Plastics have become integral to modern life, including medicine: From intravenous tubes to gowns; syringes to catheters. This ubiquity though comes at an increasingly recognised cost. Our Editorial: “Ending plastic pollution: an opportunity for health” hubs.li/Q02xxh-90

Health impacts of exposure to synthetic chemicals in food: Our latest Review summarizes the sources, types & health effects of synthetic chemicals in foods (particularly #UPFs), and regulatory shortcomings & research needs. nature.com/articles/s4159…

New #OpenAccess Information/Education Page! Parenting After Stroke: A Practical Guide for Parents With Young Children archives-pmr.org/article/S0003-… #Stroke #ADL #Recovery #Parenting #MentalHealth #Movement

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can reignite movement years after stroke. Fascinating Nature Medicine study showed epidural stimulation of cervical dorsal roots enabled two individuals to regain functional arm and hand control within days.

Excited to announce I've been appointed the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of a NEW nature portfolio journal - Exercise Medicine and Health: go.nature.com/43yf11W Please contact me if you have questions about potential submissions or an interest in serving on the editorial board.

Swallowing is a complex sensorimotor task with widespread neural control. Jones et al. explore swallowing disorders in neurological conditions through the lens of frameworks used by neurologists to classify characteristics of movement. tinyurl.com/4bw44rev

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Extreme exercise in males is linked to mTOR signalling and onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis academic.oup.com/brain/advance-…

➡️#EURONMD webinar w/ @ERN_RND 🧠 & European Academy of Neurology 📚“Management of Cardiac Involvement in Myopathies” by Prof. Eloisa Arbustini (Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Italy) 📆July 3rd, 2025 16:00 CEST 👉Register here: ern-euro-nmd.eu/event/manageme…

Othman et al. studied the impact of apomorphine and methylphenidate on consciousness biomarkers and clinical arousal in ICU patients with brain injury, in a randomized placebo-controlled trial. tinyurl.com/5w3j58pt

The Molecule Behind Exercise’s Anti-Aging Effects *Today's letter (link in 6/6) reviews a new paper in Cell published 2 days ago. And includes a shoutout to someone special. 💪1/6) Nothing matches the health benefits of exercise. It’s the closest thing we have to a

Another new possible benefit of GLP-1 drugs independent of any weight loss: Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS, a pre-malignant blood disorder with known CV risk) reduction of CV events jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

New content online: CAR T cell therapy for children with rheumatic disease: the time is now bit.ly/4kjheEA

➡️#EURONMD webinar w/ @ERN_RND 🧠 & European Academy of Neurology 📚“Non-pharmacological management of myopathies” by Prof. Dr. med. Peter Young (Clinic for Rehabilitation Medical Park Reithofpark, Germany) 📆July 10th, 2025 16:00 CEST 👉Register here: ern-euro-nmd.eu/event/non-phar…

How exercise works through the gut microbiome to enhance response to cancer immunotherapy cell.com/cell/fulltext/… Cell

On the potential risk of gabapentin (Neurontin) for mild cognitive impairment and dementia rapm.bmj.com/content/early/…

Experimental treatment could offer a safer, cheaper alternative to CAR T cell therapies for disorders such as lupus go.nature.com/3Ip5iEb

The July issue of Archives of PM&R is here! Explore top rehab research, clinical trials, insights & expert reviews shaping the field: archives-pmr.org/current #PMR #Rehab #ArchivesPMR #NeuroRehab #TBIMS #PROMIS #NIDILRR #Outcomes #MS

Long-awaited results suggest that mitochondrial donation can prevent babies from inheriting diseases caused by mutant mitochondria go.nature.com/4lBeXpV

Friedreich's ataxia—a rare multisystem disease thelancet.com/journals/laneu…