BUFFALO, NY — September 24, 2026 — A new review was published in Volume 18 of Aging on September 8, 2026, titled “How to live for centuries: common denominators of organisms with exceptional longevity.”

University of South Florida researchers have discovered a previously unknown vulnerability in Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax), a malaria parasite that infects millions of people in Central and South America and Southeast Asia. The findings, published today in Immunity, provide a new target for developing a vaccine against P. vivax, the most widespread malaria parasite outside sub-Saharan Africa.

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have determined the mechanism by which a molecule within cells can help tune the light sensitivity of the eyes. The study identified the molecule’s binding site on a protein in retinal cells, which should enable the development of drugs that target this site to treat related eye diseases.

Los Angeles, CA – September 24, 2026 -  A research team led by Dr. Yangzhi Zhu, Principal Investigator and Assistant Professor at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), has developed a soft, reusable smart contact lens as part of its broader Ocular Library for the Analysis of Tear Biomarkers (OCULAB), a tear bioelectronics platform for noninvasive, longitudinal biochemical monitoring through the ocular surface and tear film.

The University of Vermont will coordinate a $19 million, five-year National Science Foundation project to design and test a national observatory for exploring life’s smallest structures in three dimensions. Working with UC San Diego, researchers will combine advanced electron microscopy, artificial intelligence and powerful computing to expand access to imaging capabilities currently concentrated in specialized laboratories. Pilot studies will investigate how learning changes brain wiring, how vision varies across species, how a parasite crosses the blood-brain barrier, and how single-celled organisms are organized. The project will lay the groundwork for a shared national resource serving researchers across biology and medicine.

Two members of NCCN’s Global Policy team are presenting original research abstracts on National Cancer Control Plans and Tailoring Guidelines for Regional Realities as part of the three-day World Cancer Congress in Hong Kong.