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Keck Hospital of USC recognized as Vizient Top Performer

University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Business Announcement

Keck Hospital of USC has been named a top performer in the 2026 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Ranking by Vizient®.

CU Anschutz research examines temporary firearm removal among service members and veterans

University of Colorado Anschutz
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As Suicide Prevention Month brings renewed attention to ways to reduce suicide risk, new research from CU Anschutz examines how extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs), civil court orders that can temporarily restrict firearm access, are being used among service members and veterans in Colorado.

Journal: JAMA

Forest landscapes and birdsong soundscapes have independent physical health benefits

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study finds that exposure to birdsong soundscapes or forest landscapes reduce physiological stress. These findings of physical health effects compliment previous research showing mental health benefits associated with birdwatching and could be useful for urban planners with limited green space options.

Journal: Frontiers in Bird Science

Frequent cannabis use tied to more severe epilepsy

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study led by WashU Medicine researchers found that adults with drug-resistant epilepsy who used cannabis most days had more frequent convulsive seizures and became resistant to antiseizure medications years sooner than nonusers.

Journal: Epilepsia

Blocking immune cells’ path into brain limits neurodegeneration

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at WashU Medicine kept harmful immune cells out of the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s-like damage by blocking the pathway the cells use to find their way in. The drug they tested, injected in the body rather than the brain, preserved brain tissue and memory.

Journal: Neuron

Alliance trial finds fractionated radiosurgery reduces cancer recurrence after surgery for large brain metastases

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Reports and Proceedings

Delivering focused radiation therapy over three to five sessions after surgery for a large brain metastasis reduced the risk of cancer returning at the surgical site compared with delivering the radiation in a single session, according to the results of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology A071801 presented today at the plenary session of the American Society for Radiation Oncology in Boston.

Funder: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation

Together human genetics, AI and animal studies provide diagnosis for rare, complex neurodevelopmental disorder

Baylor College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international team of researchers has identified variants in gene BRSK1 as a likely diagnosis for individuals with a rare and complex neurodevelopmental disorder who until now had not received an explanation for their condition.

Journal: American Journal of Human Genetics

Financial stress bleeds into our relationships. But partners who provide emotional support can help.

University of Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Financial stress can spill over into romantic relationships, with couples reporting more relationship stress when money worries were higher.

Journal: Personal Relationships

New $3.1M NIH grant for University of Houston to study how ‘spongy heart’ disease develops — and whether it can be stopped

University of Houston
Grant and Award Announcement

University of Houston researcher Mingfu Wu has received a $3.1 million National Institutes of Health grant to investigate left ventricular noncompaction, a serious heart condition also known as "spongy heart" that can lead to heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. This brings to $8M the amount funded to Wu by the NIH to explore the disease.