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Study reveals distinct cellular and genetic differences in colorectal cancer in younger patients

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers, along with Mass General Brigham researchers from the Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and Inflammation, and the Broad Institute, have uncovered biological clues to why colorectal cancer can behave more aggressively in younger people. Published today in Nature Medicine, the study — the largest of its kind — lays a foundation for understanding age-associated differences in colorectal cancer and exploring future treatments.

Journal: Nature Medicine

Better prosthetic limb control from MIT researchers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

MIT researchers showed they can accurately track muscle movement using tiny magnetic beads implanted in the muscle. These measurements could make it easier for people with certain types of amputations to control their prosthetic limbs.

Journal: Nature Sensors
Funder: Yang Tan Collective at MIT, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program

Can we eradicate tuberculosis? A review of obstacles to eliminate the disease

Bentham Science Publishers
Book Announcement

Despite decades of research and public health interventions, tuberculosis (TB) continues to pose a significant global health challenge. Can We Eradicate Tuberculosis? A Review of Obstacles to Eliminate the Disease explores the persistent barriers to TB elimination, examining the medical, socioeconomic, cultural, and healthcare-system factors that continue to affect prevention and control efforts.

Project uses biomarkers to prevent infections and injuries in Paralympic athletes

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a presentation at FAPESP Week Netherlands, a researcher highlights the use of biochemical variables to tailor athletes’ rest periods and guide young talent, with a focus on the 2028 and 2032 Paralympic Games.

Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Europe launches VICTOR-XR to make virtual worlds safer, smarter and connected to reality

Universitat Jaume I
Grant and Award Announcement

Virtual worlds are rapidly moving beyond gaming and entertainment into factories, hospitals and training environments. Yet one major challenge remains: ensuring that what happens in a virtual environment accurately reflects what is happening in the real world.

To address this challenge, the European research initiative VICTOR-XR, launched under Horizon Europe’s Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry and Space, within the HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-14 topic, brings together 16 partners from seven countries to develop a new generation of intelligent, human-centric Extended Reality (XR) technologies.

Over the next three years, VICTOR-XR will create technologies that continuously synchronise physical environments with their virtual counterparts using Digital Twins, multimodal sensing, and AI-powered cognitive assistants. By combining vision, speech, gaze tracking, biosignals and haptic feedback, the project aims to deliver immersive experiences that are more realistic, more responsive and ultimately more trustworthy.

Funder: European Union (HORIZON-CL4-2025-03-HUMAN-14)

International review offers new guidance on understanding the benefits of indoor plants

University of Surrey
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Indoor plants and green walls can reduce certain air pollutants by around 10-30 per cent, while some indoor greening systems could cut the energy needed to cool buildings in certain office zones by up to 27 per cent, according to an international review led by the University of Surrey.

Journal: Eco-Environment & Health

Study reveals molecular rules governing the biological identity of nanoparticles

Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by Prof. LIU Yuan from the Hangzhou Institute of Medicine (HIM) of the Chinese Academy of Science has revealed molecular rules governing how nanoparticles interact with biological systems, showing how their physicochemical properties shape protein corona (PC) formation and influence biological outcomes. The findings provide a framework for designing nanomedicines with more predictable biological identities.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

End of COVID-era snap emergency food assistance linked to increased child maltreatment rates

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study has found that in US counties that ended COVID-19 pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, child maltreatment rates went up. The findings from the study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, suggest that changes to food assistance programs have consequences that extend beyond food security and also affect child and family well-being.

Journal: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Funder: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Kyushu University and Cipher Core advance preparations for preventive healthcare pilot in Bangladesh

Kyushu University
Business Announcement

Kyushu University and Cipher Core have begun preparations for a preventive healthcare pilot in Bangladesh under the Healthy Bangladesh initiative. The project combines community health screening, AI-enabled digital health tools, telemedicine, and lifelong electronic health records to improve early detection and preventive care. The initiative was presented at a JETRO economic forum in Tokyo on October 28, 2026, attended by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, as an example of Japan-Bangladesh cooperation in healthcare.

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