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Jun 2026
Advanced chip-based sensor identifies traumatic brain injury markers
Researchers have developed a chip-based metasurface biosensor that can detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomarkers at extremely low levels.
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Jun 2026
Zebrafish study shows how visual surroundings reshape the eye's retina
The environment experienced by young zebrafish influences both the shape and electrical activity of the neurons in the eye, which impacts subsequent behavior.
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Jun 2026
Keck School of Medicine of USC and Novartis collaborate to eliminate breast cancer screening barriers
Compelled by disparities in breast cancer outcomes, the Keck School of Medicine of USC's Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Novartis have joined forces in a pioneering collaboration to support medically underserved communities in Los Angeles County with the goal of eliminating barriers to screening and access.
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Jun 2026
Fertility preservation access remains unequal for young female cancer patients
A new Columbia University School of Nursing systematic review reveals access to fertility preservation (FP) care remains limited and unequal for girls and young women with cancer.
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Jun 2026
Gut fungi play key role in pediatric allergic diseases development
Two new studies jointly published in Nature: The Clinical Microbiome reveal that certain species of fungi in the gut play a key role in the development of immune dysregulation and some pediatric allergic diseases - and may be promising targets for new therapies.
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Jun 2026
Parental genes rather than pregnancy weight influence childhood body mass index
The link between parents' body mass index (BMI) and their children's BMI in childhood is driven largely by genetic inheritance, rather than by any direct biological effects of parental weight during pregnancy, a new study suggests.
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Jun 2026
MSU researchers develop tool to observe complex molecular choreography in real time
A lot of things need to go right on a molecular level for immune cells to launch an adaptive response to an infection.
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Jun 2026
New study identifies brain circuits behind spontaneous and voluntary laughter
Laughter is a universal social signal that connects us with others, but the brain regions underlying laughter are not well understood, in part because it's hard to elicit genuine laughter in the lab.
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Jun 2026
Americans favor information and school restrictions for ultra processed foods
If your social media feed has suddenly filled with content about ultra-processed foods (UPFs), you're far from alone. Since Health and Human Services tasked federal agencies last year with developing UPF guidelines, the buzz has been hard to miss.
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Jun 2026
NIH funds University of Minnesota research on congenital cytomegalovirus infection
A University of Minnesota Medical School research team has received a new 5-year, $3.87 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate how the immune system protects against congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection.
