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CN Bio adds computational modeling capabilities to ADME services for enhanced bioavailability profiling

CN Bio, a leading provider of Organ-on-a-chip (OOC) Systems and solutions that accelerate drug discovery and development workflows, today announced the expansion of its Contract Research Services (CRS) with new PhysioMimix® computational modeling tools.

3 Sep 2025

Study reveals how type 2 diabetes directly alters the heart’s structure and energy systems

A new study from the University of Sydney has revealed how type 2 diabetes directly alters the heart’s structure and energy systems, offering vital insights into why people with diabetes are at greater risk of heart failure.

2 Sep 2025

Household WiFi devices show potential for nonintrusive health monitoring

Heart rate is one of the most basic and important indicators of health, providing a snapshot into a person's physical activity, stress and anxiety, hydration level, and more.

2 Sep 2025

California CA Bridge program expands opioid treatment across most emergency departments

A comprehensive study shows that California's CA Bridge program has successfully implemented opioid use disorder treatment services across more than 80% of the state's emergency departments, reaching over 165,000 patients and providing nearly 45,000 instances of buprenorphine treatment from July 2022 through December 2023 alone.

2 Sep 2025

Many pharmacies still do not stock buprenorphine despite eased prescribing rules

Faced with a worsening drug crisis, policymakers in recent years have made it much easier for doctors to prescribe the highly effective opioid addiction treatment buprenorphine.

2 Sep 2025

Medicaid expansion boosts access to opioid use disorder treatment

Medicaid plays a key role for giving people with opioid-use disorder access to treatment, according to a Rutgers Health study.

2 Sep 2025

Hepatitis B immunity reduces diabetes risk across age groups

New research to be presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) and published in the journal Diagnostics shows that people with hepatitis B immunity induced by vaccination have a lower risk of developing diabetes of any kind.

2 Sep 2025

Study links childhood passive smoking in fathers to higher COPD risk in offspring

A father's exposure to passive smoking as a child may impair the lifelong lung function of his children, putting them at risk of COPD-a risk that is heightened further if they are childhood passive smokers themselves-finds research published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.

2 Sep 2025

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older adults by reshaping oral bacteria

Dietary nitrate from beetroot juice lowered blood pressure in older adults but not in younger participants in a double-blind crossover trial. The effect was linked to oral microbiome changes, including reduced Prevotella and higher plasma nitrite, without improvements in endothelial function

2 Sep 2025

Faster progression to severe diabetes observed in people with learning disabilities

People with learning disabilities progress faster to severe type 2 diabetes and are at greater risk of dying from their condition than people without these disabilities, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Control.

2 Sep 2025

Urine test identifies three biomarkers for accurate prostate cancer detection

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and four other institutions have devised a novel method to test for prostate cancer using biomarkers present in urine, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health.

2 Sep 2025

Global mental health crisis demands urgent investment and action

More than 1 billion people are living with mental health disorders, according to new data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), with conditions such as anxiety and depression inflicting immense human and economic tolls.

2 Sep 2025

People live longer worldwide but not necessarily healthier, study finds

Researchers mapped the global healthspan-lifespan gap across 183 countries, showing people live longer but not healthier, with Africa experiencing the fastest widening gap. Distinct disease-burden clusters explain regional differences and highlight the need for region-specific health strategies.

2 Sep 2025

AI scans arteries and predicts risk after heart attack better than traditional review

Researchers found that AI applied to OCT imaging can standardize detection of thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) and identify post–heart attack patients at higher two-year risk. Whole-segment AI analysis outperformed lesion-focused human review, offering stronger prognostic value and reassurance for low-risk patients.

2 Sep 2025

How raspberry leaf tea reduces insulin surges from table sugar

Trial shows that raspberry leaf tea blunts sucrose-induced glucose and insulin surges, offering a natural strategy for moderating blood sugar without the side effects of pharmaceutical enzyme inhibitors.

2 Sep 2025

Most adults experience dental fear and show interest in virtual fear-treatments

Nearly three out of four adults fear going to the dentist, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

2 Sep 2025

New drug dismantles cancer cell powerhouse to halt tumor growth

Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have discovered a potentially powerful weapon in the fight against head and neck cancers.

2 Sep 2025

Cardiovascular screening in men aged 60 to 64 years does not reduce all-cause mortality

An invitation to attend a comprehensive screening examination for the early signs of cardiovascular disease (CVD) did not reduce all-cause death among men aged 60 to 64 years, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2025.

2 Sep 2025

Advances in ultrasound improve prenatal detection of congenital heart disease

A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the journal from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, suggests that prenatal detection of congenital heart disease (CHD) has improved in recent years largely due to advances in ultrasound screening practices.

2 Sep 2025

Fluorine-containing medicines do not increase adverse drug reactions

Medicines containing a type of PFAS or 'forever chemical' called fluorine are not leading to higher numbers of adverse drug reactions according to new data analysis.

2 Sep 2025

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CN Bio adds computational modeling capabilities to ADME services for enhanced bioavailability profiling

Study reveals how type 2 diabetes directly alters the heart’s structure and energy systems

Household WiFi devices show potential for nonintrusive health monitoring

California CA Bridge program expands opioid treatment across most emergency departments

Many pharmacies still do not stock buprenorphine despite eased prescribing rules

Medicaid expansion boosts access to opioid use disorder treatment

Hepatitis B immunity reduces diabetes risk across age groups

Study links childhood passive smoking in fathers to higher COPD risk in offspring

Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure in older adults by reshaping oral bacteria

Faster progression to severe diabetes observed in people with learning disabilities

Urine test identifies three biomarkers for accurate prostate cancer detection

Global mental health crisis demands urgent investment and action

People live longer worldwide but not necessarily healthier, study finds

AI scans arteries and predicts risk after heart attack better than traditional review

How raspberry leaf tea reduces insulin surges from table sugar

Most adults experience dental fear and show interest in virtual fear-treatments

New drug dismantles cancer cell powerhouse to halt tumor growth

Cardiovascular screening in men aged 60 to 64 years does not reduce all-cause mortality

Advances in ultrasound improve prenatal detection of congenital heart disease

Fluorine-containing medicines do not increase adverse drug reactions

Modular cleanrooms: Enhancing flexibility and compliance

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

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