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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Sep-2025 21:11 ET (12-Sep-2025 01:11 GMT/UTC)

New genomics tool accelerates biomedical breakthroughs

University of Virginia Health System
Business Announcement

A much-needed new tool will increase the efficiency of genomic research and accelerate the development of new ways to improve human health.

Booth #334｜Insilico Medicine showcases latest AI-driven oncology breakthroughs on AACR 2025

InSilico Medicine
Meeting Announcement

Insilico Medicine("Insilico"), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, will be exhibiting at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2025 from April 25–30, 2025. The seasoned Insilico Business Development team led by Petrina Kamya, Ph.D, Global Head of AI Platforms & VP, Insilico Medicine Canada, and Michelle Chen, Ph.D, Chief Business Officer of Insilico Medicine, will be welcoming collaboration and industrial insight conversations at Booth #334, McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago.

Nature-based activity is effective therapy for anxiety and depression, study shows

University of York
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers evaluating a nature-based programme of activities for patients with mild to moderate mental health conditions have shown that improvements in mood and anxiety levels can be seen in as little as 12 weeks.

Journal: Health & Social Care in the Community

Acidic foods at risk: Toxic elements from recycled paper packaging exceed safety limits

Zhejiang University

A new study has raised alarms over the potential health risks of recycled paper food contact materials (FCMs), showing that they can release dangerous levels of toxic metals—including lead, arsenic, cadmium, and aluminum—into food.

Journal: Food Quality and Safety

Hereditary Alzheimer’s: Blood marker for defective neuronal connections rises early

DZNE - German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Individuals with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease show altered blood levels indicating damaged neuronal contacts as early as 11 years before the expected onset of dementia symptoms. This is evident in the levels of the protein “beta-synuclein”. An international team, including researchers from DZNE, Ulm University Hospital and University Medicine Halle report these findings in the journal “Alzheimer’s & Dementia”. The biomarker studied here could potentially help to detect neurodegeneration at an early stage and thus indicate an adequate time for starting treatment.

Journal: Alzheimer s & Dementia

Nurturing now, thriving later: The lasting power of affectionate mothering

American Psychological Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Affectionate mothering in childhood may have a lasting impact on important personality traits, potentially influencing life outcomes such as educational achievement, economic success, and health and well-being, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The findings suggest that positive maternal parenting could foster important traits such as openness, conscientiousness and agreeableness.

Journal: American Psychologist

Lung-MAP 3.0: Landmark trial expands genomic screening options for enrolling patients

SWOG Cancer Research Network
Business Announcement

Most patients who enroll in the Lung-MAP precision medicine trial in non-small cell lung cancer can now be matched to a targeted investigational treatment based on the results of their prior genomic testing, without needing to submit new tumor or blood samples. This expanded screening process will help make Lung-MAP’s targeted treatment studies more accessible to patients at a wider range of clinical sites, including community-based locations where most patients receive care.

Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute