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Jul 2026
New AI score enhances monitoring of myelodysplastic neoplasms
Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have developed a new AI-based method to assess patients with a form of blood cancer called myelodysplastic neoplasms.
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Jul 2026
Drinking more water with meals may lead people to eat more
In two randomized crossover studies involving 86 adults, greater water consumption and more frequent switching between bites and sips were associated with higher food and energy intake during beef chili and chicken tikka masala meals. The exploratory secondary analysis cannot establish causality, but it challenges the assumption that drinking water during a meal necessarily curbs eating.
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Jul 2026
Exercise oncology could unlock new therapeutic pathways against cancer
Regular exercise is associated with improved outcomes for many patients with cancer, yet those with advanced disease may be unable to participate in exercise-based interventions.
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Jul 2026
Machine learning tool improves accuracy of genome mapping studies
University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have identified a widespread source of error in a popular method for studying the genome – our genetic instructions – and created a machine-learning tool to correct it.
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Jul 2026
New tumor organoids strengthen precision oncology research
Significant advances have been made in the development of patient-derived tumor "organoids" for preclinical research, in two new studies led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
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Jul 2026
Specialized blood vessels enable effective immune defense against cancer metastases
It has long been suspected that endothelial cells, the specialized cells lining the inner walls of blood vessels, play a key role in determining how the body’s immune system responds to tumors.
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Jul 2026
Researchers uncover brain target to counter fentanyl-induced slow breathing
Fentanyl causes symptoms that can lead to death from overdose. One of these symptoms is slow breathing, which deprives drug users of oxygen.
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Jul 2026
Spring clock change increases retinal vascular disease risk, study finds
For the first time, Northwestern Medicine scientists have detailed how the semiannual clock changes impact a person's risk of developing retinal vascular disease, a group of disorders that affect blood vessels in the retina and can lead to vision loss.
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Jul 2026
Hippocampal damage linked to memory loss and apathy
People with autoimmune limbic encephalitis experience memory loss associated with damage to their hippocampus.
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Jul 2026
Study links severe floods to higher opioid overdose deaths in rural Appalachia
Severe flooding may contribute to higher mortality rates from opioid use in rural Appalachia, according to a study by researchers at Penn State.
