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9-Sep-2026

New research offers avenue to explore relationship between Alzheimer’s, HIV

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UNMC researchers have published an article in “Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association” detailing the creation of an animal model that helps resolve questions about the relationship between HIV and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

The work can serve as a guide for the development of novel therapeutics to halt memory loss antiretroviral drugs have shown strong potential to prevent and slow progression of both HIV and AD. Specific classes of HIV medications suppress brain inflammation and genetic mutations linked to Alzheimer’s pathology.

Journal: Alzheimer s & Dementia
Funder: Frances and Louie Blumkin and Harriet Singer Research Foundations, Carol Swarts, MD Emerging Neuroscience Research Laboratory, The Margaret R. Larson Professorship

9-Sep-2026

Using AI to design better cancer therapies

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

How researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are using artificial intelligence (AI) to design better "binders" for CAR T cell therapies.

Journal: Nature Biomedical Engineering

9-Sep-2026

Mental health care before, after surgery improves recovery in older adults

WashU Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A clinical trial led by WashU Medicine researchers found that combining mental health coaching with medication optimization reduced post-surgery anxiety and depression in older adults.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

9-Sep-2026

New AI model for DNA learns from evolution to unlock secrets of the human genome

University of California - Berkeley
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at UC Berkeley have created a new genomic language AI model, called GPN-Star, that far outpaces its competitors at identifying the most important genetic variants that contribute to inherited traits, including those that lead to disease. It is also far more computationally efficient than larger models, requiring only a fraction of the time and computing resources to train.

Journal: Nature

9-Sep-2026

Feeding mice fewer calories reduces DNA mutations

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mutations are changes in the molecular “letters” that make up DNA, the genetic blueprint for cells. Mutations build up with age in every cell when DNA is damaged or when cells make mistakes in fixing or copying it. Most mutations are harmless, but when they disrupt genes, they can cause cancer and other diseases.

Journal: Cell