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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 20-Jun-2025 16:10 ET (20-Jun-2025 20:10 GMT/UTC)

5-Jun-2025

Pennington Biomedical’s Greaux Healthy Initiative for Louisiana addresses childhood obesity

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Business Announcement

Greaux Healthy is a public service initiative powered by Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in partnership with the State of Louisiana, focused on preventing and treating childhood obesity in the state. Drawing from over 35 years of scientific research, Greaux Healthy creates evidence-based tools, resources, and programs that promote better health for children of all ages. Each component of the initiative serves as a guide to empower families, educators, healthcare providers, and communities with proven practices to prevent and treat childhood obesity. By fostering collaboration and providing practical solutions, Greaux Healthy is working to create a healthier future for Louisiana’s children.

Funder: State of Louisiana

5-Jun-2025

Possible anti-aging compounds found in blood bacteria

American Chemical Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People go to great lengths to maintain youthful-looking skin with masks, creams and serums. Now, researchers have discovered compounds with anti-aging properties hidden beneath our own skin. The three molecules, produced by a bacterium in the blood, reduced damage and inflammatory responses in human skin cell cultures. These findings, published in the Journal of Natural Products by the American Chemical Society and the American Society of Pharmacognosy, could lead to new treatments for aging skin.

Journal: Journal of Natural Products

5-Jun-2025

CBD and related phytocannabinoids successfully clear topical fungal infections in moth larvae

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

CBD and related phytocannabinoids show activity against fungi causing deadly cryptococcosis in moth larvae, as well as activity against fungi causing athletes foot, ringworm, and other diseases, successfully clearing topical infections.

Journal: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases

5-Jun-2025

Global Virus Network issues scientific guidance on new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 and vaccine protection

Global Virus Network
Business Announcement

The rapid global spread of NB.1.8.1 underscores the ongoing need for proactive surveillance, timely data sharing, and pandemic preparedness. The appearance of new variants is expected and does not signal a public health emergency. Instead, it is a call to action for continued scientific vigilance and proactive health measures.

5-Jun-2025

Pausing chikungunya vaccination and accelerated approval

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Article: This Viewpoint, by Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, and colleagues discusses a safety communication recommending a pause in the use of live attenuated chikungunya virus vaccine.

Journal: JAMA

5-Jun-2025

Health care workforce recovery after the end of the COVID-19 emergency

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: Health care employment growth decreased amid the pandemic but fully recovered by 2024. This recovery contrasts with non–health care employment trends and may result from health care financing via insurance coverage shielding health care employment from macroeconomic fluctuations.

Journal: JAMA

5-Jun-2025

Cutting edge insights, practical strategies: elevating care for all types of athletes at ACC Care of the Athletic Heart

American College of Cardiology
Meeting Announcement

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) will host the annual Care of the Athletic Heart conference on June 12 – 14 in Washington, DC. The hybrid event will bring together leading experts in sports cardiology to discuss emerging strategies for improving the cardiovascular care of all athletes.