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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.
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Jun 2026
Tirzepatide activates calorie-burning brown fat to combat obesity
Tirzepatide doesn't just help people lose weight; it also activates brown adipose tissue, representing a major milestone in obesity research, according to a study being presented Monday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.
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Jun 2026
Novel embolization technique reduces pain from knee osteoarthritis
Embolization of abnormal blood vessels using rapidly resorbable gelatin-based microspheres is safe and provides significant, lasting pain relief and functional improvement for patients with osteoarthritis-related knee pain, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
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Jun 2026
Depression shapes how children pay attention to emotional faces
A smile. A frown. The faces a child pays closer attention to might offer invaluable insight into their mental health.
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Jun 2026
Naloxone provides life-saving tool to reverse opioid overdoses
Anyone can save a life during an opioid overdose with naloxone, a front-line defense in the nation's overdose crisis.
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Jun 2026
UVA neurologist investigates Medicare policy effects on stroke patients
After identifying significant differences in stroke care and outcomes for patients on different Medicare plans, a UVA Health doctor is launching an ambitious effort to better understand the sources of those differences and ensure patients get the best care possible.
