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Latest Journal Impact Factors Affirm JMIR Publications' Field Leadership

JMIR Publications — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:55:00 EST

Clarivate has released Journal Citation Reports 2026, including 2025 Journal Impact Factor results for 24 JMIR Publications journals.

Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation Awards Grant to Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation to Enhance Pediatric Behavioral Health Care at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital

Hackensack Meridian Health — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:30:00 EST

Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation is proud to announce it has received a generous grant from the Dunkin' Joy in Childhood Foundation through its Connecting Joy program.

Older Adults Are at Risk of Dangerously Using and Co-using Alcohol and Other Substances

Research Society on Alcohol — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 EST

Older adults are not only becoming a larger proportion of the U.S. population, they are also using and co-using alcohol and other substances at a growing rate. A new study has found which substances are used and what factors influence their use. These results and others will be shared at the 49th annual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) in San Antonio, Texas.

Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorders Often Have an Unhealthy Relationship with Their Diet

Research Society on Alcohol — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:00:00 EST

Clinicians and researchers already know that people with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) have disrupted eating patterns, nutritional intake, and metabolism. Findings collected from clinical studies and a meta-analysis of the dietary habits of both inpatients and outpatients has compiled several consistent themes regarding diet quality, ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption, and food addiction in people with AUDs. These findings will be shared at the 49th annual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcohol (RSA) in San Antonio, Texas.

Penn Medicine Community Health Fair Returns to West Philly June 28

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:30:00 EST

Penn Medicine's fifth annual event offers free health screenings, mental health resources, eye exams, and more; walk-in mammograms available June 24 through July 1.

دراسة لمايو كلينك تظهر قدرة الذكاء الاصطناعي على كشف مخاطر الأورام الدماغية دون الحاجة إلى فحوصات جينية مكلفة

Mayo Clinic — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:43 EST

أظهر باحثون من مايو كلينك بالتعاون مع فرق بحثية زميلة، أن أداة مدعومة بالذكاء الاصطناعي قادرة على تحليل شرائح فحص الأنسجة الروتينية، لمساعدة اختصاصيي الرعاية السريرية في تصنيف الأورام السحائية-- وهي أكثر أورام الدماغ الأولية شيوعًا لدى البالغين -- بالإضافة إلى تقييم خطر عودة الورم للمريض بدقة أكبر.

Estudo da Mayo Clinic mostra que a IA pode revelar riscos relacionados a tumores cerebrais sem a necessidade de testes geneticos de alto custo

Mayo Clinic — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:18 EST

Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic e colaboradores demonstraram que uma ferramenta de inteligencia artificial (IA) pode analisar laminas histopatologicas de rotina para ajudar os medicos a classificarem meningiomas, o tumor cerebral primario mais comum em adultos, e compreender melhor o risco de recorrencia tumoral de um paciente.

Un estudio de Mayo Clinic demuestra que la IA puede revelar riesgos de tumores cerebrales sin necesidad de costosas pruebas geneticas

Mayo Clinic — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:11 EST

Investigadores de Mayo Clinic y colaboradores han demostrado que una herramienta de inteligencia artificial (IA) puede analizar preparaciones histopatologicas de rutina para ayudar a los profesionales clinicos a clasificar los meningiomas, el tumor cerebral primario mas frecuente en adultos, y comprender mejor el riesgo de recurrencia tumoral de un paciente.

Monash University and Brigham and Women's Hospital to Advance Innovation in Sleep and Circadian Medicine

Monash University — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:40:34 EST

Researchers from Monash and BWH - a founding member of Massachusetts' largest healthcare provider, Mass General Brigham, and teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School - aim to undertake research including multi-centre clinical trials to deliver breakthrough preventive medicine and treatments. A key focus of the research will be the growing potential of biotechnology like wearable devices to improve affordable and accessible health improvements for patients and those at major risk of chronic disease.

In Time for Father's Day, the Journey of Lanay and Rene Lopez and a Reunion with a Doctor

Hackensack Meridian Health — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:35:25 EST

Lanay Lopez fell ill at 15 while excelling as a Seacaucus High School basketball player. At 16 she had a kidney transplant that changed her life. Her donor was her father, Rene.

Tea's Molecular Shield Against Anthracnose

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:30:41 EST

Anthracnose is one of the most destructive diseases affecting tea, threatening yield, leaf quality, and the sustainability of tea production. A new study reveals how resistant tea plants activate a natural chemical defense after pathogen attack.

How Tomatoes Cope When Nitrogen Runs Low

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:30:22 EST

Nitrogen is essential for crop growth, but the heavy use of nitrogen fertilizers increases production costs and contributes to environmental pollution. A new study in tomato reveals a molecular module that helps seedlings maintain growth when nitrogen is limited.

Unsafe Water Still Drives Global Diarrheal Disease Burden

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:20:34 EST

A research team has mapped the global burden of diarrheal diseases attributable to unsafe water from 1990 to 2021, revealing major progress but persistent inequalities.

Global Port Microbiomes Reveal Hidden Biosecurity Signals

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:20:14 EST

A research team has produced a global synthesis of bacterial communities in port waters, revealing how geography, shipping intensity, and human activity shape microbial diversity and potential pathogen distribution across major maritime hubs.

Soil Bacteria Reveal Hidden Arsenic Stress in Brick Kilns

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:15:57 EST

A research team has found that arsenic-contaminated soils around a typical shut-down brick kiln in Anhui, China, show clear shifts in bacterial diversity, community structure, metabolic pathways, and detoxification genes.

Biochar-DOM composites help lock cadmium in soil

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:05:34 EST

A research team has developed biochar composites loaded with dissolved organic matter (DOM) fractions from organic fertilizer to immobilize cadmium (Cd) in contaminated agricultural soil.

How Beans Learned to Flower Earlier

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:48 EST

Flowering time can determine whether a crop adapts, yields, or fails. In common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), one of the world's most important food legumes, sensitivity to day length has shaped where the crop can be grown.

Microbes Reveal How Tillage Shapes Soil Carbon Storage

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:34 EST

A research team found that the way farmland stores soil organic carbon depends not only on how much carbon is added, but also on where that carbon enters the soil and how microbes transform it after tillage.

Modified Biochar Locks Up Arsenic and Cadmium

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:45:28 EST

A research team developed a sulfur-ferrihydrite-modified biochar (SFB) that can simultaneously immobilize cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) in contaminated water and soil.

KIMM Develops Core Technologies to Localize the "Heart" of Next-Generation Rotorcraft

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:00:21 EST

The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM, President Seog-Hyeon Ryu) announced that a research team led by Dr. Hanmin Lee, head of the Department of Industrial Machinery DX under KIMM's Virtual Engineering Platform Research Division, has developed fundamental technologies for four key components of next-generation rotorcraft power transmission systems: clutches, gears, housings and bearings.

Rodent Study Identifies Neurobiological Region That Contributes to Both Alcohol Use Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder