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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 26-Dec-2025 20:11 ET (27-Dec-2025 01:11 GMT/UTC)

Chemists design candidate drug against diabetes

University at Albany, SUNY
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from the University at Albany and NYU Grossman School of Medicine have found a way to block a key cellular pathway known to drive chronic inflammation and impaired wound healing in people with diabetes. The breakthrough could offer a new therapeutic option for stopping the harmful effects of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes at the source.

Journal: Cell Chemical Biology
Funder: U.S. Public Health Service, NYU Histology Core, NYU Cancer Institute, NYU Langone’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, Diabetes Research Program, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Eminent physician-scientist Dr. Jonathan D. Licht to serve as next president and chief scientific officer of Van Andel Institute

Van Andel Research Institute
Business Announcement

Van Andel Institute, a leading research organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has appointed internationally recognized physician-scientist Jonathan D. Licht, M.D., as its next president and chief scientific officer. Licht will begin his new role in early 2026.

1 in 3 university students surveyed from a Parisian suburb report being unable to access desired food, with this food insecurity associated with academic dropout

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

1 in 3 university students surveyed from a Parisian suburb report being unable to access desired food, with this food insecurity associated with academic dropout

Journal: PLOS One

Lehigh University team develops computational model to guide neurostimulation therapy for atrial fibrillation

Lehigh University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new PLOS ONE study from Lehigh University introduces a computational model that predicts how electrical stimulation affects atrial fibrillation. The framework could help optimize therapy strategies and move clinicians closer to personalized cardiac care.

Journal: PLOS One
Funder: NIH Office of the Director

Hot new clues for treating immune ‘cold’ tumors

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In mice, when beneficial cancer-fighting immune checkpoint inhibitors are blocked by a mutation of the gene RAC1 (labeled A159V) the effect can be minimized with combination therapy using rapamycin, Cincinnati Children's scientists report in Science Advances.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

Anna Wuttig wins Bayer Foundation Early Excellence in Science Award

University of Chicago
Grant and Award Announcement

Dr. Anna Wuttig, the Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Chicago, has won the prestigious Bayer Foundation Early Excellence in Science Award in Chemistry. She is being recognized for her innovative work in electrocatalysis, developing catalytic reactions powered by electricity to create high-value products for energy storage and medicinal chemistry.

Funder: Bayer Foundation

Oat’s genetic diversity decoded: Prospects for climate-resilient oats

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Oat is an important crop with many health benefits and diverse applications. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Helmholtz Munich, and the Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) have decoded the pan-genome of 33 oat lines—mapping their full genetic diversity. This comprehensive overview provides leverage for breeding more resilient, higher-yielding plants, as oats, too, face mounting pressures from a changing climate.

Journal: Nature