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New X-ray technique could transform tissue diagnosis

University College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new X-ray imaging technique could transform how hospitals analyse tissue samples, potentially speeding up diagnoses and improving outcomes for patients, shows a new study led by UCL researchers.

New data platform tracks the complex path to Alzheimer’s and could transform how its risk is predicted

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A powerful new real-world data platform could transform how scientists predict and understand Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease related dementias (AD/ADRD), reports a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and collaborators. The project, known as the M3AD Study and Real-World Data Metaplatform, represents one of the most comprehensive efforts to date to use large-scale clinical data to advance precision aging research and accelerate discoveries in Alzheimer’s prevention and care.

Journal: Alzheimer’s & Dementia

Researchers identify control mechanism against cellular stress

Bielefeld University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international research team from Bielefeld University and the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) has uncovered a previously unknown regulatory mechanism in human cells. For the first time, they demonstrate how a key molecular switch regulates the cell’s “recycling centers.” The findings, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications, provide important insights into the understanding of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

Journal: Nature Communications

Nasal swab test spots early Alzheimer’s signals

Duke University Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study, Duke Health researchers show that a quick, outpatient nasal swab can pick up early biological changes linked to Alzheimer’s, even before thinking and memory problems appear.

Journal: Nature Communications

New nanoparticle could unlock universal immunotherapy for solid cancers

University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Penn Engineers have developed a new type of lipid nanoparticle (LNP) that could one day serve as a universal immunotherapy for cancers that form solid tumors. The particle delivers both mRNA that activates immune cells and a drug that blocks tumor-driven immune suppression.

Journal: Nature Nanotechnology
Funder: Burroughs Wellcome Fund, National GEM Consortium, American Cancer Society

Framework for integration of geospatial data in environmental compliance reporting

Big Earth Data
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Environmental and sustainability compliance reporting is getting increasingly dependent on geospatial data and workflows. However, understanding of the connection between new European Union (EU) regulations and existing Earth Observation (EO) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies is limited. A new review study highlights how close alignment of law, data, and corporate practices can ensure that the geospatial workflows are fit for purpose in environmental and sustainability compliance reporting.

Journal: Big Earth Data
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, Land Salzburg

Two-thirds of workers are burned out – here’s what science says about how to tackle it

Taylor & Francis Group
Book Announcement

Burnout is at an all-time high, with some studies saying two-thirds of employees now cite job burnout as a major challenge.

Health seeking before pandemic linked to post-COVID

University of Gothenburg
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Women who frequently sought healthcare for recurring symptoms before the pandemic were more likely to later be diagnosed with post-COVID, according to a thesis at the University of Gothenburg.

Journal: Journal of Primary Health Care

Linking adiposity and inflammation with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

The Menopause Society
Peer-Reviewed Publication

CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 18, 2026)—Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) and Life’s Crucial 9 (LC9) from the American Heart Association are industry-accepted metrics that summarize overall cardiovascular health. A new study documented inverse associations between these indicators and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in postmenopausal women. Adiposity and systemic inflammation showed partial statistical mediation of these associations. Results of the study are published online today in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society.

Journal: Menopause