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JMIR Publications’ JMIR Cardio invites submissions on Generative and Multimodal AI in Digital Cardiovascular Medicine

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new section in JMIR Cardio titled “Generative and Multimodal AI in Digital Cardiovascular Medicine.”

Faith leaders offer untapped key to hypertension crisis, research shows

University of York
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study has shown that faith leaders would be willing to partner on hypertension screenings and education, despite challenges of past health collaborations.

Journal: Frontiers in Public Health

Too noisy, too hot or too bright? Sleep environment matters for young adults

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Young adults reported that the sleep environment — specifically a bedroom that was too bright, hot or noisy — disrupted sleep quality but not how long they slept. This is important to understand because a few simple changes — like ear plugs or blackout curtains — might dramatically improve a person’s sleep quality if they routinely go to bed in a loud or bright environment, according to the Penn State researchers who conducted the study.

Journal: Sleep Health

Adverse social determinants linked to higher dementia risk in people with type 2 diabetes

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — October 1, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging on September 10, 2026, titled “Social determinants of health and risk of dementia in people with and without type 2 diabetes – findings from two large national-scale cohorts.”

Journal: Aging-US

Prior breast cancer linked to higher prevalence of gallbladder cancer among biliary tract cancers

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — October 1, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on September 17, 2026, titled “Association between breast cancer and gallbladder cancer: Evidence from two independent biliary tract cancer cohorts.”

Journal: Oncoscience

Where does heat adaptation come from: Environmental heat exposure or exercise itself?

Journal of Sport and Health Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This meta-analysis of 23 studies compared exercise in the hot (ExH) and exercise in thermoneutral conditions (ExN). ExH produced greater improvements in resting and exercise core temperature, exercise heart rate, sweat rate, and aerobic performance in the heat, but not exercise skin temperature. Benefits of ExH were greater with longer interventions and among elite athletes. Nevertheless, ExN also improved exercise core temperature and heart rate, suggesting that exercise alone can induce modest heat-related adaptations.

Journal: Journal of Sport and Health Science
Funder: Research Grants Council, General Research Fund, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China

Host immune status is significantly associated with herpesvirus retinitis phenotypes and clinical outcomes

Institute of Science Tokyo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The clinical progression and outcomes of two major herpesvirus retinitis forms are associated with patients’ immune status, reveal Institute of Science Tokyo scientists. They evaluated the clinical symptoms at presentation, retinal detachment (RD) patterns, treatment strategies, and clinical outcomes of acute retinal necrosis (ARN) and cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR). They found that ARN was strongly associated with RD whereas CMVR followed an indolent course. These findings may help in early diagnosis and management of viral retinitis.

Journal: Ophthalmology Retina
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, The Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), Takeda Science Foundation, Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency

Children with common genetic variant may have more inflammation in response to asthma drug

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Children with a variant in the SERPINE1 gene – which is found in 60% of the population – may be less responsive to mepolizumab, a drug used to treat asthma flares, according to a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Journal: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

How gut bacteria can shape the brain’s response to stroke

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at LMU have discovered how a metabolite produced by gut bacteria can influence brain damage after stroke.

Journal: Cell

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