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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 21-Dec-2025 16:11 ET (21-Dec-2025 21:11 GMT/UTC)

4-Nov-2025

Voting behaviour in elections strongly linked to future risk of death

Voting behaviour in elections is strongly linked to the future risk of death, and is likely a stronger determinant of health than education—considered a key influence on health—suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Funder: European Research Council, Strategic Research Council of the Research Council of Finland

4-Nov-2025

Research finds higher rare risk of heart complications in children after COVID-19 infection than after vaccination

Health Data Research UK
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study shows children and young people faced long-lasting and higher risks of rare heart and inflammatory complications after COVID-19 infection, compared to before or without an infection. Meanwhile COVID-19 vaccination was only linked to a short-term higher risk of myocarditis and pericarditis.

Journal: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Funder: Health Data Research UK

4-Nov-2025

Australian scientists uncover secrets of yellow fever

University of Queensland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Queensland researchers have captured the first high-resolution images of the yellow fever virus (YFV), a potentially deadly viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that affects the liver.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

4-Nov-2025

Battle of the Legends football game highlights lifesaving CPR, heart health for HBCU fans

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

To reach young athletes with important messages about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) the Association was at Lincoln Financial Field this past Thursday as former legendary players DeSean Jackson’s Delaware State Hornets and Michael Vick’s Norfolk State Spartans played the Battle of the Legends college football game.

4-Nov-2025

Study finds moral costs in over-pricing for essentials

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study led by UC Riverside School of Business professor Margaret C. Campbell found that when companies hike prices on essentials like food, medicine, or medical devices, the financial rewards may be immediate—but the reputational damage may linger and ultimately cost more in the long run.

Journal: Journal of Consumer Research

4-Nov-2025

Registration and Abstract Submission Open for “20 Years of iPSC Discovery: A Celebration and Vision for the Future,” 20-22 October 2026, Kyoto, Japan

International Society for Stem Cell Research
Meeting Announcement

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) today announced that registration and abstract submission are open for the ISSCR International Symposium: 20 Years of iPSC Discovery: A Celebration and Vision for the Future, co-sponsored by the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine. The symposium will take place 20–22 October 2026 in Kyoto, Japan.

Developed in partnership with the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) at Kyoto University, the scientific program is chaired by Shinya Yamanaka, recipient of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), an honor he shared with the late Sir John Gurdon.

4-Nov-2025

New effort launched to support earlier diagnosis, treatment of aortic stenosis

American Heart Association
Business Announcement

American Heart Association to connect patients, providers with clinical trial opportunities to advance new therapies