Medicine & Health
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11-Dec-2025
Tufts professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Tufts UniversityGrant 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 UniversityPeer-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 UniversityPeer-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
11-Dec-2025
Clean water access improves child health in Mozambique, study shows
University of Notre DamePeer-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
11-Dec-2025
Nationally renowned anesthesiology physician-scientist and clinical operations leader David Mintz, MD, PhD, named Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the UM School of Medicine
University of Maryland School of MedicineBusiness Announcement
University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, along with University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) President Bert O’Malley, MD, today announced the appointment of C. David Mintz, MD, PhD, to be the next Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, and Chief of the Anesthesiology Clinical Service (“Chief of Anesthesiology”) at UMMC. Dr. Mintz, a neuroanesthesiologist and nationally recognized leader in research, education, and perioperative operations, will be installed as the Martin Helrich Endowed Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology. He will begin his new position in July, 2026.
11-Dec-2025
Sweeping study shows similar genetic factors underlie multiple psychiatric disorders
University of Colorado at BoulderPeer-Reviewed Publication
A global team looked at DNA of more than 6 million people and categorized psychiatric disorders into five groups based on shared genetic factors. The findings could inform new, more precise ways to diagnose and treat mental illness.
- Journal
- Nature