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A plan to preserve wetlands without stopping development

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study of wetlands conservation policy in Florida and California suggests a way to reduce flood damage while retaining economic gains from development. The study recommends both an offset policy and a locally varying tax on development to compensate for increased flood risk.

Journal: American Economic Review
Funder: George and Obie Schultz Fund

Americans agree: Ultraprocessed foods pose major health hazard

Cornell University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Across partisan lines, Americans broadly believe ultraprocessed foods are addictive and harmful – expressing attitudes strikingly like those that spurred regulation of the tobacco industry, new Cornell University-led research finds.

Journal: American Journal of Public Health

University of Pittsburgh researchers discover unexpected chromosome interaction that fuels aggressive cancers

University of Pittsburgh
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Published today in Nature, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center report a previously unrecognized change in how the cell’s genetic material is packaged into structures called chromosomes, that helps explain how some aggressive cancers sustain unlimited growth.

Journal: Nature
Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences, German Research Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia for the CANTAR project.

Out-of-pocket costs and health-related social needs among households with children

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The findings of this cohort study of U.S. households with children suggest that high out-of-pocket medical costs may make it more difficult for households to afford health-related social needs (i.e., accessing food, paying bills, and living in quality housing), potentially contributing to adverse health outcomes.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

US tobacco firms used cigarette-selling tactics to globally market ultra-processed foods

University of Kansas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from the University of Kansas details how U.S. tobacco corporations expanded into global food markets from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s, using strategies honed through cigarette sales to market ultra-processed foods, which are industrially processed and contain ingredients and additives that maximize their appeal.

10-year study affirms life-changing benefits of hydroxyurea for sickle cell anemia

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A decade of data from Uganda shows that continuous hydroxyurea treatment at maximum tolerated doses results in better growth and development, fewer hospitalizations and blood transfusions, and lower risk of death from sickle cell anemia.

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine

International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine tackles today’s most pressing nutrition topics in Washington, D.C., Aug. 13-15

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Meeting Announcement

Are ultra-processed foods actually good for you? What is the future for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy? How did politics and industry influence the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans? What is causing the surge in the tickborne alpha-gal syndrome meat allergy and how can people protect themselves? These are just a few of today’s most pressing nutrition topics that more than 30 of the world’s leading nutrition experts will tackle at the 14th annual International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine, taking place in Washington, D.C., Aug. 13-15, 2026.

Study offers new evidence on role of health crises in driving housing instability and homelessness

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Major health events increase the risk of housing instability and homelessness among Medicaid enrollees, according to a new study. These findings shed new light on the complex, bidirectional relationship between health and housing. The research examined housing outcomes following serious health events by tracking reported address changes over four years before and after a sudden hospitalization.

Journal: Journal of Health Economics

Senescent muscle cells send molecular messages that may contribute to age-related muscle decline

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — June 3, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on May 15, 2026, titled “Extracellular vesicles released by senescent myoblasts affect recipient cells via miRNA-target interactions.”

Journal: Aging-US

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