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Sep 2026
Scientists develop lab-grown heart tissue model for heart failure
Scientists study the underlying causes of a disease or test new potential drugs in animal models or cells obtained from human biopsy specimens before clinical trials.
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Sep 2026
Insilico Medicine releases frontier AI models for drug discovery
Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, today announced the release of a series of frontier specialist models for chemistry and biology, trained through its MMAI Gym for Science framework.
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Sep 2026
Semaglutide extends lifespan and slows physiological aging in healthy mice
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study has shown that the GLP-1 drug semaglutide extended lifespan in older, healthy mice by tempering the detrimental effects of aging.
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Sep 2026
Plant-based fats improve long-term survival for prostate cancer patients
Men diagnosed with nonmetastatic prostate cancer can generally expect to live for many years after their diagnosis. However, cardiovascular disease and other cancers remain important threats to their long-term health.
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Sep 2026
Harvard scientists discover entirely new gene regulation system in mammals
For decades, scientists have understood that each of the roughly 20,000 genes in the human body carries the instructions for a single kind of protein.
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Sep 2026
Genetic marker links popular seizure drug to life-threatening reaction
A genetic marker already used to flag risk of a life-threatening reaction to the antibiotic vancomycin also identifies patients at risk of that reaction to lamotrigine - and it is missing from the gene panels clinicians order before prescribing the drug, Vanderbilt Health-led researchers report Sept. 2 in JAMA Network Open.
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Sep 2026
Study identifes genetic variants that shape human personality traits
An international consortium of researchers found that more than 1,200 different genetic variants are associated with the Big Five personality traits - and surprisingly, these personality genetics are linked to dozens of life outcomes.
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Sep 2026
KAIST researchers develop flexible micro-LED mask for better skincare
Home beauty devices that let users care for their skin conveniently at home have grown popular recently, but conventional LED masks are limited not only by their rigid structures but also by their point-emitting LEDs, which must be positioned away from the skin to spread light over a broader area.
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Sep 2026
Giving immunotherapy before surgery boosts brain tumor treatment success
A team from UNIGE and HUG has shown that administering cell immunotherapy before surgery to remove a brain tumor is significantly more effective than administering it afterwards.
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Sep 2026
Inconsistent health records limit care and research for menopausal women
More attention than ever is being paid today to midlife women's health, including the menopause transition.
