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Jun 2026
Engineered blood clots form faster to stop severe bleeding
Blood clotting is one of the body's oldest survival mechanisms-a biological defense that has protected humans from dangerous bleeding for millions of years.
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Jun 2026
Neutrophils reduce the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy in mice
A type of white blood cell in the immune system, known as neutrophils, can make cancer immunotherapy less effective. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Immunity.
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Jun 2026
Tumor microenvironment drives drug resistance in lung cancer subtypes
A study by the University of Barcelona has discovered why the two main types of lung cancer — adenocarcinoma of the lung and squamous cell carcinoma — respond differently to anti-angiogenic therapy, that is, drugs that block the formation of new blood vessels that tumors need in order to grow.
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Jun 2026
Massive study maps national medicine trends and health inequalities
The team from the BHF Data Science Centre at Health Data Research UK and the University of Liverpool say this type of analysis can offer opportunities for smarter and safer prescribing in their study published in the journal Nature Health.
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Jun 2026
Weight-loss surgery for obese teens found to be cost-effective over 10 years
Metabolic and bariatric surgery for teens with severe obesity was found to be cost-effective over 10 years, according to the new analysis from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago published in JAMA Network Open.
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Jun 2026
Dual-target CAR T therapy triggers broad immune response in brain cancer
Dual-target CAR T cell therapy for recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), delivered directly into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), triggers a broad immune response, with natural killer (NK) cell activation linked to better patient outcomes and longer overall survival.
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Jun 2026
Simple color cues help stroke patients control prosthetic devices
Controlling a robotic arm, a prosthetic hand, or a rehabilitation device is harder than it looks. Picking up an egg, for example, requires just the right amount of force: too little and it falls, too much and it breaks.
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Jun 2026
Synthetic cooling agents in e-cigarettes link to abnormal heartbeats
Synthetic cooling ingredients added to e-cigarettes caused abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias) and increased cardiovascular risk measures in mice and lab-grown human heart cells, according to new independent research published today in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.
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Jun 2026
Targeted reminders increase serious illness conversations in cancer care
New research in the June 2026 issue of JNCCN-Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that small, targeted prompts delivered to both patients and providers at the right moment can significantly increase the number of serious illness conversations that take place.
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Jun 2026
UVA joins SPARK GLOBAL initiative to accelerate the development of new medicines
The University of Virginia has joined the SPARK GLOBAL initiative to accelerate the development of new medicines and find solutions for the most urgent and complex healthcare challenges of our time.
