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19-Mar-2026

Post-game depression: Polish scientists first to create tool to measure this phenomenon

SWPS University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Experiencing a sense of loss and sadness after dozens of hours spent on a video game? Researchers from SWPS University and the Stefan Batory Academy of Applied Sciences examined the feeling of emptiness that accompanies completing an engaging computer game. They created the world's first scale for measuring post-game depression, and published their research results in the international journal Current Psychology.

Journal: Current Psychology

19-Mar-2026

Tumor-informed liquid biopsy suggests structural-variant ddPCR can monitor high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — March 19, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on March 5, 2026, titled “Tumor-informed liquid biopsy detection of structural variants in high grade serous ovarian cancer.”

Journal: Oncoscience

19-Mar-2026

Blood pressure-lowering drug with a light switch

Paul Scherrer Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

From off to on in fractions of a second – researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have investigated a light-switchable drug for high blood pressure: They observed how the molecule transforms from one form to another and how this affects its effectiveness in the body. This could aid in the development of medications whose effects can be precisely controlled, within the body, using light. The study has now been published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Journal: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

19-Mar-2026

How old are we really?

University of Konstanz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Ageing is a highly individual process. An international consortium coordinated by researchers in Konstanz has developed a method that uses biomarkers to determine a person's biological age – a valuable tool for research on ageing and the development of new approaches in preventive medicine.

Journal: Aging Cell

19-Mar-2026

FAU’s Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., named senior member, National Academy of Inventors

Florida Atlantic University
Business Announcement

Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors, recognizing his impactful patented innovations. Honored for pioneering neuropharmacology research, his work has identified novel drug targets in opioid, nociceptin and nicotinic systems, including co-discovery of nociceptin. His decades of research, publications and patents have advanced safer pain therapies and new treatments for substance use disorders.

19-Mar-2026

Kimchi-derived probiotic found to promote binding and excretion of intestinal nanoplastics

National Research Council of Science & Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The World Institute of Kimchi (President: Hae Choon Chang), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, announced that a lactic acid bacterium isolated from kimchi can help promote the removal of nanoplastics from the body by binding to them in the intestine.

Journal: Bioresource Technology
Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT

19-Mar-2026

Terasaki Institute and UCLA Technology Development Group partner to program advanced organ and tissue repair session at LABEST Innovation Conference

Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation
Meeting Announcement

Los Angeles, CA. — March 19, 2026 — The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI) and UCLA Technology Development Group (TDG) announced today a collaboration to program the Advanced Organ and Tissue Repair session during MedTech Day at LABEST, one of Southern California’s premier innovation conferences.

19-Mar-2026

Goethe university study reveals injury risks in professional dance

Goethe University Frankfurt
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Professional dance is a high-performance discipline that carries significant risks of injury and physical wear. Researchers at Goethe University Frankfurt have now provided the first precise measurements of strain on the musculoskeletal system. The study involved 28 professional dancers wearing sensor-equipped suits during ballet training. The data revealed high levels of strain across all phases of training. The findings support the development of injury prevention measures and highlight the high physical demands of the profession.

Journal: Sensors

19-Mar-2026

Blood banks face o-negative shortages; anesthesiologists call for donations, changes in emergency infusion practices to protect supply

American Society of Anesthesiologists
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As blood banks across the U.S. report dangerously low supplies of O-negative blood (red blood cells) — commonly called the "universal donor" — anesthesiologists are calling for increased donation and changes in how hospitals use the “universal donor” blood type, according to a new Innovation in Practice article published online in Anesthesiology Open, an official journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Journal: Anesthesiology