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European researchers have proposed a personal index built from ten blood markers. It is meant to give a "snapshot" of metabolism and to help assess disease ris…
A study in Advances in Dermatology and Allergology linked passive smoking to more severe non-allergic atopic dermatitis in children aged 0–2 years. The associa…
Preclinical data and phase 1 results have been published for VG-3927, a small molecule that activates the TREM2 receptor on microglia. According to the authors…
Nature Medicine has published a large single-nucleus RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) atlas of colorectal cancer: 189 tumors from patients aged 20 to 90+. The author…
A study in the BMJ examined the measles outbreak that contributed to Canada losing its measles elimination status in November 2025. According to the study, the…
A new study reported by Medical Xpress suggests that LSD and psilocybin shift blood flow in the brain in opposite directions. Both substances are being investi…
According to Medical Xpress, noninvasive focused ultrasound, delivered without any incision, may ease the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease: tremor, rigidi…
According to an estimate reported in news from Germany, where breast cancer is the most common cancer in women (about 75,000 new cases a year), tomosynthesis i…
A large meta-analysis led by nephrologist Michel Eisenga found that SGLT2 inhibitors, used in type 2 diabetes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease, consis…
According to ScienceDaily, a large clinical study in young children found that a liquid applied to the teeth in a matter of seconds stopped cavities without dr…
A once-weekly, triple-action weight-loss drug reduced sleep apnea in two late-phase trials. Sleep apnea is more than snoring: repeated breathing pauses and dro…
Researchers doubled the number of chromosomes in human iPS cells and derived cardiomyocytes that contract more strongly and faster. This could be useful for ca…
In a study published in NEJM, patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis achieved clinical response at week 12 significantly more often on icotrokinra…
According to Medical Xpress, the FDA has approved a drug described as a "vaccine" for chronic hepatitis B. The report says that in some adults this approach ma…
A large analysis of samples pooled from several anti-CD19 CAR-T studies in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma has been published. A high proportion of naive-li…
Mayo Clinic has started the first trial of low-dose radiation therapy as an anti-inflammatory approach in patients with early-stage Parkinson's disease. The ai…
Officials reported that an Ebola case identified in Nigeria is caused by the Bundibugyo strain, the same one behind the large outbreak in the DR Congo. The rep…
A new study reports that patient and consumer representatives who take part in FDA advisory panels are often connected to organizations that receive money from…
Researchers at UC Davis have completed the first use in humans of a flexible catheter with dual imaging, intended to help detect and treat atherosclerosis more…
The FDA has approved the immunotherapy Jemperli (dostarlimab) for some adults with previously untreated rectal cancer. According to Medical Xpress, for some pa…
The updated Australian cardiovascular risk calculator places noticeably more people aged 45–74 into the intermediate category of heart attack and stroke risk t…
A Columbia-led study published in JAMA found that opening blocked carotid arteries, either by stenting or by surgery (endarterectomy), did not improve cognitiv…
An observational study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026 found that patients who use cannabis have a higher risk of myocardial infarction during and after surge…