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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 13-Sep-2025 08:11 ET (13-Sep-2025 12:11 GMT/UTC)

29-Apr-2025

The B2B sector must embrace digital transformation or be left behind

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Manufacturers who fail to adapt to emerging digital technologies are not just at risk of losing their competitive edge – they are setting themselves up for inevitable failure, according to researchers from the University of Surrey.

Journal: Journal of Business Research

29-Apr-2025

Who really calls the shots in crypto decision-making?

Complexity Science Hub
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In one out of five DAOs, a single contributor held enough tokens to make decisions alone, according to a study from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH)—raising questions about how democratic these systems truly are.

29-Apr-2025

Neuroendocrinology pioneer celebrated at 100: A personal tribute reveals Dr. Seymour Reichlin's lasting legacy

Genomic Press
Reports and Proceedings

A newly published personal tribute in Brain Medicine offers a rare window into the remarkable life and influence of Dr. Seymour "Si" Reichlin, who turned 100 in June 2024. Written by former endocrine fellow Dr. Leonard Kapcala, the article chronicles their 48-year relationship and illuminates how Reichlin's brilliance, mentorship, and humanity shaped generations of neuroendocrinology researchers.

Journal: Brain Medicine

28-Apr-2025

Study connects metal exposure to childhood gut health

University of Texas at Arlington

A new study led by The University of Texas at Arlington, University of California Los Angeles, University of Sherbrooke, and Harvard University links metal exposure to digestive issues in children

Journal: Environmental Science & Technology
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, University of Texas System, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

28-Apr-2025

UCLA receives $25 million from Shirley and Walter Wang to establish new integrative digestive health center

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Business Announcement

UCLA has received a $25 million commitment from UCLA alumna and former chair of The UCLA Foundation board Shirley Wang and her husband, Walter, for the new UCLA Walter and Shirley Wang Center for Integrative Digestive Health.

28-Apr-2025

Toward defining problematic media usage patterns in adolescents

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Article: This Viewpoint proposes an analogous taxonomy for digital media use that identifies patterns of use, irrespective of content, that could be problematic but, at a minimum, should be flagged as warranting further evaluation and potential remediation.

Journal: JAMA

28-Apr-2025

Sexism undermines teams by disrupting emotional synchrony’s role in performance

Bar-Ilan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers found that exposure to sexist comments significantly alters how women interact emotionally during teamwork, increasing a key ingredient of successful collaboration: emotional synchrony. Emotional synchrony—shared, temporally aligned facial expressions among team members—has long been known to enhance trust, coordination, and performance. But this study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that under threat of sexism, synchrony is repurposed from driving performance to simply fostering social bonding potentially as a defense mechanism.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences