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Continuous wearable monitoring reduces time with low oxygen after surgery, study finds

Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A large randomized trial found continuous wearable monitoring after surgery reduced time with dangerously low oxygen by 14% compared with routine spot checks, supporting real-time monitoring as a scalable way to improve postoperative safety.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Vitamin D linked to immune response to gut microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease

Mayo Clinic
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Vitamin D supplementation may help shape how the immune system responds to gut bacteria in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a Mayo Clinic–led study published in Cell Reports Medicine.

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine
Funder: Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship Award, Chan Zukcerberg Biohub Physician Scientist Scholar Award, National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIDDK LRP Award

Over the past decade, early-stage drug innovation shifted toward China, Georgetown researchers find

Georgetown University Medical Center
Reports and Proceedings

Early-stage drug development worldwide has nearly doubled over the past decade and shifted from a U.S.-dominated model to a dual hub centered in the United States and China, according to new research described by Georgetown University health policy experts.

Journal: JAMA

Triple combination therapy before surgery helps boost immunity against aggressive soft tissue sarcomas

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The findings, published in Cancer Discovery, show that the approach can reshape the tumor microenvironment to activate the body’s immune cells against cancer.

Journal: Cancer Discovery

£43M AI cardio-oncology initiative kicks off with King's College London as academic lead

King's College London
Grant and Award Announcement

A new consortium, bringing together more than 60 partners from 25 countries, has kicked off a five-year initiative to help improve the heart health of people living with and beyond cancer with a two-day meeting at St Thomas' Hospital and the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering.

Prostate Cancer Foundation awards grants to Weill Cornell Medicine investigators

Weill Cornell Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Six researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have received Young Investigator Awards from the Prostate Cancer Foundation. These three-year grants award $225,000 to postdoctoral fellows and early-career faculty, helping to energize the field with fresh ideas.

VertINGreen unveiled turning indoor green walls into smart, living systems breathing life into buildings

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Indoor air quality in modern buildings is increasingly difficult to maintain without high energy costs, and while vertical green walls offer a natural solution, their inconsistent performance and complex maintenance have limited widespread use. VertINGreen, developed by researchers, solves this by using AI, remote sensing, and plant data to both predict how green walls will perform before installation and monitor their health in real time, making them a reliable, efficient, and scalable tool for improving air quality and reducing energy consumption.

Journal: Indoor Air

Weight-loss medications may affect some complications after panniculectomy

Wolters Kluwer Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For patients undergoing body contouring surgery to remove excess abdominal skin after massive weight loss, use of GLP-1 weight-loss medications may have mixed effects on complication risks, suggests a study in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

Journal: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Kinsey Institute Executive Director Dr. Justin Garcia named AAAS Fellow and IARR Fellow

Kinsey Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Justin R. Garcia, Executive Director of the Kinsey Institute and Ruth N. Halls Professor in the College of Arts + Sciences at Indiana University, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for “his distinguished contributions to understanding evolutionary and biocultural foundations of romantic and sexual relationships across the lifespan,” as well as his “unwavering defense of academic freedom to promote scientific and scholarly inquiry.” He has also been named a fellow for the International Association for Relationship Research.