Read article—Researchers and professors from the Geisel School of Medicine propose a three-pillar framework to support the expansion of transcatheter aortic valve replacement to lower-risk, asymptomatic patient populations for aortic stenosis.

Listen to podcast—Charles Sentman, PHD, a professor of microbiology and immunology and Center for Synthetic Immunity director at Geisel is featured in a discussion on new strategies for overcoming the unique challenges of treating solid tumors.

Read article—Interview with Katie Lichter, an assistant professor of radiation oncology and health policy, and inaugural director of the new Division of Resilient and Sustainable Cancer Care in the Dartmouth Cancer Center. Lichter’s team is looking at how cancer treatment can impact the environment and how treatment can be impacted by climate change. “Do patients have a harder time recovering because their bodies are stressed by other factors? Whether that’s mental stress or actual stress from the poor air quality? We don’t know. But all things that we’re very interested in exploring further,” Lichter said.

Read article—In this article, VaccinesWork talks to Kendal Hoyt, assistant professor of medicine at Geisel, about how military research programs have played critical roles in the development of many new or improved vaccines, with a focus on the American military’s efforts during WW2.

Read article—Corneliu Stanciu, an assistant professor of psychiatry,  explains how kratom emerged as a dangerous, potent new drug for opioid users. “I tried to put out some public education alerts and nobody was interested,” said Stanciu. Kratom poisonings have surged by 1,200%, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, aided by the third wave of kratom products, which Stanciu characterizes as “products that look absolutely nothing like kratom.”

Read article—Quotes Yiping Li, a PhD student in the Quantitative Biomedical Sciences Program, in coverage of research she co-authored that links higher consumption of ultra-processed foods to increased risk of prediabetes, particularly among younger adults. “These findings indicate that ultra-processed food consumption increases the risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes among young adults—and that limiting consumption of those foods can help prevent disease,” Li said.

Read article—Priscilla Slanetz, a professor of radiology, writes in a co-authored commentary that research suggests that abbreviated MRI protocols for women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer show promise in expanding access and improving treatment tolerance, though more study is needed.

Watch video—Quotes Jay Buckey, a professor of medicine and director of the Space Medicine Innovations Laboratory, on how the crew of the Artemis II mission prepares for returning to Earth. An astronaut aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1998, Buckey discusses re-adapting to being on Earth and experiencing weightlessness in space, as well as his experience preparing for re-entry. “For us, it was a time to put the suits back on, get everything reconfigured in the spacecraft to get ready for re-entry, and then, you’re pretty much along for the ride,” Buckey said. (Buckey’s comments begin at 2:47)