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Viruses on plastic pollution may quietly accelerate the spread of antibiotic resistance

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Plastic pollution does more than litter landscapes and oceans. According to a new perspective article published in Biocontaminant, viruses living on plastic surfaces may play an underrecognized role in spreading antibiotic resistance, raising concerns for environmental and public health worldwide.

Examining private equity’s role in fertility care

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study finds that since 2013, expansive growth has been seen in affiliations between fertility clinics and private equity firms, and that over half of IVF cycles in the country in 2023 were done at clinics affiliated with private equity firms.

Journal: JAMA
Funder: University of Michigan

New research identifies dihydrotanshinone I as a potential therapeutic agent for ovarian cancer by targeting SORT1

Higher Education Press

A new study published in Engineering reveals that dihydrotanshinone I (DHT), a compound from Salvia miltiorrhiza, can induce autophagic cell death in ovarian cancer by targeting sortilin 1 (SORT1). This discovery offers a potential new therapeutic strategy for treating ovarian cancer through disrupting the autophagy–lysosome pathway.

Journal: Engineering

Experiments advance potential of protein that makes hydrogen sulfide as a therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say results of a new National Institutes of Health-funded study are advancing efforts to exploit a new target for Alzheimer’s disease: a protein that manufactures an important gas in the brain.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, AHA-Allen Initiative in Brain Health and Cognitive Impairment, Department of Veterans Affairs Merit Award, Solve ME/CFS Initiative, American Heart Association, Catalyst Award from Johns Hopkins University, Valour Foundation, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Medical Affairs Veterans Center, Mary Alice Smith Funds for Neuropsychiatry Research, Lincoln Neurotherapeutics Research Fund, Gordon and Evie Safran Neuropsychiatry Fund, Leonard Krieger Fund of the Cleveland Foundation

Skeletal muscle epigenetic clocks developed using postmortem tissue from an Asian population

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — December 30, 2025 — A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 11 of Aging-US on November 26, 2025, titled “Epigenetic aging signatures and age prediction in human skeletal muscle.”

Journal: Aging-US

The oral-systemic relationship: lessons learned and the road ahead

International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Alexandria, VA – The International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR) and the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (AADOCR) have announced the publication of a special issue of Journal of Dental Research that highlights the experimental studies, advances in data architecture, and population-based investigations that seek to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between oral health and systemic health.

Journal: Journal of Dental Research

Too much screen time too soon? A*STAR study links infant screen exposure to brain changes and teen anxiety

Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower decision-making and increased anxiety by their teenage years. This was done using data from the Growing Up in Singapore Towards healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) cohort. This is the first paper on screen time to incorporate measures spanning over ten years, highlighting the long-lasting consequences of screen time in infancy.

Journal: EBioMedicine

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