A new multi-state study led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) VISION Network – including Regenstrief Institute – has provided the most comprehensive assessment to date of the effectiveness of 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines among adults in the U.S. during the XBB and JN.1 Omicron subvariant waves. Data suggest that receiving updated COVID-19 vaccines remains crucial, especially for older adults and those at increased risk for severe outcomes, and underscores the additional protection provided ...

Key Points: Infectious disease (ID) physicians are among the lowest paid of all medical specialties, leading to declining interest among medical students and a national shortage. To address this, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a new add-on code increasing payments by ~20%  in 2025, the first specialty-specific workforce incentive in the Medicare fee schedule. This new analysis offers three recommendations for CMS to guide implementation and evaluation of this new payment model. Boston, MA – A new analysis ...

The discovery of an unknown organelle inside our cells could open the door to new treatments for devastating inherited diseases.  The organelle, a type of specialized structure, has been dubbed a “hemifusome” by its discoverers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. This little organelle has a big job helping our cells sort, recycle and discard important cargo within themselves, the scientists say. The new discovery could help scientists better ...

A study published today in Geophysical Research Letters reveals that glaciers in western Canada, the United States, and Switzerland lost around 12 percent of their ice between 2001 and 2024. A 2021 study in Nature showed that glacial melt doubled between 2010 and 2019 compared with the first decade of the twenty-first century. This new paper builds on that research, says lead author Brian Menounos, and shows that in the years since, glacial melt continued at an alarming pace. “Over the last four years, glaciers lost twice as much ice compared to the previous decade,” ...

PITTSBURGH, June 25, 2025 – Clinicians who work with elite college athletes and military cadets should be aware of the association between higher body mass index (BMI) and worse concussion recovery, suggests new University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine research published today in Sports Medicine. The study found that athletes and cadets with a BMI equal to or above 30 had increased inflammatory biomarkers, more severe concussion symptoms and worse cognition following a concussion than those with lower BMI. These findings support previous research indicating that obesity correlates with increased ...

Lugano, Switzerland, 25 June 2025 – The ESMO Gastrointestinal Cancers Congress 2025 will take place between 2-5 July in Barcelona, bringing together leading experts to present new data, share insights, and discuss recent development in the understanding and treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies. The Congress will cover a broad spectrum of topics – from molecular prevention and precision therapy to patient-centred approaches and quality of life. Congress sessions will be held onsite and will ...

The Drug Target Discovery Institute of Korea University Successfully Held Opening Symposium Signed MOU with the University of Michigan to Enhance Global Cooperation   The Drug Target Discovery Institute (Director Kim Dong-Hoon) of Korea University recently held its successful opening symposium.   This symposium held lectures of leading global scholars in the fields of metabolic disease treatment research, and drug target discovery and development. Professor Randy J. Seeley of the University of Michigan, Professor Hiroaki Suga of the University of Tokyo, and Professor Kim Sung-Hoon of Yonsei University, ...

Astronomers from The University of New Mexico, along with U.S. and international researchers, have confirmed the existence of a new giant exoplanet, made possible through a collaboration with citizen sciences around the world. The discovery is detailed in a new paper published in The Astronomical Journal, with Postdoctoral Fellow Zahra Essack, Ph.D. as lead author, and Assistant Professor Diana Dragomir as co-author. The planet, TOI-4465 b, is a gas giant located approximately 400 light-years from Earth. It was first spotted by NASA’s ...

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University and Mayo Clinic researchers have developed an electrochemical catheter hub that could someday help prevent deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) that annually kill thousands of people around the world. Reporting in the journal, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, the researchers showed that their e-catheter hub showed “significant antimicrobial activity,” killing off a common type of bacteria that is responsible for hospital infections. “Our idea was to produce hypochlorous acid, a common disinfectant, ...

A recent uptick in battery-related fires has drawn attention to the challenge of identifying defects that can cause these catastrophic malfunctions, but are rarely obvious to the naked eye. In hopes of preventing the dangerous glitches that can cause batteries to overheat and catch fire, researchers from Drexel University have developed a standard testing process to give manufacturers a better look at the internal workings of batteries. In a paper recently published in the journal Electrochimica Acta, the group presented methods for using ultrasound to monitor the electrochemical and mechanical functions of a battery — which ...

Psychosis often begins not with characteristic disturbances of the mind – delusions like paranoia or hallucinations – but with disturbances in the way we move our body. For researchers like Indiana University Assistant Professor Alexandra Moussa-Tooks in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, these motor disturbances offer critical insights into the condition of psychosis itself.  In a new study published on June 25 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, senior-author Moussa-Tooks and first-author Heather Burrell Ward, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, explore one such motor ability – ...

Brightly colored inexpensive and disposable electronic cigarettes and vapes continue to gain popularity. These devices turn flavored nicotine-containing liquid into a vapor that people inhale over hundreds or thousands of puffs — commonly called vaping. Researchers report in ACS Central Science that after a few hundred puffs, some disposable vaping devices released higher amounts of metals and metalloids than older refillable e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, thereby raising a user’s risk of health problems. “Our study highlights the hidden risk of these new and popular disposable electronic cigarettes ...

They may look like travel shampoo bottles and smell like bubblegum, but after a few hundred puffs, some disposable, electronic cigarettes and vape pods release higher amounts of toxic metals than older e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. For example, one of the disposable e-cigarettes studied released more lead during a day’s use than nearly 20 packs of traditional cigarettes. The study, published June 25 in the journal ACS Central Science, noted that although most disposable ...

In this April 2025 issue of Translational Lung Cancer Research, a pioneering study, led by Professor Shuben Li from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, revisits a classic but unresolved question in airway surgery: Should tracheobronchial anastomoses be routinely wrapped following resection and reconstruction? The article, titled "Tracheobronchial resection and reconstruction: to wrap or not to wrap the anastomosis?"，presents a single-center experience to explore the relationship ...

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer affecting the blood and bone marrow that progresses rapidly, making immediate treatment essential. While chemotherapy and targeted drugs have improved outcomes for some patients, many forms of AML remain resistant to treatment, and relapses are common.   A new study sheds light on why certain types of AML are so challenging to treat and how outcomes for patients might be improved. Researchers from Japan, including scientists from Chiba University, have discovered ...

The skin acts as the body’s first line of defense against external threats. However, as we age, the epidermis—the outermost layer of skin—gradually becomes thinner and loses its protective strength. About 90% of the cells in this layer are keratinocytes, which originate from deeper layers of the epidermis and migrate upward, ultimately forming the skin’s protective barrier. To combat aging’s impact on skin, numerous studies have emphasized the benefits of vitamin C (VC), a vitamin well known for its role in skin health and antioxidant ...

Technology plays a pivotal role across industries today, and agriculture is no exception. In the realm of regenerative agriculture - an approach focused on conserving and restoring soil health and biodiversity - technology is key in enhancing data collection, monitoring, and supporting informed decision-making.  TUdi is a collaborative project between the European Union and China funded by the European Commission and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, within the Horizon 2020 programme. The project's goal is to develop and promote soil-restoration strategies ...

Children growing up in disadvantaged neighborhoods—communities with low rates of high school graduation and employment, low family income, and other measures of adversity—are at heightened risk of experiencing mental health conditions. But a new study from Mass General Brigham suggests that, while neighborhood environment plays a key role in mental health, having greater access to mental health staff in schools could help lower risk.   In a study of 30,000 high school and middle school students at 62 schools ...

Research Highlights: Over the past 50 years, overall heart disease death rates have dropped by 66% and deaths from heart attacks have declined by nearly 90%. The types of heart disease people are dying from most often have shifted from heart attacks to an increase in deaths from heart failure, arrhythmias and hypertensive heart disease. Researchers say this shift, in part, is the result of advances in public health measures focused on prevention and life-saving interventions to improve early diagnosis and treatment, allowing people to live longer while managing chronic heart conditions   DALLAS, June 25, 2025 — While heart disease has been the leading ...

Research led by Earth scientists at the University of Southampton has uncovered evidence of rhythmic surges of molten mantle rock rising from deep within the Earth beneath Africa. These pulses are gradually tearing the continent apart and forming a new ocean. The findings, published in Nature Geoscience, reveal that the Afar region in Ethiopia is underlain by a plume of hot mantle that pulses upward like a beating heart. The team’s discovery reveals how the upward flow of hot material from the deep mantle is strongly influenced by the tectonic plates – the massive solid slabs ...

In 1970, someone over the age of 65 hospitalized for a heart attack in the United States had about a 60% chance of leaving the hospital alive. Today, the survival rate is over 90%, with even better outcomes for younger patients. Those numbers have contributed to a remarkable decrease in the likelihood of dying from any type of heart disease over the last 50 years, according to a new study of heart disease mortality led by Stanford Medicine researchers. In 1970, 41% of all deaths were attributed to ailments of the heart; in 2022, that statistic had dropped to 24% of all deaths.  Most strikingly, the proportion ...

Academics at King’s College London and the University of East Anglia have released guidance for GPs on how to manage patients who may be privately accessing weight loss drugs. The medications are not routinely prescribed for obesity management in primary care. But it is estimated 1.5million people used weight-loss jabs in March 2025 with 80% of purchases through online retailers. As these users are privately accessing the medication, providers do not always provide wrap-around care such as dietary advice or psychological support. The authors of the guidance, published today in Obesity Facts, say the ten evidence-based tips aim to help GPs who see patients using ...

CORNELL UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE FOR RELEASE: June 25, 2025   Kaitlyn Serrao 607-882-1140 kms465@cornell.edu Low-cost carbon capture? Bury wood debris in managed forests ITHACA, N.Y. – Taking carbon out of the atmosphere is essential for slowing global warming – and a team of Cornell University researchers has estimated “huge” potential for carbon capture using a method that is low-tech, sustainable and relatively simple: burying wood, especially the debris from managed ...

Osaka, Japan – A groundbreaking study led by a global research consortium offers new hope for patients with mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease. Researchers using an insect model and transcriptome analysis have unravelled the mechanism of iron regulation between host tissue and the mycetoma grain, a fungal mass characteristic of the disease. This discovery illuminates how the causative fungus invades and develops these protective grains within subcutaneous tissue, paving the way for new drug development and less invasive treatment strategies beyond surgical removal, potentially reducing the burden on patients significantly. Mycetoma, a chronic infectious ...

Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy, specifically to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), may increase the risk of childhood overweight or obesity. This is the conclusion of a large, pan-European meta-analysis study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, and recently published in Environment International. The study examined the relationship between exposure to air pollutants during pregnancy and during childhood, and its impact on body mass index (BMI) and ...