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Mongooses Prepare for Likely Future Battles with Powerful Enemies, Study Finds

University of Bristol — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:00 EST

Dwarf mongooses anticipate encounters with rival groups and adjust how they move, communicate and defend resources beforehand, according to new research from the University of Bristol.

When Menopause Meets Shift Work

Adelaide University — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:25:42 EST

Menopause affects millions of women during their working lives, yet it remains largely overlooked in workplace policy, public discussion and scientific research.

Designable van der Waals Crystal Realizes Artificial Neuronal Cell Mimicking with Light

Sungkyunkwan University — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:15:14 EST

Single-Step Plasma Process Produces Optoelectronic Synapse for 3D Stackable Neuromorphic Vision

Health Care AI Researcher Wins Prestigious NSF CAREER Award

West Virginia University — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:15:09 EST

West Virginia University researcher Avishek Choudhury, who studies health care providers' trust in artificial intelligence, has been named a Faculty Early Career Development award winner by the National Science Foundation.

Developing Fluorine-Free Transducers for the Market

Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:10:38 EST

Storing energy, moving robots, detecting vibrations: The innovative silicon materials developed by Empa researcher Dorina Opris can do all this - and much more. She has now received a Proof of Concept Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to bring the materials from the laboratory to market.

SMU White Paper Calls for Broader, More Equitable Understanding of Urban Resilience as Cities Face Compounding Global Crises

Singapore Management University — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:25:02 EST

Singapore Management University (SMU) today released a new White Paper, "What is the Value of Urban Resilience?", at the 2026 World Cities Summit (WCS) in Singapore.

Researchers Identify New Kidney Pathway with Help From 1940s-Era Drug, May Improve Polycystic Kidney Disease Treatment

Mayo Clinic — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:05:00 EST

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a previously unrecognized way the kidneys regulate water balance -- an advance that could lead to improved treatments for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and other disorders.

Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet - June 2026

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:50:15 EST

This tip sheet from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, features several cancer-related story ideas including paradoxical mesothelioma findings, a new immunotherapy drug for relapsed multiple myeloma, how gliomas evolve after treatment and more.

FDA Expands Use of Kidney Cancer Drug Developed From UTSW Research

UT Southwestern Medical Center — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:55:44 EST

Belzutifan, a first-in-class drug that arose from scientific discoveries at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat some patients with earlier stage kidney cancers in combination with an immunotherapy drug.

Roswell Park Recognized by National Foundation for Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Efforts

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:50:47 EST

Roswell Park was honored in April with the Prevent Cancer Foundation's Carolyn "Bo" Aldige Visionary Award, and today welcomed Prevent Cancer, Reps. Tim Kennedy and Jim McGovern and a representative of the Seneca Nation of Indians to its campus

Living Life to the Fullest: Multiple Joint Replacements Enable 73-year-old "Bionic Man" to Maintain Athletic Lifestyle

Hospital for Special Surgery — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:50:25 EST

Having more than one joint replacement is increasingly common. With surgical advances, advanced age is not an impediment for active people who refuse to let arthritis slow them down.

SOURCE ALERT: University of Miami School of Law faculty experts available to comment on Supreme Court cases

University of Miami — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:40:43 EST

Targeting Delivery to the Lungs: Inhaled Vitamin D Could Be New Strategy

University of North Carolina School of Medicine — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:35:47 EST

Now, a new perspective, published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, argues that randomized controlled trials have consistently failed to demonstrate clinically meaningful benefits from oral vitamin D supplementation.

A Model for Global Wellness: Tanzanian Study Demonstrates Vision Care is Foundation for Learning

UNC Health — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:30:34 EST

Researchers with the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases have quantified the link between vision impairment and academic performance in a new study of primary school students in Tanzania. The approach, published in Vulnerable Child Youth Studies, could provide a model for global wellness.

Writing with AI Demands More Thought From Students, Not Less

Iowa State University — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:30:12 EST

In a new study, an Iowa State researcher upends the idea that AI simplifies writing, showing instead that it raises the cognitive stakes for students. The study identifies three key thresholds that reveal why using AI well takes more judgment, experimentation and agency than many students expect.

EXPERTS: What a Strong El Nino Could Mean This Fall and Winter

University of Colorado Boulder — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:20:30 EST

Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society Joins FASEB as an Affiliate Member

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:20:23 EST

FASEB welcomes the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS) as an Affiliate Member, strengthening collaboration and advocacy across the scientific community.

Johns Hopkins Medicine Receives $10 Million Gift to Advance Urological Surgery

Johns Hopkins Medicine — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:15:25 EST

The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine has a newly endowed division, called the Robert Altman Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, following a $10 million gift from the Robert and Lynda Altman Family Foundation.

Supercharging T-Cells Against HIV's Weak Spots: A New HIV Vaccine Study Reveals New Hope--and New Challenges--for Aging Patients

UNC Health — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:15:25 EST

In a milestone clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) at the UNC School of Medicine have demonstrated that new vaccines can significantly boost T cells targeting the most vulnerable, conserved regions of HIV--areas considered key to effective immune control.

Ochsner Health named to Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces

Ochsner Health — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:10:38 EST

For the fourth consecutive year, Ochsner Health, the leading nonprofit healthcare provider in the Gulf South, has been named one of America's Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.

How Gun Violence Exposure Drives Racial Health Disparities

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:10:34 EST

Higher exposure to gun violence among Black and Hispanic Americans helps explain persistent racial disparities in both general health and chronic health diagnoses, according to Rutgers researchers.

Breakthrough Immorta Bio Study Collaboration With TAM Global Increases Life Span In Mice over 70% Using Novel Combination Senolytics

The TAM Center — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:05:09 EST

Immorta Bio President Thomas Ichim and TAM Global's Chief Scientific Officer Francesco M. Marincola today announced a landmark preclinical breakthrough demonstrating a more than 70% increase in lifespan in mice.

Only 10 Viral Particles Cause H5N1 Avian Flu Infection in Cows

Ohio State University — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:00:13 EST

Just 10 viral particles of the H5N1 bird flu that caused hundreds of influenza outbreaks in U.S. dairy cattle can cause infection in cows, a new study shows.

Fermilab Storage Infrastructure Enables AI-Driven Scientific and Research Discovery for DOE's Genesis Mission

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:55:23 EST

The U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission is building a new era of AI-driven scientific discovery -- and it requires far more than powerful supercomputers to succeed.

Lonza Issues Exclusive, Target-Specific License to Antharis Therapeutics to Advance Next-Generation Dual Payload ADCs for Gastrointestinal Cancers

Antharis Therapeutics — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:55:03 EST

Lonza and Antharis Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation antibody-based therapeutics for oncology, today announced an exclusive, target-specific licensing agreement to develop novel dual-payload ADCs targeting gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.