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Jul 2026
DNA study challenges assumptions about medieval shared family graves
When archaeologists find adults and children buried together in medieval graves, it is often assumed that they were members of the same family.
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Jul 2026
Genetic risk knowledge alone fails to curb obesity, study shows
Does informing people about their genetic risk of obesity help them change their habits and lose excess weight? A study, published in the journal Obesity Reviews by scientists including researchers from SWPS University, shows that knowledge about one's genes alone is not enough.
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Jul 2026
Insurance denials for brand-name drugs surge over past six years
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the American Enterprise Institute found that insurance denials of first attempts to fill prescriptions for brand-name prescription drugs with no generic competitors increased more than two-thirds between 2018 and 2024.
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Jul 2026
Study links oxalate to systemic inflammation and heart damage
Oxalic acid might do more than just contribute to the formation of kidney stones — it may also be an underappreciated driver of inflammation and heart damage in people with impaired kidney function.
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Jul 2026
New grant funds Penn State street medicine program for homeless populations
Delivering healthcare services directly to people experiencing homelessness and training the next generation of physicians in street medicine is the goal of a new five-year, $2.5 million grant from the Human Resources and Services Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to Penn State College of Medicine.
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Jul 2026
Machine learning redefines precision cancer therapy using smart radiopharmaceuticals
JMIR Publications released a feature News and Perspectives story on technological advances in oncology.
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Jul 2026
New generation approaches revive BET protein inhibitors in solid tumors
BET proteins, especially BRD4, drive oncogenic transcription in solid tumours. First‑generation inhibitors (JQ1, molibresib, birabresib) showed preclinical promise but failed clinically due to modest efficacy, dose‑limiting thrombocytopenia, and resistance (isoform switching, compensatory PI3K/AKT/WNT signalling).
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Jul 2026
New study explains how brain tumors evolve to resist treatment
A form of glioma, a type of brain cancer, tends to progress towards greater malignancy due to an increasing tendency of the glioma cells to transform into immature, stem-cell-like states, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham.
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Jul 2026
Insilico Medicine founder to highlight sustainable longevity at BIO Asia-Taiwan
Dr. Alex Zhavoronkov, Founder and CEO of Insilico Medicine, has been invited to attend BIO Asia-Taiwan, which will be held from July 15 to 19 in Taiwan, China.
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Jul 2026
New bionic skin wound dressing accelerates infected tissue healing
Dressings face a critical limitation: no single product has successfully integrated protective function, wearing comfort, and efficient antibacterial activity.
