USC researchers have received a five-year NIH grant of up to $3.2 million to investigate how the hormone thymulin regulates age-related inflammation, or inflammaging, and whether it can improve responses to cancer immunotherapy. Building on earlier findings that thymulin helps suppress chronic inflammation and may enhance treatment effectiveness in older mice, the team will study its molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential in aged mouse models of breast cancer and melanoma, as well as in human cells. The project aims to clarify how aging alters the immune system and to identify new strategies that could help older patients respond better to immunotherapy and potentially combat metastatic cancer.

Bonds with others and social recognition at the family, school and community levels were related to reduced suicide risk among Pennsylvania teens, according to a new study by Penn State researchers.

Dr. Aaron Schimmer officially steps into his role as President and Scientific Director of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) today, marking a new chapter for cancer research in the province.

Schimmer brings a wealth of scientific, clinical, strategic and operational expertise to lead OICR. An internationally recognized hematologist, blood cancer scientist and research leader, he most recently served as Director of Research at University Health Network’s (UHN) Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, where he is also a longtime clinician-scientist.

As President and Scientific Director of OICR, Schimmer will lead the Institute and deliver on OICR’s provincial mandate to accelerate cancer research in Ontario for better health and a stronger economy.

In a cohort of nearly 3,000 boys followed from birth into childhood, young boys who were circumcised just after birth did not have a higher risk of autism, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Dr. Jeffrey Keller, Hibernia National Bank/Edward G. Schleider Endowed Chair at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, and Sara Seifert, president of Minnesota HealthSolutions, have received a new National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to develop an innovative digital health platform that will help parents support teenagers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as they learn to drive. Teen drivers with ADHD represent one of the highest risk groups for motor vehicle crashes.

The Phase I SBIR award of $353,306, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, supports the collaboration between Pennington Biomedical and Minnesota HealthSolutions. 

New research from UT Health San Antonio suggests that physical activity may slow cognitive decline in Hispanics particularly, in one of the first studies examining the effect of cardiovascular factors on mental function across ethnicities.

About the Study: In this cohort study of Danish women, associations with childbirth decreased from mid- to late-reproductive ages, when the window of fertility narrows. These findings suggest that childhood body size is associated with timing of childbirth, highlighting the importance of addressing women’s reproductive health early in the life course.

About the Study: This qualitative study of consumer perspectives on AI in health care found that social license for AI is a conditional and dynamic construct not a fixed state; structural, performance, and relational factors intersected to shape social license. The findings provide evidence-based recommendations for stakeholders designing and implementing AI in clinical settings, highlighting the need for AI tools designed to support both consumers and clinicians in delivering care that is personalized, empathetic, and responsive to patient needs.