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Preserving and promoting clinical trial representativeness

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This review synthesizes the latest policies and initiatives concerning representation in clinical research and provides a strategic framework to ensure scientific validity of clinical trials by operationalizing broad representation at all levels. A coordinated approach among stakeholders is needed to address the scientific value of trial representation of the intended use population.

Journal: JAMA Cardiology

Rare, serious flu complication in kids needs rapid treatment, Stanford Medicine-led study finds

Stanford Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers want doctors and parents to know about key treatment and preventive measures, including flu vaccines.

Journal: JAMA

University Hospitals nationally recognized once again for high-quality stroke care

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Grant and Award Announcement

University Hospitals has received numerous American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines^® - Stroke quality achievement awards across the health system, for ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.

US nitrous oxide deaths spike by more than 500%, study finds

University of Mississippi
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nitrous oxide deaths in the United States spiked by more than 500% between 2010 and 2023, raising public health concerns about the legal, readily available inhalant.

Journal: JAMA

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announces 2025 Klerman & Freedman Prize winners for exceptional early-career mental health research

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Grant and Award Announcement

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Klerman & Freedman Prizes, honoring exceptional clinical and basic research in mental illness by early-career scientists. The prizes are awarded annually to recognize the work of outstanding scientists who have been supported by the Foundation’s Young Investigator Grants Program.

Study in twins links childhood environment to epigenetic aging and cognitive decline

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — July 30, 2025 — A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) on July 23, 2025, titled “Second generation DNA methylation age predicts cognitive change in midlife: the moderating role of childhood socioeconomic status.”

Journal: Aging-US

JMIR Biomedical engineering invites submissions on voice phenotyping and vocal biomarkers

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new theme issue titled “Voice Phenotyping and Vocal Biomarkers” in its open access journal JMIR Biomedical Engineering. The premier, peer-reviewed journal is indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, DOAJ, Sherpa/Romeo, and EBSCO/EBSCO Essentials.