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Strong, evidence-based leadership at CDC essential – SHEA encourages confirmed leadership at CDC

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
Business Announcement

SHEA has issued a statement urging the U.S. Senate to give timely consideration to the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The statement highlights the critical need for strong, evidence-based leadership to advance infection prevention, antimicrobial stewardship, disease surveillance, outbreak response, and public health preparedness. SHEA also reaffirms its commitment to partnering with the CDC to protect patients, healthcare personnel, and communities through science-driven public health initiatives.

New study provides first evidence of dopamine system injury in the brain of long COVID patients

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new brain imaging study led by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), published in eBioMedicine, provides the strongest evidence to date that long COVID is associated with injury to dopamine-releasing neurons in the brain—a finding that may explain symptoms such as lack of motivation due to fatigue, slowed movement, and memory difficulties, and could open the door to new treatment strategies.

Journal: EBioMedicine

Mulberry branch biochar strengthens fish gut health while improving aquaculture water quality

Shenyang Agricultural University Collaborative Journals
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Adding moderate amounts of biochar made from discarded mulberry branches to fish feed may offer a practical way to support intestinal health and reduce harmful nitrogen compounds in aquaculture water, according to a new study in largemouth bass.

Journal: Biochar X

Bacteriophages could power a new generation of intelligent pathogen sensors

Shenyang Agricultural University Collaborative Journals
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Pathogenic bacteria remain a persistent threat to public health, food supplies, and water systems, particularly as antimicrobial resistance makes infections increasingly difficult to treat. A new review published in Biocontaminant highlights how bacteriophages, viruses that naturally recognize and infect bacteria, could provide the biological foundation for faster and more intelligent pathogen detection technologies.

Journal: Biocontaminant

Insurance-supported integrative oncology program improves patients’ symptoms

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from University Hospitals Connor Whole Health in Cleveland reports that an insurance-supported integrative oncology program resulted in clinically meaningful improvements in cancer-related symptoms like pain, stress, anxiety, depression, nausea, and fatigue.

Journal: JCO Oncology Practice

Insilico Medicine and Eli Lilly to anchor 13th Aging Research & Drug Discovery (ARDD) meeting at the David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University

InSilico Medicine
Meeting Announcement

The 13th Aging Research & Drug Discovery (ARDD) Meeting, the world’s largest conference dedicated to longevity biotechnology, will convene at Harvard University from October 1-3, 2026, launching Boston Longevity Week. Organized by Insilico Medicine and anchored by Tier 1 sponsors Eli Lilly and Insilico Medicine, the landmark event bridges academic research and real-world therapeutics. The conference features specialized tracks in clinical development, longevity medicine, and AI drug discovery, with executive leaders from 10 of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies.

Meeting: Aging Research & Drug Discovery Annual Meeting

UCSF study: Breast cancer is rising fast in Asian American women

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by UC San Francisco has found an alarming rise in invasive breast cancer among Asian American women over the last two decades.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Surveillance Research Program Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences of the National Cancer Institute

The Journal of Nuclear Medicine ahead-of-print tip sheet: July 10, 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.

Journal: Journal of Nuclear Medicine

BioVenture eLab secures $1.5 million state grant to broaden Weill Cornell entrepreneurial ecosystem

Weill Cornell Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from New York’s Empire State Development to increase resources available through BioVenture eLab, the institution’s hub for biomedical entrepreneurship.