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12-Nov-2025

Carnegie Mellon researchers bring sickle cell disease pain into focus

College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by Carnegie Mellon’s Wood Neuro Research Group is using brain imaging and digital visualization to uncover how sickle cell pain is processed, helping bridge the gap between patients and clinicians.

Journal

Journal of Pain

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

12-Nov-2025

Why there may be a link to ADHD and substance use among young sexual minority men

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Young sexual minority men – a term used to describe gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men – with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms are more likely to begin using substances such as cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, stimulants and illicit drugs at an earlier age, according to Rutgers Health researchers.

Journal

Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health

Funder

NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse

12-Nov-2025

Protein found to be key in blood vessel healing after surgical injury

Virginia Tech
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC demonstrate for the first time that mechanical injury to large artery endothelium induces the expression of gap junction protein Cx43. This upregulation improves the migratory and proliferative capacity of endothelial cells at the wound edge, facilitating timely wound closure.

Funder

American Heart Association, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Seale Innovation Fund at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech

12-Nov-2025

Imaging reveals bacterial symbionts in the ovaries of tiny, aquatic crustaceans

Marine Biological Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) have imaged bacterial endosymbiosis inside the reproductive system of tiny crustaceans known as ostracods.The bacteria (Cardinium) are transmitted from mothers to offspring, suggesting that the bacteria manipulate host asexual reproduction. The study is published this week in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Journal

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Funder

Marine Biological Laboratory, NIH/National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Science Foundation

12-Nov-2025

New drug protects mitochondria and prevents kidney injury in mice

University of Utah Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A drug that changes ceramide metabolism strongly protected against acute kidney injury, a serious and sometimes-fatal condition that affects more than half of ICU patients.

Journal

Cell Metabolism

Funder

NIH/National Cancer Institute, NIH/National Cancer Institute, NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, Ben B. and Iris M. Margolis Foundation, University of Utah Health, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases