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29-Sep-2026

Wayne State researchers lead $5.7 million NIH study tackling insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research
Grant and Award Announcement

A Wayne State University research team was awarded a $5.7 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health focused on discovering the biological mechanisms that may help explain why some lean people develop insulin resistance while some people with obesity remain sensitive to insulin.

29-Sep-2026

Model reveals strategies to modify the tumor microenvironment and improve cancer therapy

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The model incorporates key features of the tumor microenvironment, including abnormal blood vessels, elevated interstitial fluid pressure, immune cell activity, drug transport and tumor-draining lymph nodes.

Journal: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Funder: European Research Council, National Foundation for Cancer Research, Jane's Trust, Niles Albright Research Foundation, Harvard Ludwig Cancer Center

29-Sep-2026

Kidney disease in Nicaragua linked to adolescents and young women, and those without occupational heat exposure

Boston University School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study showed a greater prevalence of poor kidney health among young girls and women in Nicaragua than previously known, as this population is often excluded from CKDu research because they are rarely diagnosed with CKDu. Their elevated risk was also strongly associated with high body mass index levels, indicating elevated risk of metabolic kidney disease. While the researchers did identify poor kidney health among heat-exposed young males working in sugarcane fields, the majority of participants who exhibited higher poor kidney health did not work in heat-intensive environments. Both of these findings were unexpected.

Journal: BMC Nephrology
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Research Scholars program

29-Sep-2026

Researchers advance promising therapy for fatty liver disease

Texas A&M University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has identified a promising new therapeutic target and developed an experimental compound that reduces fat buildup, inflammation, liver injury and scarring in preclinical models, laying the groundwork for a potential new treatment.

Journal: JHEP Reports

29-Sep-2026

$7.6 million NIH grant will accelerate study, treatment for rare genetic and developmental disorders in children

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

This NIH-funded research builds directly on the discovery of Bachmann-Bupp syndrome (BABS), an ultra-rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the ODC1 gene that disrupt the body’s polyamine pathway. The funding will advance research into polyaminopathies, a group of rare genetic disorders that can cause neurodevelopmental challenges, and support clinical studies, molecular diagnosis and treatment development.