Sylvester, Emory researchers receive $3.3M NIH grant to study sMRI

The Directors: Yolanda Sanchez and Kelvin Lee talk about making cancer centers more resilient
“Diverse ecosystems are more robust than non-diverse ecosystems. That is a biological fact.”

“We’ve always argued that money comes and goes, but if you lose a generation of scientists—you can’t buy them back,” said Kelvin Lee, director of the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

February 27, 2026

Vol.52 No.08

By Claire Marie Porter and Paul Goldberg

Clinical Roundup

“Lock-and-key” chemistry platform may keep therapeutic drugs inactive until they reach a tumor, Syracuse-led study finds

Many therapeutic molecules used in cancer treatments are highly toxic, often harming healthy tissues and causing significant side effects. This creates a critical need for strategies that localize their toxic activity to tumors. What if cancer drugs could stay dormant until they reach cancer cells? A study by Syracuse University researchers demonstrates a promising chemistry-based strategy that could do just that.

February 27, 2026

Vol.52 No.08

Clinical Roundup

Exercise during chemotherapy for breast cancer improves quality of life, Sylvester-led study finds

For many women with breast cancer, the treatment that saves their lives also brings fatigue that clings like a heavy coat, loss of muscle mass that turns everyday tasks into obstacles and emotional strain that lingers long after each infusion ends. It’s a season defined not just by survival, but by how well patients are able to live through it.

February 27, 2026

Vol.52 No.08

News Analysis

NIH Director Bhattacharya named acting CDC director in latest public health shakeup
The temporary appointment concentrates vast authority in the hands of one person

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has taken a second big job.

February 20, 2026

Vol.52 No.07

By Claire Marie Porter

Capitol Hill

After a brief government shutdown, FY26 funding bill is signed into law
NIH gets $415M raise, NCI gets $128M more, CDMRP funding largely restored

On Feb. 3, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, by a vote of 217 to 214. Later that day, President Donald Trump signed the bill into law, officially ending the brief partial government shutdown that began on Jan. 31.

NIH’s Bhattacharya acknowledges absence of causal link between vaccines and autism

Pressed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya acknowledged that he is not aware of any study pointing to a causal link between vaccines and autism.

February 06, 2026

Vol.52 No.05

By Sara Willa Ernst

Sylvester, Emory researchers receive $3.3M NIH grant to study sMRI

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The Directors: Yolanda Sanchez and Kelvin Lee talk about making cancer centers more resilient
“Diverse ecosystems are more robust than non-diverse ecosystems. That is a biological fact.”

NIH Director Bhattacharya named acting CDC director in latest public health shakeup
The temporary appointment concentrates vast authority in the hands of one person

After a brief government shutdown, FY26 funding bill is signed into law
NIH gets $415M raise, NCI gets $128M more, CDMRP funding largely restored