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Although young children’s exposure to cigarettes is decreasing, electronic nicotine products are exposing young children to new risks of inhalation, Rutgers Health researchers say. Their research is JAMA network openwas the first to assess trends in infant nicotine exposure across all types of products. Researchers at the New Jersey Poison Control Center, based at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, used the National Poison Data System to analyze more than 92,000 nicotine exposures in children under 5 years of age reported between 2016 and 2023 to understand how the rise of new products, particularly disposable e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches, has changed…

How is Jannik Sinner able to hit the ball at exactly the right time and with incredible precision? And how do we perceive the duration of events around us in everyday life? The answer lies in how the brain constructs our perception of time, as shown in a study published in PLOS Biology by Valeria Centanino, Gianfranco Fortunato, and Domenica Buetti. Starting with what we see, such as the approach of a ball, temporal information is processed by the brain through progressively more complex stages: occipital visual cortex, parietal and premotor areas, and finally frontal areas. By using high-field functional…

A team of researchers from Georgia Tech and Emory University has developed a deep ultraviolet (UV) microscopy method that can quickly assess T cell viability, activation status, and subtypes without the need for fluorescent labeling or cell destruction. The study, published in BME Frontiers, provides an innovative approach to immune monitoring and the development of cell-based therapeutics. T cells are central to the immune system, and their characterization is important for understanding immune function, tracking disease progression, and optimizing adoptive T cell therapies such as CAR-T. However, current leading methods such as flow cytometry require fluorescent labeling and expensive equipment,…

New research perspectives were published in Volume 13. oncology science Published on March 11, 2026, entitled “Early success of the COCOON trial: Prevention of dermatological adverse events in first-line EGFR-mutant NSCLC.” This commentary, led by lead and corresponding author Vishal Tiwari of Nassau University Medical Center and Asmita Koirala of Western Nepal Regional Hospital, summarizes interim results from the phase II COCOON trial, which tested whether a structured dermatological prophylaxis regimen could reduce skin toxicity in patients receiving first-line amivantamab and lazertinib combinations. This commentary describes a prophylactic protocol that includes oral doxycycline or minocycline, ceramide-based moisturizers, chlorhexidine nail care,…

The people most likely to believe in conspiracy theories tend to share certain political views that combine a desire for left-wing economic policies with conservative cultural values. A recent analysis published in the journal Political Psychology mapped the ideological coordinates of conspiracy theories across Europe and found that conspiracy theories thrive in very precise corners of the political landscape. The results point out that people who aspire to economic equality but demand strict cultural harmony are particularly likely to believe that secret conspiracies control world events. Conspiracy theories attract a diverse range of figures, from health influencers to marginalized workers…

While the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the transition to civilian life for all veterans, a new study from Penn State’s Military Family Readiness Information Center finds that post-9/11 female veterans experienced a sharper decline in overall well-being compared to their male counterparts.. The findings, recently published in the journal Chronic Stress, depict a dual reality. While female veterans have shown remarkable resilience in raising children, they have also overcome widening gender inequality gaps during the pandemic, resulting in increased stress and lower levels of satisfaction in their work and social lives than male veterans. Female veterans had greater burdens…

For the millions of people who carry the gene APOE4, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, brain activity can begin to change long before memory problems appear. Now, researchers at the Gladstone Institute have uncovered the exact chain of molecular events behind the initial changes and identified potential ways to reverse them. Published in a magazine natural aging, Their new research using a mouse model reveals how APOE4 triggers increased production of the protein Nell2, causing neurons to shrink and become hyperactive. The more hyperactive the neurons are during early childhood, the more severe the memory deficits…

A research team from Tohoku University and Future University Hakodate has demonstrated that living biological neurons can be trained to perform supervised temporal pattern learning tasks that were previously performed by artificial systems. By integrating cultured neuronal networks into a machine learning framework, the research team showed that these biological systems can generate complex time-series signals, a major advance in both neuroscience and bio-inspired computing. The study, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on March 12, 2026, highlights a new interface between living neural systems and computational techniques. This finding suggests that biological neural…

Blue Shield of California’s Virtual Blue Plan continues to deliver positive results for enrolled members, including a 7% to 10% reduction in overall treatment costs, the insurer announced Thursday. The Virtual First program first launched in 2023 in collaboration with Accolade and TeleMed2U and has more than 150,000 members to date. This allows members to access numerous virtual health services at no additional charge, as well as receive care from providers within Blue Shield’s PPO network. Tim Reeve, Blue Shield of California’s senior vice president of commercial markets, said in a statement that the platform is “a win for our…

A new study investigates factors that promote job satisfaction and retention intentions among nurses working in public clinical centers in Kazakhstan. Based on a cross-sectional survey of 359 nurses, researchers found that although nurses were generally satisfied with their jobs, their motivation to stay was only moderate. The findings of this study highlight mentoring, assessment, professional role development, and a supportive practice environment as important tools for strengthening the nursing workforce during a period of healthcare reform in Kazakhstan. Main findings This study surveyed 359 nurses at two public clinical centers in Kazakhstan using the Casey Fink Nurse Retention…