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Scientists identify the most effective tools for capturing airborne microbes in indoor environments

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Indoor air contains countless microscopic particles, including bacteria and viruses that can affect human health. A new study from the Jiangsu Center for Disease Control and Prevention provides the most detailed comparison to date of four commonly used microbial aerosol samplers. The findings offer practical guidance for researchers and public health agencies working to monitor airborne pathogens in homes, hospitals, schools, and other indoor spaces.

UTA researcher joins National Academy of Inventors

University of Texas at Arlington
Business Announcement

The National Academy of Inventors has named University of Texas at Arlington researcher Muthu B.J. Wijesundara as a 2025 fellow.

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

Penn State
Grant and Award Announcement

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

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)

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.

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.

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

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

Clean water access improves child health in Mozambique, study shows

University of Notre Dame
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In Mozambique, more than one in three children under five suffer from stunting, or impaired physical growth. New research from Santosh Kumar Gautam, associate professor of development and global health economics at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, shows that improving access to safe drinking water can reduce the odds of stunting by about 20 percent, making it one of the most effective interventions for child growth.

Journal: Children