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Advancing research in the future of sport

Goethe University Frankfurt
Business Announcement

Goethe University Frankfurt and Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG have signed a cooperation agreement that expands their existing partnership. Planned initiatives include the exchange of expertise, joint research projects, public events, and mutual support through both institutions’ networks. A jointly developed part-time MBA program is set to launch in April 2027. In addition, one of the university’s sports science units has moved into the “Sportquartier im Stadtwald” on Otto-Fleck-Schneise, close to the soccer club’s home stadium in Deutsche Bank Park. More broadly, the university aims to further develop its sport-related expertise through interdisciplinary collaboration.

From cancer to Alzheimer’s: Engineered immune cells reduce plaques in the brain

Weizmann Institute of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), an international research team led jointly by scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis presents the first use of CAR-T in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Gut microbes actively support immunity in people living with HIV

Weizmann Institute of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study, appearing today in Nature Microbiology, shows that gut microbes help bolster immunity in people living with HIV – and that, one day, these microbes may be harnessed to protect this population from infections driven by immune deficiency.

Journal: Nature Microbiology

Malaria’s mRNA: Messages that mess with the immune system

Weizmann Institute of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study recently published in Cell Reports, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science uncover the parasite’s RNA strategies – mechanisms that could inspire unexpected applications for RNA-based tools in multiple areas of medicine.

Journal: Cell Reports

American Thoracic Society announces landmark initiative to improve diagnosis of bronchiectasis across the United States

American Thoracic Society
Business Announcement

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) today announced a major quality improvement initiative aimed at tackling the persistent and widespread underdiagnosis of bronchiectasis in the United States.

Predicting genetic risk for Type 1 diabetes just got more accurate thanks to UC San Diego study

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UC San Diego researchers have developed T1GRS, a machine‑learning model that accurately predicts genetic risk for Type 1 diabetes, paving the way for earlier diagnosis and more personalized treatment.

Journal: Nature Genetics

Researchers discover a molecular switch that guides the movement of neurons during brain development

University of Barcelona
Peer-Reviewed Publication

During brain development, neurons can regulate their movement until they reach their final destination thanks to a “molecular switch” involving the protein Teneurin 4 (Ten4). This protein can guide neuronal migration through mutually exclusive molecular pathways and determine the direction of nerve cells.

Journal: Nature Communications

New Chinese Medicine and Culture journal issue explores traditional Chinese medicine across history and borders

Cactus Communications
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The March 2026 issue of Chinese Medicine and Culture presents traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a living body of knowledge shaped by history, practice, language, geography, and international exchange. The articles examine the origins of meridian theory, changing ideas of toxicity and disease, court medicine in Qing China, regional medical schools, Korean and Thai connections, and the spread of TCM in France, showing the field’s deep historical and global reach.

Journal: Chinese Medicine and Culture

Ancient, insect-targeting bacterial toxin may have implications for human health, agriculture, and drug discovery

McMaster University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at McMaster University, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, with collaborators from Stockholm University in Sweden and Yale University, have identified and characterized a new class of Streptomyces-produced toxins that are very distantly related to the deadly toxin that causes diphtheria, a serious and contagious infection, in humans.

Journal: Nature Microbiology