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Oct 2026
New iron deficiency guidelines raise key blood test cutoffs
ASH 2026 guidelines redefine iron deficiency diagnosis with higher ferritin thresholds, aiming for better detection and management across diverse populations.
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Oct 2026
What young cancer survivors revealed about stress, exercise and friendship
Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors use exercise and social support to cope with stress, revealing insights for effective mental health interventions.
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Oct 2026
Feeling mentally exhausted and feeling sleepy aren't the same
Research reveals how task difficulty and sleep restriction uniquely impact cognitive states like drowsiness and fatigue, crucial for safety in high-stakes jobs.
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Oct 2026
Nearly one-third of new nurse practitioners trained at for-profit schools
For-profit schools appear to be playing an outsized role in training the nation's expanding nurse practitioner workforce, according to a study that found nearly one-third of newly licensed nurse practitioners in four states were educated at for-profit programs in 2024, up from just 2.4% in 2010.
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Oct 2026
$13.1 million grant backs bacterial therapies for resistant breast cancer
A scientist at Weill Cornell Medicine is working with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on new, complementary research efforts engineering therapeutic Salmonella to target critical gaps in treatment for drug-resistant triple-negative breast cancers.
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Oct 2026
Positive parenting in early childhood linked to stronger brain reward responses
More than one in five adults in the US experience mental illness each year, according to data from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
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Oct 2026
SPRED2 coordinates three signaling pathways to suppress liver cancer stemness
Liver cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for 70-85% of primary liver cancers, and its five-year recurrence rate can reach 70-80%.
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Oct 2026
Certain gut bacteria may intensify inflammatory responses to vaccines
A person's microbiome may help determine whether they develop a fever after receiving a vaccination, according to a new study.
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Oct 2026
DNA Typewriter tracks cell divisions and developmental decisions in mice
Scientists have succeeded in reconstructing the family tree of cells in a developing mouse embryo. They recorded cells' relationships, starting when the fertilized egg first split in two and ending after the body with organs took shape.
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Oct 2026
Rare dendritic cells may promote immune tolerance in metastatic cancer
This study was co-led by Steven Blum, MD. Gary Reynolds, MD, PhD, Samuel Klempner, MD, and Alexandra-Chloé Villani, PhD, jointly supervised the work at the Krantz Family Center for Cancer Research within the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute and the Mass General Brigham Center for Immunology & Inflammatory Diseases (CIID).
