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Jun 2026
Many middle-aged Americans lack basic health literacy
OK, Boomers, it turns out Millennials and Gen X also struggle navigating the often-confusing and overwhelming world of health care.
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Jun 2026
Automated self-driving labs accelerate the search for new medicines
The Acceleration Consortium (AC) at the University of Toronto and the Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) announced today a formalized partnership to help tackle a persistent challenge in biomedicine and early drug discovery: the development of bioactive molecules with drug-like properties, advancing our understanding of human health and disease and jump-starting new drug discovery programs.
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Jun 2026
Quality of life for working-age Japanese adults declines steadily
The COVID-19 pandemic upended many aspects of everyday life, including socialization, office work, and medical care, but little data was available to quantify how those changes affected quality of life both during the pandemic and over the long term, particularly on a national scale.
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Jun 2026
Tranexamic acid reduces surgical transfusions without raising clot risks
A landmark clinical trial published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine found that tranexamic acid reduced transfusions across major surgeries without increasing the risk of dangerous blood clots.
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Jun 2026
New hybrid lens design drastically cuts 3D microscopy costs and complexity
A team led by Raju Tomer, professor of biological sciences at Columbia University, has created a new design for microscopes and microscope lenses that could push 3D tissue imaging beyond state-of-the-art systems while drastically cutting costs and complexity.
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Jun 2026
Advancing Cushing's syndrome diagnosis with salivary cortisone testing
Discover expert insights into Cushing's syndrome diagnosis using salivary cortisone testing and LC-MS/MS for improved accuracy.
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Jun 2026
Critical Path Institute opens registration for 2026 Global Impact Conference
Critical Path Institute (C-Path) will host its 2026 Global Impact Conference (CGIC) this September at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center in Washington, D.C.
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Jun 2026
Proactive brain training strengthens mental wellness before challenges arise
A new study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Psychology challenges the traditional, reactive model of mental health care by demonstrating that proactive brain training can strengthen the human mind before mental health challenges take root.
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Jun 2026
Brain injury survivors face higher risk of brain cancer death
Daniel Daneshvar, MD, PhD, director of the HealthSpan Lab and Chief of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Mass General Brigham, and Charlotte Luster, of the HealthSpan Lab, are the senior and lead authors of a paper published in Neuroepidemiology, "Brain Cancer Mortality following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A TBI Model Systems Study."
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Jun 2026
NIH awards $1 million five-year grant to study the genetics of cataracts in children
Jennifer Rossen, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, recently received a $1 million five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute (NIH/NEI) to study the genetics of cataracts in children.
