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12-Nov-2025

Stanford Medicine scientists tie lupus to a virus nearly all of us carry

Stanford Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Epstein-Barr virus can convert B cells it’s infected into diabolical overlords that reprogram myriad other immune cells to attack our tissues, Stanford Medicine scientists have found.

Journal: Science Translational Medicine

12-Nov-2025

Majority of 117 surveyed Georgia women would support abortion at 14 weeks, beyond current legal limit

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Among a cross-sectional group of women of reproductive age in Georgia, 76% supported the legality of abortion access at six weeks and 60% supported it at 14 weeks, according to a new study published November 12, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Stephanie Eick of Emory University, U.S. The current state policy, effective since July 2022, limits abortion to six weeks.

Journal: PLOS One

12-Nov-2025

The link between air pollution and breast cancer is weakened in greener environments, suggests study using UK Biobank data

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The link between air pollution and breast cancer is weakened in greener environments, suggests study using UK Biobank data

Journal: PLOS One

12-Nov-2025

Dutch Afghanistan veterans with battle-related injuries report a similar physical and psychological quality of life as they did five years prior in a ten-year follow-up study

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Dutch Afghanistan veterans with battle-related injuries report a similar physical and psychological quality of life as they did five years prior in a ten-year follow-up study

Journal: PLOS One

12-Nov-2025

Bacteriophage characterization provides platform for rational design

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

From medicine to agriculture and aquaculture, bacteriophages are poised to have a huge global impact. As viruses which target only bacterial cells, they hold promise as an alternative to antibiotics, overcoming increasing issues around antibiotic resistance. However, the size, complexity and growth conditions of phages make them difficult to study, limiting progress in the field. Now in Science Advances, researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and University of Otago describe the bacteriophage Bas63 in unprecedented detail, supporting new mechanistic understanding into how these viruses function.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, University of Otago, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

12-Nov-2025

UM School of Medicine researcher proposes new medical training on cannabis use

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Maryland is one of 38 US states, along with three territories and the District of Columbia, that have legalized cannabis for medical purposes. This legal sea change has generated increasing interest in and use of cannabis and cannabis products, yet most health care practitioners and students feel underprepared to counsel patients on medical cannabis, according to a new paper co-authored by a University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) faculty member and published in JAMA Network Open.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: Cannaceutica

12-Nov-2025

One-hour blood glucose level: A better chance to prevent diabetes

Deutsches Zentrum fuer Diabetesforschung DZD
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An elevated blood glucose level one hour after the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) signals a critical metabolic state – even before prediabetes. Affected individuals respond particularly well to lifestyle interventions. This value could become a new clinically relevant biomarker – and enable more targeted, earlier prevention of type 2 diabetes. This is the conclusion reached by a team from the University of Tübingen, Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD). This research, conducted in cooperation with Prof. Michael Bergman from New York University, has now been published in Metabolism.

Journal: Metabolism