A recent study led by researchers from Peking University and published in Health Data Science highlights a significant increase in the burden of early-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) among adolescents and young adults in China from 1990 to 2021. The findings reveal that the age-standardized incidence rate nearly doubled, while disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) increased significantly, with an average annual percentage change (AAPC) of 2.67% and 2.75%, respectively. Despite a slight decline in mortality rates, the disease burden continues to rise, particularly among young males and the 15–19 age group, which showed the fastest increase in incidence.

 

The study identifies high body mass index (BMI) as the leading risk factor, contributing to nearly 60% of DALYs in 2021, followed by ambient particulate matter pollution and diets high in red meat. Researchers emphasize the urgent need for targeted interventions focusing on obesity prevention, environmental health improvements, and dietary modifications. Future strategies should prioritize younger populations and males, combining public health campaigns, policy support, and community-based health programs to reduce the growing burden of early-onset T2D in China.

Genoa Instruments, the deep-tech startup in super-resolution optical microscopy and a spin-off from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology), has successfully closed a €1 million investment round led by Deep Ocean Capital SGR SpA through Deep Blue Ventures (DBV)*, the Deep Tech Venture Capital fund established to support startups, spin-offs, and innovation initiatives in aerospace, healthcare, and sustainability, with a focus on Key Enabling Technologies.

Naveen Kumar, an associate professor at the University of Oklahoma’s Price College of Business, has co-authored a study emphasizing the urgent need to address bias by developing and deploying ethical, explainable AI in the wake of new international LLM models from DeepSeek and Alibaba.