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Blue Zones and American College of Lifestyle Medicine launch new Blue Zones® Certification for Physicians and Health Professionals

American College of Lifestyle Medicine
Business Announcement

The certification integrates Blue Zones' evidence-based roadmap to living better and longer, rooted in their identification of and research from the world's longest-lived and happiest cultures—the blue zones regions—with ACLM's expertise in therapeutic lifestyle interventions.

Innovative Team Science programs at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences will tackle big questions about ageing, sex differences and health

Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Business Announcement

Innovative Team Science programmes at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences will tackle big questions about ageing, sex differences and health. The transdisciplinary teams will take a 360 view of major health concerns associated with ageing.

Eco-friendly nanoparticles improve cidofovir’s anticancer and antiviral effects

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY – November 10, 2025 – A new research paper was published in Oncotarget (Volume 16) on November 6, 2025, titled “Anti-DNA virus agent cidofovir – loaded green synthesized cerium oxide nanoparticles (Nanoceria): Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) binding affinity and cytotoxicity effects.”

Journal: Oncotarget

New method makes transgene-free gene editing even more promising

University of Connecticut
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Yi Li, professor of horticultural plant breeding biotechnology in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR), has made advancements in gene editing techniques to reduce the drawbacks of traditional methods.

Although several transgene-free gene editing methods exist, most are technically demanding or time-consuming. Li’s approach offers an efficient and practical alternative. Li’s lab and collaborators have further refined this method to achieve higher efficiency using citrus plants as a model system. These latest findings were published in Horticulture Research, a leading scientific journal in plant science.

Journal: Horticulture Research

Discovery reveals why Alzheimer’s patients forget family, friends

University of Virginia Health System
Peer-Reviewed Publication

One of the most devastating moments for family members of a patient with Alzheimer’s is when their loved one forgets who they are. New findings may explain why that happens and could lead to a way to prevent it.

Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Owens Family Foundation

American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics releases new clinical practice resource on managing RAD51C, RAD51D, and BRIP1 variants

American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has published a new clinical practice resource, Management of Individuals with Heterozygous Germline Pathogenic Variants in RAD51C, RAD51D, and BRIP1, published in Genetics in Medicine. The resource provides evidence-based guidance for clinicians managing patients with these moderate-penetrance variants, which are associated with elevated risks for ovarian and breast cancers. It offers recommendations for risk-reducing surgery, breast surveillance, and patient counseling, while emphasizing the importance of personalized care informed by family history and genetic context. Lead author Dr. Joanne Ngeow and senior author Dr. Helen Hanson highlight the resource’s role in translating rapidly advancing genetic research into clinical practice and ensuring patients receive actionable, up-to-date care.

Journal: Genetics in Medicine

Mount Sinai’s Jean-Frédéric Colombel, MD, to deliver the 31st Anatomy Lesson in Amsterdam, highlighting global efforts to prevent and cure Crohn’s disease

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

New York, NY (November 10 2025) — In a high honor, Jean-Frédéric Colombel, MD, a leading inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) expert at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will deliver the 31st Anatomy Lesson on Thursday, November 20, at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. His lecture, “Tackling the Growing Problem of Immune Diseases—Crohn’s Disease as an Example,” will explore Mount Sinai’s pioneering work in the early detection, prevention, and treatment of IBD.