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Forensic Sciences Research Volume 11, Issue 3 Now Published

Compuscript Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

https://researching.cn/EN/JournalEarlyPostingIssue/fsr

This Special Issue addresses the significant challenges associated with the identification of human remains in both routine forensic casework and extraordinary circumstances. It highlights advances in multidisciplinary approaches, emerging technologies, and best practices that support accurate and reliable identification across a wide range of contexts, including decomposed, fragmented, burned, and disaster-related remains.

Journal: Forensic Sciences Research

Hantavirus: the hidden agricultural hazard exposed by the MV hondius cruise outbreak

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recent Hantavirus cases, including the MV Hondius cruise outbreak, show renewed global concern. Agricultural and wildlife-farming environment remain overlooked hotspots for rodent-borne Hantavirus exposure. One Health prevention is needed through rodent control, PPE, farm hygiene, and surveillance.

Journal: Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Funder: Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Innovation Capacity Enhancement Program (in the Field of Scientific and Technological Cooperation), Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program (ASTIP), Shanghai Leading Talent Program of Eastern Talent Plan

Montana State researcher discovers a critical cellular system that may one day lead to treatment of some cancers

Montana State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A molecular geneticist at Montana State University has discovered a cellular process once believed impossible by scientists – the creation of the amino acid cysteine within a living cell when the cell’s primary systems to do so fail. The discovery may one day lead to new cancer treatments.

Journal: Nature Chemical Biology

University of Oklahoma receives $11.5 million NIH award to establish statewide immunoengineering research center

University of Oklahoma
Grant and Award Announcement

The University of Oklahoma has received an $11.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Oklahoma Center of ImmunoEngineering, a new research center designed to accelerate the study and treatment of diseases rooted in the immune system.

NIH grant to fund innovative bladder repair option for children

University of California - Davis Health
Grant and Award Announcement

A $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will help a UC Davis research team develop a lab-engineered graft to improve bladder reconstruction for children.

Gut bacteria linked to osteoporosis risk in primary hyperparathyroidism

Editorial Office of West China School of Stomatology, Sichuan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from Emory University and Columbia University have uncovered a link between the gut microbiome and bone loss in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). The study demonstrates that specific gut bacteria, particularly Bifidobacterium longum, may influence bone density by stimulating immune cells that promote bone resorption. The findings suggest that gut microbiome composition could help predict osteoporosis risk in PHPT patients and may open new avenues for preventive interventions.

Journal: Bone Research
Funder: National Institutes of Health, Emory University Emory Integrated Computational Core Facility, Emory University Gnotobiotic Core, United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Health Portfolio

Health equity after a colorectal cancer screening program

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, following the implementation of an organized population screening program, colorectal cancer screening participation increased and socioeconomic disparities narrowed over time. Overall uptake in Hong Kong remains low, and some disparities persist in younger age groups (age 50-59 years), single households, individuals with a primary and secondary school education, lower-income groups, and public housing residents. Efforts to increase participation are needed in certain groups to ensure health equity.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine Ahead-of-Print Tip Sheet: June 12, 2026

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research has been published ahead-of-print by The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM). JNM is published by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international scientific and medical organization dedicated to advancing nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, and theranostics—precision medicine that allows diagnosis and treatment to be tailored to individual patients in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.New research has been published ahead-of-print by The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM). JNM is published by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international scientific and medical organization dedicated to advancing nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, and theranostics—precision medicine that allows diagnosis and treatment to be tailored to individual patients in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Journal: Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Parkinson's medication shows promise in treating treatment-resistant depression

Lund University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

For many people who suffer from depression, the condition is not just about feeling down, but also about a loss of motivation and difficulty finding pleasure in activities they used to enjoy. A study conducted in Sweden at Lund University and Region Skåne shows that a medicine used to treat Parkinson’s disease can be used as an add-on therapy to alleviate these symptoms in some patients with treatment-resistant depression.

Journal: Nature Medicine
Funder: Swedish Research Council, ALF funding, Region Skåne, Olle Engkvist Foundation, Crafoord Foundation, The Swedish Brain Foundation, The Inga and John Hain Foundation for Scientific Medical Research.

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