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Most discussions about plastic pollution state that the problem is that plastic never breaks down. A new study overturns that assumption and argues that the problem is that this is always the case, at least to some degree.In this study, the researchers introduce the concept of “plastic particle footprint.” This is a mass of plastic micro- and nanoparticles that ends up entering the environment when certain items disintegrate. There is growing evidence that these plastic particles pose a risk to human and environmental health, but until now there has been no way to incorporate these concerns into standard research methods.The…
Wearables can bridge the communication gap between the body and the computer. These serve a variety of purposes, from displaying real-time narration from real speech to producing readable and measurable signals that are translated directly from the body and understood within the medical space. IDTechEx’s portfolio of wearable technology research reports and subscriptions features curated research in many wearable areas, including smart glasses, smart gum shields, brain-scanning helmets, and more. Narration and game advice using smart glasses Smart glasses that display real-time ambient audio narration for people with hearing impairments offer one of the accessibility opportunities that augmented reality (XR)…
President Donald Trump bought $680,000 in stock in Eli Lilly and Co., the maker of the hit obesity drug, earlier this year as the agency he oversees embarked on an agenda that greatly benefited the company. On May 14, the federal government released an ethics disclosure revealing a list of stock and bond transactions made on behalf of President Trump between January and March of this year. These included a wide range of deals across the economy, including investments in tech giants like Microsoft and Nvidia, aerospace companies like Boeing, and big-name companies like Target and Chipotle. But in the…
Cyclana Bio, a biotechnology company pioneering a tissue-level approach to women’s health, today announced that it has received Health Research Authority (HRA) and Research Ethics Committee (REC) approval for its 500-patient clinical observational study PEMP (Endometriosis Mechanisms and Population Prediction). The first patients to take part in the study are being recruited at Peterborough City Hospital, with Rosie Hospital in Cambridge also recently starting recruitment. Professor Kevin Chalut, Dr. Leah Wenger, Dr. Cilia Solomon, and Dr. Tom Wyatt in Babraham’s lab. Image credit: Cyclana Bio The PEMP study aims to improve our understanding of the disease physiology of endometriosis, which…
Takeda Pharmaceutical plans to appeal after a federal jury found it liable in a landmark delay-damages antitrust case and ordered the Japanese drugmaker to pay $885 million in damages, an amount that could be roughly tripled under antitrust laws. After a month-long trial in U.S. District Court in Boston, a jury ruled that Takeda Pharmaceutical conspired with a competitor to delay the release of a generic version of the laxative drug Amitiza. This is the first time a federal jury has found a pharmaceutical company liable in a delay damages lawsuit. The class action lawsuit dates back to 2021 and…
Health tech founders navigate regulatory hurdles, interoperability issues, and data silos in scaling remote care, while edge AI and wearables offer quick wins for real-time monitoring.
A recent study published in the journal Neuron suggests that the brain plays a direct role in building endurance after physical activity. Scientists have discovered that certain groups of brain cells become active immediately after a workout, sending signals that tell your muscles to adapt and grow stronger. This study provides evidence that the benefits of exercise depend as much on the brain as they do on the muscles themselves. The study was led by J. Nicholas Betley, professor of biology and neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania, Eric Bross, assistant professor at the Jackson Laboratory, and Kevin W. Williams,…
Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. good morning. STAT’s Breakthrough Summit West is today! It’s never too late to participate virtually. We have a packed agenda, including speakers such as former FDA Commissioner David Kessler, OpenEvidence founder Zachary Ziegler, and 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki. And of course, I have many talented STAT colleagues. Ebola updates: travel bans and outdated vaccines According to a CDC order issued yesterday, the Trump administration is barring foreign travelers from entering the United States who have been to the Democratic Republic of…
The Mediterranean diet is already well-known for its positive effects on the heart and metabolism. But a large clinical trial in Spain suggests it could be even more effective against type 2 diabetes when combined with three practical upgrades: eating fewer calories, getting more exercise, and getting professional help with weight loss. The PREDIMED-Plus trial found that this more structured Mediterranean lifestyle reduced the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 31%. The project is the largest nutrition trial conducted in Europe and involves more than 200 researchers from the University of Navarra and 22 other Spanish universities, hospitals and…
A soft wireless chest patch could replace bulky polygraph and sleep testing wires by continuously tracking the body’s hidden stress signals in real-world settings, from emergency medical training to infant sleep disorders. Research: A wireless, skin-interfaced multimodal sensing system for continuous psychophysiological monitoring – a wearable polygraph device. Image credit: clicksdemexico/Shutterstock.com recent scientific progress This study aims to develop and validate a new wearable platform capable of continuous time-synchronized measurements of cardiac, respiratory, electrodermal, and thermal signals for advanced psychophysiological assessment and translational clinical applications. Challenges in psychophysiological monitoring Accurate psychophysiological monitoring is essential for characterizing stress and autonomic dysfunction…