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Sep 2026
Cognitive reappraisal strategy alters sensory brain activity in autistic children
For many autistic children, everyday sensations such as the feel of scratchy fabric or a loud car alarm can be intensely distressing.
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Sep 2026
New roadmap integrates arts into global health and wellbeing
Researchers have developed a roadmap for integrating the arts across health and wellbeing systems globally, from population health and prevention to community pathways and clinical care.
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Sep 2026
AI enhances handheld ultrasound images to detect carotid plaques
Handheld ultrasound devices' lower image quality can make small or faint carotid plaque hard to see. Researchers in Hunan Province, China, developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that sharpens handheld ultrasound images after they are taken.
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Sep 2026
Study finds gaps in language support for medication instructions
Pharmacies that receive federal funds must provide language support to make sure patients can understand their medication instructions.
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Sep 2026
Group medical visits provide social support for chronic pain patients
More than one in five U.S. adults lives with chronic pain, which isolation and stigma can worsen. Group medical visits allow multiple patients with a common condition to receive care alongside health education and peer support.
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Sep 2026
Regular exercisers show distinct metabolic and immune signatures in blood
Researchers compared blood samples from 40 regular exercisers and 46 sedentary adults and found differences in metabolites, blood chemistry, and immune cell gene activity. The patterns suggested greater fatty acid use and altered immune signaling among exercisers, but the study could not establish that exercise caused these differences.
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Sep 2026
PEth blood test detects hazardous alcohol use missed by screening
Primary care professionals screen patients for harmful alcohol use by using questionnaires such as the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and by asking patients about their typical weekly alcohol consumption.
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Sep 2026
Chronic DNA damage response may contribute to biological aging
A new review was published in Volume 18 of Aging on August 31, 2026, titled "The guardian paradox: DNA damage response overactivation as an integrative driver of aging – a tumor suppressor–negative regulator framework."
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Sep 2026
Experimental RNA therapy enhances weight loss while preserving lean muscle
GLP-1 drugs have revolutionized obesity treatment, but they can lead people to lose muscle mass along with fat. And when patients stop treatment, they often regain their weight - primarily as fat.
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Sep 2026
Core muscle activity rapidly regulates blood flow in the brain
Engaging core muscles - through movement, exercise, or even coughing - may be a key regulator of blood flow in the brain.
