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Sep 2026
Exploring how smart technologies support older people while respecting their privacy
On World Patient Safety Day, 17 September, we often think about preventing medical errors, infections or other risks in healthcare.
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Sep 2026
B cells may play a role in triggering immunotherapy-related colitis
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown role for B cells, which are adaptive immune cells, in triggering and sustaining colitis occurring as a side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors, a widely used form of cancer immunotherapy.
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Sep 2026
Salivary cortisol patterns predict cognitive decline in older adults
An irregular pattern and consistently higher levels of a stress hormone called cortisol found in the saliva were associated with cognitive decline later in life - Blacks specifically had lower overall cortisol levels and less change in their levels during the day than whites - according to newly published research.
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Sep 2026
Global Virus Network monitors spreading avian influenza in Australian mammals
The Global Virus Network (GVN) is closely monitoring detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, in several mammal species in Australia as the virus continues to spread among birds and mammals worldwide.
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Sep 2026
Study identifies brain mechanism behind pregnancy-related food cravings
Why do food cravings become so strong during pregnancy? Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with colleagues, have identified a brain mechanism that may help explain how pregnancy changes the motivation to seek certain highly palatable foods.
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Sep 2026
Chile becomes first South American nation to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies
Chile has become the first country in South America to receive the World Health Organization (WHO) validation for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem.
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Sep 2026
New white paper calls for integrating oral and general healthcare
Oral health can no longer be treated separately from general health, according to a new white paper from the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the European Association of Dental Public Health (EADPH) which calls for closer collaboration between dental, medical, public-health and social-care professionals.
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Sep 2026
Intracortical microstimulation: Evoking artificial perception and engaging plasticity-based modulation
But creating a long-lasting electronic connection with the brain is complicated. Conventional microwire and silicon electrodes are much stiffer than soft brain tissue.
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Sep 2026
New national guidelines developed to improve sepsis-related care
A UVA Health doctor and other leading national experts have developed important new guidelines to improve care for patients who develop sepsis, a dangerous full-body infection that kills at least 350,000 Americans every year.
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Sep 2026
Researchers create virtual cells to accelerate drug discovery efforts
Mitochondria - tiny structures that convert nutrients into energy - are often depicted as discrete kidney bean-shaped objects.
