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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Jun-2025 06:10 ET (19-Jun-2025 10:10 GMT/UTC)

Three-dimensional gene hubs may promote brain cancer

Weill Cornell Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, suggests a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The findings, published April 3 in Molecular Cell, offer a new way to think about cancer beyond gene mutations, based on the way that genes are connected and regulated in three-dimensional space.

Journal: Molecular Cell

Foundation and practice of digital traditional Chinese medicine platforms in enhanced recovery after surgery

Xia & He Publishing Inc.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This review explores the integration of complexity science—specifically, the biological holographic phenomenon and chaos-fractal theory—with the fundamental principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to optimize perioperative recovery. It examines how these theories provide a scientific foundation for developing a digital TCM diagnosis and treatment platform. Key topics discussed include the application of digital four-diagnosis technology, visualization of perioperative Yin-Yang states, and artificial intelligence-driven biomarker discovery. By quantifying and digitizing core TCM concepts, this approach enables their incorporation into Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols. Ultimately, the review highlights the potential of integrating TCM with Western medicine to advance personalized postoperative management, offering both theoretical insights and practical strategies for improving perioperative care.

Journal: Future Integrative Medicine

First new subtype of Castleman Disease discovered in 45 years

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A newly identified subtype of Castleman disease will help diagnose and properly treat thousands of patients who have been caught between existing classification systems, marking the first major discovery of its kind in 45 years. "Oligocentric Castleman Disease" (OligoCD) has been found to be a distinct clinical entity, different from the two previously identified classifications of Castleman Disease. The findings, which redefine the understanding of this rare immune disorder that affects an estimated 4,300 to 5,200 Americans, are published this week in Blood Advances by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Journal: Blood Advances

Journalist David Zweig analyzes American schools, the virus, and a story of bad decisions

The MIT Press
Book Announcement

A searing indictment of the American public health, media, and political establishments' decision-making process behind pandemic school closures.

Researchers awarded $15 million to study cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome in women

American Heart Association
Grant and Award Announcement

The American Heart Association funds scientists at Augusta University, Massachusetts General Hospital and The Ohio State University to study the different ways in which risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney diseases impact women

Telemedicine had an impact on carbon emissions equivalent to reducing up to 130,000 car trips each month in 2023

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas operated vehicles or recycling up to 4 million trash bags

Journal: The American Journal of Managed Care
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging

Can hormone therapy improve heart health in menopausal women?

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Oral hormone therapy may benefit heart health in menopausal women. A new analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative found that estrogen-based oral hormone therapy had a long-term beneficial effect on biomarkers of cardiovascular health, including cholesterol.

Journal: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Funder: NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)