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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Killing in Combat Doesn’t Always Harm Soldiers’ Mental Health
Summary: A large study of over 14,000 Norwegian veterans reveals that taking a life in combat doesn’t automatically damage a soldier’s mental health—context matters. Veterans from Afghanistan, where combat was…
Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are things you can do to minimize the harm
The Trump administration’s firing and furloughing of tens of thousands of federal workers and contractors have obviously caused economic hardship for Americans employed in national parks, research labs and dozens…
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…
Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users
Philadelphia’s street opioid supply – or “dope” market – is constantly changing. As health care workers and researchers who care for people who use drugs in our community, we have…
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…
