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26-Feb-2026

Tackling tuberculosis systematically: How the environment shapes TB risk

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a new study, LMU researchers present an approach that views tuberculosis as the result of broader systemic forces.

Journal: The Lancet Global Health

26-Feb-2026

New treatment may dramatically improve survival for those with deadly brain cancer

University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Keck Medicine of USC researchers may have discovered a way to break through this blood-brain barrier and make immune checkpoint inhibitors effective for patients with recurrent, high-grade astrocytoma, thus potentially extending patients’ lives.

Journal: Nature Communications

26-Feb-2026

Here we grow: Chondrocytes’ behavior reveals novel targets for bone growth disorders

The University of Osaka
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers from The University of Osaka have developed a mouse model for achondroplasia. The model identified the importance of a signaling molecule called FGFR3 and a pathway called CREB in regulating bone growth. This pathway is also at least partially responsible for the pathology associated with achondroplasia and impaired bone growth. Their findings advance our understanding of the process of bone growth and provide novel therapeutic targets for achondroplasia.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

26-Feb-2026

Wildfire smoke linked to rise in violent assaults, new 11-year study finds

IOP Publishing
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study spanning eleven years of data reveals a clear link between wildfire smoke pollution and an increase in violent assaults in Seattle. These findings represent the first direct causal evidence that short-term exposure to wildfire-driven air pollution can increase interpersonal violence in an urban environment.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters

26-Feb-2026

Paradigm shift in immune checkpoint biology

Sungkyunkwan University External Affairs Division (PR team)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team led by Prof. Ki-Young Lee at the College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, has uncovered a previously unrecognized tumor-intrinsic role of the immune checkpoint molecule PD-L1, providing new mechanistic insight into lung cancer progression.

Journal: Experimental Hematology and Oncology

26-Feb-2026

Music may not boost focus or mood during exercise, review suggests

University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Music is commonly used during exercise and is often assumed to improve focus, mood, or mental performance. A new systematic review and meta-analysis led by researchers at the Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain at the University of Jyväskylä examined whether these assumptions are supported by experimental evidence.

Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

26-Feb-2026

Practice manager partners could be key to future sustainability of GP practices

University of Manchester
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Smaller GP practices that appoint a manager partner are significantly less likely to close or merge, the first study of its kind has found.

Journal: Journal of Health Economics

26-Feb-2026

Shooting sports unlocked: how EEG reveal secrets of shooters

KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

EEG studies reveal that during shooting, the right hemisphere of the brain shows significantly greater activation than the left, and Alpha band activity is closely linked to cognitive resource allocation. High-level shooters exhibit enhanced neural efficiency and more optimized brain network properties. Neurofeedback training has been proven effective in improving shooting performance. This review provides a neuroscientific basis for athlete training and selection.

Journal: Intelligent Sports and Health
Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China, 73rd batch of the General Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China, Xi'an Science and Technology Association youth talent lifting plan

26-Feb-2026

Wood relaxes even in virtual form – A combination of scent and visual stimuli boosts recovery

University of Helsinki
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The scent of wood and visual wood elements reduce stress and significantly enhance recovery and mood indoors. The wellbeing effects of virtual wooden surfaces are very similar to those of genuine ones.

Journal: Journal of Environmental Psychology