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How heatstroke kills—it can still be deadly after your body cools down
Europe is in the grip of yet another deadly heat wave. Over 10,000 excess deaths were recorded during late June 2026 alo…
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New GLP-1 pill delivers up to 12% weight loss in 36 weeks
An experimental GLP-1 pill helped people with obesity or overweight lose as much as 12.1% of their body weight in just 3…
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1 in 5 people may carry this hidden genetic heart risk
Very high levels of the inherited cholesterol-related particle Lp(a) were linked to a greater risk of major cardiovascul…
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Solving a mysterious inflammatory fever opens the book on a much bigger story
Three research teams working independently around the world have landed on the same discovery: A single molecular "hands…
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Magnesium sulfate infusion before very preterm delivery protects more babies from cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood and is more likely to occur in babies born very prete…
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Cardiovascular care for older adults should account for cognitive impairment and frailty
Older adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) often have coexisting cognitive impairment and frailty, conditions that c…
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Real-world study provides new insights into safety of new Alzheimer's drug lecanemab
As new Alzheimer's drugs move from clinical trials into everyday care, families are asking whether these treatments are …
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Higher doses of common fertility drug linked to pregnancy risks
About 1 in 6 people experience infertility, with irregular or absent ovulation among the most common causes. The drug cl…
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Physicians report negative impacts of abortion bans across pregnancy care
In 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision allowed states to enact laws tha…
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Different inflammatory processes tied to the same Alzheimer's disease-related brain shrinkage and memory loss
Alzheimer's disease may look similar from one person to another even when different biological processes are driving the…
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Remedium raises $10m for adjustable gene therapy
Lilly joins Series A backing a platform designed to turn adipocytes into long-term, adjustable producers of therapeutic …
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Falling folic acid supplement uptake threatens progress on children's health, experts warn
Declining use of folic acid supplements before pregnancy is undermining progress in preventing serious birth defects, he…
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Beyond protein: what really matters for healthy aging
As protein becomes the latest nutrition obsession, experts unpack what actually keeps us healthy as we age, from movemen…
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Epicrispr’s $90m round bets big on epigenetics
Oversubscribed Series C pushes EPI-321 toward pivotal trials, testing whether “silencing genes without editing them” can…
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Broccoli could treat untreatable rare nerve disease, research finds
The secret ingredient for treating a rare nervous system disease could be hiding in the fridge, Swinburne researchers ha…
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Researchers help identify new Ebola variant and potential treatment
When the World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a…
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Study suggests experimental drug dismantles 2 key proteins that help tumors survive, adapt and resist treatment
Scientists from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center report that the investigational anticancer agent FL118 function…
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Blood test could speed lymphoma diagnosis in resource-limited settings
For people with lymphoma, getting the right diagnosis can be a race against time.…
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Triple-dose regimen may permanently clear HIV in infected newborns
Every year, more than 120,000 newborns worldwide contract HIV, creating a global health burden that requires lifelong tr…
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Molecular mapping reveals hidden cellular programs in heart transplant rejection
A new study that explores gene expression during heart transplant rejection marks a step forward for precision medicine …
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Greenstone receives NIH R61 grant for cardiac fibrosis
Greenstone Biosciences has received a Catalyze R61 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the…
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Acquisition adds RayThera immunology assets to Biogen pipeline
Biogen completed the acquisition of RayThera Inc., a privately held biotechnology company focused on discovering and dev…
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Prostate cancer prognosis linked to prostate-specific antigen levels below threshold
After treatment for metastatic prostate cancer, a drop in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood is an indi…
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Low-fat vegan diet cuts dietary energy density by nearly a third, helping explain weight loss
A low-fat vegan diet lowers the energy density of the foods people eat by roughly 30%, allowing them to eat satisfying a…