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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 23-Jun-2026 17:16 ET (23-Jun-2026 21:16 GMT/UTC)

Routine exposure to harmful levels of formaldehyde risking health of thousands of NHS staff

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Routine exposure to harmful levels of the human tissue preservative formaldehyde are risking the health of thousands of NHS staff working in pathology departments across the UK, due to poor monitoring and control, finds an analysis of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

Changes to the heart linked to marathon running vary by age, sex, and training level

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Changes to the heart linked to marathon running vary by age, sex, and training level, finds a synthesis of the available data, published in the open access journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine.

Journal: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Funder: Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education

Injectable semaglutide shows early promise to improve fertility in women with PMOS

University of Colorado Anschutz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Early findings from the RESTORE trial suggest semaglutide may improve reproductive health in women with PCOS, beyond its effects on weight loss. Participants who achieved significant weight loss showed signs of improved ovulation and reproductive function sooner than expected. The results highlight semaglutide's potential to address both the metabolic and reproductive challenges associated with PCOS.

Journal: Fertility and Sterility

Biochar and beneficial microbes team up to restore polluted soils and boost crop growth

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Soil pollution and degradation are threatening food security, crop productivity, and the long-term health of agricultural land worldwide. A new review published in Biochar suggests that one promising solution may come from pairing two powerful natural tools: biochar and beneficial microbes.

Journal: Biochar

When global warming becomes malnutrition: New study links climate change, childhood stunting and local inequality

University of Notre Dame
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Millions of children under age five worldwide suffer from childhood stunting. A critical marker of chronic undernutrition, stunting represents a lifelong constraint on human potential, carrying a heightened risk of mortality, chronic disease, impaired cognitive development and reduced economic opportunity. A new study from the University of Notre Dame reveals that human-caused climate change is actively worsening this public health crisis, acting alongside structural socioeconomic disparities that already challenge the next generation’s ability to thrive.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative, University of Notre Dame, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Center for Global Health Equity, University of Michigan

Fertility challenges associated with small differences in children’s neurodevelopment, NIH study finds

Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Difficulty conceiving a pregnancy may be associated with small differences in children’s learning and behavior, according to a new study funded by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Journal: JAMA Network Open

New Frontiers in Psychology study flips mental health paradigm: Proactive brain training builds community resilience before crisis hits

Center for BrainHealth
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new peer-reviewed study from Center for BrainHealth® challenges the traditional, reactive model of mental health care by demonstrating that proactive brain training can prevent mental health challenges and support wellness for those with history of mental illness. Strategy-based cognitive training delivered digitally through The BrainHealth Project can serve as a scalable, preventive shield to fortify community health. Published in Frontiers in Psychology, the research included 370 participants ages 18 to 87, split evenly between individuals with a history of mental illness and individuals without who all engaged in the center's Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Tactics (SMART™) training, which teaches holistic, higher-order cognitive strategies that translate directly into everyday life.

Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Promotora-led health program shows promise for rural Latina women

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A culturally adapted health and lifestyle program, ¡Coma, Muévase y Viva! (“Eat, Move, and Live!”), showed promising results in helping low-income Latina and Indigenous Mexican women in rural Inland Southern California make healthier changes in their daily lives, according to a new pilot study conducted in 2022 by researchers at the University of California, Riverside.

Journal: Public Health Nutrition

First-ever guideline on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome issued

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The first-ever clinical practice guideline on cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology details staging to assess how a person’s kidneys, metabolism and heart are functioning. Higher stages of CKM syndrome are associated with a greater burden of serious health conditions, such as Type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality.

Journal: Circulation

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