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India’s immunization program reduced child mortality but highlights need for coordinating health, education policies

University of Notre Dame
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research from the University of Notre Dame shows how India’s immunization program saved children’s lives and highlights the need for stronger connections between health and education policies.

Journal: Journal of Population Economics
Funder: University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries

Gene therapy restores key fragile X traits in preclinical study

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A gene therapy designed to replace the missing protein that causes fragile X syndrome restored several disease-relevant traits in a mouse model, according to a new study led by experts at Cincinnati Children's and published in Gene Therapy.

Journal: Gene Therapy

Karen Bernstein, one of biotech’s most influential voices, elected C-Path board chair

Critical Path Institute (C-Path)
Business Announcement

Critical Path Institute today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Karen Bernstein, Ph.D., as chair, effective July 1, 2026. Bernstein, co-founder and chair of BioCentury Inc., has served on the C-Path board since her appointment in March 2023. She succeeds M. Wainwright Fishburn, Jr., J.D., who concludes his tenure as chair after five years of service.

Review calls for Mexico to add liver health to chronic disease programs

CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Liver disease may affect close to half of adults in Mexico, yet the country tracks it far less closely than the diabetes and obesity to which it is linked, according to a new paper by Jeffrey Lazarus, professor at the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Professor (CUNY SPH), and colleagues, and released to coincide with the International Congress on Obesity taking place in Mexico City this week. The authors argue Mexico should fold liver health into its existing programs for diabetes, obesity, and other noncommunicable diseases rather than treating it as a separate problem.

Journal: Archives of Medical Research

Nebraska researchers link gut microbe to cancer-fighting immune response

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and partner institutions have discovered that compounds made by certain gut bacteria can help the immune system fight cancer. The study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, identified a gut bacterium called Bacteroides uniformis that appears to slow melanoma tumor growth.

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine

High-risk emergency surgery costs older adults about a month of time at home

American College of Surgeons
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Older adults undergoing high-risk emergency general surgery spent about one month less at home in the year after surgery compared with those undergoing lower-risk procedures.

Emerging tick-borne virus raises concern

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study led by a University of California, Riverside biomedical scientist shows how a family of tick-borne viruses known as orthonairoviruses can evade immune defenses, offering important insights into emerging infectious disease threats and the potential pandemic risk posed by these viruses.

Journal: ACS Infectious Diseases

Fred Hutch Cancer Center announces 2026 Evergreen Fund awardees

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Grant and Award Announcement

Eight researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center will receive a total of $975,000 for research projects as part of Fred Hutch’s Evergreen Fund, an internal grant program designed to advance translational discoveries to a commercially viable stage.

Reddit posts reveal silent symptoms of menopause

University of Maryland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nearly half the world's population experiences menopause, yet many of its emotional, cognitive and social impacts may never be discussed during medical appointments. New research out today in JAMA Network Open led by UMD Professor Yulin Hswen highlights these “silent symptoms” by comparing clinical notes that include menopause symptoms with the top Reddit posts in menopause forums.

Journal: JAMA Network Open