22-Oct-2025 Many patients learn they could have cancer in the emergency department University of Colorado School of Medicine Abdominal and chest pain. Injuries. Breathing difficulty. Infections. Mental health emergencies. Those are some of the most common reasons why people go to the local emergency room. But that's also where a surprisingly large percentage of cancer cases are first diagnosed.
22-Oct-2025 An understudied type of breast cancer poses a lurking threat University of Colorado School of Medicine University of Colorado Cancer Center member Matthew Sikora, PhD, is a national leader in research into an understudied subtype of breast cancer that’s on the rise in American women, is often more difficult to detect than other forms of breast cancer, and has sharply lower survival rates several years after diagnosis than the most common type of breast cancer. Sikora’s latest research seeks ways to open up a new treatment option for people with this challenging cancer type, known as lobular breast cancer or invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), representing about 15% of all breast cancer cases.
22-Oct-2025 A major study examines endoscopies that fail to detect esophageal cancer University of Colorado School of Medicine An endoscopy – using a fiber-optic tube to peer inside the body and collect biopsy samples – can be an invaluable way to detect cancer of the esophagus. But sometimes, an endoscopy can miss esophageal cancer, which doesn’t get detected until weeks or months later.
22-Oct-2025 Hotel2Hospital: An extreme makeover shows how a patient surge could be handled in a crisis University of Colorado School of Medicine In a few weeks, parts of two floors of a Hyatt Regency were transformed from guest and meeting rooms into a fully equipped prototype hospital, with patient rooms, two intensive care units, a nursing station, lab, pharmacy, radiology center, and electronic patient monitoring systems.
22-Oct-2025 Amid the noise about Tylenol, there’s a real risk: an overdose University of Colorado School of Medicine While news feeds and social media are abuzz with unproven claims about links between acetaminophen and autism in children, there are well-established concerns about the harmful effects of an overdose of the over-the-counter pain and fever medication.
22-Oct-2025 Device assesses skin tone to create personalized facial foundations Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Spin-off of startup supported by FAPESP develops technology based on artificial intelligence to create individualized beauty products. Funder Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
22-Oct-2025 Purdue leads international effort to decode drought-resistant corn Purdue University A dry season can be devastating to harvests, putting both farmers' livelihoods and communities' food security at risk. Identifying the traits that make crops more drought-resistant is critical for developing hardier hybrids. Researchers at Purdue University's College of Agriculture are using cutting-edge technology and international partnerships to determine what makes certain varieties of corn more resilient than others. With Michael Mickelbart, professor of botany and horticulture, as principal investigator, the project brings together researchers from the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Funder U.S. National Science Foundation
22-Oct-2025 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Q&A: Why pay attention to cybersecurity? Penn State Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an annual national campaign administered by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. This year’s theme, “Building a Cyber Strong America,” emphasizes the need for individuals, businesses and government sectors to do their part to stay secure online. In this Q&A, three faculty members of the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) discussed what cybersecurity is, how it’s evolving and what the average person can do to secure their data.
22-Oct-2025 UBC Okanagan engineers test rubble from destroyed buildings to help “rebuild Ukraine” University of British Columbia Okanagan campus A team of UBC Okanagan students has shown that recycling rubble from destroyed buildings can help Ukraine rebuild its roads when the war eventually ends. As part of their year-end capstone project, six School of Engineering students worked on an initiative called “Rebuilding Ukraine.” They partnered with Dr. Kate Woodman and Iryna Storozhuk, the founding members of Okanagan 4 Ukraine, and four Ukrainian engineers to test the idea of using rubble from destroyed buildings to rebuild roads.
22-Oct-2025 University of Tennessee physicists unlock secrets of stellar alchemy: New insights into gold’s cosmic origins University of Tennessee at Knoxville University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers, led by graduate student Peter Dyszel, made three groundbreaking discoveries about neutron emissions in exotic nuclei, advancing models of stellar processes that create elements like gold. Their findings redefine nuclear decay understanding, improve theoretical frameworks, and highlight the role of curiosity-driven research in shaping physics. Journal Physical Review Letters
