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Algae4IBD: A holistic approach to IBD treatment

The Algae4IBD project is exploring the untapped potential of algae and cyanobacteria to manage inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this exclusive Q&A, Dr. Dorit Avni, Research Group Leader explains how the team are creating innovative functional foods, aiming to improve quality of life and prolong remission for patients worldwide.
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Paternal perinatal mental health: Barriers to help-seeking

Deborah Da Costa, PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, McGill University, Scientist at McGill University Health Centre, details the benefits and barriers to paternity leave uptake by fathers following the birth of a child.
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Consultations with professional groups to improve filicide intervention

Professor Emeritus AM Thea Brown highlights the importance of education and resources among agencies to recognise warning signs of potential filicide and calls for better intervention strategies to protect children.
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Hormonal contraceptives and cognition – time to refocus on women!

Hormonal contraceptives shape women’s brains in ways we still barely understand, and it’s time to study their effects on the cognitive functions that really matter, not just “male-like” performance, says Belinda Pletzer, Professor of Neuroendocrinology, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience – Paris Lodron University of Salzburg.
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Resilience as a metric: Why midlife interventions matter more than ever

Dr Rebecca Crews and Heather Makar from Renue By Science advocate for changing health policy to prioritize proactive resilience maintenance over reactive disease treatment, especially during midlife. They emphasize the benefits of NAD+ biology as a measurable intervention framework.

Connecting Canada for rare disease care and research

The Canadian Rare Disease Network (CRDN) is uniting care, research, and lived experience to improve the rare disease journey in Canada.
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Fueling bone regeneration by rewriting immune metabolism

Chima V. Maduka, DVM, MS, PhD, and Christopher H. Contag, PhD, provide insights on tuning immunometabolism to resolve inflammation and promote repair at the bone–biomaterial interface.
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The integration of artificial intelligence into personalized medicine

Priya Hays, CEO and Science Writer at Hays Documentation Specialists, LLC, discusses the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into personalized medicine (PM), highlighting its potential to enhance healthcare, particularly in genomic medicine and precision oncology.
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Adolescent polysubstance use: Time for a new public health approach

Ronan Fleury and Mary Cannon discuss the growing trend of polysubstance use among adolescents and highlight the need for a new public health strategy that reflects the complexities of adolescent substance use.
Figure 1: Habits that support children’s eye health.

Screen time and myopia: Options for children’s vision in a digital world

With mounting evidence linking screen time to myopic progression, interest is growing in developing behavioral and nutritional vision care strategies to promote long-term ocular health in the digital age.
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Co-occurring disorders and the need for a research network

The treatment of patients with pain and co-occurring disorders presents a significant knowledge gap that necessitates a strong infrastructure for conducting representative clinical trials. Norm Buckley from the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research & Care explains.
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Removing systemic barriers to register overseas trained doctors in New Zealand while preventing their...

Dr Charles Mpofu and Dr Dianne Wepa discuss removing systemic barriers for overseas-trained doctors registering in New Zealand while also addressing mental health challenges.
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Vitamin a toxicity: “Too much of a good thing”

Fredric Gorin, Sarah Torres, and Pamela J. Lein discuss the implications of vitamin A supplementation during a recent measles outbreak in the US. They explain that a common misconception – that vitamin A supplementation can prevent the transmission of measles among unvaccinated individuals – can result in vitamin A toxicity.
Figure 1. Case referred for normal-tension glaucoma. 1A: Optic nerve head showing slight blurring at the nasal margin (green arrow) and temporal peripapillary atrophy (black arrow). 1B: Corresponding visual field showing an inferior defect. 1C and 1D: Reverse of the glaucomatous sequence of OCT profile curves (in black) showing a minimal rim width (1C) within the normal green band, while the nasal section of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) is located within the abnormal red band (1D). The RNFL also exhibits a wavy appearance related to its alteration. Radial OCT slices revealed optic nerve drusen buried in the superior and nasal portion of the optic nerve head delineated by the dotted white arrows. Figure 1: Courtesy of Nana Wandji Brenda.

OCT: A practical tool for diagnosing buried optic disc drusen

Dr Adèle Ehongo addresses the diagnosis of buried optic disc drusen (BODD) using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and the importance of correlating visual field abnormalities and OCT data, especially in normal tension glaucoma, to distinguish it from Optic Disc Drusen (ODD).
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Bone marrow transplantation and haplotyping

Brian Tait, chief scientific officer, Haplomic Technologies Pty Ltd, explores the clinical benefits of haplotyping in single-chromosome sequencing and unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation (HSCT).
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The promise of antimicrobial peptides

Brian P. Lazzaro, Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor at Cornell University, highlights the promise of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) as powerful agents in the ongoing battle against antibiotic resistance.
Figure 1: Diffusion tensor imaging produces ten 3D volumes highlighting different cytoarchitecture. Selected volumes include: MD- mean diffusivity follows the integrity of cortical layers, layers in the hippocampus and thalamic nuclei. FA- fractional anisotropy provides a measure of white matter health. ClrTDI- Color track density shows local fiber tracks with color indicating local direction of the fibers (Red- left/ right; Green- in/out of plane; Blue top/bottom. Fiber tracking allows one to measure the global and local connectivity in the whole brain. The resolution in the TDI is 5 μm. The inset (1 mm wide) shows a magnified region of hippocampus in which apical dendrites are visible.

3D microscopic whole brain neurodegenerative MRI

This article by G. Allan Johnson, Ph.D., focuses on advanced MRI techniques for studying neurodegenerative diseases, exploring the challenges of screening therapies for conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and highlighting the promising research conducted at Duke University.
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Cancer care through molecular diagnostics: Addressing papillary thyroid cancer

Oliver Bathe from the University of Calgary and Qualisure Diagnostics, walks us through addressing the surge in papillary thyroid cancer incidence by refining cancer care through molecular diagnostics.
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Proceedings of the Libby, Montana asbestos education & outreach retreat

Jean C. Pfau discusses the history and health implications of the vermiculite mine in Libby, Montana, and the establishment of the Center for Asbestos-Related Disease (CARD), which offers vital clinical services for affected individuals. Additionally, a retreat in June 2025 allowed experts to share research findings on asbestos exposure.
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Ovarian phenotypes impact fertility and pregnancy outcomes

In this ovarian health focus, Adjunct Assistant Professor Zhongwei Huang, Dr. Paula Benny and Ms. Hui Wen Tam explore how ovarian phenotypes affect ovarian function and lifespan, leading to complications in pregnancy outcomes.

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