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Platelet Reactivity in Older Polymorbid Patients and Effects of 4-Methylcatechol
A new study reported in the journal BMC Geriatrics is drawing attention to how aging, multimorbidity, and diet-derived compounds can...
Lurie Children’s Program Builds Pediatric Expertise to Treat More Youth Depression, Study Finds
Pediatricians trained through a collaborative mental health program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago were more...
CD33 and Clusterin Physically and Genetically Interact to Shape Alzheimer Risk
In a new viral-science report, researchers say they have uncovered how two Alzheimer-associated proteins—CD33 and clusterin (CLU)—team up at the...
USF Study Finds Promising Strategy to Protect Hearts in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
TAMPA, Fla. (July 17, 2026) — A team at the University of South Florida (USF) has uncovered a pathway that...
Renal Resistive Index–Guided Blood Pressure Titration in Sepsis: Randomized Trial
Sepsis care may be entering a more physiologic era, as researchers report results from a randomized controlled trial using renal...
Study Finds No Link Between Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes
Acetaminophen—commonly sold as Tylenol—has long been a go-to option for pain and fever during pregnancy, but scientists have debated whether...
Bootstrapped Multimodal LLM Learns Medical Knowledge for Automatic EGD Diagnosis and Reporting
A new study in Nature Communications reports a multimodal large language model (MLLM) designed to assist with esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)—a procedure...
Considerations for Combination Therapies Aiming Disease Modification in Parkinson’s
A new analysis published in npj Parkinson’s Disease considers how combination therapies might better slow or modify Parkinson’s disease—an approach...
GLP-1 Shortage Deepens in Two States as Demand Remains High
GLP-1 drug shortages may be easing, but a new investigation suggests the compounding landscape has not stood still. After supply...
Purpose in life predicts well-being and capabilities in older Thai adults
A new study from Thailand suggests that a psychological compass—what older adults say gives their lives meaning—may be measurable in...
Brain- and Body-First Subtypes Identified in Lewy Body Disease
A new review in Nature Reviews Neurology argues that the striking variability of Lewy body disease—ranging from fluctuating symptoms to...
Synthetic nanoassemblies restore disrupted intracellular homeostasis
Engineered E. coli cells can now “self-clear” synthetic nanoassemblies by switching on an internal redox repair program, according to a...
Study Finds Some Medical Spas Sell Compounded Weight-Loss Drugs Despite Regulatory Worries
GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide and tirzepatide may no longer face the same federal shortages that reshaped the market in recent...
Rethinking Cardiometabolic Treatment Thresholds for People Living With Obesity
The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology now recognize obesity as a...
Insilico Medicine Execs at CPIC Discuss AI Drug Discovery’s Tech and Clinical Breakthroughs
Insilico Medicine founders Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov and Dr. Feng Ren have been invited to the inaugural China Pioneer Innovative Drug...
Sleeve Gastrectomy Triggers Adipose Browning by Modulating Asprosin and ATF3-Nrf2
Vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) is known for producing swift metabolic improvements in people with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus...
T-box transcription factor misregulation disrupts BNP–NPR1 signaling, causing chronic itch
Chronic itch, a stubborn symptom that can persist for years, has long puzzled clinicians because it often resists conventional anti-histamine...
Lancet Definition of Clinical Obesity Applied to MASLD Patients
A new framework for defining clinical obesity, proposed by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, is now being tested in...
New DNA approach offers a strategy to fight gum disease
Periodontitis, a chronic inflammatory condition affecting millions worldwide, is driven by bacterial biofilms beneath the gums. The resulting immune activation...
Brain circuits could explain cognitive symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy
Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is defined by the build-up of tau, yet patients often show cognitive and behavioral problems that...