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Aug 2026
Regional chemotherapy differences may impact survival among older breast cancer patients
The proportion of women with early breast cancer who receive chemotherapy varies significantly across different regions of Sweden.
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Aug 2026
Study reveals hidden myxobacteria diversity for future drug discovery
Most antibiotics used clinically are based on natural compounds produced by bacteria and other microorganisms.
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Aug 2026
Study examines how public deliberation can strengthen public health policymaking
Public health policies are commonly evaluated by their financial costs and expected outcomes. However, policy decisions must also be supported by strong evidence, political feasibility, effective implementation, and public trust to achieve lasting public health benefits.
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Aug 2026
Two early-life findings stood out in children who later screened positive for autism risk
Children born very preterm were more likely than term-born children to screen positive for autism risk at age 5 using the Social Communication Questionnaire. Among very preterm children, cerebellar abnormalities at term-equivalent age and moderate-to-severe histologic chorioamnionitis were independently associated with higher autism screening risk, alongside male sex and higher social risk.
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Aug 2026
Your sleep and stress may be connected in a more complicated way than expected
A seven-day intensive longitudinal study of 106 university students found little evidence that higher-than-usual daytime stress predicted poorer sleep that night. In contrast, better-than-usual subjective sleep was followed by lower perceived stress the next day, while objective sleep associations were generally weak and uncertain.
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Aug 2026
New vaccination approach turns mosquito bites into immunity boosters
Researchers from WEHI (Melbourne, Australia) have discovered a new way to help prevent malaria that could one day transform mosquito bites from a source of deadly infection into immunity boosters against the disease.
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Aug 2026
Trauma-informed guideline can reduce CPS reporting for infants with prenatal opioid exposure
A new study conducted at Boston Medical Center (BMC), New England's largest essential hospital, found that a trauma-informed clinical guideline can help reduce reflexive Child Protective Services (CPS) reporting without compromising child safety.
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Aug 2026
Most veterans with low-risk prostate cancer choose active surveillance
Three decades after UC San Francisco pioneered "active surveillance" for patients with low-risk prostate cancer, a new study has found that the vast majority of veterans with the diagnosis pursued this option instead of treatment.
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Aug 2026
Synthetic peptide enables modular detection of coronavirus protease activity
A research team has computationally designed a synthetic peptide that enables modular detection of the enzymatic activity of coronavirus 3C-like protease (3CLPro), an enzyme essential for viral replication and maturation.
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Aug 2026
New study focuses on starving bacteria to prevent Lyme disease
Triggered by a near painless tick bite, Lyme disease causes severe pain and inflammation for more than 475,000 people in the U.S annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
