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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 30-Oct-2026 23:16 ET (31-Oct-2026 03:16 GMT/UTC)

15-Oct-2026

Contact with nature is linked to healthy eating

Anglia Ruskin University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research has provided the first evidence that contact with natural environments can influence people’s relationship with food.

Led by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in England and published in the journal Body Image, the study of 500 adults from the United Kingdon found links between exposure to nature and intuitive eating.

Journal: Body Image

15-Oct-2026

Iron deficiency may explain psychiatric outcomes of a rare genetic condition

Virginia Tech
Grant and Award Announcement

A rare gene deletion can lead to schizophrenia, autism, or mild developmental delays. Ryan Purcell of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute will use a new grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore whether iron deficiency might be making the difference.

15-Oct-2026

Who gets Alzheimer’s drugs? Race, vulnerability and health status shape access

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Michigan Medicine study found major disparities in access to new Alzheimer’s drugs, with Black and Hispanic patients less likely to receive treatment, though adherence was similar once therapy began.

Journal: Neurology
Funder: American Academy of Neurology

15-Oct-2026

New drug-delivery method offers promise in fight against neurodegenerative diseases

University of Ottawa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Summary: Neurodegenerative diseases impair cell signalling, with antibodies becoming lost in cell signalling pathways; new process allows body’s cells to reach the brain and deliver the necessary antibodies; and process taps into cells natural recycling mechanism of autophagy to delete useless hitchhiking cells to help healthy ones reach their destination.

Journal: Nature Biomedical Engineering
Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

15-Oct-2026

Total ultra-processed food intake not linked to colorectal cancer in large US cohort study

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Overall ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption was not associated with increased colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence in a cohort of more than 400,000 U.S. adults, according to a study published October 15^th by Erikka Loftfield of the National Cancer Institute, U.S., and colleagues in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

Journal: PLOS Medicine

15-Oct-2026

Children and young people broadly support health data research – but want safeguards

University of Cambridge
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Children and young people broadly support the use of health data for research that could improve lives, but they want strong safeguards, transparency, and greater involvement in decisions about how their information is used, a review led by researchers at the University of Cambridge has found.

Journal: PLOS Digital Health
Funder: UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre

15-Oct-2026

James LaBelle appointed to lead pediatric cancer and blood diseases programs at Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance and UChicago Medicine

University of Chicago Medical Center
Business Announcement

James LaBelle, MD, PhD, has been named the new Service Line Chief of Pediatric Cancer and Blood Diseases for the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance (CCHA) and Section Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Transplant and Cellular Therapy at UChicago Medicine.

15-Oct-2026

Study: Food prescription programs for food-insecure, older adults work best when fresh food is delivered to their door

University at Buffalo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study has found that when fresh produce is delivered directly to participants’ homes, redemption of food prescription programs improves dramatically.

Journal: Frontiers in Public Health
Funder: American Heart Association

15-Oct-2026

UT Arlington study aims to cut radiation in heart scans

University of Texas at Arlington
Grant and Award Announcement

A new study at The University of Texas at Arlington could help substantially reduce the amount of radiation heart patients receive during imaging procedures without sacrificing diagnostic accuracy.