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9-Jul-2026

Study maps the timeline of muscle changes after hemorrhagic stroke

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Journal Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A preclinical study published in Translational Exercise Biomedicine (ISSN: 2942-6812), an official partner journal of International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS), provides the first comprehensive map of how skeletal muscle adapts in the weeks and months following hemorrhagic stroke, revealing that different muscles remodel on different timelines (DOI: 10.1515/teb20260008). The findings suggest that rehabilitation programs may need to be timed to specific post-stroke windows to effectively leverage the muscle's natural plasticity for functional recovery.

Journal: Translational Exercise Biomedicine

9-Jul-2026

Center for BrainHealth partners with Dr. Krystal Sexton as senior advisor, workplace initiatives to advance global brain health strategy

Center for BrainHealth
Business Announcement

A leader in advancing the science and optimization of brain performance and health, Center for BrainHealth^®has partnered with internationally recognized expert in health, well-being and brain capital Krystal Sexton, PhD, as senior advisor, Workplace Initiatives. Dr. Sexton will play a key role in expanding workplace-focused strategy and access to science-based tools that optimize workforce performance and resilience.

9-Jul-2026

KIMS expands plasmonic liquid biopsy platform to early-stage colorectal cancer!

National Research Council of Science & Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

CHANGWON, South Korea — Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), led by President Chul-jin Choi, announced that a research team led by Minyoung Lee and Sunggyu Park of the Bio & Health Materials Research Division has developed a plasmonic-based liquid biopsy platform capable of ultrasensitive detection of KRAS mutations in the blood and urine of patients with early-stage colorectal cancer. By analyzing matched tumor tissue, plasma, and urine samples from patients with Stage 0 and Stage I colorectal cancer, the researchers demonstrated over 90% concordance in KRAS mutation status across the three specimen types, supporting the platform's potential as a non-invasive precision cancer diagnostic technology.

Journal: npj Precision Oncology
Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT

9-Jul-2026

Sniffing chocolate could make your leg day workout easier, even on an empty stomach

Frontiers
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Could the smell of chocolate wafting through the gym make strength training easier, or at least more pleasant? Researchers examining smell, appetite, and performance during resistance training found that it might: sniffing dark chocolate with a high cocoa content decreased feelings of hunger, desire and intention to eat, and left trainees feeling fuller. Not only that, participants were able to add more repetitions to their sets. Sniffing milk chocolate, containing less cocoa, on the other hand, made the experience more pleasant. The team said these experimental insights could open pathways into practical interventions in strength training contexts.

Journal: Frontiers in Physiology

8-Jul-2026

Pregnant women may avoid child protection out of fear and mistrust

Griffith University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Pregnant women who become involved with child protection services often experience fear, mistrust and stigma, leading some to avoid health and support services altogether, new Griffith University research has found.

Journal: Children and Youth Services Review

8-Jul-2026

Speaking for patients who cannot speak for themselves

Singapore University of Technology and Design
Reports and Proceedings

SUTD researchers built an AI agent that individuals could train to voice their own end-of-life wishes, and asked what role such a system should responsibly play in rapidly ageing societies.

8-Jul-2026

New federated learning algorithm enables private, robust, and fast AI development

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University
Reports and Proceedings

Centralized AI development is at risk of single-point failures and prone to data privacy violations, which is especially critical as AI is increasingly deployed with sensitive information like health records or personal finances. New federated learning network efficiently addresses the long-standing robustness problem by remembering past interactions, opening the door to privacy-first AI training.

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, ASPIRE, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

8-Jul-2026

The power of conversation post-childbirth: Midwife-led birth debrief strengthens perinatal mental health

Edith Cowan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found that a structured, midwife‑led birth debrief can significantly strengthen women’s emotional wellbeing after childbirth and can be built into routine maternity care.

Journal: BMC Public Health
Funder: Women and Infants Research Foundation

8-Jul-2026

Culturally tailored maternity care lifts healthy birth rates for First Nations families

La Trobe University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

More First Nations babies are being born healthy through a culturally tailored midwifery model of care delivered at three major maternity services in Melbourne, according to a large-scale study led by La Trobe University.

Journal: The Lancet