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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 1-Jun-2025 18:09 ET (1-Jun-2025 22:09 GMT/UTC)

Future innovators take over UTA at science fair

University of Texas at Arlington
Meeting Announcement

The University of Texas at Arlington hosted 530 of the brightest minds from North Texas’ middle and high schools last month for the 74th Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair. The fair attracted more students than ever, with the number of participants increasing by more than 25% over 2024. Engineering remains a high-demand field, especially in Texas, where the economy and the population continue to grow.

Eradivir announces Phase 2 human challenge study of EV25 in healthy adults infected with influenza

Purdue University
Business Announcement

The European Medicines Agency and Belgium’s Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products have approved a Phase 2 challenge study on EV25, an antiviral therapeutic from Eradivir. The approval follows the successful completion of a Phase 1 study on EV25. Based on the preliminary Phase 1 safety results, a safety review committee comprising study staff and independent physicians concluded the compound was well tolerated by participants.

Prevalence of depression and anxiety among adults with chronic pain

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this systematic review and meta-analysis of depression and anxiety among individuals with chronic pain, approximately 40% of adults had clinically significant depression and anxiety. Women, younger people, and people with nociplastic pain were most likely to have depression and anxiety. The co-occurrence of chronic pain with depression and anxiety is a significant public health concern necessitating routine screening in clinical settings, equitable access to specialty care, and innovative treatment development.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Direct exposure to mass shootings among US adults

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The findings from this survey study of U.S. adults underscore the extensive and often overlooked regular exposure to mass shootings in this country. The demographic disparities in exposure highlight the need for targeted interventions and support for the most affected groups, particularly younger generations and males. Understanding these patterns is essential for addressing the broader impacts of gun violence on public health and community well-being.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

ITSN1 gene linked to substantial risk of Parkinson’s disease

Baylor College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by researchers at researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, AstraZeneca and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital reveals a breakthrough discovery linking genetic variants in the gene ITSN1 to a significantly elevated risk of Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative condition that affects nearly 2% of adults older than 65 years.

Journal: Cell Reports

Illinois researchers spearhead efforts to establish guidelines for personalized nutrition approaches

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Personalized nutrition (PN) has gained popularity in recent years as a customized approach to health outcomes. PN combines biomedical, genetic, and lifestyle data to provide individualized recommendations, and a plethora of companies offer various forms of health screenings, apps, programs, products, and diet advice. The Personalized Nutrition Initiative at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, together with their external partners, hosted two workshops for PN practitioners and experts, aimed at establishing guidelines and setting up best practices for the field. The workshop findings were recently published in two journal articles.

Journal: Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Fluoride in drinking water is associated with impaired childhood cognition

Karolinska Institutet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Elevated concentrations of fluoride can occur in well water, and in some countries, it is added to drinking water to counteract caries in the population. A study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden now supports a few previous studies indicating that exposure to fluoride during the fetal stage or early childhood may impair cognition in children. The study is published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

Journal: Environmental Health Perspectives