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Sep 2026
Loneliness and social isolation cost people years of healthy life
The numbers paint a grim picture. Roughly half of all U.S. adults are lonely, according to a 2023 report, and nearly as many feel socially isolated.
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Sep 2026
Childhood trauma linked to risky health behaviors in late adolescence
Experiencing childhood trauma appears to increase a young person's likelihood of smoking, substance use and developing unhealthy eating habits by contributing to behavioral problems during adolescence, such as impulsivity and poor self-control.
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Sep 2026
New scanning method detects basal cell carcinoma early using AI
Researchers at FAU combine optical diagnosis method with AI-assisted image recognition.
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Sep 2026
CAR T-cell therapy enables safe pregnancies in autoimmune patients
Autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus mainly affect young women, often in a phase of their lives where they would like to have children.
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Sep 2026
Sensory neurons remember past allergens to trigger future allergic reactions
Mass General Brigham researchers found that sensory neurons retain a 'memory' of allergens that may help explain why allergies develop over time.
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Sep 2026
MLC1 auto-antibodies identified as possible trigger for NMOSD-like diseases
NMOSD is an inflammatory autoimmune disorder that damages support and supply cells in the central nervous system, known as astrocytes.
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Sep 2026
New earwax testing method improves Meniere's disease diagnosis
This technology uses mass spectrometry to analyze earwax, helping to detect Meniere's disease.
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Sep 2026
Low spinal bone density may predict faster brain aging
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that lower bone mineral density in the spine was associated with faster cognitive decline and accelerated age-related white matter injury, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.
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Sep 2026
Novel computing platform models brain cell changes in autism
This technology introduces an advanced neural network model and specialized hardware architecture designed to analyze and identify synaptic dysfunctions related to Autism Spectrum Disorders and similar complex neurological conditions.
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Sep 2026
Aging population drives rise in smoking-related mortality risks
Smoking kills. But why does smoking seem more likely to kill now than a few decades ago? In 1987, a smoker had a 3.4% chance of dying within five years. By 2013, a smoker had a 4.9% chance of drying within five years.
