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Bumblebees may be small, only about an inch long, but they play a huge role in global agriculture. Approximately one-third of the world’s food production relies on pollinators such as bees. At the same time, these important insects face increasing pressure from pesticides and other environmental threats. Modern pesticides are helping farmers protect crops and increase yields, but some can harm the pollinators that make large crops possible. One such chemical, sulfoxaflor, is a next-generation pesticide introduced in 2013 to control sap-sucking insects such as aphids on crops such as soybeans and corn. Although sulfoxaflor is effective against pests, it…

A new assessment from America’s most influential scientific advisory panel says climate attribution science has moved beyond asking whether human-induced global warming is causing deadly heat waves, floods and wildfires. As more and more abnormal situations occur, the focus is on how serious the future impacts will be. “As the frequency of multiple types of extreme weather increases, the likelihood that they occur simultaneously or in succession across the same location or region increases,” the 14 authors wrote in the extreme weather attribution report prepared by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, an independent organization chartered by Congress…

People who score high on the neuroticism personality trait are at increased risk of developing dementia later in life, and recent research points to an imbalance in circulating fatty acids as a potential explanation. A large study of middle-aged adults suggests that neuroticism is associated with lower blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which in turn is associated with a higher likelihood of brain vascular damage and cognitive decline. The study results were published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Neuroticism is a basic personality trait that describes a person’s tendency to experience negative emotions such as anxiety, worry, and…

In a new twist in the turmoil at the American Diabetes Association, leaders have blocked the publication of an opinion piece by the editors of the association’s flagship magazine and a first-person report detailing a high-profile controversy at the association’s annual meeting last month. Nearly five weeks after five diabetes experts were taken from a New Orleans conference center for distributing reprints of an editorial expressing concerns about cuts to federal research, the ADA’s flagship journal, Diabetes Care, is preparing to publish an editorial and several reports detailing the episode, which garnered national attention and prompted the ADA to apologize…

GE Healthcare and New York’s six-hospital nonprofit health system have entered into a 10-year, $500 million strategic partnership to bring advanced imaging, AI and other technologies to the provider’s facilities. The partnership with Catholic Health, which GE Healthcare calls Care Alliance, is one of the medical technology company’s largest partnerships to date and is expected to lead to improved care as well as the expansion of new service lines, both partners said in an announcement Thursday morning. More than 1,300 new technologies will be added to more than 40 hospitals and outpatient facilities, about half of which will be implemented…

Thriveworks, a hybrid mental health provider, is launching a dashboard that gives referring providers real-time visibility into patient progress. When a primary care physician or specialist refers a patient to Thriveworks, they can sign in to a dashboard to view important data such as whether the patient was successfully treated, their clinical progress, and the medications prescribed by Thriveworks clinicians. Although the dashboard itself is not integrated with the electronic health record (EHR), certain data regarding outcomes, medications, and diagnoses is already relayed to the EHR by Thriveworks. Additional functionality will be added to your provider dashboard, including the ability…

The Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) on Thursday launched a national initiative aimed at helping public health agencies across the United States responsibly evaluate, implement, and scale generative artificial intelligence solutions. OpenAI and Anthropic donated 10 enterprise licenses as part of an initiative called PULSE (Public health Use case and Learning Scaling Engine). This license has 2,000 seats available for public health workers. “Public health teams are being asked to do more with less, and AI can help them do that, as long as it is deployed with caution and appropriate guardrails,” Elizabeth Kelly, head of beneficial deployment at Anthropic,…

Recent research published in journals neuron provides evidence that a specific group of adrenaline-producing brain cells acts as a key driver of fear and anxiety behaviors. Activation of these cells causes immediate and long-term anxiety, and decreased activation of these cells reduces stress responses. These findings suggest that targeting these specific neurons may provide a more precise way to treat anxiety disorders in the future. Anxiety disorders affect more than 300 million people worldwide and have a significant impact on their daily lives. Current treatments, including various medications and therapies, can cause side effects such as insomnia, irritability, and cognitive…

HIRI is a major clinical challenge that occurs when the blood supply to the liver is temporarily interrupted and then recovered, as is often seen in liver resection or liver transplantation. Current research indicates that this injury involves oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, metabolic imbalance, and excessive inflammation. Strategies such as shortening ischemic time, ischemic preconditioning, antioxidants, and mitochondrial protectants have been investigated, but their protective effects remain limited. An important unresolved question is how mitochondrial lipid metabolism, mtDNA-centered oxidative stress, and inflammatory signaling interact to amplify liver damage.The study (DOI: 10.48130/targetome-0026-0011) target tome On March 31, 2026, Xiaojiaoyang Li’s team…

For many cancer survivors, cannabis is part of the way they manage symptoms such as pain, nausea, and anxiety. Medical marijuana is now legal in 47 states, Washington, D.C., and three U.S. territories, and its use continues to grow among both the general population and cancer survivors. However, despite its increasing use, little is known about how survivors and their health care providers view medical cannabis or how comfortable they are discussing it. A new study from VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center surveyed 395 cancer survivors and 62 cancer care providers to better understand these perspectives. Published in Cancer Education…