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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Dec-2025 09:11 ET (11-Dec-2025 14:11 GMT/UTC)

13-Jun-2025

FDA approves immune checkpoint inhibitor drug for patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck cancer, backed by Dana-Farber research

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Business Announcement

Pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 [Combined Positive Score (CPS) ≥1] as determined by an FDA-approved test.

13-Jun-2025

Tiny and toxic: Researchers track smaller air pollution particles across U.S. skies

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

To help understand air pollution health effects, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis quantify how the amount of submicron particles in the air has changed over the past 25 years.

Journal: The Lancet Planetary Health

13-Jun-2025

Racial differences in tumor collagen structure may impact cancer prognosis

SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from the University of Rochester reveals that key optical measurements of tumor collagen structure differ between Black and White patients with breast and colon cancer. Using second-harmonic generation imaging, researchers analyzed collagen organization in over 300 tumor samples and found significant racial differences in a prognostic marker known as the forward-to-backward scattering ratio (F/B), which is linked to metastatic risk. These findings highlight the need for racially diverse clinical trials to ensure that emerging diagnostic tools accurately predict cancer outcomes for all patient populations.

Journal: Biophotonics Discovery

13-Jun-2025

Amazon trees under pressure: New study reveals how forest giants handle light and heat

Michigan State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a recent study published in New Phytologist, researchers at Michigan State University have uncovered how Amazon rainforest canopy trees manage the intense sunlight they absorb — revealing resilience to hot and dry conditions in the forest canopy while also offering a way to greatly improve the monitoring of canopy health under increasing extreme conditions. The study was made possible by funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA.

Journal: New Phytologist

13-Jun-2025

Science and innovation for a sustainable future

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

At VivaTech in Paris, research center coordinators showcase the advances made at the University of São Paulo in agriculture, climate, energy, computing, artificial intelligence, and health.

Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

13-Jun-2025

First data from the EULAR RheumaFacts project

European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)
Reports and Proceedings

Monitoring health inequity across Europe

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Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) are the leading causes of disability worldwide, resulting in significant healthcare and social support costs. One of the reasons for this increasing burden seems to be the variability in the number and nature of allocated resources across Europe, as well as organisational aspects of health systems that result in disparities and health inequities across countries.

13-Jun-2025

Online information for patients needs guidance

European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)
Reports and Proceedings

How do patients search for health information online?

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Rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) have an important impact on quality of life, and represent an economic burden to society. EULAR – The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology – has emphasised the role of patient empowerment through education.¹