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24-Jun-2026

 

Dementia will cost the U.S. $818 billion this year

University of Southern California
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Often-overlooked costs, including diminished quality of life and informal care provided by loved ones, account for most of dementia's staggering economic toll. 

24-Jun-2026

 

Artificial ‘leaf’ powers wireless biomedical device

University of Chicago
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study, researchers from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) and Department of Chemistry developed a nanoplasmonic “leaf,” a wireless bioelectronic device that they used to stimulate nerves and pace heartbeats in an animal model.

Journal

Nature Photonics

Funder

Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Research Office

23-Jun-2026

Why pollution affects some asthma patients more than others

University of Pittsburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New study links air pollution, genetics and lung function, opening the door to precision medicine and  public health.

Journal

EBioMedicine

23-Jun-2026

 

Sugar-coated nanoparticles show promise for treating most aggressive form of brain cancer

Oregon State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Oregon State University have potentially found a new way to treat the most aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma, whose two-year survival rate is less than 30%.

Journal

Journal of Controlled Release

Funder

National Research Foundation of Korea

23-Jun-2026

 

Study links sugary drinks in childhood to higher hypertension risk later in life

University of Toronto
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A large long-term study led by researchers at the University of Toronto and Harvard University provides strong evidence that children who consume sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice have higher risk of hypertension later in life.

Journal

Circulation