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In a world-first, a team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, has successfully performed a coronary artery bypass — a normally open-heart surgery — without cutting the chest wall. The team employed a novel intervention to prevent the blockage of a vital coronary artery, which is a very rare but often lethal complication following a heart-valve replacement. The results suggest that, in the future, a less traumatic alternative to open-heart surgery could become widely available for those at risk of coronary artery obstruction.

Journal: Circulation
Funder: NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

6-Jan-2026

UH pharmacy researcher receives $900,000 CPRIT grant to develop nanodrug that boosts immune system to fight cancer

University of Houston
Grant and Award Announcement

Accelerating advancements in cancer prevention and cures, a University of Houston pharmacologist has received a grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to develop a drug that could offer lasting tumor control and improved survival for patients with pancreatic and lung cancers.

6-Jan-2026

Hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres derived from metal–organic frameworks for efficient sono-immunotherapy against pancreatic cancer

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd

A research paper by scientists from Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, and other institutions proposed a hollow mesoporous carbon (HMC) nanoparticle prepared via the sacrificial template method, featuring a porphyrin-like structure that enables efficient singlet oxygen generation and synergistic sono-immunotherapy for pancreatic cancer.

The new research paper, published on May 9 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, presented the preparation, characterization, and therapeutic application of MOF-derived HMC nanoparticles, and demonstrated their potential to enhance sono-immunotherapy efficacy by inducing tumor cell apoptosis and activating the immune

system.

6-Jan-2026

American Pediatric Society announces Vanderbilt University School of Medicine as host institution for APS Howland Visiting Professor Program

Pediatric Academic Societies
Grant and Award Announcement

January 6, 2026 – The American Pediatric Society (APS) is pleased to announce that Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has been selected as the host institution for the newly reinstated APS Howland Visiting Professor Program. This program serves as an extension of the prestigious APS John Howland Award, the highest honor bestowed by APS in recognition of distinguished leadership and contributions to academic pediatrics.