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18-Jun-2025

What leads some mothers to perinatal depression?

A study followed the paths of mothers with perinatal depression. It concluded that high sensitivity to internal and external stimuli can increase the risk of depression, while partner support during pregnancy has a protective effect.

Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Funder: Fundação Bial, University G. d’Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara

18-Jun-2025

ERC Advanced Grant: Frank Buchholz (TUD) once again receives the highest endowed EU funding award for precise genome editing

Technische Universität Dresden
Grant and Award Announcement

The prospect of a cure for hereditary and infectious diseases is driving research in the field of genome editing forward at a rapid pace. Numerous ongoing clinical trials and the approval of the first genome editing therapy point to a wide range of treatment options for diseases that were previously considered incurable. Usually, scientists attempt to repair the disease-causing DNA segment in the host cell. Researchers at the Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine at TU Dresden led by molecular biologist Prof. Frank Buchholz now want to use highly specific editing tools to develop a new class of genome editing technologies that will significantly expand the potential for life-saving therapies. For his DC-PGE project (DNA-binding domain Conditioned Precision Genome Editing), Prof. Frank Buchholz has been awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC), the highest endowed European funding of almost EUR 2.4 million over a period of five years. Frank Buchholz has thus succeeded in acquiring his second ERC Advanced Grant.

Funder: European Research Council

18-Jun-2025

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture Vol. 27 No. 2

Ateneo de Manila University

Budhi: A Journal of Ideas and Culture Vol. 27 No. 2 explores the healing power of philosophy through diverse perspectives—ranging from ancient Stoic and Socratic traditions to modern reflections on public space and health during the COVID-19 pandemic. This issue includes articles on the philosophical roots of counseling, medieval Arab efforts to calculate Earth’s circumference, and the overlooked impact of architecture on mental well-being. It also features a call for dialogue between science and religion, a special lecture on Aristotle’s views on women and Greek tragedy, and a review of Florangel Rosario Braid’s inspiring autobiography. Together, these works illuminate how philosophy can expose and ease the sources of human suffering by expanding our capacity for reflection, dialogue, and ethical action.

18-Jun-2025

Gut microbiome composition and food insecurity linked to risk of cognitive impairment in adults

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led in part by Mount Sinai researchers has found a compelling link between the composition of the gut microbiome and the risk of cognitive impairment (RCI) in adults, underscoring the complex role that both biology and social determinants—such as food insecurity—play in brain health.

Journal: npj Aging
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

18-Jun-2025

Living near an ocean polluted by microplastics may increase cardiometabolic disease risk

American Heart Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study of microplastics in U.S. coastal waters found that residents of counties adjacent to the most heavily microplastic-polluted waters had significantly higher rates of Type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease (plaque-clogged blood vessels feeding the heart) and stroke compared to similar counties located near waters with low levels of microplastic pollution.

Journal: Journal of the American Heart Association

18-Jun-2025

First systematic review finds gut-brain axis impacts treatment outcomes in bipolar patients

Microbiology Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The first systematic review on the effects of bipolar medications on the gut microbiome furthers our understanding of the connection between the gut and the brain in patients treated for bipolar disorder.

By analysing existing datasets, researchers concluded that the health of the gut microbiome may predict a patient’s response to treatment with drugs.

The results of the study could pave the way for new personalised therapeutic strategies and inspire further studies and clinical trials focused on treatments with the microbiome in mind.

Journal: Microbiology

18-Jun-2025

NTU Singapore and WHO collaborate to modernize global food safety standards

Nanyang Technological University
Business Announcement

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are collaborating on a new project to bolster global capabilities in food safety risk assessment, in support of the WHO Global Strategy for Food Safety 2022–2030.