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KAIST skin-conformable micro-LED mask boosts skin rejuvenation, brightening, and synergistic benefits with polynucleotide (PN) injections

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

- KAIST team developed flexible surface-emitting micro-LEDs with a 3D elastic scaffold for uniform light delivery

- All five skin-brightening indices improved, and deep skin elasticity increased 4 times more than PN injections alone.

Journal: Nano Energy
Funder: Amorepacific Corporation

Study highlights risk groups for a severe side effect of diabetes treatment

Karolinska Institutet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Patients with type 2 diabetes who have high blood glucose levels, low body weight, or a history of ketoacidosis are at increased risk of developing this serious condition when treated with so-called SGLT2 inhibitors. A study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet also shows that the risk persists throughout the entire course of treatment.

Journal: The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

First DDT now the flu: Peregrine falcons in San Francisco Bay area hit hard by H5N1 variant

Raptor Research Foundation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) featured prominently in the news during 2020 as it took the lives of millions of birds across the globe. While the worst seems to be behind us, population-level effects are just now emerging. A new study published in the Journal of Raptor Research, titled “Rapid Decline of Nesting Peregrine Falcons in the San Francisco Bay Region of California Synchronous with an Outbreak of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza,” reports an alarming decrease in the number of occupied territories for a population of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) that has maintained a longstanding presence in coastal California. As top predators, peregrines show warning signs when the health of their food web is jeopardized. They indicated the threat of DDT to wildlife in the 1960’s, and they are once again sounding the alarm to those who know where to look.

Journal: Journal of Raptor Research

Rice bioengineer King joins Texas cancer institute’s AI advisory panel

Rice University
Business Announcement

Michael King, a bioengineering professor at Rice University who focuses on the behavior of cancer and immune cells in the bloodstream, was selected in August as a founding member of a new state advisory committee examining the use of artificial intelligence in cancer research.

Funder: Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas

Your smartwatch is lying to you about how many calories you burned, FIU study finds

Florida International University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study testing popular fitness trackers finds they overestimate calories burned — and accuracy worsens as body fat increases

Journal: PLOS One
Funder: Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations

Penn Nursing study: Youth suicide risk remains high in violent neighborhoods, despite post-pandemic recovery

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Adolescent suicide risk remains elevated in high-violence neighborhoods even as overall post-pandemic shooting rates decline, according to a new Penn Nursing study published in Pediatrics.

Journal: PEDIATRICS

New AI algorithm could improve detection and prediction of heart diseases

Scripps Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Now, scientists at Scripps Research have built a new AI model to improve detection and prediction of various heart diseases, which may be particularly useful in settings with limited labeled data or fewer available ECG leads. Published in Lancet Digital Health on September 1, 2026, the new tool, called ECG-CLIP, was trained using over 1.7 million ECGs collected from more than 540,000 people and paired with clinicians’ notes, embedding the tool with knowledge that may make it more adaptable for different disease detection and prediction tasks in real-world clinical environments.

Journal: The Lancet Digital Health

Radiology pipeline expanding slower than medicine as a whole

American College of Radiology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Demand for medical imaging in the U.S. keeps rising, but the number of radiologists available to read those images has barely budged relative to the population, according to a new research study published in the JACR®.

Journal: Journal of the American College of Radiology

Single cell map helps predict childhood Crohn’s severity and treatment response

eLife
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have created a detailed map of childhood Crohn’s disease before and after treatment to help understand progression of the disease. The research, published previously as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife and appearing now as the final Version of Record, is described by the editors as an important study that substantially advances our understanding of pediatric Crohn's disease, mapping its cellular make-up and how patients respond to treatment.

Journal: eLife
Funder: Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, Food Allergy Science Initiative, AGA Research Foundation, Harvard Digestive Diseases Center, Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Broad Institute, Manton Foundation, New York Stem Cell Foundation, Searle Scholars Program, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health, International mobility of research, technical and administrative staff of research organizations, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health