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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Dec-2025 17:12 ET (23-Dec-2025 22:12 GMT/UTC)

1-Oct-2025

Invasive mosquito vector species detected in surveillance traps in United Kingdom

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are vectors of multiple diseases including dengue, chikungunya and Zika, posing a public health risk to populations within their native range. A study published in PLOS Global Public Health by Colin Johnston at Centre for Climate and Health Security, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, Salisbury, United Kingdom and colleagues describes the detection of invasive mosquito eggs in the United Kingdom in 2023 and 2024, suggesting an increasing incidence of importation of these species.

Journal: PLOS Global Public Health

1-Oct-2025

Direct-mail HPV self-test kits boost screening rates and are cost-effective, study finds

Kaiser Permanente
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new Kaiser Permanente study finds that mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling kits to patients is an effective and affordable strategy for increasing cervical cancer screening completion rates across different patient groups, including those who are up-to-date, overdue, and have an unknown screening history.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

1-Oct-2025

Hot air drying largely preserves nutritional composition of radish microgreens

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cruciferous vegetables like radish, broccoli and kale offer significant health benefits, especially when they are consumed as microgreens, or as young seedlings harvested early. The little plants contain nutrients such as vitamins; minerals; bioactive antioxidants, like polyphenols; and glucosinolates, which have cancer-fighting potential. But microgreens are highly perishable and lose nutritional value quickly. In an effort to boost the impact and accessibility of microgreens, a team of researchers at Penn State conducted a study of how hot air drying — a cheap and relatively easy preservation technique — affects the availability of key nutrients and plant compounds that benefit health.

Journal: Journal of Food Science
Funder: Open Philanthropy Project, Department of Agriculture

1-Oct-2025

California court ruling endangers public health by failing to require processed meat on Prop 65 list of carcinogens

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Business Announcement

In a major blow to public health, the Superior Court of California has ruled that the State of California may ignore the dangers of processed meat, a product that the World Health Organization has classified as “‘carcinogenic to humans’ (Group 1) on the basis of sufficient evidence for colorectal cancer.”

1-Oct-2025

Kipum Lee, PhD, named President of University Hospitals Ventures

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Business Announcement

Kipum Lee, PhD, has been promoted to President of UH Ventures effective today, October 1. Previously, Lee held the role of Vice President, Enterprise Strategy & Innovation.

1-Oct-2025

Genetic “Trojan horse” selectively kills cancer cells linked to Kaposi’s sarcoma

University of California - Davis Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Cancer center researchers developed a safer, more targeted gene therapy to kill cancer cells linked to a common herpesvirus — potentially transforming treatment.

Journal: Molecular Therapy Oncology

1-Oct-2025

Brain shape changes could offer early warning signs of dementia

University of California - Irvine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study suggests that brain shape can serve as a reliable indicator of its overall health.

The researchers say their geometric approach could eventually provide new markers for identifying dementia risk

The National Institute on Aging helped support the research.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: National Institute on Aging