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Nutri-Score proves effective, so why hasn’t the EU made it mandatory?

Experts call for an EU-wide, mandatory Nutri-Score label to promote healthier diets and curb industry influence on policymaking. The paper highlights how corporate lobbying has delayed EU action on front-of-pack nutrition labeling despite strong scientific evidence.

16 Mar 2025

Why mushrooms could be the key to lowering salt in processed meats

Mushrooms may help cut salt in processed meats by up to 61% while preserving taste, thanks to their natural umami compounds. Researchers also highlight mushrooms’ potential to improve nutrition and sustainability in meat products.

16 Mar 2025

New CRISPR-based test detects multi-drug-resistant bacteria without amplification

Bioengineering professor and The Grainger College of Engineering's Dean, Rashid Bashir, led a team of researchers in a project that's resulted in new technology that offers rapid, highly sensitive detection of multi-drug-resistant bacteria and other pathogens at low concentrations.

14 Mar 2025

Wildland-urban interface fires are far more dangerous to health than remote wildfires

The smoke from fires that blaze through the wildland-urban interface (WUI) has far greater health impacts than smoke from wildfires in remote areas, new research finds.

14 Mar 2025

Blood-brain barrier dysfunction and inflammation linked to Down syndrome Regression Disorder

A new research study led by Jonathan D. Santoro, MD, Director of the Neuroimmunology Program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, shows evidence of dysfunction of the blood-brain barrier and inflammation in the central nervous system in individuals with Down syndrome Regression Disorder (DSRD).

14 Mar 2025

New scientific clue could unlock key cellular pathway leading to neurodegenerative diseases

In Nature Neuroscience, UConn School of Medicine researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key cellular pathway leading to devastating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, and the progressive damage to the brain's frontal and temporal lobes in frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) and the associated disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

14 Mar 2025

VCU research identifies two factors that could help close the hiring gap for autistic job seekers

Autistic people often face an uphill battle when searching for a job, especially during interviews. New Virginia Commonwealth University research underscores the enduring value of employer neurodiversity training when coupled with candidates' disclosure of their autism diagnosis during the hiring process.

14 Mar 2025

New approach to combat cancer by reactivating natural RNA kill switch

Alternative RNA splicing is like a movie editor cutting and rearranging scenes from the same footage to create different versions of a film.

14 Mar 2025

University of Minnesota awarded NIH grant for Alzheimer's cell therapy development

A University of Minnesota research team was recently awarded a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop a new cell therapy to combat Alzheimer's disease.

14 Mar 2025

Quick CPR initiation crucial to improve survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in people experiencing a heart attack is a time-dependent medical emergency requiring immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

14 Mar 2025

Study links postnatal depression to disrupted oxytocin system during breastfeeding

The oxytocin system – which helps release breast milk and strengthens the bond between mother and baby – may be affected during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing postnatal depression, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

14 Mar 2025

Baylor study sheds light on role of CDKL1 and CDKL2 in neurodevelopmental disorders

CDKL5, one of the five members of the CDKL family of genes, is important for proper neurodevelopment and associated with seizures.

14 Mar 2025

Novel cyclic peptide antagonist can be a promising therapeutic approach for MASH

The farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is a bile acid nuclear receptor that plays a crucial role in regulating bile acid and sterol metabolism.

14 Mar 2025

Breakthrough peptide inhibitor effective against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants

SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, infects cells by binding its spike protein to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors.

14 Mar 2025

Fighting cancer, inflammation and unlocking dementia diagnostics

In recognition of their discovery of one of our immune system’s foundations, physician Andrea Ablasser, virologist Glen Barber and biochemist Zhijian J. Chen will be awarded the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize 2025, endowed with €120,000, in Frankfurt’s Paulskirche today.

14 Mar 2025

Over 40,000 new gut microbes discovered in African populations

More than 40,000 previously unknown gut microbes in African populations could completely change how medicines work for millions of people, according to scientists.

14 Mar 2025

Long-COVID symptoms persist for two years in over half of cases

23% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 between 2021 and 2023 developed long-COVID, and in more than half of them the symptoms persisted for two years.

14 Mar 2025

Study links inflammation pathways to changes in bone mineral density

In one of the first studies of its kind, a team of researchers from Keck School of Medicine of USC has found that proteins and pathways involved in inflammation are associated with changes in bone mineral density (BMD) over time.

14 Mar 2025

Bioenergetic age could predict Alzheimer's disease risk

A person's "bioenergetic age"-or how youthfully their cells generate energy-might be a key indicator of whether they're at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, new research from Weill Cornell Medicine shows.

14 Mar 2025

Long-term study shows knee replacements last lifetime for active young adults

A 40-year study by Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) researchers has found that active young adults who underwent total knee replacement were unlikely to require knee replacement revision in their lifetime, according to a new study shared today in a podium presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2025 Annual Meeting.

14 Mar 2025

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Medical Research News

Nutri-Score proves effective, so why hasn’t the EU made it mandatory?

Why mushrooms could be the key to lowering salt in processed meats

New CRISPR-based test detects multi-drug-resistant bacteria without amplification

Wildland-urban interface fires are far more dangerous to health than remote wildfires

Blood-brain barrier dysfunction and inflammation linked to Down syndrome Regression Disorder

New scientific clue could unlock key cellular pathway leading to neurodegenerative diseases

VCU research identifies two factors that could help close the hiring gap for autistic job seekers

New approach to combat cancer by reactivating natural RNA kill switch

University of Minnesota awarded NIH grant for Alzheimer's cell therapy development

Quick CPR initiation crucial to improve survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Study links postnatal depression to disrupted oxytocin system during breastfeeding

Baylor study sheds light on role of CDKL1 and CDKL2 in neurodevelopmental disorders

Novel cyclic peptide antagonist can be a promising therapeutic approach for MASH

Breakthrough peptide inhibitor effective against multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants

Fighting cancer, inflammation and unlocking dementia diagnostics

Over 40,000 new gut microbes discovered in African populations

Long-COVID symptoms persist for two years in over half of cases

Study links inflammation pathways to changes in bone mineral density

Bioenergetic age could predict Alzheimer's disease risk

Long-term study shows knee replacements last lifetime for active young adults

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