Read article – Susan Roberts, the senior associate dean of foundational research at the Geisel School of Medicine, is quoted in an article about a new MIT study that finds that long-term consumption of processed red meat is linked to an elevated risk of dementia.

Read article – Roshini Pinto-Powell, associate dean of admissions at the Geisel School of Medicine, and Thomas Thesen, an associate professor of neuroscience, are featured in an article about a study that drew a resemblance between the dementia risk in human brains and “dementia” risk in older AI models. “Asking those models to do these multimodal tests of how we actually test humans is a little bit like asking your calculator to do push ups,” Thesen said. “It can’t do it, but it can do other things well—what it’s been trained to do or constructed to do.”

Read article – A profile piece on Will Peterson, MED ’26, who ran all 272 miles of the Long Trail in just three days, 21 hours, and nine minutes. “I hate the idea of someone beating me because their logistics are better, or because they carried less than me. If someone beats me, I want it to be purely that they are faster, they are better,” Peterson said.

Read article – Peter Schilling, an assistant professor of orthopaedics, is featured in an article about his new study that underscores the risks associated with using AI in health care. “While AI has the potential to transform medical imaging, we must be cautious,” Schilling said. “These models can see patterns humans cannot, but not all patterns they identify are meaningful or reliable. It’s crucial to recognize these risks to prevent misleading conclusions and ensure scientific integrity.” (Similar coverage in Medical Economics.)

Read article – David Leib, chair and professor of microbiology and immunology, is quoted in an article about new research into a cure for cold sores. “The virus is able to hide for our lifetime inside the cells of our nervous system, and it hides in those cells actually as its DNA,” Leib said.

Read article – A feature story on Vinald Francis and his career as a biomedical medical illustrator. “It was like the angels started singing and I had found the perfect combination of my two favorite subjects,” Francis said.

Read article – Elliott Fisher, a professor of the Dartmouth Institute, medicine, and community and family medicine, writes an opinion piece about the broken health care system in the wake of the murder of United Healthcare’s CEO. “Perhaps, if we can begin to make affordable, accessible, high-quality health care a reality for everyone, fewer people will feel excluded, disrespected, uncared for—and angry,” Fisher said.

Read article – Cody Meissner, a professor of pediatrics, is quoted in an article about President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Dr. Marty Makary as the top target to lead the FDA during his second term. “It’s important that we stick to the scientific data that’s been generated by vaccines,” Meissner said.

Read article – Features a study co-authored by Christopher Niemczak, an assistant professor of medicine, and researchers at the École de Technologie Supérieure in Canada into early detection of Alzheimer’s disease using a device that “hears” movements in the eyes. (Similar coverage in GBNews and Female First.)