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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 9-Oct-2025 10:11 ET (9-Oct-2025 14:11 GMT/UTC)

Community exercise programs help seniors fight age-related decline

McMaster University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Older adults who regularly participated in a community-based exercise program were able to slow — and in many cases reverse — declines in cardio fitness and strength that naturally come with age, a new McMaster study shows.

Journal: Exercise Sport and Movement

Bullied teens less likely to be depressed if they feel connected at school, study shows

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Peer-Reviewed Publication

School connectedness buffers against depression symptoms associated with being a victim of peer bullying in adolescence, according to a study published in BMC Public Health. School connectedness was measured by the degrees of inclusiveness, closeness, happiness and safety of adolescents within the school environment.

Journal: BMC Public Health

Catheryn Yashar named President-Elect of National Society

University of California - San Diego
Grant and Award Announcement

Catheryn Yashar, MD, has been named president-elect of the American Society of Radiation Oncology, which represents more than 10,000 members internationally.

New research detects early heart dysfunction in young adults with bipolar disorder

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of premature deaths in patients with bipolar disorder worldwide. In a novel study in young adults (aged 20-45) with bipolar disorder researchers were able to detect subtle (subclinical) abnormalities in how their heart muscle functions and pumps blood before the onset of heart failure by measuring peak systolic strain and myocardial work. The findings in Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, point to new avenues for therapeutic development aimed at preventing progression to heart failure in this at-risk population.

Journal: Biological Psychiatry
Funder: National Science and Technology Council, Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

American College of Cardiology launches HCM Digital Registry

American College of Cardiology
Business Announcement

The American College of Cardiology has established a digital hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) registry to learn more about one of the most common genetic cardiovascular diseases and provide more equitable access to treatment and care. The CONNECT-HCM Registry is sponsored by Bristol Myers Squibb and developed in collaboration with Atlantic Health, Arboretum and Yale Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE).

A patient’s own cartilage cells may be the key to help healing after hip surgery

University of Missouri-Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Missouri are on a mission to help patients recover from hip surgery with less pain, and they may have found an innovative solution: using the patient’s own cartilage cells.

Journal: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Differential use of depression and anxiety medications in adults with a history of cancer

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this study, cancer survivors were significantly more likely to take medications for depression and anxiety compared with noncancer survivors, underscoring the importance of mental health in cancer. However, the findings suggested disparities associated with this, with non-Hispanic Black patients exhibiting decreased use.

Journal: JAMA Network Open