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DASH diet modified for diabetes lowers blood sugar levels in clinical trial of adults with type 2 diabetes

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A modified version of a diet known to lower blood pressure is also effective at lowering glucose in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a clinical trial led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Journal: Nature Medicine

BU researchers find that new curriculum’s focus on patient trust makes learning bedside cardiac assessment meaningful

Boston University School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The patient–doctor relationship is built upon trust in not only doctors’ knowledge and skills but also attitudes. Over time, notions of trust in medical education have focused increasingly on trainees becoming “entrustable” to proficiently complete important professional tasks.

In a new study recently published in the online journal Advances in Medical Education and Practice, researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine explored medical students’ experience of participating in a curriculum that encouraged them to explore attitudes like trust, even while learning how to complete the important task of caring for patients with heart problems.

Journal: Advances in Medical Education and Practice

Playing dominos: How an artificial protein emerges from fitting together individual components

Heidelberg University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The targeted engineering of artificial proteins with unique properties – that is possible with the assistance of a novel method developed by a research team led by Prof. Dr Dominik Niopek at the Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology (IPMB) of Heidelberg University. It centers around a new AI model. This allows for forecasting how two proteins have to be fitted together at the molecular level from individual parts – subunits – in order to engineer a functional, adjustable new protein. Called ProDomino, this open-source tool opens up many different possible applications in biotechnology and medicine.

Journal: Nature Methods

Osteogenesis – Angiogenesis coupling via interlineage paracrine signaling

Editorial Office of West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The precise mechanism of cellular condensation and regeneration is not well-understood in organogenesis. For advances in regenerative medicine, understanding these mechanisms is crucial. In a new study, researchers used single-cell transcriptomics to understand the composition of human dental follicles and dental papillae. They found a PDGFRA⁺ mesenchymal stem cell with odontogenic potential that interacts with endothelial cells via paracrine signaling to stimulate angiogenesis, showing promise for future therapeutics in dental regenerative medicine.

Journal: International Journal of Oral Science

Yonsei University researchers develop deep learning model for microsatellite instability-high tumor prediction

Yonsei University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) tumors are likely to have better clinical outcomes than other patients. Recently, researchers from Yonsei University College of Medicine have proposed MSI-SEER, a novel AI model for accurate MSI prediction as well as immune checkpoint inhibitor responsiveness prediction. The innovative technology is expected to help battle gastric and colorectal cancers and further cancer research in general.

Journal: npj Digital Medicine

University of Bath leads world’s largest growth and maturation study in elite football to support early and late developers

University of Bath
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The University of Bath, in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, has completed the largest-ever study on growth and biological maturation in global football.

The research, commissioned by the Scottish FA, explores how relative age and biological maturity influence talent identification and development across the Club Academy Scotland (CAS) system.

Findings suggest a significant selection bias toward early maturing players, which may lead to missed opportunities for talented but later-developing athletes.

A new pilot rule has been introduced within the CAS system, enabling clubs to group players by biological rather than chronological age - offering greater support for late developers.

The next phase of research will examine the relationship between growth-related injuries and player development, with injury prevention interventions to follow.

Journal: Journal of Sports Sciences

Progress toward a population screening test for COPD

IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

70% of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) cases go undiagnosed. Now, a study led by Hospital del Mar and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute has validated ten metabolites that are altered in patients with this disease. These metabolites can be identified through a simple blood test, which opens the door to their use in future population-based screening for suspected COPD. The study used artificial intelligence tools to determine which of these molecules yielded the most accurate results.

Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences