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Adolescent peers’ diagnoses and genetic predispositions and subsequent risk of mental disorders

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: The findings of this cohort study suggest that peer environments, particularly in upper secondary school settings, are associated with mental health trajectories. More research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying these findings.

Journal: JAMA Psychiatry

Immunotherapy shows promise in treating deadly brain tumors

King's College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A pioneering cancer treatment known as CAR-T cell therapy could be used to target the deadliest type of brain cancer, giving hope to patients who have no other treatment options.

Journal: Nature

Long Covid rehab program helps with return to work and focus

University College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Ten weeks of cognitive rehabilitation can help people with long Covid symptoms such as brain fog achieve their goals in returning to work and hobbies, finds a new clinical trial led by University College London (UCL) researchers.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: National Institute for Health Research

UC San Diego researchers uncover precision medicine strategy for rare inherited muscle disorders

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have revealed the structures underlying a family of debilitating genetic disorders. They discovered how genetic mutations disrupt communication links between nerves and muscles. The findings open pathways for developing customized medicines tailored to each patient’s genetic mutations.

Journal: Nature
Funder: American Heart Association

Fatty liver drives a more dangerous form of cancer spread

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven, with international partners, have uncovered how fatty liver disease can fuel the most aggressive form of metastatic colorectal cancer. The findings, which appear in the leading journal Nature, not only explain why some patients face dramatically poorer outcomes but also highlight how metabolic conditions such as fatty liver disease may directly influence cancer progression, paving the way for more precise therapies tailored to a patient’s metabolic health.

Journal: Nature
Funder: German Research Foundation, FWO

Three clinical scholars appointed to the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Grant and Award Announcement

It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of three Clinical Scholars of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research: Bernhard Gentner and Caroline Arber at the Institute’s Lausanne Branch, and Christian Hinrichs of the Rutgers Cancer Institute, the clinical affiliate of its Princeton Branch.

Funder: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

IQWiG’s methods: New version in force

Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care
Reports and Proceedings

With the General Methods 8.0 of December 2025, the new IQWiG methods for setting minimum volume standards for medical service groups in hospitals also came into force. The English translation of the General Methods is now available.

Dr. Logan Townsend appointed Assistant Professor at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Business Announcement

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Logan Townsend as an Assistant Professor, effective July 1. Dr. Townsend, most recently a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research at McMaster University in Canada, will lead the newly established Integrative Stress Metabolism Laboratory at Pennington Biomedical.

Study co-led at Aston University finds no evidence linking prenatal paracetamol use to autism or ADHD

Aston University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), along with Aston Pharmacy School’s Professor Ian Chi-Kei Wong, have shown that using paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy does not increase a child's risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention‑deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine