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Sep 2026
New earwax testing method improves Meniere's disease diagnosis
This technology uses mass spectrometry to analyze earwax, helping to detect Meniere's disease.
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Sep 2026
Low spinal bone density may predict faster brain aging
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that lower bone mineral density in the spine was associated with faster cognitive decline and accelerated age-related white matter injury, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.
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Sep 2026
Novel computing platform models brain cell changes in autism
This technology introduces an advanced neural network model and specialized hardware architecture designed to analyze and identify synaptic dysfunctions related to Autism Spectrum Disorders and similar complex neurological conditions.
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Sep 2026
Aging population drives rise in smoking-related mortality risks
Smoking kills. But why does smoking seem more likely to kill now than a few decades ago? In 1987, a smoker had a 3.4% chance of dying within five years. By 2013, a smoker had a 4.9% chance of drying within five years.
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Sep 2026
Binghamton University scientists win seed funding for medical technologies
Two Binghamton University faculty members will receive seed funding through the State University of New York (SUNY) Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF), which provides grants to faculty inventors and scientists.
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Sep 2026
BD² awards millions to study bipolar disorder mood changes
Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²) today announced its fourth round of Discovery Research grants, totaling more than $13 million, focused on the biological mechanisms of intense mood changes, a hallmark of bipolar disorder.
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Sep 2026
WashU expert analyzes FTC settlements with major pharmacy benefit managers
The Federal Trade Commission's settlements with two of the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) could change how the companies do business, but they may not do enough to lower prescription drug costs for patients and employers, according to a health law expert at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Sep 2026
Salt-purified seaweed compound suppresses inflammatory and allergic reactions
Food allergies affect an estimated 3%–4% of the global population, yet no definitive cure is currently available.
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Sep 2026
Study identifies B cells as drivers of immunotherapy-related colitis
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown role for B cells, which are adaptive immune cells, in triggering and sustaining colitis occurring as a side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors, a widely used form of cancer immunotherapy.
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Sep 2026
Planetary crisis heightens global inequality of health opportunities
The worldwide inequality of health opportunities is being further heightened by the triple planetary crisis - climate change, loss of biodiversity and environmental pollution.
