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Ancient plague Lake Baikal findings push disease’s deadly history back 5,500 years
Ancient plague at Lake Baikal was already killing hunter-gatherers 5,500 years ago, long before medieval cities, rat populations and flea-borne transmission became the defining features of the disease, according to research published in Nature. The study, drawing on ancient DNA recovered from human remains at four burial sites in East Siberia, challenges a longstanding assumption that the earliest forms of…
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Early-onset cancer biological aging link found across 160,000 adults in new study
A study published in Nature Medicine has found a connection between early-onset cancer biological aging acceleration and rising cancer rates in adults under 55, with younger generations showing measurably older biological profiles than their predecessors did at the same chronological age. The research, led by a team at WashU Medicine, drew on data from more than 154,000 young adults in…
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Alzheimer’s 3D genome organisation disrupted across multiple brain cell types, study in Science finds
A study published in Science has found that Alzheimer’s 3D genome organisation is consistently disrupted across several types of brain cells, adding a layer to the disease’s biology that sits alongside the amyloid plaques and tau tangles that have long dominated research. The findings come from a collaboration involving Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, the University of Pittsburgh…
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Venus unknown absorber mystery gets tighter quantitative constraints
The Venus unknown absorber mystery, a puzzle that has occupied planetary scientists for roughly a century, now has tighter numerical boundaries around it, following a study published in Astrobiology by an international team of researchers. Using radiative-transfer modelling combined with spacecraft and telescope observations, the team calculated how strongly the liquid inside Venus’s cloud droplets must absorb ultraviolet and blue…
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Coronary calcium scan benefit may be limited to borderline-risk patients, 10-year study finds
A large 10-year study published in JAMA suggests that coronary calcium scan benefit is far narrower than is commonly assumed, adding only a modest improvement over a standard risk calculator for most adults but providing more meaningful information for those whose risk sits in a middle band. The research, from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, examined data from more…
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Myotis bat longevity genes link immune strength to cancer resistance
A study published in Nature claims that Myotis bat longevity genes are intimately connected to immune function, offering researchers what they describe as a potential new window into the biology of ageing in mammals, including humans. The paper presents the first genomic analysis of eight Myotis bat species, and its authors argue the findings challenge the assumption that diseases of…
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Ezechi Britton named Open Banking chair for Future Entity design process
Ezechi Britton MBE has been appointed as independent chair of the Open Banking Future Entity Design Steering Group, taking on a role that will shape how the UK’s Open Banking infrastructure is governed and funded beyond its current form. Open Banking Limited (OBL), acting as neutral facilitator of the Future Entity Design Programme, announced the appointment on behalf of the…
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Nighttime light exposure heart study links bedroom brightness to cardiac remodelling
A study of more than 11,000 people has found that nighttime light exposure heart changes are not merely theoretical: higher levels of light during sleep are associated with measurable structural and functional changes inside the heart. The findings, published on 9 September in the European Heart Journal, are the work of Jin Dai, Wen Dai, Yoriko Heianza and Professor Lu…
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Engine Room podcast studio to debut at Open Banking Expo UK & Europe in October
Open Banking Expo has announced the Engine Room podcast studio as a new feature of its UK & Europe event, scheduled to take place on 13–14 October at London’s Business Design Centre, offering organisations a live recording space on the show floor. The claim is that the studio will do more than decorate the agenda: it is positioned as a…
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Cotality joins Open Property Data body with 150 million-record database
Cotality has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), the organisation says, bringing with it a database of over 150 million property records and a claim to support nearly all UK property valuation instructions. The company’s entry into the OPDA adds weight to a push for open, interoperable data standards across the home buying and selling process, though how much…
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