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Hidden pollutants in shale gas development raise environmental concerns, new review finds

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Shale gas has become a cornerstone of the global energy transition, supplying large amounts of natural gas through horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. But a new scientific review warns that the extraction process also generates vast quantities of waste that carry a complex mixture of emerging contaminants, many of which pose potential risks to ecosystems and human health.

Canada losing track of salmon health as climate and industrial threats mount

Simon Fraser University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Canada is failing in a decades-old pledge to monitor the health of Pacific salmon, according to new research from Simon Fraser University.

At a time when government policy is geared towards accelerating industrial development across sensitive B.C. watersheds, an SFU study published today in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences reports that monitoring of salmon spawning populations has dropped 32 per cent since Canada adopted its Wild Salmon Policy 20 years ago.

Journal: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Harm reduction vending machines in New York State expand access to overdose treatment and drug test strips, UB studies confirm

University at Buffalo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Two studies led by an opioid treatment program run by the University at Buffalo and UBMD Emergency Medicine have found that harm reduction vending machines installed across New York State are well utilized and provide critical, lifesaving services to high-risk individuals who might not otherwise have access.

Journal: Journal of Addiction Medicine

University of Cincinnati awarded $1.1 million grant to tailor AI use in medical education

University of Cincinnati
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has been selected as a recipient of a $1.1 million American Medical Association (AMA) Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Precision Education grant.

Funder: American Medical Association

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine ahead-of-print tip sheet: January 16, 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

UCLA Health launches novel clinical trial for recurrent prostate cancer

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Business Announcement

The Phase 2 trial, called ANDROMEDA, is the first study to directly compare two types of PSMA-targeted radiopharmaceuticals when used alongside stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), a focused form of radiation that treats all detectable tumors.

Americans view opioid overdose as a crisis that needs to be addressed

Weill Cornell Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups, according to a national survey conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. However, political differences over who is responsible will shape the country’s next phase of drug policy.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Health impacts of nursing home staffing

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This case-control study found that a Medicaid policy that incentivized high nursing home staffing levels was associated with modest improvement in some dimensions of patient health. However, even modest effects are extremely meaningful at scale: these estimates suggest that if a similar reform were adopted nationally, there would be 6,142 fewer hospitalizations each year.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

Where are the biomarkers in psychiatry? Psychiatrists take first steps towards establishing a structure for objective mental health diagnosis

European College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Grant and Award Announcement

Psychiatrists and neuroscientists are taking a major step toward objective mental health diagnosis by launching a central reference database for the classification and communication of mental health biomarker research.

Funder: Wellcome Trust