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4-Jun-2025

A new blood-based epigenetic clock for aging focuses on intrinsic capacity

Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of international researchers has developed a new biological age “clock” that estimates how well someone is aging, not just how “old” they or their various organs might be. The IC Clock, which is described in a study in Nature Aging, measures intrinsic capacity (IC), the sum of six key functions that determine healthy aging: mobility, cognition, mental health, vision, hearing and nutrition/vitality.

Journal: Nature Aging
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, French National Research Agency (ANR)

4-Jun-2025

Beyond the pandemic: Nurses on a mission to defeat the world’s deadliest disease

European Society of Cardiology
Meeting Announcement

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide.

In France as many women die from cardiovascular disease as cancer.

ACNAP 2025 aims to bring together professionals who provide daily care and support to patients and their support networks.

4-Jun-2025

Evidence to support state policies regulating teen use of social media is limited, study finds

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Evidence supporting policies that restrict social media use like school cell phone bans and anti-cyberbullying laws has significant limitations according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Journal: The Milbank Quarterly
Funder: Milbank Memorial Fund

4-Jun-2025

Are stress and resilience factors among gender and sexual minority adolescents related to sleep health?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research in the Journal of Adolescence found that among LGBTQ+ adolescents in the United States, those who experienced more violence because of their identity or more bullying because of their gender expression had more trouble falling asleep, whereas those who experienced more familial warmth had less trouble falling asleep.

4-Jun-2025

How does a common plant pathogen affect urban trees, and how should it be managed?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Trees are important to the environmental health of cities through their capacity to improve air quality, provide cooling via shade and transpiration, and foster natural beauty. New research in Plant-Environment Interactions reveals how the widespread plant pathogen Phytophthora affects urban trees, specifically Common Lime trees.

Journal: Plant-Environment Interactions

4-Jun-2025

How useful are states’ adolescent social media laws?

Wiley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Journal: The Milbank Quarterly

4-Jun-2025

Real-time 3D visualization reveals potent antibacterial and antibiofilm activity against superbacteria

National Research Council of Science & Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Dr. Lee Seongsoo’s research group at the Honam Regional Center of the Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) successfully observed and quantitatively analyzed the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR-bacteria or superbacteria) in real time using three-dimensional holotomography (3D HT*) technology.Dr. Lee Seongsoo’s research group at the Honam Regional Center of the Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) successfully observed and quantitatively analyzed the antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR-bacteria or superbacteria) in real time using three-dimensional holotomography (3D HT*) technology.

Journal: Advanced Science
Funder: Ministry of Science and ICT