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3-Dec-2025

Breast density notification increases levels of confusion and anxiousness among women

University of Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research by experts at the University of Sydney shows that breast density notification is leaving some women confused and anxious about their breast health. Breast density notification is being rolled out across Australia, but evidence suggests that women do not feel more informed by it. Between 25 and 40 percent of women have denser breast tissue which can make it harder for cancers to be detected through a mammogram.

Journal: BMJ
Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

3-Dec-2025

Cutting-edge technology helps to further understand effects of Gulf War Illness

Griffith University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In an Australian-first, researchers have been able to map inflammatory pathways and genetic signatures in Australian veterans who have been diagnosed with Gulf War Illness (GWI).

Journal: PLOS One

3-Dec-2025

Concern over harmful medical advice from social media influencers

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Biased or misleading medical advice shared by social media influencers can cause harm and requires coordinated action by governments and platforms to protect the public, argue experts in The BMJ today.

Journal: The BMJ

3-Dec-2025

Telling women as part of mammography screening that they have dense breasts may have unintended effects

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recommendations introduced in Australia and being considered in the UK to tell women if they have dense breasts as part of their screening results may have unintended effects and increase demand on health services, finds a clinical trial designed to assess the real-world impact of notification, published by The BMJ today.

Journal: The BMJ
Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council, National Breast Cancer Foundation, Cancer Screening Unit, Department of Health, Queensland Government

3-Dec-2025

University of Houston to launch Ph.D. in statistics and data science

University of Houston
Business Announcement

The University of Houston will launch a Ph.D. in Statistics and Data Science next fall, a major milestone that positions UH to meet the soaring demand for critical expertise in data and artificial intelligence amid today’s information explosion.

3-Dec-2025

Breakthrough pediatric kidney therapy emerges from U. Iowa research

University of Iowa Health Care
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A rare and life-threatening kidney disease in children finally has an effective therapy, thanks in large part to pioneering research and clinical leadership from University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine

3-Dec-2025

Scientists clarify how much metal in soil is “too much” for people and the environment

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Heavy metals in soil are often measured in bulk, but those totals can badly overestimate the real risk to crops, ecosystems and human health, according to a new scientific review. The article, published in Environmental and Biogeochemical Processes, explains that only a fraction of the metal present in soil is actually accessible to plants, microbes and people – a concept known as bioavailability.

3-Dec-2025

Poor kidney health linked to higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarkers in blood

American Academy of Neurology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People with impaired kidney function have higher levels of Alzheimer’s biomarkers in their blood, but not an increased risk of dementia, according to a study published December 3, 2025, in Neurology^®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

3-Dec-2025

Rapid fabrication of self-propelled, steerable magnetic microcatheters for precision medicine

Elhuyar Fundazioa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new international study led by the Nanobiosystems group at CIC nanoGUNE, is developing miniature, non-invasive, precise robotic catheters for use in reproductive medicine and gynaecological health. This research, which was recently published in the prestigious journal Advanced Materials, has the potential to improve infertility treatments, for example, and enable the highly localised release of drugs and cells.

Journal: Advanced Materials