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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 25-May-2025 12:09 ET (25-May-2025 16:09 GMT/UTC)

Paralyzed man moves robotic arm with his thoughts

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at UC San Francisco have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm through a device that relays signals from his brain to a computer.

He was able to grasp, move and drop objects just by imagining himself performing the actions.

Journal: Cell
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Injectable Therapy is 'magic' for those who can’t take HIV pills

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Patients who struggle to take daily HIV pills can benefit from long-acting injectable treatments, a new study by researchers at UCSF has found.

Journal: JAMA
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Center for BrainHealth builds mission-ready team to grow Optimal BrainHealth for Warfighters program

Center for BrainHealth
Business Announcement

Deepening its longtime commitment to extending access to proactive brain health for members of the military, Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas has brought together a seasoned team of trainers and military experts to carry out the Optimal BrainHealth for Warfighters program.This initiative is funded in part by a $2 million match gift commitment from retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral and former University of Texas System chancellor William McRaven and his wife Georgeann. Adm. McRaven received the 2024 Bezos Courage & Civility Award presented by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez.

BU researchers uncover links between metabolism and aggressive breast cancer

Boston University School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

More than 120 million Americans suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetes. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, and TNBC patients with obesity-driven diabetes often have worse outcomes.

A new study by researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine helps explain why this happens and suggests a potential way to improve treatment for these patients.

Journal: Molecular Cancer Research

Stressed New Yorkers can now seek care at Mount Sinai’s new resilience-focused medical practice

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

Resilience program born during the height of COVID-19 to address mental health needs of Mount Sinai’s workforce expands to the general public

BU researcher named rising star in endocrinology

Boston University School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Sun Lee, MD, MSc, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been awarded an American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) Rising Star in Endocrinology Award.

New research sheds light on why scleroderma affects mostly women and how to treat it

Hospital for Special Surgery
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Two new studies led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have uncovered key biological mechanisms driving systemic sclerosis (SSc), or scleroderma – a rare and often devastating autoimmune disease that causes fibrosis (tissue hardening) and inflammation. The research, published in the March issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine, helps explain why the disease disproportionately affects women and reveals potential treatment targets, some of which are already in development.