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Aug 2026
Placental biology breakthrough could make biologic medicines safer during pregnancy
Biologic medicines have transformed the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, migraine, inflammatory disorders and many other diseases.
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Aug 2026
Blocking caspase-1 appears to reduce the risk of developing lung tumors
Every year, lung cancer kills more than 100,000 people in the United States. Smoking is the leading risk factor for lung cancer, but other environmental exposures can also contribute to the disease.
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Aug 2026
Youth-associated protein reverses age-related microglial changes in mice
Researchers at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a role for the youth-associated protein TIMP2 in supporting the healthy function of microglia, the brain's resident immune cells.
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Aug 2026
Rutgers study supports waist measurements for routine obesity screening
Measuring waist size may be one of the simplest and most effective ways to detect obesity-related health risks, according to a study by Rutgers Health researchers.
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Aug 2026
Poverty linked to higher childhood deaths from congenital anomalies
Swansea University researchers have led major European study investigating how socio-economic circumstances influence survival among children born with major congenital anomalies.
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Aug 2026
Surgical decisions remain complex for infants with severe necrotizing enterocolitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) mainly affects premature and low-birth-weight (LBW) newborns and carries poor outcomes once surgery is required.
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Aug 2026
Many ignore England's heat alerts despite rising temperatures
As temperatures continue to soar and amber heat-health alerts are issued across England, warnings are reaching the public but still failing to change behavior.
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Aug 2026
PolyU develops AI Virtual Patient Simulation System for precision cancer care
A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a patient-centric "Artificial Intelligence (AI) Virtual Patient Simulation System", overcoming the limitations of conventional static diagnosis.
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Aug 2026
Brain activity before stimulation predicts treatment responses
Brain stimulation can produce very different effects at different moments, even when the stimulus is delivered the exact same way.
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Aug 2026
Global epilepsy burden shifts expose widening healthcare access gaps
Epilepsy remains a major public health challenge, but its burden is changing in ways that reveal health inequalities.
