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BU researcher receives bioethics grant for improving long-term care facility design

Boston University School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Diana Anderson, MD, M.Arch, assistant professor of neurology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received a one-year, $50,000 Bridging Bioethics Research & Policymaking grant from The Greenwall Foundation for her project, “Bioethical Evaluation in Long-Term Care Design: From Framework to Federal Practice.”

Across four global innovation hubs: Insilico Medicine executive team to speak at premier healthcare and AI Summits

InSilico Medicine
Meeting Announcement

September 14-16 | New York, USA

Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine, will attend the Morgan Stanley 24th Annual Global Healthcare Conference in New York from September 14 to 16.

September 14-16 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Alex Aliper, Co-Founder and President of Insilico Medicine, has been invited to attend the Riyadh Global Medical Biotechnology Summit (RGMBS) 2026 from September 14 to 16.

September 17-19 | Shanghai, China

Dr. Feng Ren, Co-CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Insilico Medicine, has been invited to attend the Bio-Shanghai Week 2026. On September 17 at 3:00 PM.

September 18 | Boston, USA

Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine, has been invited to attend the Harvard IvyTech Discussion on September 18.

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine Ahead-of-Print Tip Sheet: September 11, 2026

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research has been published ahead-of-print by The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM). JNM is published by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international scientific and medical organization dedicated to advancing nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, and theranostics—precision medicine that allows diagnosis and treatment to be tailored to individual patients in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Journal: Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Clinician gender and agreement with intensive care unit recommendations for patients aged 80 and over

Journal of Intensive Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Consensus recommendations for treating patients aged 80 and over in intensive care were developed by an international expert panel. Researchers re-examined the panel's 128 responses to ask whether a clinician's gender shaped how they rated the proposed recommendations. For most, it did not.

Journal: Journal of Intensive Medicine
Funder: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine

Korea University study uncovers how mRNA vaccination may broaden flu antibody responses

Korea University College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new collaborative study reveals how an mRNA-based influenza vaccine reshapes immune responses at the cellular and molecular levels. By tracking germinal-center activity and individual secreted antibody clonotypes for up to six months, researchers uncover how vaccination drives the evolution and diversification of immune responses. The findings offer new insights into how mRNA technology could help address a key challenge in influenza prevention: generating broader antibody responses against a constantly evolving virus.

Journal: Nature Immunology

Researchers uncover mechanism behind dangerous blood-clotting disorder

McMaster University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and clinical expertise in transfusion medicine, the Canadian team identified a hidden mechanism that controls whether a blood protein remains harmless or becomes the target of clot-causing antibodies.

Journal: Nature Communications

25 years after 9/11, study finds neighborhood environment may influence frailty, PTSD, and depression risk among World Trade Center responders

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Twenty-five years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that environmental conditions where World Trade Center responders live may influence their long-term physical and mental health.

Journal: Nature Communications

Cardiometabolic risk factors can be identified in kids as young as 8

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Risk factors for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease, a health condition made up of heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and obesity, can be identified in children as young as 8, UTHealth Houston researchers discovered.

Journal: Nature Metabolism

Protein clues in the blood may help children avoid diseases later in life

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Vanderbilt Health, UTHealth Houston and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified early signs of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease (CKMD) in children as young as 8 years old that potentially can be reversed with a new class of weight loss drugs used widely by adults.

Journal: Nature Metabolism
Funder: NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences