9/11 News Items (7/9/26)
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Nature Communications | July 7, 2026
These results reveal a redox-metabolic mechanism through which PTSD may drive multisystem aging and elevate disease risk.
STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN PTSD AND EARLY AGING IN 9/11 SURVIVORS
The Chief | July 7, 2026
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder likely causes 9/11 first responders and survivors to age faster, leaving sufferers prone to immune system lapses, chronic illnesses and organ deterioration, a study published last month by researchers at Stony Brook University found.
NYC FIGHTS LAWSUIT DEMANDING 9/11 TOXIN DOCUMENTS EVEN AFTER MAMDANI PROMISES TO RELEASE THEM
NY Daily News | July 7, 2026
The city’s response claims that the lawsuit, filed by attorney Andrew Carboy for 9/11 Health Watch, survivors of 9/11 illnesses and families of those who died of 9/11 illnesses, is premature because the search for the documents “remains ongoing.”
NYC COUNCIL TO HONOR FIRST-RESPONDER HEROES KILLED ON 9/11 WITH NEW STREET SIGNS
New York Post | July 7, 2026
All first responders killed during the 9/11 terror attacks will have modern red or blue street signs rolled out in their honor before the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, The Post has learned.
$40 MILLION FOR 9/11 DOCUMENT DISCOVERY, RELEASE INCLUDED IN CITY BUDGET
The Chief | July 7, 2026
The new funding will allow the DOI to continue its investigation.
AS MAMDANI PLEDGES TRANSPARENCY FOR 9/11, LAWYERS SAY SOME RECORDS WEREN’T SAVED
Spectrum News NY1 | July 7, 2026
The funding for the city investigation is nearly one-ninth the amount to create the public portal on the same documents about the same topic.
9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS AND ACCELERATED AGING MAY BE LINKED ON A MOLECULAR LEVEL: STUDY
New York Post | July 7, 2026
The study, led by Stony Brook University in New York, could offer new clues to the long-term physical health effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
JMIR Research Protocols | July 7, 2026
This trial will provide the first randomized controlled evaluation of a clinician-supported mobile PTSD intervention for WTC responders, including Spanish-speaking GRs.
HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER-A CALL TO STUDY THOSE EXPOSED AT A YOUNG AGE
American Journal of Industrial Medicine | July 7, 2026
A central coordinating center supported by community-based field sites offers a promising approach to promoting research among this cohort and addressing critical gaps in understanding the lifelong impacts of 9/11 exposures.
STONY BROOK STUDY EXPLORES LINK BETWEEN PTSD AND AGING IN GROUND ZERO WORKERS
Newsday | July 7, 2026
Researchers affiliated with the Stony Brook World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program found new evidence the measurable, physical impacts of PTSD on the human body, including advanced pancreatic, respiratory and metabolic aging.
FASTER AGING, CHRONIC DISEASE LINKED TO WTC RESPONDERS WITH PTSD
Stony Brook University | July 7, 2026
While the condition is considered mainly psychological, a new study sheds light on changes in the biological processes of WTC patients with PTSD that may explain why PTSD is associated with a variety of chronic diseases that ultimately contribute to aging.
JOHN KASSIMATIS, THE GREEK-AMERICAN HERO OF SEPTEMBER 11, IS MOURNED
The National Herald | July 7, 2026
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Kassimatis was on duty at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan when the attacks occurred. He immediately joined rescue and emergency-response efforts at the World Trade Center and was in the area of the Twin Towers during their collapse.
RESEARCH SUGGESTS MEMBERS OF WTC HEALTH PROGRAM LIVE LONGER
World Trade Center Health Program | July 7, 2026
A new study of more than 28,000 9/11 responders found that those enrolled in the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program had a lower risk of death than responders who were not in the Program.
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