People go to great lengths to maintain youthful-looking skin with masks, creams and serums. Now, researchers have discovered compounds with anti-aging properties hidden beneath our own skin. The three molecules, produced by a bacterium in the blood, reduced damage and inflammatory responses in human skin cell cultures. These findings, published in the Journal of Natural Products by the American Chemical Society and the American Society of Pharmacognosy, could lead to new treatments for aging skin.

The rapid global spread of NB.1.8.1 underscores the ongoing need for proactive surveillance, timely data sharing, and pandemic preparedness. The appearance of new variants is expected and does not signal a public health emergency. Instead, it is a call to action for continued scientific vigilance and proactive health measures.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) will host the annual Care of the Athletic Heart conference on June 12 – 14 in Washington, DC. The hybrid event will bring together leading experts in sports cardiology to discuss emerging strategies for improving the cardiovascular care of all athletes.

Genetic ancestry is much more complicated than how people report their race and ethnicity. New research, using data from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program, finds that people who identify as being from the same race or ethnic group can have a wide range of genetic differences. The findings are reported June 5 in the Cell Press journal the American Journal of Human Genetics.