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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 16-Dec-2025 16:11 ET (16-Dec-2025 21:11 GMT/UTC)

11-Dec-2025

$4.2M CDC grant to increase colorectal cancer screening in Pennsylvania

A five-year, $4.2 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the College of Medicine aims to increase colorectal cancer screening rates among communities with the greatest need. The award marks the first time an institution in the commonwealth has received funding from the CDC to support colorectal cancer screening in rural and underserved communities.

Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

11-Dec-2025

Calcium in breast arteries predicts future cardiovascular disease

Penn State
Reports and Proceedings

Mammograms can detect calcium in the breast’s arteries, a sign that the blood vessels are getting stiffer. New findings from a faculty member at Penn State College of Medicine revealed that the severity and progression of calcium accumulation seen on mammograms predicted future cardiovascular disease.

Meeting: 111th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

11-Dec-2025

First patient in Arizona treated with new immune-cell therapy at HonorHealth Research Institute

HonorHealth Research Institute
Reports and Proceedings

A patient with synovial sarcoma, a soft-tissue cancer that usually occurs in the large joints of the arms and legs, is the first in Arizona treated with a new immune-cell-therapy known as TECELRA at the HonorHealth Research Institute.

11-Dec-2025

New study sheds light on e-bike injuries — a long-overdue examination of a surging public-health issue

SAGE

With electric bicycles (e-bikes) becoming a fixture of mobility, recreation, and commuting, a new study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (WEM) offers a much-needed exploration of the injury risks associated with this fast-growing mode of transportation. Focusing on electronic mountain biking (EMTB), the study provides detailed insights that are broadly applicable to e-bike use, addressing an important gap in public understanding of e-bike related injuries.

Journal: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

11-Dec-2025

Tufts professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Tufts University
Grant and Award Announcement

James (Jim) Schwob, a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine whose research focuses on the mechanisms that regulate neural development, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

11-Dec-2025

Researchers pitch strategies to identify potential fraudulent participants in online qualitative research

Rutgers University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Rutgers Health–led study, published in BMJ Open Quality, examines potential challenges associated with online qualitative data collection and how to prevent possible fraudulent respondents.

Journal: BMJ Open Quality

11-Dec-2025

Study implicates enzyme in neurodegenerative conditions

Oregon Health & Science University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a type of enzyme with a complicated name — cell migration inducing and hyaluronan-binding protein, or CEMIP — is associated with disorders ranging from multiple sclerosis to stroke to neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s disease.

Journal: ASN NEURO