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Research Highlights in 2026

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  • Climate change could result in an additional 123 million malaria cases in Africa by 2050, driven mostly by extreme weather events — which calls for climate-resilient malaria control strategies.

    • Karen O’Leary
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  • A study shows that social interactions in the nursery have a huge impact on babies’ microbiome development and may facilitate rapid strain recovery after antibiotic treatment.

    • Karen O’Leary
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  • In patients with T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, base-edited CAR T cells — capable of destroying leukemic T cells while they themselves are protected — induced remission and allowed progression to stem-cell transplantation.

    • Karen O’Leary
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  • Using a new approach to control for genetic and environmental confounders, a review and meta-analysis finds no link between paracetamol use during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children.

    • Karen O’Leary
    Research Highlight
  • New data confirm that mpox infection during pregnancy — and particularly in the first trimester — is associated with a substantial risk of fetal loss and congenital infection, calling for targeted prevention and treatment strategies.

    • Karen O’Leary
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