16-Jun-2025 Researchers from Brazil and France are set to test new cell therapy for cancer Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo Scientists from the Curie Institute and the University of São Paulo are about to conduct a clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new CAR-T cell-based immunotherapy for patients with oculocerebral lymphoma; the project was presented at FAPESP Week in Toulouse. Funder Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
13-Jun-2025 “The most human gesture” brings the gift of a hand transplant at Penn Medicine University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine In a Penn Medicine medical marvel six years in the making, a 28-year-old Swiss man has hands of his own for the first time since he lost his arms and legs to major infection at age 12. His bilateral hand transplant marked the first surgery of its kind at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania since 2019. The yearslong journey and transatlantic relationship with the Penn Medicine team leading up to the surgery endured amidst the hand transplant program’s pause during the COVID-19 pandemic.
13-Jun-2025 UT researchers leading efforts to address complex health issues affecting Tennesseans University of Tennessee at Knoxville At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, three researchers in nursing, microbiology, and nuclear engineering collaborate with UT Medical Center to address health challenges like breast cancer and diabetes. Their interdisciplinary projects combine clinical expertise and research to improve patient outcomes and train future medical professionals.
13-Jun-2025 SFU team joins international collaboration to track and monitor infectious diseases Simon Fraser University Researchers from Simon Fraser University are joining an international effort to improve how infectious diseases are tracked and monitored. Launched at the end of May, ARTIC-2 is extending a genome sequencing technique that was used by thousands of laboratories globally to spot COVID-19 variants, providing crucial information when mapping out new infectious threats.
13-Jun-2025 Global health: Brazil's blueprint for chronic diseases and stroke management BGI Genomics This article explores how emerging models such as Brazil's community-based health strategies and advances in genetic testing now make it possible to identify individuals at high risk earlier than ever before, enabling more targeted, effective interventions suitable for adoption on a global scale.
13-Jun-2025 Li develops revolutionary flood hazard forecasting system University of Tennessee at Knoxville Assistant Professor Haochen Li at UT Knoxville is developing a deep learning-powered flood forecasting system for Southern Appalachians. Supported by AI Tennessee Initiative, this tool offers high-resolution predictions to improve disaster response, infrastructure planning, and homeowner safety in mountainous terrains, addressing gaps in traditional FEMA flood maps.
12-Jun-2025 The fundamental nature of the universe explored using new instrument offering insights into behavior of fusion machines and the sun Princeton University Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory unveils a machine with unmatched capabilities to explore the phenomenon known as magnetic reconnection. Funder DOE/US Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation
12-Jun-2025 Choir singers help researchers design quieter airplanes Texas A&M University Members of the Texas A&M University Century Singers participated in a research study showing that aerospace engineers could “see sound,” which may lead to quieter airplanes.
12-Jun-2025 Purr-spectives matter: seeking a second opinion for your pet Texas A&M University When pets face multiple or complex health problems, seeking a second opinion can be a helpful step to gain additional clarity and explore all available care options, according to Dr. Andrew Bugbee, chief medical officer and a clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
12-Jun-2025 Q&A: Has nature always been strange? The ‘eco-weird’ unmakes the familiar Penn State Tentacles reaching from the deep. Dark mold overtaking walls. A familiar forest suddenly becoming strange and threatening. These elements in literature, film and games define the “eco-weird,” a term coined by Penn State philosopher Brian Onishi to describe an emerging genre focused on the strangeness that can emerge from the ambiguity of the environment and humans’ experience of and relationship to it. Onishi explained in the following Q&A what the eco-weird is and how it may help individuals build resiliency in a changing world.
