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Dr. Zachary Grinspan awarded CDC grant for epilepsy research

Weill Cornell Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Zachary Grinspan, associate professor of pediatrics and director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Program at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a four-year, $1.6 million CDC grant to undertake wide-reaching research aiming to produce a new, more detailed picture of childhood epilepsy.

Why does severe illness during pregnancy sometimes harm neurodevelopment?

Salk Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Roughly 10 percent of the American population lives with a neurodevelopmental condition, including autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, learning disorders, auditory and visual processing disorders, and more. Salk researchers uncover link between severe maternal illness during pregnancy and elevated risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in mice. Findings show maternal immune activation, as occurs during illness, leads to widespread epigenetic changes and altered frontal cortex in offspring.

Journal: Molecular Psychiatry

In Canada, immigration status is associated with length of ICU stay after stroke

American Academy of Neurology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Among people who have a stroke in Canada, immigrants were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at similar rates as long-term residents or people who were born in Canada, but they were more likely to have longer stays in the ICU, according to a study published September 2, 2026, in Neurology^®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Journal: Neurology

From classrooms to careers, Black women describe lasting effects of racialized bias

University of Utah
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A University of Utah study examines how anti-Black misogyny contributes to ‘racial battle fatigue’ across the life course. Based on the life experiences of 25 professional Black women, the research challenges assumptions that educational attainment or professional success shields Black women from racialized gender harm.

Journal: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education

Study targets prostate cancer screening gap among Black men

University of Oklahoma
Grant and Award Announcement

A newly funded study at the University of Oklahoma aims to increase prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening among Black men in Oklahoma, who die from prostate cancer at rates two to four times higher than other racial groups. An interactive app called Connect2Care may hold the key to early detection, which is crucial for improving survival.

Understanding the underlying mechanism of steroid-resistant asthma

Baylor College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine provide an explanation for the steroid-resistant nature of some severe forms of asthma. The findings support that severe steroid-resistant asthma may be driven by fungal activity, bacterial products such as LPS and clotting-related proteins.

Journal: Mucosal Immunology

Mount Sinai researchers report largest study supporting three courses of radiation for children with deadly brain tumor

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

Children with one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer may benefit from an additional course of radiation therapy after their disease returns, according to new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The study, published in Practical Radiation Oncology (10.1016/j.prro.2026.06.006), is the first to examine the experience of giving three courses of radiation treatment to patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) that has recurred.

Journal: Practical Radiation Oncology

WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center perform breakthrough robotic liver-kidney transplant

WashU Medicine
Business Announcement

A surgical team has performed the world’s first-reported robotic double transplant of a liver and kidney at WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center.

Fertility may drive women’s desire for luxury

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Hormonal fluctuations associated with fertility are associated with a greater tendency for women to use conspicuous luxury symbols, potentially to be noticed by men, according to a study published September 2, 2026, in the open access journal PLOS One by Aekyoung Kim of Jeonbuk National University of the Republic of Korea, and colleagues.

Journal: PLOS One