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Discovery linking gut bacteria to cancer treatment wins the Bial Award in Biomedicine and earns €350,000 prize

BIAL Foundation
Grant and Award Announcement

An international consortium of 48 researchers from institutions in France, Sweden, and the United States has won the 2025 edition of the Bial Award in Biomedicine, a €350,000 prize promoted by the Bial Foundation to recognise a published work of exceptional quality and scientific relevance in the field of biomedicine.

Funder: Fundação Bial

Qiliang (Andy) Ding, PhD, named recipient of the 2026 ACMG Foundation Rising Scholar Trainee Award

American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Grant and Award Announcement

The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine (ACMGF), in partnership with Genetics in Medicine Open (GIM Open), is pleased to announce Qiliang (Andy) Ding, PhD, as the inaugural recipient of the 2026 Rising Scholar Trainee Award. This new annual award recognizes the most outstanding research publication by a trainee published in Genetics in Medicine Open during the preceding calendar year.

In vitro antibacterial activity of crude extracts from Tithonia diversifolia (asteraceae) and Solanum torvum (solanaceae) against selected shigella species

Xia & He Publishing Inc.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Infectious diarrhea is a gastrointestinal illness that results in around 1.7 billion cases and 525,000 deaths annually, particularly among children under five, according to the World Health Organization. While some Cameroonian medicinal plants show promise for treating diarrhea, many plants are used without established scientific evidence of their efficacy. These plants include Tithonia diversifolia (T. diversifolia) and Solanum torvum (S. torvum), which are traditionally used to treat diarrheal symptoms. This study sought to investigate the anti-Shigella activity of leaf extracts from T. diversifolia and S. torvum.

Journal: Journal of Exploratory Research in Pharmacology

Study finds no evidence of persistent tick-borne infection in people who link chronic illness to ticks

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When researchers studied Norwegians who thought tick bites caused their chronic health problems, they found no objective evidence linking the symptoms to ticks.

Journal: BMC Infectious Diseases

Greenwood Genetic Center awarded $1.1 million in federal funding for Alzheimer’s research

Greenwood Genetic Center
Grant and Award Announcement

The Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) has received $1,106,000 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support advanced research equipment for the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Alzheimer’s Initiative. This collaborative effort between GGC, MitoSense, and the US Veteran’s Administration aims to develop innovative treatments using Mitochondria Organelle Transplantation (MOT^TM) for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

Funder: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Researchers develop a high-efficiency photocatalyst using iron instead of rare metals

Nagoya University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers in Japan developed a high-efficiency iron-based photocatalyst as a cheaper alternative to rare metals like ruthenium and iridium. This catalyst works with blue LED light, significantly reduces the use of chiral ligands, and enables the first synthesis of both enantiomers of heitziamide A, a natural medicine compound that suppresses respiratory bursts.

Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Funder: JSPS KAKENHI

Gibson Oncology, NIH to begin Phase 2 trials of LMP744 for treatment of first-time recurrent glioblastoma

Purdue University
Business Announcement

Gibson Oncology, a clinical-stage private pharmaceutical company headquartered in Miami, announced it has entered Phase 2 clinical trials with LMP744 for the treatment of first-time recurrent glioblastoma patients. During the Phase 2 trial, approximately 40 first-time recurrent glioblastoma patients will receive a once-a-day, one-hour infusion of LMP744 for five consecutive days, with biological analyses conducted on brain tissues obtained before and after this initial treatment period.

Researchers warn: opioids aren’t effective for many acute pain conditions

University of Sydney
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The world’s largest review of opioid pain relievers prescribed for acute pain found that these medicines provide only small, short-term relief for some acute conditions and are ineffective for some others.

Journal: Drugs

Printable enzyme ink powers next-generation wearable biosensors

Tokyo University of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Enzymatic biofuel cells can act as self-powered wearable biosensors by converting chemicals in body fluids into electricity; however, manufacturing challenges have prevented their widespread adoption. Now, researchers from Japan have developed water-based ‘enzyme inks’ that enable single-step screen printing of complete biofuel cells onto paper substrates. The printed electrodes demonstrated superior performance and stability compared to those made using conventional methods, paving the way for mass-produced, battery-free wearable health monitors.

Journal: ACS Applied Engineering Materials