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KAIST develops gravity-independent wearable eyedrop patch for use in space

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

KAIST and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital develop a wearable eyedrop patch designed for use in space. A reaction between vitamin C and baking soda delivers the eyedrops, without external pump or electrical device. Expected to support eye care for astronauts and for people who have difficulty applying eyedrops themselves, such as patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Journal: Sensors and Actuators
Funder: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, National Research Foundation of Korea, Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resource

SwRI applies automation to count unrestrained dogs in San Antonio

Southwest Research Institute
Business Announcement

SAN ANTONIO — October 20, 2026 — Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is working with the city of San Antonio to conduct an automated survey of “unrestrained” dogs. The program is using machine vision software paired with cell phone cameras, as the city seeks to better characterize the population of free-ranging animals.

Nutritional supplement may help ease ‘brain fog’ after breast cancer treatment

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that a nutritional supplement containing oxaloacetate, a molecule naturally found in the body that helps cells produce energy, may help improve cognitive function and reduce the fatigue experienced by some breast cancer survivors following treatment.

Journal: JCO Oncology Advances
Funder: Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Brazilian biobank may help personalize cancer prevention in the public health system

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An initiative developed at Hospital de Amor in São Paulo state cross-references genetic and epidemiological data to create risk assessment tools tailored to the Brazilian population’s diversity.

Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

American Society of Anesthesiologists names Jeffrey T. Mueller, M.D., FASA, new president

American Society of Anesthesiologists
Business Announcement

Jeffrey T. Mueller, M.D., FASA, assistant professor of anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota, and a staff anesthesiologist at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, was today named president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the nation’s largest organization of anesthesiologists. Dr. Mueller assumed office at the ANESTHESIOLOGY^® 2026 annual meeting and will serve for one year.

Meeting: ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026

CURE SYNGAP1 partners with Global Genes, Kielo Research and Citizen Health to launch economic and humanistic burden study

CURE SYNGAP1
Business Announcement

CURE SYNGAP1, in partnership with Global Genes, Kielo Research, and Citizen Health, announces a comprehensive Economic and Humanistic Burden Study to establish a rigorous accounting of what living with SYNGAP1-Related Disorders costs patients, families and the health system.

UT MD Anderson names 2026 winners of The Brown Foundation Award for Excellence in Oncology Nursing

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center yesterday awarded Lakeisha Keller-Davis, RN, MSN, CMSRN, and Ellen C. Mullen, Ph.D., APRN-BC, with the 2026 Brown Foundation Award for Excellence in Oncology Nursing, the institution’s highest recognition of nursing excellence honoring outstanding patient care and clinical practice.

U-M-led consortium to receive up to $52 million in NIH funding to study why viral respiratory infections affect children differently

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Grant and Award Announcement

A Michigan Medicine-led research consortium has secured approval for up to $52 million in federal funding to launch a multicenter study examining why some young children recover fully from viral lower respiratory tract infections while others develop severe illness or lasting problems such as asthma.

ICER, West Health releases new report indicating that median prices of newly launched drugs continue to exceed $250,000

West Health Institute
Reports and Proceedings

Today the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) and West Health released a new “Launch Price and Access Report,” finding that the median drug launch prices continue to exceed $250,000 per year, contributing to increases in overall healthcare costs.

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