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Strength training delivers the best and healthiest dieting results for both sexes

Tel-Aviv University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study reveals a clear conclusion: strength (resistance) training is the most effective tool for achieving “high-quality” weight loss, reducing body fat while preserving, and even increasing, muscle mass.

Journal: Frontiers in Endocrinology

Does a vegetarian upbringing stunt growth?

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Peer-Reviewed Publication

While the global shift toward plant-based living continues to accelerate, a critical question has lingered for parents and pediatricians: Can a vegan or vegetarian diet support the rapid growth required in the first two years of life?

A landmark study of nearly 1.2 million infants led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers and the Nutrition Division of the Israeli Ministry of Health suggests the answer is a reassuring yes.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Chronic alcohol use reshapes gene expression in key human brain regions linked to relapse vulnerability and neural damage

Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Analyzing post-mortem brain tissue from individuals with alcohol use disorder, researchers identified significant changes in genes of the endocannabinoid system within the prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens. Published in Addiction, the study helps explain impaired impulse control and relapse vulnerability in alcoholism. It also highlights new molecular targets for more effective, personalized treatments.

Journal: Addiction
Funder: Ministerio de Ciencia

How to “green” operating rooms: new guideline advises reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink

Canadian Medical Association Journal
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink can be applied in Canadian operating rooms (ORs) to increase environmental sustainability, advises a new guideline published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.251192.

Journal: Canadian Medical Association Journal

Single provision of non‑alcoholic beverages reduces short-term alcohol consumption

University of Tsukuba
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Providing non-alcoholic beverages has been identified as a potential strategy for reducing alcohol consumption. A study by University of Tsukuba confirmed that even a single provision of one case of non-alcoholic beverages can result in a short-term reduction in alcohol intake. This low-cost, easily implemented approach may support reduced alcohol intake in workplace settings.

Journal: Heliyon

A newly identified link between purine metabolism and microglial morphology during brain development

University of Tsukuba
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered that an immunosuppressive drug affects microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain. In mouse models, the drug reduced levels of guanosine nucleotides, which are essential for cell signaling and morphology. This reduction weakened the activity of small G proteins, leading to changes in microglial shape and function.

Journal: Molecular Brain

Brief, intensive exercise helps patients with panic disorder more than standard care

Frontiers
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A key technique of cognitive behavioral therapy for panic disorder is interoceptive exposure, where patients learn to tolerate the physical effects of panic attacks through repeated simulated exposure. Now, scientists have shown in a randomized controlled trial that brief intermittent intensive exercise is more effective at reducing the severity of panic disorder than relaxation therapy.

Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Funder: São Paulo State Foundation for the Development of Science

Discovery of new lymph node architecture reshapes understanding of lymphatic physiology

Tohoku University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Tohoku University discovered an intranodal lympho-venous shunt (a sort of bypass route) that could help us unravel the complicated, intertwined network of our body’s lymphatic system.

Journal: The Journal of Pathology

Unveiling the pulmonary toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics: a hierarchical oxidative stress mechanism driving acute–subacute lung injury

Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The research team employed an integrated experimental approach by using human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B), mouse macrophages (RAW 264.7), and Balb/c mouse models to systematically reveal a "hierarchical oxidative stress" pathway responsible for PS NP-induced pulmonary toxicity.

Journal: Research
Funder: Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Province Higher Education “Billion Project” Science and Technology Guidance Project, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST