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Medicine & Health

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Jun-2026 06:15 ET (19-Jun-2026 10:15 GMT/UTC)

25-Feb-2026

Tulane study reveals key differences in long-term brain effects of COVID-19 and flu

Tulane University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An analysis comparing the effects of influenza versus COVID-19 in mice found differences in how lungs heal after infection and potentially shed light on why COVID-19 causes neurological issues such as brain fog.

Journal: Frontiers in Immunology
Funder: NIH

24-Feb-2026

Would you feel comfortable talking to your boss if you had a problem with alcohol or other drugs?

Flinders University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study reveals that fear of punishment and lack of trust in management are major barriers to tackling alcohol and drug risks at work. The research, published in Addiction, explored whether a health-based approach called Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) could help workers identify risky drinking or drug use and get support early.

Journal: Addiction
Funder: Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Aged Care

24-Feb-2026

Barshop Institute to receive up to $38 million from ARPA-H, anchoring UT San Antonio as a national leader in aging and healthy longevity science

The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center
Grant and Award Announcement

The Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at UT Health San Antonio will receive up to $38 million from the federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) for the first nationwide clinical study in healthy longevity.

24-Feb-2026

Putting some ‘muscle’ into material design

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have replicated muscle proteins using synthetic biology approaches to create a new category of biomaterials for use in medicine, textiles and agriculture.

24-Feb-2026

Columbia announces ARPA-H contract to advance science of healthy aging

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Grant and Award Announcement

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has received an award as part of the PROactive Solutions for Prolonging Resilience (PROSPR) program within the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to accelerate research on the biological hallmarks of aging. The project led by Daniel Belsky, PhD, associate professor of Epidemiology, will help identify interventions that can extend healthy years of life in humans.

24-Feb-2026

New NYUAD study reveals hidden stress facing coral reef fish in the Arabian Gulf

New York University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that small coral reef fish in the Arabian Gulf are facing a hidden but growing source of stress. When oxygen levels drop at night, a common occurrence on some of the world’s hottest reefs, these fish must use extra energy just to recover the next day. Over time, this additional strain could impact their growth, survival, and the overall balance of reef ecosystems.

Journal: Functional Ecology

24-Feb-2026

URochester researchers awarded up to $22M to study a hidden driver of aging

University of Rochester
Grant and Award Announcement

What if people could stay healthier, stronger, and mentally sharper as they grow older—not by treating diseases one by one but by slowing a biological process that drives aging itself? A new University of Rochester–led research effort will test whether a drug originally developed to treat HIV can quiet a chronic immune response triggered by the body’s own DNA, to help preserve overall health and function later in life. The project is supported by a contract of up to $22 million over five years from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and includes collaborators from Brown University, University of Connecticut, The University of Texas Medical Branch, University of Texas Health Houston, University of Nebraska, and Transposon Therapeutics.

Funder: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health

24-Feb-2026

How studying yeast in the gut could lead to new, better drugs

North Carolina State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study sheds light on the behavior of yeast cells in the gut, paving the way for new lines of yeast that more efficiently produce therapeutic drugs tailored to address specific diseases.

Journal: BMC Genomics
Funder: Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research

24-Feb-2026

Blaming beavers for flood damage is bad policy and bad science, Concordia research shows

Concordia University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Concordia researchers show blaming beaver dams for flooding in Quebec’s Charlevoix region (2005, 2011) is unfounded. Advanced modelling found failed dams had minimal impact on flood levels. Fast runoff and log jams from intense rainfall were more likely causes, and beaver structures support river health rather than worsen flooding.

Journal: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms