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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 25-Jul-2025 00:11 ET (25-Jul-2025 04:11 GMT/UTC)

1-Apr-2025

Weight training protects older people’s brains against dementia, study suggests

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The study involved 44 people with mild cognitive impairment. After six months, the volunteers who practiced strength training showed improvements in memory and brain anatomy, while the others showed a decline in the parameters evaluated.

Journal: GeroScience
Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

1-Apr-2025

Online diabetes self-management programs help participants lower their blood sugar

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The new study led by researchers from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that participation in three types of virtual diabetes self-management interventions in both rural and urban locations resulted in better hemoglobin A1c markers over a six-month study period.

Journal: Frontiers in Public Health
Funder: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

1-Apr-2025

PCORI announces new research opportunities to address critical health challenges

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Business Announcement

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is announcing new funding opportunities for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and related projects focused on a range of health concerns, including intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), violence and trauma, maternal health and dementia.

1-Apr-2025

Use of antifungals in agriculture may increase resistance in an infectious yeast

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Genomic changes in the infectious yeast Candida tropicalis may play a role in its resistance to antifungals, according to a study published on April 1^st in the open-access journal, PLOS Biology by Guanghua Huang at Fudan University, China, and colleagues. These genomic changes can be brought on by a common antifungal, TBZ. The study demonstrates that the use of TBZ in agriculture may contribute to the increasing problem of antifungal resistance.

Journal: PLOS Biology

1-Apr-2025

Balance between two competing nerve proteins deters symptoms of autism in mice

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In mice, autism symptoms arise when a certain pair of competing nerve proteins falls out of equilibrium, according to a study published April 1^st in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Dongdong Zhao of Wenzhou Medical University, China, Yun-wu Zhang of Xiamen University, China, and colleagues.

Journal: PLOS Biology

1-Apr-2025

More than 99% of US dogs have a behavior problem, Texas A&M researcher finds

Texas A&M University

What remains clear from the study is that behavior is a crucial element of dog ownership and should be considered carefully by both dog owners and veterinarians so that mild problems do not escalate into severe ones.

Journal: Journal of Veterinary Behavior
Funder: National Institute on Aging

1-Apr-2025

April issues of APA journals feature research on schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, medical mistrust, bias, and more

American Psychiatric Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services and The American Journal of Psychotherapy  are now available online.

Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry