The Peninsula Innovation District, a collaboration between the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and UT Medical, has received the 2026 Emerging Community of Innovation award from the Association of University Research Parks. Building on the UT Research Park at Cherokee Farm, the district is growing into a place where researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry can connect with university expertise and with one another around a shared vision for innovation. The award recognizes the momentum behind that transformation and the district’s potential for continued growth. 

JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new section in JMIR Cardio titled “Generative and Multimodal AI in Digital Cardiovascular Medicine.” 

BUFFALO, NY — October 1, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging on September 10, 2026, titled “Social determinants of health and risk of dementia in people with and without type 2 diabetes – findings from two large national-scale cohorts.”

BUFFALO, NY — October 1, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on September 17, 2026, titled “Association between breast cancer and gallbladder cancer: Evidence from two independent biliary tract cancer cohorts.”

This meta-analysis of 23 studies compared exercise in the hot (ExH) and exercise in thermoneutral conditions (ExN). ExH produced greater improvements in resting and exercise core temperature, exercise heart rate, sweat rate, and aerobic performance in the heat, but not exercise skin temperature. Benefits of ExH were greater with longer interventions and among elite athletes. Nevertheless, ExN also improved exercise core temperature and heart rate, suggesting that exercise alone can induce modest heat-related adaptations.

The clinical progression and outcomes of two major herpesvirus retinitis forms are associated with patients’ immune status, reveal Institute of Science Tokyo scientists. They evaluated the clinical symptoms at presentation, retinal detachment (RD) patterns, treatment strategies, and clinical outcomes of acute retinal necrosis (ARN) and cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR). They found that ARN was strongly associated with RD whereas CMVR followed an indolent course. These findings may help in early diagnosis and management of viral retinitis.