Publisher: Science Magazine

In a groundbreaking study published in The Lancet Microbe on March 1, 2026, researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have unveiled a novel approach capable of predicting bloodstream infections in pediatric patients with high-risk leukemia, often days before clinical symptoms manifest. Furthermore, the study’s multi-institutional collaboration, including scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, University… Read More

In a groundbreaking advance that heralds a new era in pediatric oncology, researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have unveiled a promising therapeutic strategy to combat neuroblastoma, a devastating childhood cancer notorious for its complexity and resistance to treatment.

Xiaopeng Zhao, a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering and founding director of the Applied AI Program in the College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies at UT, is part of a collaborative team that has been awarded a $401,090 grant from the National Institutes of Health. Along with Zhao, other members… Read More

Brian Peters, PhD, First Tennessee Endowed Chair of Excellence in Clinical Pharmacy and professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the UT Health Science Center, was recently awarded $3.9 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a project aimed at unravelling intricate mysteries surrounding complex fungal-bacterial infections.… Read More

As such, little is known about the association between the frequency of alcohol use and the severity of injuries sustained after a fall in older adults. A study by Florida Atlantic University’s Schmidt College of Medicine and collaborators, is one of the first to examine the relationship between self-reported alcohol use and severe head trauma in this group.

Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine-Knoxville; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Research understand the challenges affecting the health and wellness of Tennesseans. A new system-wide collaborative grant program led by UTHSC COM-K is supporting research and scholarly activities to… Read More

The Associate Dean of Research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has received a two-year, $421,188 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve cognitive screening in people who suffer from a devastating type of stroke called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).

“This is a great leap forward for the field,” said Dr. Manyam, interim chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Medicine in Chattanooga and chief of Cardiology at Erlanger Health System. “We’ve always tried to do things in a way that can save patients’ lives, but now we’re thinking… Read More