Breakthrough study links NSD2 gene to plasma cell identity in myeloma
A new research paper was published in Oncotarget, Volume 16, on March 21, 2025, titled "NSD2-epigenomic reprogramming and maintenance of plasma cell phenotype in t(4;14) myeloma."
Smartwatches provide a more accurate picture of people’s daily drinking habits than current methods
Alcohol harm costs NHS England £3.5 billion annually, with 70 people dying every day from alcohol-related causes in the UK.
Weekend exercise can offer the same health benefits as daily workouts
Being physically active for one to two days a week, often called a "weekend warrior," may provide comparable health and life-prolonging benefits as smaller doses of daily physical activity if…
How much will that surgery cost? 🤷 Hospital prices remain largely unhelpful.
It's a holy grail of health care: forcing the industry to reveal prices negotiated between health plans and hospitals — information that had long been treated as a trade secret.
Football proven to prevent and treat lifestyle diseases
Danish researchers, in collaboration with the Danish Football Association, have released a White Paper that describes football as an effective recipe in the prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases.
Debunking weight loss plateaus: Science says you don’t have to lose to win
New research from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has busted the myth that weight loss must be a linear downward trend to be successful.
New AI system enhances nurse-driven patient monitoring and saves lives
An AI tool that analyzes nurses' data and notes detected when patients in the hospital were deteriorating nearly two days earlier than traditional methods and reduced the risk of death…
Does listening really change minds? New study challenges common assumptions
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) challenges long-held beliefs about the power of listening to facilitate persuasion.
High-fat diet linked to increased breast cancer metastasis risk
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer, and a greater probability for the cancer to spread to other organs – metastasize –. But the causes of…
WHO releases first reports on shortages in fungal disease treatments and diagnostics
The World Health Organization (WHO) today published its first-ever reports addressing the critical lack of medicines and diagnostic tools for invasive fungal diseases, showing the urgent need for innovative research…