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Science22 Apr 2025

Endocrine Society names Tena-Sempere as next Editor-in-Chief of Endocrinology

WASHINGTON—The Endocrine Society has appointed Manuel Tena-Sempere, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Cordoba in Spain, as the next Editor-in-Chief of its flagship basic science journal, Endocrinology, starting January 2026. Manuel Tena-Sempere is a professor of physiology at the University of Cordoba, a research group leader at the biomedical research institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC) and a principal investigator at the Spanish network of Research on Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN) in Cordoba, Spain. “I am pleased to announce Dr. Tena-Sempere as our next Editor-in-Chief of ...

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Science22 Apr 2025

TTUHSC researchers seek novel therapies for chronic pain

Chronic pain, a common and debilitating condition, often leads practitioners to prescribe opioids in escalating doses. The prescription of opioids has created a serious nationwide crisis that killed more than 107,000 Americans from December 2020 through December 2021, according to a report by the American Medical Association (“Nation’s opioid-related overdose and death epidemic continues to worsen”). Given these realities, an urgent need exists to develop novel non-opioid and non-addicting therapies capable of effectively managing chronic pain. To help spur the development of these therapies, ...

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Science22 Apr 2025

Study: middle-aged Americans are lonelier than adults in other countries, age groups

Findings From More Than 64,000 People, in 29 Countries, Show the Relationship Between Loneliness and Age Varies by Country. Adults in Denmark Report the Lowest Levels of Loneliness. Those in Greece and Cyprus Reported the Overall Highest Levels. Middle-aged Americans demonstrated some of the highest levels of loneliness in a new study assessing tens of thousands of 50-to-90-year-olds across 29 countries. The peer-reviewed research, published in Aging and Mental Health, shows loneliness generally increases ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

Psilocibin, or “magic mushroom,” use increased among all age groups since decriminalization in 2019

Embargoed for release until 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday 21 April 2025 Follow @Annalsofim on X, Facebook, Instagram, threads, and Linkedin Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information. This information is under strict embargo and by taking it into possession, media representatives are committing to the terms of the embargo not only on their own behalf, but also on behalf ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

AACR: Five MD Anderson researchers honored with 2025 Scientific Achievement Awards

CHICAGO — Five scientists from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will be recognized with Scientific Achievement Awards and honors at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2025. These awards highlight significant achievements in translational research and oncology leadership from both early career and internationally renowned scientists and clinicians. The honors include: AACR-Daniel D. Von Hoff Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education & Training in Cancer Research: ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

Introduced trees are becoming more common in the eastern United States, while native diversity declines

In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History have used data from a 120-year-old program managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to quantify the effects of introduced species. The researchers included more than 5 million measurements from individual trees across much of eastern North America and showed the rate at which introduced species are spreading has increased over the last two decades. Additionally, native tree diversity is on the decline in areas where exotic species originally introduced by humans have encroached. This ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

Pediatric Academic Societies awards 33 Trainee Travel Grants for the PAS 2025 Meeting

Honolulu, Hawaii — The Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) are proud to announce the recipients of the prestigious PAS Trainee Travel Grants, recognizing 33 exceptional trainees for their contributions to pediatric research. Each award includes complimentary registration to the PAS 2025 Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii, and a $500 travel grant to support their participation. These awards aim to encourage emerging talent and recognize excellence in pediatric research. Awardees were selected based on the quality of their submitted abstracts, with ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

Advancing understanding of lucid dreaming in humans

Lucid dreaming is a surreal phenomenon in which people are consciously aware that they are in a dream. Çağatay Demirel, from Donders Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Radboud University Medical Center, and colleagues shed light on the neural correlates of lucid dreaming in their JNeurosci paper. The researchers used a rigorous processing pipeline as they collected and assembled data from multiple labs to create what is, according to the authors, the largest sample size to date for this field of research. Comparisons of brain activity during lucid dreaming, rapid eye movement sleep, and wakefulness revealed distinct activity patterns for ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

In kids, EEG monitoring of consciousness safely reduces anesthetic use

Newly published results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial in Japan among more than 170 children aged 1 to 6 who underwent surgery, show that by using EEG readings of brain waves to monitor unconsciousness, an anesthesiologist can significantly reduce the amount of the anesthesia administered to safely induce and sustain each patient’s anesthetized state. On average the little patients experienced significant improvements in several post-operative outcomes, including quicker recovery and reduced incidence of delirium. “I think the main takeaway is that in kids, using the EEG, we can reduce the amount of anesthesia we give them and maintain the same level of unconsciousness,” ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

Wild chimps filmed sharing ‘boozy’ fruit

For the first time, wild chimpanzees have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol. A research team led by the University of Exeter set up cameras in Guinea-Bissau’s Cantanhez National Park. Footage of chimps sharing fermented African breadfruit – confirmed to contain ethanol (alcohol) – raises fascinating questions about if and why chimps deliberately seek out alcohol. Humans are believed to have consumed alcohol far back into our evolutionary history, with benefits for social bonding. And the new study suggests our closest relatives might be doing something ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

MSU to create first-of-its-kind database for analyzing human remains

MSU has a satellite uplink/LTN TV studio and Comrex line for radio interviews upon request. Images and b-roll EAST LANSING, Mich. – When a medical examiner needs help identifying a deceased person and determining how that person died, they turn to forensic anthropologists. To aid in the identification of unknown human remains, forensic anthropologists are often called upon to create a biological profile, or an estimation of the unknown individual’s age, biological sex, social race (or ancestry) and stature. If you’ve watched the TV show, “Bones,” in which the FBI teams ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

Natural supplement may decrease biological aging and improve muscle strength

“Our findings suggest that the Cel System supplement range may effectively reduce biological age and improve health metrics, warranting further investigation into its mechanistic pathways and long-term efficacy.” BUFFALO, NY — April 21, 2025 — A new research paper was published in Aging (Aging-US) Volume 17, Issue 3, on March 14, 2025, titled “Effects of a natural ingredients-based intervention targeting the hallmarks of aging on epigenetic clocks, physical function, and body composition: a single-arm ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

New research highlights how parental awe and pride enhance well-being

New research from the University of Rochester suggests that experiencing feelings of pride and awe toward one's children can significantly enhance parental well-being. The study, which will be published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, found that these positive emotions contribute to greater life satisfaction and stronger parent-child bonds. The research team, led by Princeton Chee, conducted a series of studies involving nearly 900 parents to examine how parental pride and awe affect various aspects of well-being. "Parental pride and awe are common and beneficial feelings parents can have with their ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

Protecting audio privacy at the source

Sound is a powerful source of information. By training algorithms to identify distinct sound signatures, sound can reveal what a person is doing, whether it's cooking, vacuuming or washing the dishes. And while it's valuable in some contexts, using sound to identify activities comes with privacy concerns, since microphones can reveal sensitive information. To allow audio sensing without compromising privacy, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed an on-device filter, called Kirigami, that can detect and delete human speech segments ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

Study reveals new genetic mechanism behind autism development

Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Las Vegas Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a genetic link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a rare genetic condition called myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). The study, published today in Nature Neuroscience, suggests that while ASD has previously been characterized by a loss of gene function, another mechanism may be leading to the social behaviours often observed in individuals with ASD. DM1 is an inherited condition which causes progressive muscle ...

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Science21 Apr 2025

The puberty talk: Parents split on right age to talk about body changes with kids

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Most parents agree that talking to their kids about puberty is important—but when and how to start the conversation is often less clear, a new national poll suggests. Among the most common challenges for parents: choosing the right age to start talking about body changes and whether to explain sex, according to the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. Parents are evenly split in thinking it’s best to start talking about puberty before 10 years, at age 10 or when children are older. “It’s easy to assume a child is too ...

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Science18 Apr 2025

How thoughts influence what the eyes see

When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery? It depends, of course, on whether you’re making a hearty winter stew or getting ready to watch the Super Bowl. Most scientists agree that categorizing an object — like thinking of a carrot as either a root vegetable or a party snack — is the job of the prefrontal cortex, the brain region responsible for reasoning and other high-level functions that make us smart and social. In that account, the eyes and visual regions of the brain are kind of like a security camera collecting data and processing it ...

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Science18 Apr 2025

Unlocking the genetic basis of adaptive evolution: study reveals complex chromosomal rearrangements in a stick insect

LOGAN, UTAH, USA – Understanding the material basis of adaptive evolution has been a central goal in biology dating back to at least the time of Darwin. One focus of current debates is whether adaptive evolution relies on many mutations with small and roughly equal effects, or is it driven by one or a few mutations that cause major changes in traits. Chromosomal rearrangements where large chunks of chromosomes are inverted, moved, deleted or duplicated, provide a possible source for such large-scale “macromutations.” However, characterizing chromosomal rearrangements with commonly tried ...

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Science18 Apr 2025

Could opioid laws help curb domestic violence? New USF research says yes

TAMPA, Fla. (April 18, 2025) – A new study led by the University of South Florida reveals opioid control policies may offer broader public health benefits, including reducing instances of domestic violence. As policymakers continue to grapple with the opioid epidemic, this study highlights the power of research to inform effective public policy. The research conducted by USF doctoral student Minglu Sun and Andrei Barbos, associate professor of economics, underscores how opioid abuse can cause a powerful ripple effect across society. Published in Health Economics, the study analyzes the impact on the prevalence of domestic violence in Mandatory Access Prescription ...

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Science18 Apr 2025

NPS Applied Math Professor Wei Kang named 2025 SIAM Fellow

Recognized for outstanding research and service to the community, Wei Kang, a Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, was honored by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) as a 2025 SIAM Fellow. Applied mathematics provides a foundation for all kinds of leading-edge research into complex science and technology with naval and defense applications. A leading professional society for math whizzes, SIAM selected 25 Fellows from its international community of 14,000 members who represent almost 500 organizations worldwide, including academia, ...

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Science18 Apr 2025

Scientists probe the mystery of Titan’s missing deltas

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — For scientists who want to learn about the geological history of a planet, river deltas are a great place to start. Deltas gather sediment from a large area into one place, which can be studied to reveal climate and tectonic histories or signs of past life. That’s why NASA sent its most recent Mars rover to Jezero Crater, home to a prominent and well-preserved delta. And that’s why planetary scientists are also interested in finding deltas on Saturn’s moon Titan. Titan is the only planetary body ...

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Science18 Apr 2025

Q&A: What makes an ‘accidental dictator’ in the workplace?

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The professional world has no shortage of micromanagers — or, as Penn State School of Labor and Employment Relations (LER) faculty members Craig L. Pearce and Hee Man Park like to call them, “accidental dictators.” But leaders don’t have to fall into that trap, according to an article published in the journal Organizational Dynamics co-written by Pearce, Brova Family Endowed Professor of leadership and human resources, and Park, associate professor of human resource management and director of LER’s graduate program. The journal’s readership is largely made up ...

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Science18 Apr 2025

Study highlights gaps in firearm suicide prevention among women

Just under 4 in 10 women who died by firearm suicide had no documented history of mental or physical health problems in a new study, highlighting a need for prevention strategies tailored to at-risk women. The findings come at a time when suicides have been on the rise, alongside a surge in gun ownership — especially among women, said lead author Laura Prater, an assistant professor in The Ohio State University College of Public Health. In the last two decades, firearm deaths in the U.S., including those involving suicide, increased by almost 50%. Women historically made up 10 to 20% of new gun owners, a percentage ...

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Science18 Apr 2025

Legalizing youth-friendly cannabis edibles and extracts and adolescent cannabis use

About The Study: In this serial cross-sectional study of adolescents in grades 7 to 11, legalization of cannabis edibles and extracts was associated with an increase not only in edible cannabis use and cannabis smoking, but also in the overall prevalence of cannabis use and co-use of alcohol and cannabis, highlighting the need for stricter policy measures to curb adolescents’ access to cannabis edibles and extracts and greater awareness among adolescents about harms of cannabis use. Corresponding ...

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Science18 Apr 2025

Colder temperatures increase gastroenteritis risk in Rohingya refugee camps

Colder temperatures are linked with increased risk of diarrhea among Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, emphasizing the need for climate-sensitive health strategies in refugee settings. A new study by scientists at Hokkaido University has found that lower temperatures significantly increase the risk of gastroenteritis among Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh’s Kutupalong and Nayapara camps. Gastroenteritis is a viral or bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the stomach and intestines, resulting in ...

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