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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 20-Oct-2026 01:16 ET (20-Oct-2026 05:16 GMT/UTC)

Lasers, Doppler effect personalize chemotherapy drug selection for cancer tumors

Purdue University

Physicist David Nolte is developing a laser-based"bio-dynamic" imaging system that could improve the care of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Nolte's system can rapidly evaluate the outcome of different drugs on patient biopsies obtained during diagnosis to ensure patients get the chemotherapy treatment that would be most effective on their specific tumor.

Journal: Scientific Reports

Oregon researchers explore link between gut, brain health for people with HIV

Oregon Health & Science University
Grant and Award Announcement

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have secured a $5.8 million, five-year federal award to investigate whether damage to the gastrointestinal tract contributes to neuroinflammation in people living with HIV — raising the potential for new treatments to preserve brain function in people with HIV and older adults.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers identify role of newly discovered genetic variant in neurodevelopmental disorder

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have discovered the mechanisms of previously unknown changes in a gene that result in symptoms associated with a neurodevelopmental disorder. The findings underscore the importance of a critical pathway and its role in brain development

Journal: American Journal of Human Genetics
Funder: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Aspens 'remember' past drought in their leaves

University of Utah
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research by University of Utah biologists uncovers how aspen trees 'remember' past drought in their leaves. Concentrations of chemical compounds that protect aspens from insects and pathogens rise and fall in the years after exposure to drought.

Funder: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, David and Lucille Packard Foundation

Postpartum Medicaid extensions improve follow-up care for women with pregnancy complications

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

Extending Medicaid coverage to 12 months after childbirth increased postpartum health care utilization among women with pregnancy complications such as diabetes and hypertension, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings suggest that expanded postpartum Medicaid coverage can be leveraged to improve access to preventive care and reduce both immediate postpartum complications and long-term maternal health risks.

Journal: Health Affairs Scholar

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