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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 27-Jul-2025 03:10 ET (27-Jul-2025 07:10 GMT/UTC)

Cancer antigen 125 levels at time of ovarian cancer diagnosis by race and ethnicity

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cohort study of patients with ovarian cancer, American Indian and Black patients were 23% less likely to have an elevated cancer antigen (CA)-125 level at diagnosis. Current CA-125 thresholds may miss racially and ethnically diverse patients with ovarian cancer. International guidelines use CA-125 thresholds to recommend which patients with pelvic masses should undergo evaluation by gynecologic oncologists for ovarian cancer. However, CA-125 thresholds were developed from white populations. Work is needed to develop inclusive CA-125 thresholds and diagnostic guidelines and not compound disparities in ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Prevalence and severity of astigmatism in children after COVID-19

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this study, lifestyle changes after the pandemic were associated with an increase in the prevalence and severity of child astigmatisms, likely associated with changes in the developing cornea. The potential impact of higher degrees of astigmatism may warrant dedicated efforts to elucidate the relationship between environmental and/or lifestyle factors, as well as the pathophysiology of astigmatism.

Journal: JAMA Ophthalmology

Evaluation of inhaled technosphere insulin plus insulin degludec for adults with type 1 diabetes

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News

A new study in the peer-reviewed journal Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT) concluded that inhaled technosphere insulin (TI-Afrezza) should be considered as an option for individuals with type 1 diabetes who want an alternative to using an insulin pump or multiple daily injections (MDI) for insulin delivery.

Journal: Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics

Improving patient experience for the millions who visit an ED annually

Regenstrief Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A large scale study by researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University School of Medicine has found that patient pain upon arrival to the Emergency Department (ED) as well as the use of hallway beds and radiology studies in the ED are associated with patient experience, although not in the same ways.

Journal: Annals of Emergency Medicine
Funder: Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Fund, Indiana University School of Medicine

Potential treatment for chronic kidney disease in dogs revealed

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by Dr. Hilla Chen, Prof. Gilad Segev and Dr. Michal Mazaki-Tovi from the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine at Hebrew University, recently published in Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, offers new hope for the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in dogs. The research highlights the potential benefits of paricalcitol, a second-generation vitamin D analog, in addressing renal secondary hyperparathyroidism (RHPT) and proteinuria—two critical complications of CKD.

Journal: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

The hidden anatomy of the kiss: Klimt’s red discs through a medical and artistic lens

Korea University College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Professor Im Joo Rhyu, director of the Korea University Graduate Program for Convergence & Translational Biomedicine and faculty member in the Department of Anatomy, recently led a study investigating the medical and artistic significance of the red, blood cell-like forms in Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss. Collaborating with Professors Hyunmi Park, Dae Hyun Kim, and Hwamin Lee from Korea University College of Medicine (KUCM) and Sungkyunkwan University Master's student Daeun Kwak, the research team delved into medical literature from Klimt’s fin de siècle era—the turn of the 19th into the 20th century—to uncover why these striking red discs found their way into the artist’s most iconic work.

Researchers discover Achilles heel of Lyme disease pathogen

American Society for Microbiology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have discovered that an enzyme can serve as an ideal target for developing new therapeutics against Lyme disease, and most likely other tick-borne diseases as well.

Journal: mBio