19-Oct-2026 National Heart Centre Singapore launches Singapore's first Asian-focused translational research centre and cardiothoracic surgery professorship SingHealth CIPHER is the first centre in Singapore dedicated to cardiovascular stem cell research and translational drug discovery built around Asian patient biology, addressing a longstanding gap in how heart disease is studied and treated in the region. The Tong Ming Chuan Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery is the first of its kind in the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, established to advance cardiothoracic surgical care and research and develop the next generation of cardiac surgical leaders.
19-Oct-2026 Soil microbes as nuclear probes University of Tennessee at Knoxville University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers are studying soil microbes as potential indicators of nearby radioactive materials. Their work shows that specific microbial communities can respond to trace radionuclides, offering a lower-cost, safer method to help detect and prevent illicit movement of nuclear materials.
18-Oct-2026 New computational framework could help untangle Alzheimer’s disease The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Alzheimer’s disease may not be a single, uniform condition, but a complex disorder shaped by different combinations of cognitive symptoms, brain changes, biology, genetics, and risk factors. Researchers propose using advanced computational modelling to bring these different layers together and build a more complete profile of each patient. The approach could eventually support more personalized diagnosis, better patient stratification, and treatments tailored to the processes driving disease in each individual. Journal Brain
16-Oct-2026 Science consortium plots strategy to mine data from NASA’s newest space telescope University of California - Berkeley Originally conceived as a dark energy mission by UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab scientists, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will soon begin its mission to map the infrared universe. Plans to make the data immediately available online spurred two astronomers — from UC Berkeley and Ohio State — to form a consortium to parcel out the data in the most efficient way to maximize the scientific potential of the telescope to discover exoplanets, map the evolution of dark energy and more.
16-Oct-2026 RTX support fuels expansion of Invention Convention Florida at University of South Florida through Invention Convention Worldwide University of South Florida Invention Convention Florida at the University of South Florida (ICF@USF) has received a transformational award from Invention Convention Worldwide, a program of The Henry Ford, and made possible through support from RTX, one of the world’s largest aerospace and defense companies. The award will expand invention education opportunities for K-12 students and educators throughout Florida.
16-Oct-2026 Genomic cancer driver study reveals new clues to why some prostate cancers become aggressive Ontario Institute for Cancer Research An international team of researchers co-led by Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and the University of Copenhagen has uncovered new clues about why some prostate cancers grow slowly for years, while others progress quickly to life-threatening metastatic disease. Journal Nature Communications Funder Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
16-Oct-2026 What’s the latest on 7-OH and kratom availability and addiction care? Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan An overview of federal and state policy on kratom and synthetic opioids and how it relates to addiction treatment availability for individuals who have purchased the substances while they were not regulated, and developed substance use disorders related to them.
16-Oct-2026 What land crabs reveal about evolution’s repeats Howard Hughes Medical Institute HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow Victoria Watson-Zink studies land crabs to understand a bigger question: when animals face the same evolutionary challenge, how many different ways can they solve it?
15-Oct-2026 Rice, Houston Methodist and London School of Economics explore digital health collaboration Rice University Rice University and the Houston Methodist Research Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding with LSE Health at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to explore collaboration on an interdisciplinary training program for future global health care leaders.
15-Oct-2026 PolyU study reveals tropical cyclone rainfall extending further inland and warming nearshore waters increasing inland flood risks The Hong Kong Polytechnic University A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has found that the area affected by tropical cyclone (TC) rainfall is extending inland along Northern Hemisphere coasts at an average rate of approximately 3.8 kilometres per decade. Driven by rising nearshore sea-surface temperature (SST), this shift is increasing disaster risks for inland regions. Journal Nature Communications
