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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 31-Mar-2026 20:15 ET (1-Apr-2026 00:15 GMT/UTC)
27-Feb-2026
At the Bedside: Houston man achieving bucket list dream after game-changing rare disease care at UTHealth Houston
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
As a child, Brandon was diagnosed with phenylketonuria, also known as PKU, a rare genetic disease that prevents the body from appropriately metabolizing phenylalanine, an amino acid that is the building block of protein.
27-Feb-2026
Dartmouth, where AI began, celebrates a 70-year milestone and defines what's next
Dartmouth College
In 1956, a small group of mathematicians and scientists gathered for the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence where they coined the term “artificial intelligence” and launched a field now reshaping science, technology, and daily life. Dartmouth will mark the 70th anniversary with a yearlong series of events designed to reflect that legacy and help shape what comes next.
27-Feb-2026
A Basque consortium of researchers is studying why mutations in a certain protein alter brain development in children with a rare disease
University of the Basque CountryAlthough fewer than 50 cases of this syndrome are known in Spain, rare diseases affect a total of nearly three million people.
27-Feb-2026
Texas A&M engineers illuminate cancer’s deadly hideout
Texas A&M University
Researchers from the biomedical engineering department at Texas A&M University — Drs. Shreya Raghavan, Alex Walsh, Daniel Alge and their respective labs — have teamed up to create models and imaging techniques to better understand and treat colorectal liver metastases.
27-Feb-2026
Building a resilient workforce
Singapore Management UniversityThe SMU Resilient Workforces Institute, currently helmed by SMU Professor Archan Misra, seeks to address adult learning and the future of work in the age of AI at three levels: Human, Organisational, and Societal.
27-Feb-2026
Transitioning to a low-carbon economy
Singapore Management University
When social protection, finance and climate policy move together, carbon-intensive Asian economies can decarbonise without leaving workers and regions behind, says SMU researcher Maria Teresa Punzi.
27-Feb-2026
Griffin in the loop: A digital multiphysics test bed for next-gen reactors
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryAs U.S. energy demand increases, advanced nuclear energy has emerged as an important option for 24-7 reliable electricity and heat generation.
27-Feb-2026
Closing bank branches, opening up to scammers
Singapore Management University
SMU Assistant Professor Gloria Yu wins award for research on how bank branch closures expose consumers to identity theft.
27-Feb-2026
Four in five older Singaporeans not taking up public aid despite qualifying
Singapore Management University
A key factor is the stigma from past political narratives, according to an award-winning study by SMU Assistant Professor Nathan Peng.