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Jul 2026
New CapuchinAI system automates cognitive testing of wild primates
Scientists created an AI system that uses facial recognition and real-time, touchscreen testing to automate cognitive studies of capuchin monkeys in the wild.
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Jul 2026
UH psychologist receives NIH grant to evaluate remote parenting program for premature infants
A University of Houston psychologist has received a $2.8 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to lead the first randomized clinical trial testing whether a remotely delivered parenting program can improve healthy infant brain development to support long-term mental health outcomes for babies born prematurely.
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Jul 2026
NIH awards $2.4 million to study how maternal viral infections reprogram fetal immune development
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a new, five-year $2.4 million R01 grant to Dr. Jiahui Ding, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine's C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, to support research that aims to uncover how viral infections during pregnancy reprogram the developing immune system of the fetus, influencing susceptibility to infectious diseases throughout life.
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Jul 2026
AI-enabled tool helps identify hospitalized patients at risk of rapid clinical decline
Researchers from RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School found that an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled early warning system helped identify hospitalized patients at risk of rapid clinical decline sooner, contributing to fewer deaths among high-risk patients.
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Jul 2026
Scientists develop a promising way to create new antifungal drug candidates
Scientists at Imperial College London and The University of Manchester have developed a promising new way to create safer and more effective treatments for life-threatening fungal infections.
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Jul 2026
Researchers find potential pathway to improve glioblastoma treatment
New research published in Neuro-Oncology gives a glimpse at promising discoveries that could help shape the future of glioblastoma treatment and patient outcomes.
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Jul 2026
Wildfire evacuation triggered long-term mental health impacts for LA residents
Los Angeles County residents living in evacuation warning or order zones during the 2025 wildfires experienced heightened levels of anxiety and depression almost a year later, according to new USC research.
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Jul 2026
Immature NK cells in donor cord blood can undermine CAR NK cell therapy activity
The composition of donor cord blood may play a critical role in the success of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) natural killer (NK) cell therapies.
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Jul 2026
Climate change shifts malaria risk across sub-Saharan Africa
Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have long argued over how climate change has shaped its spread.
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Jul 2026
Harvard bioengineers develop a way to quickly create customizable blood vessel grafts
Traumatic injuries, whether on a battlefield or in a car accident, often involve damaged blood vessels that require immediate repair.
