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7-Jul-2026

Mount Sinai receives $7.2 million NIH grant to advance precision medicine for peanut allergy treatment

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a five-year, $7.2 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to establish a new Asthma and Allergic Diseases Cooperative Research Center focused on advancing personalized treatment strategies for peanut allergy.

7-Jul-2026

New spatial transcriptomics study reveals how bone and muscle talk

Editorial Office of West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study generated one of the most comprehensive spatially resolved transcriptomic maps of cellular communication between bone and skeletal muscle in a young mouse. Using spatial transcriptomics, computational deconvolution, and ligand-receptor network analysis, researchers identified signaling pathways that coordinate tissue maintenance, remodeling, and vascular support. Key interactions involving collagen, thrombospondin, tenascin, and VEGF pathways were validated experimentally and across independent datasets. The findings provide a foundation for studying musculoskeletal disorders and aging.

Journal: Bone Research

7-Jul-2026

Eject! Bacteria discovered with the ability to jettison cells as a survival mechanism

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have observed a cell ejection phenomenon in communities of bacteria (biofilms), similar to how jellyfish eject stingers. Biofilms eject cells to ensure the community survives in new colonies. They leveraged the discovery as a possible new way to eliminate antibiotic-tolerant bacteria.

Journal: Nature Microbiology
Funder: Army Research Office, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades and Agencia Estatal de Innovación/FEDER, European Research Council Synergy, 2024 ICREA Academy program

6-Jul-2026

Skimping on sleep leads to weight gain

Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Columbia researchers have found that adults who shortened their sleep by just 80 minutes a night for six weeks gained weight and were more sedentary.

Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine
Funder: American Heart Association

6-Jul-2026

New HIV vaccine shows unprecedented success in preclinical study

La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new HIV vaccine developed by La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), Scripps Research scientists, and IAVI has the potential to protect humans from developing HIV infection and AIDS.

Journal: Nature
Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation