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29-Jul-2025

Mayo Clinic top-ranked in most specialties for 36 straight years in US News & World Report rankings

Mayo Clinic
Grant and Award Announcement

Mayo Clinic again leads U.S. News & World Report’s "Best Hospitals" rankings for 2025-2026 – the 36^th time since the rankings began. This sustained distinction includes a place on the Honor Roll and more specialties ranked in the top three than any other hospital in the nation.

29-Jul-2025

Surgical procedure slows progression of knee osteoarthritis

London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A clinical trial led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) and Western University has found that a knee surgery called high tibial osteotomy (HTO) can slow the progression of osteoarthritis.

Journal

Annals of Internal Medicine

29-Jul-2025

 

Announcing LongGame Ventures as Tier 3 Sponsor of ARDD 2025

Aging Research and Drug Discovery
Meeting Announcement

The University of Copenhagen is excited to announce LongGame Ventures as Tier 3 Sponsor of the 12th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting, the world's largest conference on aging research in the biopharmaceutical industry that will transpire on August 25 - August 29, 2025 on-site at the Ceremonial Hall, University of Copenhagen, and online.

29-Jul-2025

 

Comprehensive genomic testing reveals treatment targets in 90% of advanced solid tumors

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY – July 29, 2025 – A new research paper was published in Volume 16 of Oncotarget on July 25, 2025, titled “Comprehensive genomic profiling of over 10,000 advanced solid tumors.”

Journal

Oncotarget

29-Jul-2025

 

Large-scale study uncovers 57 genetic hotspots into stuttering origins

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The largest genetic analysis of stuttering has demonstrated a clear genetic basis for the speech disorder, highlighting neurological pathways of risk. The study, published July 28 in the journal Nature Genetics, used data representing more than 1 million individuals who had their DNA analyzed by the company 23andMe Inc.

Journal

Nature Genetics

Funder

National Institutes of Health

29-Jul-2025

Researchers develop the first assembled genome of a soft tick

Baylor College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers with Baylor College of Medicine and Texas A&M AgriLife Research collaborated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, SCINet project and Ag100Pest Initiative to assemble the first genome for a soft tick, Ornithodoros turicata.

Journal

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

29-Jul-2025

The Mount Sinai Hospital ranked among top in the nation by US News & World Report®

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Business Announcement

Five specialties ranked among Top 10; nine among Top 20

Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside nationally ranked in 5 specialties