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Mar 2026
New neural organoid system improves scalability and reproducibility for research
Neural organoids have been heralded as having huge potential for advancing our knowledge of the brain in several fields.
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Mar 2026
HOBIT device improves oxygen supply for drug-producing cells
Implanting living cells as long-term drug producers could transform treatment for numerous diseases, but it is difficult to house the tiny workers in quantities high enough to ensure dosage needs are met while also keeping the cells alive and thriving.
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Mar 2026
AI helps identify childhood cancer survivors needing extra support
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help physicians determine if survivors of childhood cancer need extra support - and the more information included in AI prompting, the better its performance.
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Mar 2026
UStudy links diagnostic timing to ovarian cancer survival outcomes
The study "Diagnostic Timing and Ovarian Cancer Survival in North Carolina" has been published in the latest issue of JAMA Network Open. Led by a team of UNC-Chapel Hill researchers, this study explored the relationship between survival and how quickly patients are diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
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Mar 2026
Aging lung cells drive severe inflammation in flu and COVID
Older adults are much more likely to become seriously ill from flu or COVID because aging lung cells can drive excessive immune responses, according to a new study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.
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Mar 2026
Diverse biobank study links genetics to disease risk and treatment
A new study by UCLA Health published in Cell presents a major advancement in the future of personalized medicine by pinpointing new connections between people's genes, disease risk and medicine response by using a clinically well-characterized and diverse population-represented biobank.
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Mar 2026
Study reveals how a promising bacterial therapy reduces recurrent bacterial vaginosis
A new study from the Kwon Lab at the Ragon Institute, published in Cell Host & Microbe, provides the most detailed picture yet of how a promising bacterial therapy works to prevent recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV) and why it works better for some women than others.
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Mar 2026
Tiny device with engineered cells acts as internal drug factory
A multi-institutional team of scientists, co-led by Northwestern University, has taken a crucial step toward implantable "living pharmacies" - tiny devices containing engineered cells that continuously produce medicines inside the body.
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Mar 2026
UMGCCC awarded $3 million to train the next generation of oncology researchers
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) has been awarded a prestigious $3 million National Cancer Institute (NCI) Career Development Award to train the next generation of oncology researchers focused on treating patients of all backgrounds.
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Mar 2026
FDA approves first gene therapy for rare pediatric immune disorder
Dr. Donald Kohn has been developing gene therapies for rare pediatric immune disorders for over 30 years.
