Credit: JCI Insight (2025). DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.185193 An R75W mutation in the gap junction β2 (GJB2) gene causes severe fragmentation of gap junction plaques, connecting adjacent cells and leading to syndromic…
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A protective immune system cell disappears from a key form of fat, but only in those who are obese
Loss of Srebf2 alters VAT Treg subset composition. Credit: Science Immunology (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adl4909 The mammalian immune system is an evolutionary wonder. It’s capable of recognizing and destroying cancer cells,…
Smartwatches may help control diabetes through exercise tracking
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Wearable mobile health technology could help people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) to stick to exercise regimens that help them to keep the condition under control,…
Five minutes a day of eccentric exercise can improve your life, study finds
Individual (left) and mean ± SD (right) isometric mid-thigh pull force (A), push-up repetitions (B), sit-up repetitions (C), sit & reach distance (D), heart rate change in 3-min step test…
Six country-study finds children consistently take a stance against unfair sharing
Plots of predicted effects (probabilities) from main effect models predicting punishment. Credit: Communications Psychology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44271-025-00220-x Studies exploring the extent to which people are prone to “punishing” the selfish…
New moms advised to do two hours of moderate to vigorous exercise a week
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New moms should be strongly encouraged to begin clocking up at least two hours of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity such as brisk walking and…
Novo Nordisk to pay $2 billion for new weight loss drug
by I. Edwards Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has signed a major deal worth up to $2 billion for the rights to a new obesity and diabetes drug, the…
Study suggests smartphones may benefit kids, but public social media use poses risks
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A groundbreaking new study of young people’s digital media use has revealed surprising results, including evidence that smartphone ownership may actually benefit children. The study also…
Delay of more than 42 days for breast cancer surgery raises death risk for certain subtypes, study finds
Adjusted risk (subdistribution hazard ratio [sHR]) of breast cancer-specific mortality (BCSM) associated with continuous TTS in HR + /HER2 −, HER2 + , and HR −/HER2 − locoregional breast cancer patients in a SEER-Medicare cohort. Credit: Breast…
Study uncovers key role of RNA modifications in prostate cancer progression
The m6A landscape of localized prostate cancer. Credit: Nature Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02128-y Scientists at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Toronto have revealed how…
