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28-Aug-2025

Scientists uncover key protein in cellular fat storage

University of New South Wales
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UNSW research has shed light on how cells in the body manage and store fat, potentially offering new insights into health.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

28-Aug-2025

Around 90% of middle-aged and older autistic adults are undiagnosed in the UK, new review finds

King's College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

89 to 97 per cent of autistic adults aged 40+ years are undiagnosed in the UK, according to the largest review of its kind which was conducted at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. The review indicated that middle-aged and older autistic adults are facing higher rates of mental and physical health conditions than non-autistic adults of the same age, alongside challenges with employment, relationships and wellbeing.

Journal: Annual Review of Developmental Psychology
Funder: British Academy, NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre

28-Aug-2025

Japanese large-data study reveals that 'flat-line ECG' indicates poor outcomes for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Hiroshima University

In Japan, emergency personnel are required to continue resuscitation efforts for cardiac arrest patients, even when there is no electrical activity. This is known as asystole. That policy has created an opportunity for scientists to assess how to treat the most difficult cases in resuscitation science. By analyzing outcomes from a large-scale national dataset, this study raises tough questions about the impact of pre-hospital life support procedures on outcomes in patients with asystole.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

28-Aug-2025

New online tool could revolutionize how high blood pressure is treated

George Institute for Global Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A first-of-its-kind Blood Pressure Treatment Efficacy Calculator built on data from nearly 500 randomised clinical trials in over 100,000 people allows doctors to see by how much different medications are likely to lower blood pressure.

Journal: The Lancet
Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

28-Aug-2025

Total-body PET imaging takes a look at long COVID

University of California - Davis
Grant and Award Announcement

A new project will use total-body PET imaging to get a better understanding of disease processes in people with long COVID syndromes.

Funder: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

28-Aug-2025

Study finds significant health benefits from gut bugs transfer

University of Auckland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study from the University of Auckland in Nature Communications suggests some significant health benefits from a single gut bugs transfer.

Journal: Nature Communications

28-Aug-2025

Some mental conditions raise heart disease risk, mortality rate by nearly 100%

Emory Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As nearly half of the country suffers from some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD), another 1 in 4 adults experience a mental health disorder, signaling a cardiotoxic overlap. Now, a new report from Emory University shows that certain mental health conditions escalate the risk of developing heart disease by 50-100 percent—and the risk of adverse outcomes from existing heart conditions by 60-170 percent.

The report associated these conditions with these corresponding risks in developing CVD: major depression, 72 percent; PTSD, 57 percent; bipolar disorder, 61 percent; panic disorder, 50 percent; phobic anxiety, 70 percent; and schizophrenia, nearly 100 percent.