Keck Medicine of USC has launched a clinical trial to evaluate whether a blood test can help detect breast cancer earlier than mammograms alone.

Researchers from Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, have identified a CaN/NFATC3/Id3/E2A/Bmp4 signaling pathway that helps explain how low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) promotes bone regeneration. Id3 was identified as a molecular “brake” that limits LIPUS-induced osteogenesis and was significantly downregulated following ultrasound stimulation. The researchers developed an Id3 inhibitory peptide, rID3, which, when combined with LIPUS, enhanced osteogenesis and bone-defect healing in mice, suggesting a potential strategy for improving ultrasound-based bone regeneration.

A collaborative research team from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and the Hangzhou Institute of Medicine of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, proposed a novel self-supervised reconstruction framework that decouples measurement sampling resolution from reconstruction grid density to address the trade-off between sampling and imaging in single-pixel imaging. The framework enables high-pixel-resolution reconstruction from the low-dimensional measurements, providing a new strategy for overcoming resolution limitations in conventional single-pixel imaging.

Heart failure (HF) alters the bone marrow (BM), reducing protective cells that regulate inflammation, reports a study conducted at Science Tokyo. According to the study, cardiac stress reduces a population of mesenchymal stromal cells that produces heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor. The resulting reduction in protective signaling alters blood-forming stem cells and promotes inflammatory macrophages. The findings identify the BM niche as an important regulator of lasting immune changes associated with HF, suggesting potential targets for future therapies.

Despite the many choices available to them, which often change year to year, 60% of older adults spend less than an hour choosing their Medicare coverage during Open Enrollment, a new poll finds. That includes 27% who said they didn’t take any time to review their options during last year's Open Enrollment, and 33% who reviewed them but spent less than an hour doing so. 

AUSTIN, Texas — [Thursday, October 15, 2026] — TAMEST (Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology) today announced that the late Pete Winstead and Winstead PC law firm have been selected as recipients of the 2027 Kay Bailey Hutchison Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes their extraordinary leadership, service and enduring contributions to research, discovery and innovation in Texas.