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Toxic metals above set limits found in 12% of children’s toys on the El Paso-Cd. Juárez border

University of Texas at El Paso
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Nearly four out of five children's toys purchased in the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region contain at least one toxic element, according to a new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso.

Journal: Environmental Pollution

Mount Sinai launches Center for Genomic AI and Microbiome Medicine to advance precision medicine

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Business Announcement

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched the Center for Genomic AI and Microbiome Medicine, a research center that will bring together human genetics and microbiome research and use artificial intelligence (AI) to investigate how human genetic variation and the gut microbiome jointly shape disease progression and treatment response.

2027 Hertz Fellowship application now open

Fannie and John Hertz Foundation
Grant and Award Announcement

The Hertz Foundation today opened applications for the 2027 Hertz Fellowship, the nation’s most competitive doctoral fellowship in the applied sciences, engineering and mathematics. The Hertz Fellowship application closes on October 30, 2026. Fellowship finalists will be named in February 2027, and fellowship awards will be officially announced in May 2027.

Funder: Hertz Foundation

UTHealth Houston researchers awarded $2.8 million to prevent and treat perioperative neurocognitive disorders

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Grant and Award Announcement

UTHealth Houston researchers have been awarded $2.8 million by the National Institute on Aging Alzheimer's Disease Initiative fund to identify possible biomarkers and mechanisms underlying perioperative neurocognitive disorder in older adults.

University of Birmingham launches new spin-out Dexter AI Ltd

University of Birmingham
Business Announcement

The University of Birmingham has launched Dexter AI Ltd to commercialise game-changing web-based application that extracts analysable datasets from electronic health records across primary and secondary care, claims data, private prescriber records, and other sources.

Elementary school teachers report increased student hunger and anxiety after universal free school meals ended

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), published by Elsevier, explored elementary school teachers' experiences before and after the end of the federal universal free school meals (UFSM) policy. Researchers found that teachers perceived the policy had helped reduce student hunger and family stress, while its expiration was associated with increased hunger, anxiety about meal costs, and decreased participation in school meal programs.

Journal: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Mizzou researcher leading the way in search of first-ever treatment for common heart valve disease

University of Missouri-Columbia
Grant and Award Announcement

University of Missouri researchers are advancing a promising new approach to treating a serious heart condition that affects millions of older adults worldwide.

Neurodegenerative disease death certification among National Football League players with dementia

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About the Study: This cohort study found that only 30.7% of brain donors with clinician-adjudicated dementia had neurodegenerative death certification. These results add to growing evidence of frequent NDD underascertainment where more severe disease is associated with neurodegenerative death certification, offering insight into factors that must be considered when using death certificate data to assess NDD burden. Factors such as worsened executive functioning and cognitive symptoms, greater functional impairment, and more severe neuropathology may be associated with an increased likelihood of neurodegenerative death certification among NFL players.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

Protein build-up may shape cancer drug response

University of Edinburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The way cancer-causing proteins accumulate in tumours may influence how effectively a promising new generation of medicines can remove them, a study suggests.

Journal: Cell Chemical Biology