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[ Yassine Sassi (standing), associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and Aymen Halouani, first author of the study, identified BMP3 as a promising new therapeutic target for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Their team’s findings, published in the European Respiratory Journal, showed that restoring the protein reversed key …

[ Disease Time Progression (52 Weeks) Per Patient: Protection by Davunetide in Women and Increasing Effects on the FDA-Recommended PSPRS-10 Individual Outcome Measures. Credit: Molecular Psychiatry (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-026-03709-x Researchers at Tel Aviv University have presented new findings indicating that the experimental drug Davunetide may significantly slow the progression of …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new path has opened toward stopping cancer-associated cachexia, a devastating complication that gradually wastes patients away. A KAIST research team has developed an RNA-based therapeutic strategy that blocks a brain signal to prevent muscle loss and extend survival. KAIST announced that a joint research …

[ This photo provided by Bernardo Arriaza shows the Camarones coast on Nov. 2, 2018, in Northern Chile, where scientists found evidence of ancient smallpox infections. Credit: Bernardo Arriaza via AP Ancient mummy DNA recovered in Chile has yielded the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the …

[ Credit: Gadiel Lazcano, Unsplash.com. Major depressive disorder, commonly referred to as depression, is a debilitating psychiatric disorder estimated to affect roughly 5% of the global population. Depression is characterized by persistent sadness and hopelessness, difficulty concentrating on tasks, a lack of interest in everyday activities and changes in sleep …

[ The energy paradox of REM sleep. During REM sleep, brain blood volume and astrocytic pyruvate increased, whereas neuronal ATP decreased. The opposing responses suggest that increased vascular delivery does not necessarily translate into greater energy availability inside neurons. Credit: Yusuke Takahashi, Yoko Ikoma and Ko Matsui, Tohoku University REM …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), Imperial College London and UCL Genetics Institute have created a detailed map of cells within breast tumors and identified distinct neighborhoods of proliferating and dormant cells. The study, published in Genome Medicine, reveals that protective immune …

[ Credit: Marek Piwnicki/Pexels Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic disorder that causes remarkable premature aging. Most patients die during their teenage years from cardiovascular disease, but the precise mechanisms underlying vascular damage remain unclear. In the new study published in Genome Medicine, researchers from Karolinska Institutet analyzed cells …

[ Effect of focused ultrasound (FUS)–mediated blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening in the absence of contrast agent on tissue susceptibility. Credit: Radiology (2026). DOI: 10.1148/radiol.251005 In a promising sign for the potential of focused sound waves to improve care for brain tumors, UVA Health researchers have determined that tumors called gliomas …

[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is intensifying at an “exceptional” pace, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday, calling for a significant scaling up of the health response. “This outbreak is now the largest recorded Ebola virus disease outbreak in the …

[ Eating a wide variety of plants every day could be more beneficial to the microbiome than taking a standard probiotic. New research led by scientists from King’s College London and ZOE found that consuming a daily blend with more than 30 different plants resulted in increased populations of “favorable” …

[ Artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of electrocardiogram (ECG) data can simultaneously detect subtypes of left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to a study published online July 28 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Ibrahim Karabayir, Ph.D., from Wake Forest University in …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain If it feels harder to keep the same doctor, you’re not imagining it. Health care leaders say retirements, burnout and changing workforce expectations are making it complicated to keep experienced clinicians in place. A new study published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and …

[ The main function of CRISPR-Cas systems is to defend bacteria against various threats, including viruses called bacteriophages. Researchers have continued to study all varieties of CRISPR-Cas systems (to date, two classes, seven types and 46 subtypes have been identified) to understand their capabilities. Source link

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, found no increased risk of miscarriage, stillbirth or major congenital anomalies among women inadvertently exposed to ivermectin from two weeks before conception through the first four …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has identified a way to reshape the gut microbiome that can enhance the delivery of certain chemotherapies to tumors, offering a potential strategy to make nanoparticle-based cancer drugs more effective. …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Compression wraps are unlikely to help venous leg ulcers heal faster than standard compression treatments, according to a clinical trial led by University of Manchester and York researchers. The findings of the study, suggest the wraps may not be the best first-line option for patients …

[ Melissa Ooi and her child You Ern taking part in the study into eye contact and learning. Credit: Victoria Leong/University of Cambridge Infants use eye contact with speakers to work out what to pay attention to and synchronize their brainwaves, helping them learn language, scientists in Cambridge and Singapore …

[ The study explores how a soy-derived lysolecithin, LPC70, mitigates HSD-induced hypertension and cognitive impairment, by regulating prostaglandin production and signaling mechanisms. Credit: Professor Akihiro Mouri, Fujita Health University, Japan High-salt (HS) intake is a major global health concern, closely linked to hypertension and growing evidence of cognitive and emotional …