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Perinatal factors and neuroimaging changes for brain maturation among adolescents

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About this Study: In this cohort study, conditional-longitudinal models captured individual-level deviations from expected growth trajectories, providing information beyond static positions on a growth curve to assess differences in maturation. Robust associations were observed between individual trajectory deviations, birth weight, and longitudinally assessed mental health symptoms. Conditional-longitudinal models hold promise for applications across psychiatric neuroscience, from development to aging.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Mandatory value-based payment programs and hospital administrative costs

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: In this cohort study, participation in mandatory value-based payment programs was associated with increased hospital administrative costs. These findings suggest that policymakers should consider administrative burden when designing and evaluating payment reforms to ensure that anticipated improvements in cost, quality, and access are not offset by increased complexity.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

IHME’s 2026 Roux Prize awarded to Ghanaian pediatric oncologist transforming childhood cancer care

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Emmanuella Amoako, a pediatric oncologist advancing childhood cancer care in Ghana, has been named the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s (IHME) 2026 Roux Prize winner. The prize honors her leadership as Lead Pediatric Oncologist at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, where she has built evidence-driven services that improve early diagnosis, expand access to treatment, and strengthen locally led research. It also recognizes her broader work across Ghana to advance early detection, workforce development, national research collaboration, and African-led evidence for precision oncology.

JMIR News: Drones, misinformation regulation, and the dispute over specialized AI models

JMIR Publications
Reports and Proceedings

JMIR Publications released three feature News and Perspectives articles on current issues and developments in digital health care.

Journal: Journal of Medical Internet Research

Radical, but selective: Cleaving strong bonds while preserving weak ones

Kanazawa University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Kanazawa University, Japan – Research group led by Prof. Keiichi Hirano and Assistant Prof. Akira Matsumoto have developed a novel synthetic method for the selective cleavage of strong carbon–hydrogen (C–H) bonds while preserving weaker carbon–silicon (C–Si) bonds. This transformation enables the upgrading of structurally simple α-silyl alcohols into functionalized derivatives that are difficult to access by conventional methods. The key to this success lies in utilizing a finely tuned phosphonium ylide catalyst in combination with an organophotoredox catalyst under visible-light irradiation.

Journal: ACS Catalysis

Growth hormone therapy helps childhood stem cell transplant survivors grow taller, but responses vary widely

Hiroshima University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Growth impairment is a common late effect of childhood stem cell transplantation. A Japan-wide study found that growth hormone therapy improves adult height, but prior radiation therapy and transplant-related complications negatively affect how much children benefit.

Journal: Frontiers in Endocrinology
Funder: Hiroshima University

Pretreatment CT scans may already contain clues about the risk of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw

Hiroshima University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) can be difficult to treat once it develops, making prevention especially important. In a retrospective study, a Hiroshima University researcher found that quantitative measurements extracted from CT images taken before treatment, when analyzed with machine learning, could distinguish patients who later developed the condition from those who did not—an early step toward predicting MRONJ risk before bone resorption inhibitor therapy begins.

Journal: Oral Diseases

New pulse oximeter adapts to skin color

Tufts University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new pulse oximeter device can now read accurate blood oxygen saturation levels regardless of skin tone, age, and other factors that often introduce errors in many devices used in clinics today.

Journal: Review of Scientific Instruments

BU researchers receive NIH grant to better study brain cells

Boston University School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Tarik F. Haydar, PhD, professor and chair of the department of anatomy & neurobiology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, along with Nobuyuki Ishibashi, MD, professor of anatomy & neurobiology, have been awarded a five-year, Multiple Principal Investigators RO1 grant from the National Institutes of Health. The $3.2 million award will fund their project, “Decoding neural precursors’ role in shaping the convoluted fetal cortex.”