New modelling led by interdisciplinary scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) could help public health officials better factor in the long-term impacts of infectious disease when determining optimum vaccine coverage rates. 

In a new study, researchers modeled the transmission of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections among patients in hospital cancer units. They found that most new infections were introduced by patients who were infected but not symptomatic at the time of admission, rather than by patients who were infected and symptomatic. The model provides a clearer picture of C. diff transmission events in oncology wards and could help inform protocols aimed at preventing future disease transmission in a highly susceptible population.

 

The Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center has brought its electronic health record (EHR)-to-electronic data capture (EDC) technology into routine use across its cancer research program. Powered by IgniteData’s Archer platform and integrated with Epic, the technology has produced early results, reducing clinical trial data-entry time by more than half while improving the efficiency and reliability of research data collection.

Karl Deisseroth at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, Peter Hegemann at the Humboldt University of Berlin, and Georg Nagel at the University of Würzburg, Germany, have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The work fundamentally changed how neuroscientists investigate the brain. Deisseroth has been an SfN member for 33 years. Hegemann has been an SfN member for 15 years.

Rat mothers lacking adequate nesting resources have altered neural activity that is linked to harmful treatment of their pups.

A UC Riverside-led study of mental health stigma in Japan has found a striking gap between the need for treatment and people’s willingness to seek it, with high levels of social distancing toward people with mental illness serving as a potential barrier.