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Sep 2026
SARS-CoV-2 protein ORF8 drives macrophage infection and lung inflammation
In the sickest COVID-19 patients, the SARS-CoV-2 virus doesn't just cause severe damage by directly infecting airway cells.
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Sep 2026
CRISPR activation library uncovers gene driving lymphoma growth and resistance
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown gene causing resistance to a leading blood cancer drug and several genes that accelerate lymphoma growth by using a powerful new CRISPR activation library.
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Sep 2026
Machine learning predicts psychosocial resilience among healthcare workers
A team of researchers trained three machine learning models-Logistic Regression, Random Forest, and Support Vector Machine (SVM)-to classify healthcare workers according to their level of psychosocial resilience, using information collected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sep 2026
Adenine base editing slows neurodegeneration in hereditary motor neuron disease
A team of researchers led by Professor Haruhisa Inoue (Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University) and Professor Yuishin Izumi (Tokushima University) demonstrated that adenine base editing can correct a disease-causing genetic mutation and alleviate neurodegeneration in hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy with proximal dominant involvement (HMSN-P), providing proof of concept for a precision gene therapy for inherited motor neuron diseases.
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Sep 2026
Exploring how smart technologies support older people while respecting their privacy
On World Patient Safety Day, 17 September, we often think about preventing medical errors, infections or other risks in healthcare.
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Sep 2026
B cells may play a role in triggering 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
Salivary cortisol patterns predict cognitive decline in older adults
An irregular pattern and consistently higher levels of a stress hormone called cortisol found in the saliva were associated with cognitive decline later in life - Blacks specifically had lower overall cortisol levels and less change in their levels during the day than whites - according to newly published research.
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Sep 2026
Global Virus Network monitors spreading avian influenza in Australian mammals
The Global Virus Network (GVN) is closely monitoring detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, in several mammal species in Australia as the virus continues to spread among birds and mammals worldwide.
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Sep 2026
Study identifies brain mechanism behind pregnancy-related food cravings
Why do food cravings become so strong during pregnancy? Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with colleagues, have identified a brain mechanism that may help explain how pregnancy changes the motivation to seek certain highly palatable foods.
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Sep 2026
Chile becomes first South American nation to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies
Chile has become the first country in South America to receive the World Health Organization (WHO) validation for eliminating dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem.
