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Blood biomarker guides bladder-sparing treatment decisions for cancer patients

Blood biomarker guides bladder-sparing treatment decisions for cancer patients

Circulating tumor DNA, or ctDNA, can predict metastatic risk in patients who receive bladder-sparing treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, but it is not a good predictor of local recurrence within the bladder, according to new data presented today by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers.

27 Feb 2026

Toddler thrives after receiving newly FDA-approved cochlear implant system

Toddler thrives after receiving newly FDA-approved cochlear implant system

Six months after becoming the first patient in the United States to receive a newly FDA-approved cochlear implant system, 18-month-old Nene Gudavadze is responding to sound, dancing to music, and saying her first words.

27 Feb 2026

Refugee and immigrant children less likely to use emergency departments for minor illnesses

Refugee and immigrant children less likely to use emergency departments for minor illnesses

Refugee and immigrant children are less likely to visit the emergency department (ED) for minor illnesses (e.g., respiratory infections) compared to children born in Ontario, according to a new study from ICES and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

27 Feb 2026

Tick-derived protein discovery can advance treatment for inflammatory diseases

Tick-derived protein discovery can advance treatment for inflammatory diseases

When the immune system detects a harmful or foreign agent it triggers an inflammatory response small proteins called chemokines direct immune cells to the site of the injury or infection, resulting in the invader being inactivated.

27 Feb 2026

New structural insights pave way for hantavirus vaccines

New structural insights pave way for hantavirus vaccines

Hantaviruses, transmitted from rodents to people, have a death rate approaching 40%. They're found around the world, and because there are no approved vaccines or treatments, they're among the pathogens of highest concern for future pandemics.

27 Feb 2026

PEX38 protein offers new target against tropical trypanosome diseases

PEX38 protein offers new target against tropical trypanosome diseases

The pathogens that cause tropical diseases rely on an essential protein that is absent from all other organism. This discovery opens the possibility for targeted treatment.

27 Feb 2026

Protein partnership enhances innate immune sensing of viral RNA

Protein partnership enhances innate immune sensing of viral RNA

Study reveals how two proteins cooperate in a key early step of antiviral detection, as reported by researchers at Science Tokyo.

27 Feb 2026

Mendelian randomization study reveals opposing roles for IL6 and IL6R in long-term mortality

Mendelian randomization study reveals opposing roles for IL6 and IL6R in long-term mortality

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on February 6, 2026, titled "Causal effects of inflammation on long-term mortality: a Mendelian randomization study."

27 Feb 2026

Fe₃O₄@mPEG-Ag nanoparticles offer non-antibiotic strategy to combat drug-resistant bacteria

Fe₃O₄@mPEG-Ag nanoparticles offer non-antibiotic strategy to combat drug-resistant bacteria

A collaborative study by Guangzhou Medical University and South China University of Technology, published in BME Frontiers, introduces Fe₃O₄@mPEG-Ag nanoparticles (NPs) as a groundbreaking non-antibiotic strategy to combat drug-resistant bacteria.

27 Feb 2026

Privacy-focused AI improves screening for rare endocrinological condition

Privacy-focused AI improves screening for rare endocrinological condition

An AI can accurately diagnose a rare endocrinological condition just by analyzing pictures of the back of the hand and the clenched fist.

27 Feb 2026

Polystyrene nanoplastics influence Salmonella survival and antibiotic resistance

Polystyrene nanoplastics influence Salmonella survival and antibiotic resistance

Plastic products are ubiquitous in our food supply chain, shedding microplastics into every part of the human ecosystem.

27 Feb 2026

Genomic landscape and clinicopathologic significance of POLE mutant colorectal carcinoma

Genomic landscape and clinicopathologic significance of POLE mutant colorectal carcinoma

DNA polymerase epsilon catalytic subunit A (POLE) gene plays a crucial role in DNA repair and chromosomal replication.

27 Feb 2026

Scientists announce launch of the Society for Brain Health

Scientists announce launch of the Society for Brain Health

Scientists meeting at Center for BrainHealth during its annual BrainHealth Week conference announced the launch of the Society for Brain Health.

27 Feb 2026

WHO updates 2026-2027 flu vaccine composition amidst viral evolution

WHO updates 2026-2027 flu vaccine composition amidst viral evolution

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced recommendations for the viral composition of influenza (or "flu") vaccines for the 2026-2027 northern hemisphere influenza season.

27 Feb 2026

Denmark achieves historic elimination of mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission

Denmark achieves historic elimination of mother-to-child HIV and syphilis transmission

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Denmark for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and syphilis, recognizing the country's sustained commitment to ensuring every child is born free of these infections.

27 Feb 2026

New pathway found connecting liver congestion to fibrosis and cancer

New pathway found connecting liver congestion to fibrosis and cancer

Researchers from The University of Osaka find that chronic liver congestion is linked to severe liver diseases through a specific signaling pathway in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells - key cells lining the liver's tiny blood vessels.

27 Feb 2026

Corneal nerve function declines with age in aniridia patients

Corneal nerve function declines with age in aniridia patients

Congenital aniridia is a rare disease caused, in most cases, by mutations in the PAX6 gene, which is essential for the development of ocular structures.

27 Feb 2026

Study reveals pancreatic cancer's early immune evasion tactics

Study reveals pancreatic cancer's early immune evasion tactics

A new study suggests that pancreatic cancer may start preparing to "hide" from the immune system long before the disease becomes full-blown cancer.

27 Feb 2026

Researchers discover critical vulnerability shared by pathogens causing tropical diseases

Researchers discover critical vulnerability shared by pathogens causing tropical diseases

Researchers working with Professor Ralf Erdmann at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have discovered a critical vulnerability shared by the pathogens that cause African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis.

27 Feb 2026

Routine terminal ileum intubation and biopsy: A standard practice for colonoscopy completion

Routine terminal ileum intubation and biopsy: A standard practice for colonoscopy completion

Terminal ileum intubation is considered the completion step of colonoscopy and is usually performed to assess the ileum.

27 Feb 2026

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