SAN ANTONIO — Most children — including nearly 80% of infants — go without clear liquids before surgery for at least twice as long as guidelines recommend, according to an analysis of data on more than 70,000 children presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 annual meeting.   Healthy infants and children may safely drink clear liquids, including water, fruit juices without pulp and carbohydrate-containing beverages, until two hours before receiving anesthesia, according to guidelines from the American Society of Anesthesiologists ...

SAN ANTONIO — People who experience food insecurity or loneliness are much more likely to develop chronic pain after surgery, according to new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 annual meeting. Chronic pain —  lasting three months or longer —  after surgery is common, especially after major procedures such as hip or knee replacement, and affects up to 30%-50% of surgical patients. Social factors such as food insecurity and social isolation can significantly raise this risk, the authors found. Limited access to nutritious food can slow wound healing and increase inflammation, making pain more likely to last longer. ...

SAN ANTONIO — New mothers are more likely to experience severe pain that disrupts sleep and activities of daily living, as well as develop sleep disorders, if they give birth by cesarean delivery (C-section), suggests research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 annual meeting. “Sleep is often overlooked in postpartum recovery, but it is central to a mother’s physical and mental health,” said Moe Takenoshita, M.B.B.Ch., lead author of the study and a postdoctoral scholar in the department of anesthesia at Stanford University Center for Academic Medicine, Palo Alto, California. “Cesarean delivery in particular appears to increase ...

Global life expectancy in 2023 is more than 20 years higher compared to 1950, and the age-standardized mortality rate is 67% lower, with all 204 countries and territories reporting declines. Despite these improvements, the world faces an emerging crisis of higher death rates in adolescents and young adults in North America and Latin America due to suicide and drug and alcohol consumption and in sub-Saharan Africa due to infectious diseases and unintentional injuries. Non-communicable diseases account for nearly two-thirds of the world’s total mortality and morbidity, led by ischemic heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, emerging in the top ten causes. Half of the world’s ...

With growing concerns over fossil fuel depletion and the environmental impacts of petrochemical production, scientists are actively exploring renewable strategies to produce essential industrial chemicals. A collaborative research team—led by Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee, Senior Vice President for Research, from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, together with Professor Sunkyu Han from the Department of Chemistry at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)—has developed an integrated ...

About The Study: The results of this trial do not support individualizing blood pressure targets based on preoperative nighttime mean arterial pressure in high-risk patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Bernd Saugel, MD, email bernd.saugel@gmx.de. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jama.2025.17235) Editor’s Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, ...

About The Study: Intraoperative blood pressure management with mean arterial pressure goals stratified by risk of hypotension did not improve functional disability at 6 months postoperatively compared with standard intraoperative blood pressure management. Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Matthijs Kant, MD, email m.kant-2@umcutrecht.nl. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jama.2025.18007) Editor’s Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other ...

It is known that depression is linked to increased incidence of metabolic diseases; now scientists have discovered that different types of depression are linked to different cardiometabolic diseases. This work is presented at the ECNP Congress in Amsterdam. Over seven years, researchers tracked 5,794 adults, enrolled in the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity (NEO) Study, all of whom were free of diabetes and cardiovascular disease at the study’s start. At the start of the study each participant completed a comprehensive questionnaire to assess depressive symptoms. ...

Researchers have shown that young rats fed a ketogenic diet – a diet with high fat and low carbohydrates – are protected from the lasting experience of pre-natal stress. This work, which needs to be confirmed in humans, is presented at the ECNP conference in Amsterdam An extensive body of research has shown that if mothers experience stress while pregnant, the offspring can suffer ongoing psychological and development-related conditions. Now a group of Italian researchers have shown that the biological changes induced by a ketogenic diet may help them to escape from the long-lasting effects of stress experienced in the womb. The pregnant rats ...

SAN ANTONIO — Overdose deaths in adults age 65 and older from fentanyl mixed with stimulants, such as cocaine and methamphetamines, have surged 9,000% in the past eight years, matching rates found among younger adults, according to research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 annual meeting. The study is among the first to use Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data to show that older adults, a group often overlooked in overdose research, are part of the broader rise in fentanyl-stimulant overdose deaths. Adults 65 years and older are especially vulnerable to overdoses because many live with chronic health conditions, take several ...

SAN ANTONIO — Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon help anesthesiologists keep children safer in the operating room and improve their recovery with better pain management, suggests a systematic review  presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 annual meeting. Providing anesthesia care for children is especially challenging because their anatomy can vary dramatically, even among patients of the same age. The researchers found AI performed better than standard methods for determining the appropriate size and placement of breathing tubes, monitoring oxygen levels and assessing postoperative pain. AI consistently: improved the ...

SAN ANTONIO — Babies born to mothers who live in rural areas or who don’t receive prenatal care may face higher risks of health complications at birth, suggests research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 annual meeting. “Recent closures of medical centers in rural Georgia and other rural areas around the country have created health care deserts that may impact the care of mothers and their newborns,” said Bibiana Avella Molano, M.D., lead author of the study and a third-year anesthesiology resident at Augusta University, Georgia. “Our research highlights how limited access ...

SAN ANTONIO — The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today presented John M. Zerwas, M.D., FASA, with its 2024 Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his enduring contributions to the specialty as an accomplished advocate, mentor and teacher, successfully blending a career in medicine with a career in politics for more than four decades. The award is the highest honor ASA bestows and is presented annually to a member who has transformed the specialty of anesthesiology. Dr. Zerwas is chancellor of The University of Texas (UT) System in Austin, Texas, leading a system of public higher education, composed ...

Centimeter-scale robots have unique advances such as small size, light weight, and flexible motions, which exhibit great application potential in many fields. Notably, high integration and robustness are 2 key factors determining the locomotion characteristics and practical applications. “Although they have achieved certain advancements in miniaturization and motion performance, the presence of electromagnetic motors and transmission mechanisms prevents further miniaturization. There are still issues such as electromagnetic interference and wear of the transmission components.” stated ...

New research confirms that ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) can be linked to increased creativity and suggests that this creativity is associated with a greater tendency to let your mind wander. This first study to explain the link between ADHD and creativity, is presented at the ECNP congress in Amsterdam. Lead researcher Han Fang (from the Radboud University Medical Centre, the Netherlands) said: “Previous research pointed to mind wandering as a possible factor linking ADHD and creativity, but until now no study has directly examined ...

LAWRENCE – Speech rhythm, a key attribute of natural languages that directly influences the effectiveness and efficiency of communication, is often compromised in people with neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. Trying to speak more slowly than normal appears to be an effective strategy for most people with ALS to improve rhythm control and, consequently, make their speech more understandable to others. This is one of the findings of a new paper published by two researchers in the University of Kansas Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders Department. The ultimate goal of the research ...

Soil pollution from pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals is a growing threat to global food security and public health. With nearly 80 percent of agricultural soils containing traces of organic contaminants, researchers are looking for sustainable ways to restore damaged land. A new study in Biochar highlights an emerging solution that pairs plant-microbe partnerships with biochar, an engineered carbon-rich material, to detoxify polluted soils while supporting plant growth and economic resilience. The review, led by Nandita Das and Piyush Pandey, explores how combining biochar with ...

LA JOLLA (October 10, 2025)—Joseph Ecker, PhD, has been awarded the 2026 Barbara McClintock Prize for Plant Genetics and Genome Studies from the Maize Genetics Cooperation, a global organization of maize geneticists and breeders. The prize honors “the most outstanding plant scientists working on both genetics and genomics in the present era.” It is named after distinguished plant biologist Barbara McClintock, whose work in maize genetics earned her the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.  Ecker ...

Scientists have found that ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) in women is diagnosed approximately 5 years later than in men, despite symptoms appearing at the same age. Women with ADHD also suffer greater emotional and functional difficulties than men. This work will be presented at the ECNP Congress in Amsterdam, after recent publication. Lead researcher Dr Silvia Amoretti (Barcelona) said: “ADHD affects millions of people, but our understanding of how it presents and impacts males and females differently remains limited. We found that females are underdiagnosed, often receiving a diagnosis years later than males. ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Power plants may emit higher amounts of pollution during lapses in federal monitoring and enforcement, such as during a government shutdown, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. The study, published in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, details the short-term effects of enforcement of federal environmental laws and regulations on power plant air emissions. Using data from the 2018-19 federal government shutdown, which lasted 35 days, as a natural experiment, the researchers found ...

The increasing pressure for teachers to obey school curriculum policies is “profoundly demotivating” and is leading directly to people leaving the profession, a new study warns. Teachers value being able to be creative and collaborate with each other to design lessons but are increasingly subject to school policies requiring their conformity. The research shows this is also reducing their curriculum-making skills and reducing teacher autonomy and motivation, as well as relationships between colleagues and with pupils. There is a teacher recruitment and retention crisis in England. There is a particular challenge in recruiting physical science teachers, ...

HAMILTON, ON October 10, 2025 – Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new menstrual health product designed to complement and enhance an existing menstrual cup that is safer, easier to use and more environmentally sustainable than current options. The innovation is part of a broader initiative at McMaster to develop wearable technologies that proactively monitor women’s health. As part of this work, the research team has published a perspective review in Nature Communications, outlining how emerging technologies, ...

Some industrial processes used to create useful chemicals require heat, but heating methods are often inefficient, partly because they heat a greater volume of space than they really need to. Researchers including those from the University of Tokyo devised a way to limit heating to the specific areas required in such situations. Their technique uses microwaves, not unlike those used in home microwave ovens, to excite specific elements dispersed in the materials to be heated. Their system proved to be around 4.5 times more efficient than current methods. While there’s more to climate ...

The vast majority of consumer electronics use lithium-ion batteries, and with each generation, these devices are designed smaller, lighter and with longer battery life to meet the growing demands of consumers. Each new iteration also brings the batteries that power the devices closer to the limits of their size, weight and performance. Researchers are constantly testing new approaches and materials for making lightweight, high-performance components. The latest contender is MXene, a type of metallically conductive two-dimensional nanomaterial discovered by Drexel University researchers ...

MIAMI, FLORIDA (Oct. 10, 2025) – Women living close to federally designated Superfund sites are more likely to develop aggressive breast cancers — including the hard-to-treat triple-negative subtype — according to new studies from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. According to a National Institutes of Health study, some especially aggressive forms of breast cancer that are resistant to treatment are on the rise.  Now, three recent ...