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12-Jun-2026

New non-invasive prenatal testing technique gives results comparable to invasive methods, with advantages in both safety and cost

European Society of Human Genetics
Reports and Proceedings

Researchers have developed a new way of testing for foetal abnormalities using a simple blood draw from the mother that is able to identify a very high proportion of the clinically relevant genetic variants that are currently only detectable by invasive testing.

Funder: National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD).

12-Jun-2026

Women with HIV are more likely to die from trauma than the virus

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Women with HIV most often die from preventable, trauma-related conditions like substance use and mental illness — not the virus itself. Yet, these leading causes are largely missing from official death records, according to new research by UC San Francisco.

Journal: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology
Funder: Mose J. and Sylvia Dilman Firestone Charitable Trust

12-Jun-2026

Forensic Sciences Research Volume 11, Issue 3 Now Published

Compuscript Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

https://researching.cn/EN/JournalEarlyPostingIssue/fsr

This Special Issue addresses the significant challenges associated with the identification of human remains in both routine forensic casework and extraordinary circumstances. It highlights advances in multidisciplinary approaches, emerging technologies, and best practices that support accurate and reliable identification across a wide range of contexts, including decomposed, fragmented, burned, and disaster-related remains.

Journal: Forensic Sciences Research

12-Jun-2026

Hantavirus: the hidden agricultural hazard exposed by the MV hondius cruise outbreak

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recent Hantavirus cases, including the MV Hondius cruise outbreak, show renewed global concern. Agricultural and wildlife-farming environment remain overlooked hotspots for rodent-borne Hantavirus exposure. One Health prevention is needed through rodent control, PPE, farm hygiene, and surveillance.

Journal: Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Funder: Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Innovation Capacity Enhancement Program (in the Field of Scientific and Technological Cooperation), Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program (ASTIP), Shanghai Leading Talent Program of Eastern Talent Plan

12-Jun-2026

Montana State researcher discovers a critical cellular system that may one day lead to treatment of some cancers

Montana State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A molecular geneticist at Montana State University has discovered a cellular process once believed impossible by scientists – the creation of the amino acid cysteine within a living cell when the cell’s primary systems to do so fail. The discovery may one day lead to new cancer treatments.

Journal: Nature Chemical Biology

12-Jun-2026

University of Oklahoma receives $11.5 million NIH award to establish statewide immunoengineering research center

University of Oklahoma
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Oklahoma has received an $11.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Oklahoma Center of ImmunoEngineering, a new research center designed to accelerate the study and treatment of diseases rooted in the immune system.

12-Jun-2026

NIH grant to fund innovative bladder repair option for children

University of California - Davis Health
Grant and Award Announcement

A $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will help a UC Davis research team develop a lab-engineered graft to improve bladder reconstruction for children.

12-Jun-2026

Gut bacteria linked to osteoporosis risk in primary hyperparathyroidism

Editorial Office of West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Emory University and Columbia University have uncovered a link between the gut microbiome and bone loss in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). The study demonstrates that specific gut bacteria, particularly Bifidobacterium longum, may influence bone density by stimulating immune cells that promote bone resorption. The findings suggest that gut microbiome composition could help predict osteoporosis risk in PHPT patients and may open new avenues for preventive interventions.

Journal: Bone Research
Funder: National Institutes of Health, Emory University Emory Integrated Computational Core Facility, Emory University Gnotobiotic Core, United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Health Portfolio

12-Jun-2026

Health equity after a colorectal cancer screening program

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, following the implementation of an organized population screening program, colorectal cancer screening participation increased and socioeconomic disparities narrowed over time. Overall uptake in Hong Kong remains low, and some disparities persist in younger age groups (age 50-59 years), single households, individuals with a primary and secondary school education, lower-income groups, and public housing residents. Efforts to increase participation are needed in certain groups to ensure health equity.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum