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15-Jun-2026

New study suggests novel ehr-based marker can identify at-risk transplant patients and reduce organ rejection

Texas Children's Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new multicenter study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Texas Children’s suggests that a novel, electronic health record–based marker can help clinicians identify transplant patients at high-risk for organ rejection due to not taking their medications as prescribed —and intervene before the rejection happens.

Journal: American Journal of Transplantation

15-Jun-2026

Weill Cornell Medicine scientist receives award for research on new ovarian cancer targets

Weill Cornell Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Dan Landau, the Bibliowicz Family Professor of Medicine, and a member of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center and the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has received a Lotus Award from the Pershing Square Foundation for research aimed at uncovering new immunotherapy targets in ovarian cancer.

15-Jun-2026

New tool empowers research on key proteins

Weill Cornell Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new single-protein analysis technique gives researchers an unprecedented ability to study proteins called scramblases, which have critical roles in biology. The development of the new technique, in a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and Ruhr University Bochum in Germany, expands the toolkit available to cell biologists and biophysicists and could someday be useful in devising new strategies against multiple diseases.

Journal: Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

15-Jun-2026

Later menarche may signal childhood factors linked to adult health risks

The Endocrine Society
Reports and Proceedings

Problems in adulthood such as tobacco use disorder and some conditions related to the digestive system, heart, bladder, joints and brain, are all shown to be affected by some influences that occurred in childhood, according to research being presented Saturday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

Meeting: ENDO 2026

15-Jun-2026

Bayer named founding member of the ISSCR Consortium on Advanced Stem Cell-Based Models in Drug Discovery and Development

International Society for Stem Cell Research
Business Announcement

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) announces today that Bayer is a Founding Member of the ISSCR Consortium on Advanced Stem Cell-Based Models in Drug Discovery and Development, a global cross-sector initiative focused on accelerating the responsible integration of human stem cell-derived models into preclinical drug development.

‍Co-chaired by Daniela Cornacchia, AstraZeneca, USA, and Shuibing Chen, Weill Cornell Medicine, USA, the consortium is leading a coordinated international effort to advance the regulatory qualification and adoption of human stem cell-derived models, including organoids, engineered tissues, and microphysiological systems, as New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for drug discovery and development.

15-Jun-2026

Brain-computer interface enables independent, accurate communication for man living with ALS

University of California - Davis Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new UC Davis study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, shows a brain-computer interface system allows man living with ALS to ‘speak’ clearly, unassisted for prolonged period.

Journal: Nature Medicine

15-Jun-2026

Some immune cells can limit the effect of cancer immunotherapy

Karolinska Institutet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A type of white blood cell in the immune system, known as neutrophils, can make cancer immunotherapy less effective. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Immunity. The results show that a signalling molecule in the tumour affects neutrophils, reducing the effect of treatment.

Journal: Immunity

15-Jun-2026

Pathogens survive conditions on extraterrestrial locations

Radboud University Medical Center
Reports and Proceedings

Micro organisms from our planet could survive on celestial bodies where water is present, such as Mars. That is the conclusion of PhD candidate Tommaso Zaccaria after experiments with simulated space conditions. Our immune system reacts less effectively to pathogens that have undergone such a simulated space journey. According to his supervisors, his dissertation provides extraterrestrial insights that are also useful on Earth.

15-Jun-2026

Researchers identify target with potential to improve CAR T-cell therapy response in patients with blood cancers

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Researchers have identified a target that may improve the response of CAR T-cell therapy, a treatment for patients with recurrent or difficult to treat blood cancers.

In a recent study published in Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, scientists found increased survival and tumor-fighting activity in lab and animal models when they blocked a specific protein in the modified cells.

Journal: Signal Transduction
Funder: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene