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National Institute on Aging awards $21.1 million to renew support for Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Cleveland Clinic
Grant and Award Announcement

The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant expected to total $21.1 million over the next five years to continue funding the Cleveland Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (CADRC). The new award will support the multi-institution collaborative, which aims to accelerate research for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

The CADRC, led by Jagan Pillai, M.D., Ph.D., of Cleveland Clinic, was established in 2019. The multi-institutional center – the only NIH-funded Alzheimer’s research center in Ohio – brings together physicians and scientists from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland Clinic, Veterans Affairs Northeast Ohio Health Care System (VANEOHS), MetroHealth System and University Hospitals (UH).

UCLA researchers receive NIH grant to launch trial for immunotherapy-related diabetes

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Grant and Award Announcement

The multicenter phase 1/2 trial will be conducted across the U.S. over the next five years and will be the first prospective human study to test a treatment specifically aimed at the condition.

Study reveals the work & health insurance roller coaster millions of Americans ride

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study of low- and middle-income working American adults under 65 finds that those with volatile working hours, incomes and employment are much less likely to have access to employer-sponsored insurance, and that most of those with volatile hours have some weeks below the 20 hours of work that Medicaid work requirements will require in 2027.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

From generative AI to the ultrasound probe: Targeting AI expands its hands-on approach to nephrology

Mitochondria-Microbiota Task Force
Meeting Announcement

Artificial intelligence in medicine is rapidly moving beyond large language models, data analysis and prediction. One of its emerging applications is at the patient’s bedside, where AI can assist physicians with medical imaging and point-of-care ultrasound. On September 16 in Paris, this transition from discussing AI to testing its practical applications will be explored during the third Ultrasound in Nephrology training program.

Meeting: Third Ultrasound in Nephrology Training

Greek version of cancer stigma scale validated for assessing cancer-related stigma

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — September 15, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on August 19, 2026, titled “Validation and psychometric properties of the Cancer Stigma Scale (CASS) in the Greek population.”

Journal: Oncoscience

New analysis finds hiring more specialists alone won't fix long wait times, and may make them worse

Harvard Kennedy School
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new analysis published in NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery finds that the standard response to growing specialist wait times, hiring more physicians, is unlikely to solve the problem on its own, and may even worsen it.

Where you live may influence your brain health

Radiological Society of North America
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study analyzing nearly 3,000 brain MRI exams, researchers found that living in highly disadvantaged neighborhoods was associated with adverse brain health.

Journal: Radiology

Poor sleep in one partner can affect both partners’ diets, new study finds

Concordia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Concordia-led study of 204 Canadian couples finds that poor sleep in one partner may undermine both partners’ efforts to eat healthily. Those with sleep-deprived partners reported less confidence and effort in maintaining healthy diets. The findings suggest sleep could be treated as a shared health concern and point to couple-based approaches for improving sleep and diet

Journal: Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Funder: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Reducing infections after heart surgery could save Medicare $441 million per year

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Michigan Medicine researchers found infection rates after cardiac surgery vary more than twofold across U.S. hospitals. Closing the gap could prevent 2,600 infections and save Medicare $441 million annually, while improving patient outcomes.

Journal: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality