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21-May-2025

Social media fad of nighttime mouth taping to treat mouth breathing may pose serious risks

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An evaluation of 10 previously published studies suggests that a recent fad of taping one’s mouth shut while sleeping to prevent mouth breathing may have little benefit and could pose serious asphyxiation risks. Dr. Brian Rotenberg of Western University in London, Ontario, Canada, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS One on May 21, 2025.

Journal

PLOS One

21-May-2025

Can social and economic welfare policies influence depression risk?

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Policies that impact social determinants of health may influence an individual’s risk of depression, according to a new study published May 21, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Mary Nicolaou of the Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands, and colleagues.

Journal

PLOS One

21-May-2025

Positive expressive writing consistently improves wellbeing, but not all techniques are created equal

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The benefits of positive expressive writing for psychological health and wellbeing depend on the particular approach and on individual differences, according to a systematic review published on May 21, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Lauren Hoult from Northumbria University, U.K., and colleagues.

Journal

PLOS One

21-May-2025

Effects of blood pressure management on cardiovascular health vary across education levels

University of Pittsburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The effects of intensive blood pressure⁠ management on rates of cardiovascular events and death vary substantially across individuals’ levels of educational attainment, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences and University of Texas at Tyler.

Journal

Journal of the American Heart Association

Funder

Cardiovascular Epidemiology Training Program

21-May-2025

Researchers identify drug candidate for difficult-to-treat heart disease

University of Arizona Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

College of Medicine – Tucson researchers found a way to potentially reverse heart failure with preserved ejection fracture.

Journal

Cell Metabolism

Funder

NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH/National Eye Institute, American Heart Association

21-May-2025

The dietary bug in a cancer therapy

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a surprising link between diet, intestinal microbes and the efficacy of cancer therapy.

Journal

Cell

Funder

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Stand Up To Cancer, NIH/National Institutes of Health, New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research

21-May-2025

A gene variant increases the risk of long COVID

Karolinska Institutet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international team of researchers has found a genetic link to long-term symptoms after COVID-19. The identified gene variant is located close to the FOXP4 gene, which is known to affect lung function. The study, published in Nature Genetics, was led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland.

Journal

Nature Genetics