A new way of predicting whether a kidney donor and recipient are a good match for transplantation could complement existing methods to identify patients at higher risk of rejecting a new organ and who may benefit from additional immunosuppression to reduce that risk.

Chemotherapy used to target and kill bladder cancer cells may trigger an inflammatory response that ultimately may make the cancer more resistant to treatment, according to new research from scientists at Houston Methodist.

Living near Coldwater Creek—a Missouri River tributary north of St. Louis that was polluted by nuclear waste from the development of the first atomic bomb—in childhood in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s was associated with an elevated risk of cancer, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers say the findings corroborate health concerns long held by community members.

The development, which enables researchers to see how neuron-specific waves travel through the brains of mice in real time, led to the discovery of three types of brain waves that move in directions never previously seen. The work holds promise for understanding diseases such as epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s, as well as developing artificial intelligence.