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3-Dec-2025

UT Health Science Center researchers use ‘brain-on-a-chip’ to revolutionize fight against deadly encephalitis viruses

University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Grant and Award Announcement

A transparent chip no larger than a stick of gum is helping scientists at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, an R1 research institution, transform the way researchers study the human brain and develop treatments for some of the world’s deadliest viruses.

Funder: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

3-Dec-2025

Identifying genes that keep cancer from spreading

University of Pennsylvania
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A collaborative study led by biomedical researchers Chris Lengner and M. Andrés Blanco at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has identified two genes that suppress colorectal cancer metastasis. “Metastasis is the almost universal killer in cancer,” Blanco says. “With a couple of exceptions, it’s what kills cancer patients.”

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Calico Life Sciences

3-Dec-2025

Long-term benefits of daily multivitamin use may vary by diet quality and baseline blood pressure

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Participants in the COSMOS trial with lower dietary quality and normal blood pressure at baseline had modest reductions in blood pressure and risk of hypertension.

Journal: American Journal of Hypertension
Funder: Mars Edge, Haleon, NIH/National Institutes of Health

3-Dec-2025

Noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with diabetes

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A noninvasive method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day. The shoebox-sized device uses Raman spectroscopy to measure blood glucose levels without any needles.

Journal: Analytical Chemistry
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Korean Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs, Apollon Inc.

3-Dec-2025

Next-generation neuro: Studying the infant brain in motion

Virginia Tech
Grant and Award Announcement

With a new $2.3 million, four-year grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, part of the National Institutes of Health, researchers at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are developing tools and techniques for gathering high-quality brain function data during during parent-child interactions.

Funder: NIH/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering