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3-Jun-2026

New study finds brain tumor removal may improve blood sugar control in diabetes patients

University of Minnesota Medical School
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published today in JAMA Network Open found that removing olfactory groove meningioma — a type of brain tumor located near the base of the brain — may improve blood sugar control in patients with diabetes.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: Sontag Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, U.S. Department of Defense, V Foundation for Cancer Research

3-Jun-2026

University of Pittsburgh researchers discover unexpected chromosome interaction that fuels aggressive cancers

University of Pittsburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Published today in Nature, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center report a previously unrecognized change in how the cell’s genetic material is packaged into structures called chromosomes, that helps explain how some aggressive cancers sustain unlimited growth.

Journal: Nature
Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences, German Research Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia for the CANTAR project.

3-Jun-2026

UMass Amherst researchers combine bacteria and viruses to demonstrate a new way to fight cancer

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peer-Reviewed Publication

AMHERST, Mass. — Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have designed non-toxic Salmonella bacteria to deliver viruses that are safe to humans but potent against liver and pancreatic cancer tumors — two cancers with an extremely poor prognosis. The researchers found that animal models treated with this combination of bacteria and viruses saw almost all their tumors eliminated and lived significantly longer.

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine

3-Jun-2026

Study offers new evidence on role of health crises in driving housing instability and homelessness

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Major health events increase the risk of housing instability and homelessness among Medicaid enrollees, according to a new study. These findings shed new light on the complex, bidirectional relationship between health and housing. The research examined housing outcomes following serious health events by tracking reported address changes over four years before and after a sudden hospitalization.

Journal: Journal of Health Economics

3-Jun-2026

Youth-led book on social media and mental health highlights a complex mix of harms and supports

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Book Announcement

A new book titled SocialsVoice shines a light on the relationship between social media content and mental health from the perspective of Latino youth—a group that engages with social media across multiple languages and cultural perspectives. Through concrete examples, the book presents a complex portrait of their experiences online, including both the mental health risks posed by certain content and the presence of supportive, anti-stigmatizing voices.

Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation