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18-May-2026

Study to evaluate family healthy weight program for childhood obesity in primary care clinics in Louisiana and Tennessee

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Grant and Award Announcement

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has launched a research study, the COACH trial, to test different ways to help children and their families improve their health through lifestyle changes delivered by primary care clinics in communities in Louisiana and Tennessee.

The COACH trial is enrolling 900 children ages 5 to 17 with obesity, which is classified as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for their age and sex. Patients and their parents are being recruited through urban, suburban and rural doctor’s offices in Tennessee and Louisiana.

Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

18-May-2026

A revolutionary discovery in cancer treatment independent of organ origin

FLOGEN Star Outreach
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Davis Joseph was awarded the 2025 Ciechanover International Biology Award at the Sustainability through Science and Technology Summit 2025 (FLOGEN SIPS 2025) in Cebu, Philippines, for a breakthrough cancer discovery proposing organ-agnostic treatment strategies. His work identifies three universal cancer types based on dysfunctions in p14ARF/p53, DINO lncRNA, and MDM2 activity, and introduces a universal apoptosis network flowsheet built from the analysis of 174 scientific publications. The discovery supports a unified therapeutic framework for treating cancers regardless of the organ in which they originate and is presented as an example of Sustainable Medicine under the FLOGEN Sustainability Framework.

Journal: Cell Death Discovery
Funder: FLOGEN Technologies inc, TIMA Establishment
Meeting: Sustainability through Science and Technology 2025

18-May-2026

Adolescents’ knowledge of legal capacity to independently consent linked to higher STI/HIV testing

Boston University School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Adolescents who can consent independently to testing, treatment, and prevention services for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV are more likely to receive these services, according to a new study in Pediatrics. The study also found that adolescents who are aware of their legal capacity to consent to STI and HIV services without permission from guardians are even more likely to receive STI/HIV testing.

Journal: PEDIATRICS

18-May-2026

Nutrition support during pregnancy improves birth outcomes, global study finds

George Mason University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

George Mason-led research finds that food-based prenatal supplements improve birth weights across Africa and South Asia.

Journal: PLOS Medicine

18-May-2026

How childhood maltreatment increases risk of later domestic abuse

University College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can increase the risk of being victimised by a romantic partner in adulthood, by impacting personality and mental health development, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

Journal: The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
Funder: Leverhulme Trust

18-May-2026

Study finds integrating substance use disorder treatment into clinic-based internal medicine expands access to care

University of Cincinnati
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that embedding addiction treatment into primary care training clinics may be a promising approach to addressing substance use disorders.

Journal: Academic Medicine

18-May-2026

Management of spontaneous abortion among commercially insured individuals in the United States after Dobbs v Jackson

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: State-level abortion bans were associated with a shift in spontaneous abortion management away from medication and toward expectant approaches, with persistent reliance on suboptimal misoprostol-only regimens in ban states, suggesting a decrease in management options for individuals with spontaneous abortion in ban states.

Journal: JAMA

18-May-2026

Study finds payments to Medicare Advantage brokers potentially reached $10 billion annually

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The analysis conducted by the research team at Brown’s Center for Advancing Health Policy through Research offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at this market, drawing on data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The study found that broker involvement is both common and growing. In 2014, 36% of first-time Medicare Advantage enrollees used a broker, a figure that rose to 44% by 2022.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine
Funder: Arnold Ventures

18-May-2026

Alzheimer’s drug analysis may lead to misinterpretations of drug's effects, study finds

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A statistical approach being used to support a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs may lead to overstated claims about how the drugs work, according to a new study led by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health.

Journal: JAMA Neurology