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Stanford University’s Guosong Hong announced as inaugural recipient of the SPIE Biophotonics Discovery’s Impact of the Year Award

SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics
Grant and Award Announcement

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, is celebrating the inaugural Biophotonics Discovery's Impact of the Year Award as well as its first recipient, Stanford University Associate Professor of materials science and engineering, Guosong Hong. Hong was officially honored at the Biophotonics Focus: Light-Based Technologies for Reproductive, Maternal, and Neonatal Health plenary during SPIE Photonics West on Sunday evening.

Targeted therapy shows promise against aggressive brain tumors, alliance trial finds

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A national clinical trial led by the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has found that abemaciclib, an oral cancer drug, may slow tumor growth in patients with aggressive meningiomas that have specific genetic mutations. This primary analysis of Alliance A071401 is published in Nature Medicine.

Journal: Nature Medicine
Funder: National Clinical Trials Network, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, Alexandra Dane

HonorHealth Research Institute stroke patient is the first in Arizona to receive a new treatment to clear blocked blood vessels in the brain

HonorHealth Research Institute
Reports and Proceedings

A stroke patient at HonorHealth Research Institute is the first in Arizona to receive a new investigational treatment that targets platelets — rather than traditional clotting proteins — to help reopen blocked blood vessels in the brain.

UH cardiac researcher develops breakthrough advancement in battling pediatric heart disease

University of Houston
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A University of Houston pharmacology researcher and expert in cardiac development has identified a new cause of - and repair for - left ventricular non-compaction, also known as spongy heart disease – and it is performed in utero.

Journal: Circulation Heart Failure

Seawater microbes offer new, non-invasive way to detect coral disease, WHOI-led study finds

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Most coral disease detection today relies on visual surveys by divers, often identifying disease only after significant damage has occurred. This limits the ability of scientists and reef managers to intervene early, when treatments are most effective.

This WHOI-led study shows that microorganisms in seawater surrounding corals provide a clear, non-invasive signal of disease, offering a new way to detect reef health threats without physically disturbing corals.

Journal: Cell Reports Sustainability
Funder: University of the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources.

Research reveals B cells’ more sinister role in progression of Type 1 diabetes

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A groundbreaking study by Vanderbilt Health researchers has revealed a greater, detrimental role for B lymphocytes, or B cells, in the progression of Type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Journal: Diabetes
Funder: JDRF Career Development Award, Beatson Family Foundation, Breakthrough T1D Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, J.P. Fletcher Foundation, Appleby Foundation

Scientists reveal splicing-based mechanism driving therapy resistance in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research teams led by Profs. WANG Qianfei and LIU Zhaoqi from the China National Center for Bioinformation, a research center affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with researchers from the Children's Hospital of Soochow University, analyzed transcriptome sequencing data from 702 pediatric AML patients. The team identified sequence-dependent ribonucleic acid (RNA) splicing abnormalities in roughly 36% of the cases.

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine

Community water fluoridation and birth outcomes

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This cohort study of more than 11 million births found no association of community water fluoridation with adverse birth outcomes. These findings provide reassurance about the safety of community water fluoridation during pregnancy and underscore the value of rigorous causal designs in evaluating potential adverse effects of public health interventions.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

SGLT2 inhibitors vs GLP-1 receptor agonists for kidney outcomes in individuals with type 2 diabetes

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This comparative effectiveness study found that initiation of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) vs glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) treatment in individuals with type 2 diabetes was associated with a lower 5-year risk of chronic kidney disease and a lower 5-year count of acute kidney injury. These findings underscore the potential of SGLT2i treatment for primary prevention of kidney disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine