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27-Jul-2026

   

AI and robotics accelerate search for better gut microbiome therapies

Duke University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for systematically developing novel, complex combinations of probiotics and prebiotics to more effectively maintain gut health and treat various gastrointestinal diseases.

Journal

Nature Chemical Biology

Funder

Army Research Office

27-Jul-2026

Human brainpower may get boost from immune cells that mature slowly

The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Microglia are the most common immune cells in the brain, where they defend against intruders and engulf damaged neurons. Now scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have for the first time discovered that, just like human neurons, human microglia mature especially slowly compared to those in other animals.

Journal

Neuron

Funder

Charles H. Revson Foundation, NOMIS Stiftung

27-Jul-2026

New study finds upward trend in alcohol use during pregnancy in the U.S.

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Prenatal alcohol exposure—a contributor to adverse pregnancy outcomes and the leading preventable cause of neurodevelopmental disability worldwide—has increased in the United States over the past decade. The new paper is by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Journal

JAMA

27-Jul-2026

 

$6.5 million grant advances high-tech imaging for lymphatic diseases

University of Virginia Health System
Grant and Award Announcement

A University of Virginia School of Medicine scientist has received a $6.5 million grant to develop the “lymphatic medicine exam of the future” to improve care for chronic swelling, known as lymphedema, and other lymphatic diseases. 

27-Jul-2026

A daily multivitamin may help older adults maintain functional health

American Society for Nutrition
Reports and Proceedings

The ability to perform everyday activities free of debilitating symptoms profoundly affects quality of life as we age. In a new study, older adults who took a daily multivitamin had significantly better measures of functional health after 3 years compared with those who took a placebo.

Meeting

NUTRITION 2026