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Oct 2025
Experts call for action against imposter participants in health studies
Imposter participants threaten the integrity of health research and, by extension, the policies and clinical decisions built on it, warn experts in The BMJ today.
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16
Oct 2025
Mass General Brigham study shows US obesity could jump from 40% to 70%
The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a new definition of obesity released earlier this year by the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission.
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Oct 2025
Combining prebiotics and omega-3 is key to better immune and metabolic health
A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that combining certain types of dietary supplements is more effective than single prebiotics or omega-3 in supporting immune and metabolic health, which could lower the risk of conditions linked to chronic inflammation.
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Oct 2025
Why community clubs must focus on parents to halt youth drop-out
Community sporting clubs must rethink how they engage parents if they want to stop the slide in young people dropping out of sport, according to new Flinders University research.
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Oct 2025
Fatty acids found to be a primary driver of triple-negative tumor growth
A team from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) has found that triple-negative breast cancer is fueled by lipids and that these fatty acids are a key feature of obesity that promote tumor growth.
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Oct 2025
Researchers uncover TRAT1's central role in T helper cell function
Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna have taken a closer look at a previously largely unknown component of the immune system: the protein molecule TRAT1 (T Cell Receptor Associated Transmembrane Adaptor 1) plays a central role in how so-called T helper cells (a specialised subgroup of immune cells) distinguish between attack and self-control - an important mechanism for restraining inflammation and preventing autoimmune diseases. The findings have recently been published in the journal Cell Communication and Signaling.
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Oct 2025
New European trial tests subcutaneous EEG technology for people with epilepsy
A new clinical trial co-led by researchers at FutureNeuro and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is investigating how advanced brain monitoring could improve the diagnosis and management of epilepsy.
16
Oct 2025
FDA shares safety guidance for people considering microneedling
Being pricked by tiny needles may sound like a strange way to make your skin look better, but that's the concept behind a skin care technique called microneedling.
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Oct 2025
One in four U.S. hepatologists screen positive for unhealthy alcohol use
One in four hepatologists in the United States screened positive for unhealthy alcohol use in a survey study conducted by UCLA.
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Oct 2025
Montreal chemists develop fast DNA-based sensor for drug monitoring
Chemists at Université de Montréal have developed "signaling cascades" made with DNA molecules to report and quantify the concentration of various molecules in a drop of blood, all within 5 minutes.
