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26-Sep-2025

Telestroke patients more likely to receive treatment, but with greater delays

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Stroke patients evaluated using telemedicine (telestroke) have higher odds of receiving essential treatment, yet it takes them significantly longer to be treated — potentially limiting the benefits, a study finds. Telestroke patients had 44% lower odds of being successfully treated within 60 minutes of getting to the hospital.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

26-Sep-2025

Benefit-risk reporting for FDA-cleared AI−enabled medical devices

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This cross-sectional study suggests that despite increasing clearance of artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) devices, standardized efficacy, safety, and risk assessment by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are lacking. Dedicated regulatory pathways and post-market surveillance of AI/ML safety events may address these challenges.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

26-Sep-2025

Child and adolescent firearm-related homicide occurring at home

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This study found that nearly one-quarter of pediatric firearm-related homicides occurred at home. Young children were more often affected. These data point to domestic violence and child abuse as significant risk factors for in-home firearm homicide. Traditional safe storage laws may be inadequate preventive measures. Extreme risk protection orders and mandatory domestic violence–related firearm relinquishment may prevent these deaths and warrant further investigation.

Journal: JAMA Surgery

26-Sep-2025

Innovative hydrogel for soilless farming, tackling drought and pollution

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT
Peer-Reviewed Publication

It is a fully biodegradable and eco-friendly system for hydroponic agriculture, made of hydrogel and capable of supporting plant growth with minimal water; in the future, it will be able to monitor plant health in real time. This innovation is the result of joint research between the Faculty of Engineering at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (UniBz) and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Insititute of Technology) in Genoa. The invention offers a zero-waste, low-environmental-impact solution for agriculture, a sector increasingly threatened by climate change, drought, pollution, biodiversity loss, and soil degradation.

Journal: ACS Agricultural Science & Technology

26-Sep-2025

New perspectives on light-matter interaction: innovative research focused on ultra-fast electronics

Politecnico di Milano
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Understanding what happens inside a material when it is hit by ultrashort light pulses is one of the great challenges of matter physics and modern photonics. A new study published in Nature Photonics and led by Politecnico di Milano reveals a hitherto neglected but essential aspect, precisely the contribution of virtual charges, charge carriers that exist only during interaction with light, but which profoundly influence the material’s response.

Journal: Nature Photonics

26-Sep-2025

Multimodal limbless crawling soft robot with a kirigami skin

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research paper by scientists at University of Southern Denmark presented a multimodal limbless crawling soft robot capable of navigating complex terrains using a combination of rectilinear motion and asymmetric steering gaits.

The research paper was published on Jun. 9, 2025 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems.

Journal: Cyborg and Bionic Systems

26-Sep-2025

German university goes global: KLU welcomed first students in Vietnam

Kühne Logistics University
Business Announcement

The management university Kühne Logistics University (KLU) based in Hamburg has successfully opened its new campus in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Nearly 30 students took up their studies on the campus of KLU’s partner - Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT). Teaching is hosted at KLU’s partner institution, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), while KLU’s representative office is based in the prestigious Deutsches Haus, also home to the German Consulate General, the German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK), the Goethe Institute, and several other renowned German organizations and companies.