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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 9-Jan-2026 12:11 ET (9-Jan-2026 17:11 GMT/UTC)

9-Jan-2026

Inflammatory immune cells predict survival, relapse in multiple myeloma

WashU Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at WashU Medicine and their collaborators have created an immune cell atlas of multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. The new resource could improve prognosis and guide development of new immunotherapies.

Journal

Nature Cancer

Funder

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, NIH/National Institutes of Health

8-Jan-2026

Johns Hopkins-led team creates first map of nerve circuitry in bone, identifies key signals for bone repair

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the occupants of danger. But imagine if the device could transform into something that could fight the fire as well. 

Journal

Science

Funder

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, U.S. Department of Defense

8-Jan-2026

Suppressing postoperative inflammation may prolong pain

Michigan State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Taking anti-inflammatory drugs after surgery is fairly standard protocol. But a new study from researchers at Michigan State University suggests this approach may be backfiring and that blocking inflammation during this critical time may, in fact, delay recovery and prolong pain rather than relieve it.

Journal

Journal of Pain Research

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Defense

8-Jan-2026

Patients with clonal hematopoiesis have increased heart disease risk following cancer treatment

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The findings, published Jan. 8 in JAMA Oncology, support the potential benefits of screening patients for CHIP before they undergo cancer treatment so they can be more closely monitored for heart complications. CHIP is a condition, not a disease, characterized by age-related variants in blood stem cells, and it is typically asymptomatic.

Journal

JAMA Oncology

Funder

NIH/National Institutes of Health

8-Jan-2026

Study: How can we stop the spread of flu?

University of Maryland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – This year’s flu season is turning out to be brutal. As a new variant known as subclade K spreads rapidly, a study out today offers clues as to how to avoid the annual sickness. 

Journal

PLOS Pathogens

Funder

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases