1-Sep-2025 Depression may make learning to avoid unpleasant events harder Society for Neuroscience Peer-Reviewed Publication The more depressive symptoms a person has, the more they struggle with learning to actively avoid unpleasant events. Journal JNeurosci Funder Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, UBC Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Innovation Fund Kickstart Research Grant, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Postgraduate Scholarship
1-Sep-2025 Study sheds light on how pediatric brain tumors grow WashU Medicine Peer-Reviewed Publication New research from WashU Medicine reveals how normal electrical signals from neurons may be co-opted by certain pediatric brain tumors to boost their own growth, suggesting novel pathways for treatment. Journal Neuron Funder NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH/National Cancer Institute, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
1-Sep-2025 New artificial intelligence model accurately identifies which atrial fibrillation patients need blood thinners to prevent stroke The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine Reports and Proceedings Mount Sinai late-breaking study could transform standard treatment course and has profound ramifications for global health Meeting ESC Congress 2025
1-Sep-2025 Black adults face heart failure nearly 14 years earlier than white patients Northwestern University Peer-Reviewed Publication Black adults in the U.S. are first hospitalized for heart failure nearly 14 years earlier than white adults, reports a Northwestern Medicine study that analyzed data from more than 42,000 patients across hundreds of hospitals nationwide. Journal Journal of the American College of Cardiology
1-Sep-2025 UTSA and UT Health San Antonio complete merger to become The University of Texas at San Antonio University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Business Announcement The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and UTSA have completed their merger, forming the third-largest public research university in Texas.
1-Sep-2025 Study Reveals Details of Overactive Immune System in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Peer-Reviewed Publication Led by researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health with a multicenter team of leading ME/CFS researchers, the new study reveals molecular-level details into the syndrome’s lasting effects on inflammation and immune response that could inform the development of targeted therapeutic interventions to reduce symptoms of ME/CFS and other postinfectious syndromes such as post-treatment Lyme disease and Long COVID. Journal npj Metabolic Health and Disease Funder Hutchins Family Foundation, NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
30-Aug-2025 One shot of RSV vaccine effective against hospitalization in older adults for two seasons Vanderbilt University Medical Center Peer-Reviewed Publication One shot of an RSV vaccine protects adults ages 60 or older from RSV-associated hospitalization and critical illness during two consecutive RSV seasons, according to a study published in JAMA today by the IVY Network research group. Journal JAMA Funder Centers for Disease Control and Prevention