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Jul 2026
Musical Museum helps reduce isolation among dementia patients
Growing evidence suggests lifelong learning can help combat cognitive decline, but many older adults with dementia avoid traditional classes for fear of not keeping up.
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Jul 2026
Filtered coffee links to slower biological aging while instant coffee shows the opposite
Filtered coffee consumption was associated with slower biological aging, while instant coffee was linked to faster aging in UK Biobank participants. The cross-sectional findings do not prove causation, but they suggest that brewing method may influence coffee’s relationship with aging biomarkers.
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Jul 2026
Researchers use canine iPSCs to generate red blood cell-like cells
Blood transfusions are crucial in human and veterinary medicine, yet human blood reserves are in constant need of donors while blood bank systems in veterinary care are nearly non-existent.
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Jul 2026
Fish oil supplementation during pregnancy changes two childhood brain metabolic markers
Randomized maternal fish oil supplementation from pregnancy week 24 lowered offspring cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism at age 10 but did not alter precuneus lactate. The small differences resembled a more adult-like metabolic profile, although researchers found no associated cognitive or behavioral benefits.
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Jul 2026
Study identifies immune response causing severe COVID-19 susceptibility
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has largely subsided, scientists continue to investigate why the virus proved so deadly, causing at least three million deaths worldwide, according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Jul 2026
Infectious disease expert explains who faces the highest risk from cyclosporiasis
People across the United States are taking a closer look at their lettuce and leafy greens this summer thanks to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness that causes several symptoms, the most notable being severe, watery diarrhea.
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Jul 2026
KAIST study opens a new avenue for treating intractable brain tumors
Researchers have uncovered a clue to why immune checkpoint inhibitors-cancer therapies that release the immune "brakes" exploited by tumors to evade attack-show limited efficacy in some brain tumors.
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Jul 2026
AI may predict harmful chemical exposures affecting human health
Artificial intelligence is rapidly improving scientists' ability to detect chemicals in the environment and human body.
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Jul 2026
Vitamin D falls short as an add-on treatment for endometriosis
An eight-week randomized trial of 66 women found that adjunctive vitamin D did not significantly or meaningfully improve endometriosis pain or quality of life compared with placebo during dienogest therapy. The results do not support routine short-term adjunctive supplementation, although the brief trial and absence of post-treatment vitamin D measurements leave longer-term effects uncertain.
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Jul 2026
Frequent TV watching may harm long-term brain health
"Turn off that TV, it'll rot your brain!" has been a household refrain for decades. While "rot" might be too strong a term, researchers are finding that the overall sentiment could have some merit.
