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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 17-May-2026 16:15 ET (17-May-2026 20:15 GMT/UTC)

USC researchers launch study of the most complex lab-grown kidney structures

Keck School of Medicine of USC
Grant and Award Announcement

A team led by USC Stem Cell scientist Zhongwei Li, PhD, has produced some of the most complex and mature lab-grown kidney models to date. Supported by a three-year grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), Li and his colleagues are now mapping the characteristics, structure and function of these mini-kidney structures, known as human synthetic kidney organoids (hSKOs), to show how they can advance research on disease.

Funder: California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Global experts establish new name for PCOS to reflect multisystem disease

University of Colorado Anschutz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition affecting more than 170 million people worldwide, has been officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) following a landmark global consensus study published today in The Lancet.

Journal: The Lancet

Adams exploring psychosocial adaptation in survivors of violently acquired spinal cord injury

George Mason University
Grant and Award Announcement

Leah M. Adams, Associate Professor, Psychology and Women and Gender Studies, Psychology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), is studying how people who sustain spinal cord injuries through violence adapt to their new circumstances using national longitudinal data, interviews with people with these injuries, and interviews with specialty-mental health providers who work with them.

Funder: Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

AI-powered handheld microscope aims to spot cancer earlier

Rice University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Rice University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a compact, artificial intelligence-powered imaging device that could transform how clinicians detect cancer.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Tiny worms, with help from Brown University researchers, may hold key to treating rare childhood disease

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new worm model developed by Brown University researchers could play a key role in treating a rare genetic disease that causes paralysis in children and worsens with age. Developed in the lab of neuroscientist Anne Hart, a genetically engineered C. elegans nematode model provides a fast, inexpensive way to evaluate potential drug treatments for alternating hemiplegia of childhood, or AHC, a disorder that currently has no cure or effective treatments.

Journal: Disease Models & Mechanisms

Fall prevention and delirium screening are the most effective interventions for improving surgical outcomes in older adults

American College of Surgeons
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When care teams screen older adults undergoing surgery for risk factors such as falls and delirium, they are able to improve the care and outcomes of this rapidly growing and uniquely vulnerable patient population, according to findings published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).

Journal: Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Funder: John A. Hartford Foundation

Aging immune systems show reduced ability to clear tuberculosis during treatment

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — May 12, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on May 4, 2026, titled “Host immunosenescence compromises Mycobacterium tuberculosis clearance.”

Journal: Aging-US

UC Irvine team identifies where renewable hydrogen delivers the greatest social benefit

University of California - Irvine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new UC Irvine study uses monetized life-cycle analysis to compare hydrogen, direct electrification and fossil fuel pathways across heavy-duty transport and industrial sectors. The researchers concluded that renewable hydrogen applied in certain sectors offers greater social value, which includes reduced climate change impacts, cleaner air, improved public health and lower demand for natural resources. The researchers pinpointed steel, transoceanic shipping and long-haul trucking as the highest-value targets for clean hydrogen deployment.

Journal: Joule

UC San Diego receives $5 million renewal for prestigious faculty recruitment and training program

University of California - San Diego
Grant and Award Announcement

UC San Diego received a $5 million NIH renewal for its FIRST program, supporting faculty recruitment, mentorship and career development for 12 rising biomedical researchers.

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