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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 14-Nov-2025 15:11 ET (14-Nov-2025 20:11 GMT/UTC)

9-Jun-2025

Beyond the brain: how BCIs are rewiring medicine and redefining humanity

Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology is opening an unprecedented chapter in human-machine integration by establishing direct communication between the brain and external devices.

9-Jun-2025

Can AI accurately detect live oysters?

University of Delaware
Peer-Reviewed Publication

With oyster populations down 85%, researchers are racing to monitor reef health more efficiently. A new study tests ODYSSEE, an AI trained to detect live oysters from underwater images. Research found that ODYSSEE was far faster than humans but not as accurate.

Journal: Frontiers in Robotics and AI

9-Jun-2025

JMIR Human Factors invites submission on human factors in health care

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new theme issue titled “Human Factors in Health Care: Education, Management, and Knowledge Translation” in its open access journal JMIR Human Factors.

9-Jun-2025

Cryo-EM structures of isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase offers new therapeutic strategies for inherited isovaleric acidemia

Research
Peer-Reviewed Publication

IVD is a key enzyme in leucine catabolism, catalyzing the conversion of isovaleryl-CoA to 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA. Defects in IVD function lead to toxic accumulation of metabolites such as isovaleric acid, resulting in isovaleric acidemia (IVA)—a life-threatening autosomal recessive disorder characterized by vomiting, metabolic acidosis, and neurological damage. Although IVD gene mutations are known to cause IVA, the enzyme's structural dynamics and complex substrate-binding mechanisms have long hindered precise mechanistic studies.

Journal: Research
Funder: National Key Research and Development Program of China, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Initiative for Innovative Medicine, National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding, National Natural Science Foundation of China

9-Jun-2025

Scientists develop new blood-based proteomic score to predict healthspan and disease risk

University of Connecticut
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New study published in PNAS presents a blood-based proteomic signature that predicts how long people are likely to live in good health—known as healthspan. The Healthspan Proteomic Score (HPS), developed by researchers at the UConn School of Medicine and collaborators at the University of Helsinki and the University of Exeter (UK), provides a powerful tool for understanding biological aging and assessing risks for a wide range of chronic diseases.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

9-Jun-2025

Lack of sleep disrupts key brain functions in adolescents

University of Georgia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Your teen’s sleeping habits may affect how their brain functions, according to new research from the University of Georgia. And lack of quality sleep may put kids at risk of developing problem behaviors in the future.

Journal: Brain and Behavior

9-Jun-2025

Mount Sinai Health System earns several prestigious national honors for environmental excellence

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Business Announcement

“Mount Sinai Health System is committed to helping create a cleaner tomorrow by elevating our environmental stewardship and strengthening our organizational culture and operational excellence,” says Muoi A. Trinh, MD, Medical Director of Sustainability, Mount Sinai Health System. “These awards are a visible testament to our work to support the health of our planet and the people who live on it.”