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Experts lead European study into childhood survival inequalities

Swansea University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A major European study has investigated how socio-economic circumstances influence survival among children born with major congenital anomalies.

The research, part of the EUROlinkCAT collaboration, analysed data from more than 47,000 children with major congenital anomalies across ten congenital anomaly registers in seven European countries. The team found children with major congenital anomalies from poorer backgrounds were significantly more likely to die than those from the least deprived backgrounds.

Journal: PLOS One
Funder: Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme

Real-time prescription benefit tool availability and prescription medication fill rates

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: In this post hoc analysis of a cluster randomized clinical trial, there was no change in overall prescription fill rates, but among high-cost drugs, the RTPB tool increased fill rates, particularly among patients from low-income communities. However, RTPB recommendations were made for a small proportion of orders, limiting the applicability of the findings to a narrow segment of the randomized population.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

State eviction moratoria and foster care entries

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: This cohort study assesses whether state eviction moratoria are associated with foster care entries across 60 US jurisdictions.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

Body mass index at diagnosis, prediagnostic weight loss, and survival in colorectal cancer

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: In this case-control study with prospective follow-up of patients with CRC, the obesity paradox appeared to be largely attributable to prediagnostic cancer-associated weight loss. The apparent survival advantage associated with overweight and obesity at diagnosis should not be interpreted as evidence to encourage weight gain for patients with healthy weight or to revise existing survivorship recommendations.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Could beneficial bacteria help prevent the body from absorbing lead?

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

Could beneficial bacteria help prevent the body from absorbing lead? With new funding from the National Institutes of Health, WPI researcher Natalie Farny is exploring that question by putting harmless bacteria to work in an unexpected place: the digestive tract of tiny C. elegans worms.

Seeing tumor boundaries in 3D within 30 minutes: Cell study develops a new intraoperative imaging platform for glioma infiltration

Fudan University Institute of Science and Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

One of the major challenges in glioma surgery is that tumor boundaries are often difficult to define. Diffuse gliomas can infiltrate surrounding brain tissue beyond what surgeons can see directly or what conventional imaging can fully resolve. During surgery, neurosurgeons must remove as much tumor as possible while preserving critical brain functions. This makes accurate intraoperative assessment of tumor infiltration essential for more precise surgical decision-making. A study published in Cell now reports a new platform called ULTRA, short for ultrarapid cleared stimulated Raman with AI, designed to address this gap. Developed by researchers from Fudan University, Huashan Hospital of Fudan University, Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, and collaborators, ULTRA combines rapid tissue clearing, stimulated Raman scattering microscopy, and AI-based virtual staining to perform deep 3D histological imaging of surgical tissue without conventional staining or sectioning.

Journal: Cell

UK heatwave: Four in ten adults in England take no action to protect themselves in response to heat alerts, UN publication warns

United Nations University
Reports and Proceedings

The heatwave in the UK has raised concerns about the preparedness of the nation. A new Policy Brief by the UN scientists warn that over 40% of adults in England are irresponsive to current heat alerts, exposing them to major health risks.

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine ahead-of-print tip sheet: August 14, 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

Insilico Medicine introduces biological age into virtual cell research: launches virtual aging cell webpage and previews multi-agent driven VAC generation platform

InSilico Medicine
Business Announcement

Insilico Medicine ("Insilico", HKEX: 3696), a clinical-stage drug discovery company powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI), today announced the launch of its Virtual Aging Cell (VAC) Webpage alongside the preview of the company’s Multi-Agent driven VAC platform.