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Hollywood myths about heart attacks may be putting lives at risk4:26 Hollywood has shaped how many people imagine a heart attack-someone clutching their chest and collapsing dramatically. But those portrayals are misleading and shouldn't be expected, says Ann Eckhardt, a nursing professor and researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington. Erin Schuman wins 2026 HFSP Nakasone Award for neuroscience breakthrough4:26 The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) is pleased to award the 2026 HFSP Nakasone Award to Erin Schuman for her breakthrough related to the function and plasticity of neuronal synapses, their mRNA triggered function, and change during memory formation. WHO Pandemic Agreement moves forward with member state meeting4:26 WHO Member States have held their first meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement, formalizing next steps on implementing key provisions of the historic legal instrument to make the world safer from future pandemics. Staying physically active in adulthood linked to lower risk of death4:26 Being consistently physically active in adulthood is linked to a 30–40% lower risk of death from any cause in later life, while upping levels from below those recommended for health is still associated with a 20–25% lower risk, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Research reveals high mortality risk for mothers involved with children’s social care3:54 A third of women who died during or in the year after pregnancy were known to Children's Social Care – higher than previously reported, new research reveals. Small group coaching reduces physician burnout more effectively than one-on-one method3:54 New UCLA research finds that small group professional coaching can reduce physician burnout rates by up to 30%, suggesting that it is more effective than the traditional, and more expensive, one-on-one coaching method. Genetic links between type 2 diabetes and subcortical brain structure revealed3:54 Recently, the team led by Chief Physician Quan Zhang and Associate Professor Feng Liu at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital systematically evaluated the genetic associations between type 2 diabetes mellitus and subcortical brain structures using large-scale genome-wide association summary statistics and advanced statistical genetic methods. Egr-1 gene identified as crucial regulator of regulatory T cells in multiple sclerosis3:54 Autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), affect millions of people worldwide. Researchers develop novel engineered extracellular matrix to improve cartilage repair3:53 Recently, a research team from Chongqing Medical University, led by Prof. Wei Huang, Dr. Wei Bao, and Dr. Yiting Lei, has successfully developed a novel engineered extracellular matrix (eECM) to address the challenge of cartilage repair. Intestinal microbiome and metabolite profiles linked to chemotherapy response in breast cancer3:53 Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. Imbalances in the intestinal microbiome are closely associated with the occurrence and development of cancer, and can affect tumorigenesis by influencing the inflammatory response, regulating the immune system, producing specific metabolites, and participating in tumor signaling pathways. |