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Jun 2026
New AI model protects patient privacy in ECG data
A common misperception exists that electrocardiograms (ECGs) simply contain data about heart activity.
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Jun 2026
Loneliness linked to faster mental and physical decline in older adults
Some people might not mind spending time alone, but new research with data from 18 countries suggests that older people who struggle with loneliness - rather than strictly being alone - may experience a faster mental and physical decline.
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Jun 2026
Maternal RSV vaccine shows 68% protection against infant RSV hospitalization
In a test-negative case-control study of 274 hospitalized infants aged 90 days or younger, maternal RSVpreF vaccination was associated with 67.6% effectiveness against RSV-associated acute respiratory illness hospitalization. Protection was similar against RSV-linked lower respiratory tract disease, with the highest point estimate in the first month of life, although confidence intervals were wide.
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Jun 2026
Semaglutide, omega-3s and diet shift epigenetic aging clocks in human studies
A systematic review identified 41 human studies evaluating interventions targeting next-generation DNA methylation-based aging clocks. Pharmaceutical, lifestyle, supplement, clinical, and psychosocial interventions shifted some clock outputs, but these biomarkers remain investigational rather than proven clinical surrogates.
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Jun 2026
Heart tissue repair drug may also help repair and regenerate damaged kidney tissues
A drug previously developed at UCLA to help heart tissue repair itself after a heart attack might also help kidney tissue repair and regenerate, researchers have found.
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Jun 2026
New study uncovers how prostate cancer cells evade treatment
Cancer cells are remarkably good at adapting to stress. When treatments damage them, they often find new ways to survive, fueling drug resistance and disease progression.
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Jun 2026
Salt-loaded nanoparticles help deliver fragile gene therapies into cells
Researchers at the University of Houston's College of Pharmacy have discovered an unexpected simple strategy to improve the performance of mRNA vaccines and gene therapeutics: adding salt.
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Jun 2026
JMIR articles address AI clinical decision-making and health care worker burnout
JMIR Publications released two feature stories in its News and Perspectives section. Shalini Kathuria Narang's "Can Humanlike Reasoning Be Replicated in Large Language Models for Clinical Decision-Making?" and Sara Novak's "How Health Care Workers Can Manage Digital Fatigue" offer complementary looks into the capabilities of artificial intelligence in diagnostics, and the real-world exhaustion faced by medical professionals managing digital systems.
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Jun 2026
Lysosomal protein stabilizes mitochondria to prevent severe heart failure
A new study published in Engineering has uncovered a regulatory mechanism linking lysosomal function to mitochondrial stability in pathological cardiac hypertrophy, identifying transient receptor potential mucolipin 1 (TRPML1) as a key protective factor against the progression to heart failure.
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Jun 2026
Real-time brain stimulation improves gait for Parkinson's patients
UC San Francisco researchers have developed a new form of deep brain stimulation (DBS) that adjusts in real time as a person walks, helping improve gait and reduce falls in people with Parkinson's disease.
