adults, but they can also lead to increased use of traditional cigarettes.

Journal: Health Economics

3-Sep-2025

Google.org backs the Wits MIND Institute with US$1M boost

University of the Witwatersrand
Grant and Award Announcement

The Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute at Wits University has been awarded core funding of US$1 million by Google.org. Led by Professor Benjamin Rosman (TIME100 AI 2025 influencer), the Wits Mind Institute is home to some of Africa’s leading fundamental AI researchers, and this landmark investment will supercharge its research and drive next-generation breakthroughs in natural and artificial intelligence.

3-Sep-2025

Teens who lose teeth to decay and injury nearly twice as likely to be bullied, study reveals

University of Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Adolescents who lose teeth due to decay or trauma are 42 percent more likely to be bullied, according to new collaborative research from the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne.

Journal: JDR Clinical & Translational Research
Funder: Australian Research Council

3-Sep-2025

Common arthritis drug reveals hidden benefit

Flinders University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Methotrexate, a common medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, has a newly recognised useful secondary effect to lower blood pressure and potentially reduces the risk of heart disease in people with this condition.

A new study led by Flinders University and Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) researchers, has shown that methotrexate significantly lowers blood pressure when compared to another arthritis drug, sulfasalazine, marking the first clear evidence of this effect in newly diagnosed patients.

Journal: Annals of Medicine
Funder: This was an investigator-initiated study funded by medac GmbH (Germany). Medac GmbH had no involvement in the study design, study conduct, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or manuscript preparation

3-Sep-2025

Hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy may increase risk of stroke

The Menopause Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Sept 3, 2025) – Given the seriousness and increased frequency of strokes, many studies have been conducted to assess the relationship between hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy and the risk of stroke with varying results. A new study suggests women having a hysterectomy and/or bilateral oophorectomy have higher risks of stroke compared with those who did not have surgery. Results of the study are published online today in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society.

Journal: Menopause