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New insights into early brain circuit breakdown in Alzheimer’s

One of the first parts of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease is the entorhinal cortex - a region that plays a big role in memory, spatial navigation, and the brain's internal mapping system.

2 Sep 2025

When hospitals and insurers fight, patients get caught in the middle

Amy Frank said it took 17 hours on the phone over nearly three weeks, bouncing between her insurer and her local hospital system, to make sure her plan would cover her husband's post-surgery care.

2 Sep 2025

Social Security praises its new chatbot. Ex-officials say it was tested but shelved under Biden.

John McGing couldn't reach a human. That might be business-as-usual in this economy, but it wasn't business; he had called the Social Security Administration, where the questions often aren't generic and the callers tend to be older, disabled, or otherwise vulnerable Americans.

2 Sep 2025

Aptamer signs therapeutic development agreement with Invizius

Aptamer Group plc, the developer of next-generation synthetic binders for the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce that it has signed a new therapeutic development agreement with Invizius, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on second-generation complement system therapies for inflammatory, fibrotic, and autoimmune diseases.

From Aptamer Group 2 Sep 2025

$Walking faster may protect your bones and prevent fractures$

Walking faster may protect your bones and prevent fractures

A UK Biobank study links walking pace to osteoporosis risk, revealing brisk walking may protect bones and reduce fracture likelihood, regardless of genetics.

2 Sep 2025

AI model predicts flu vaccine strains more accurately than WHO

AI-based models like VaxSeer outperform traditional methods in flu vaccine strain selection, enhancing effectiveness and addressing global influenza challenges.

2 Sep 2025

Can saliva and tears replace blood tests for vitamin D and glucose?

Tears and saliva may offer new ways to monitor blood glucose and vitamin D levels, suggesting less invasive methods for managing chronic health conditions.

2 Sep 2025

ESC and EAS release new dyslipidaemia guidelines

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) have just published the new international recommendations for managing dyslipidaemias. They were presented at the Annual Cardiology Congress held in Madrid from August 29th to September 1st, 2025.

2 Sep 2025

Revascularization strategy fails to show noninferiority in STEMI patients

Noninferiority was not demonstrated between immediate and staged complete revascularisation in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 20251.

2 Sep 2025

Compounds show significant inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase

Three of the compounds demonstrated significant inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase, a key enzyme in carbohydrate digestion. The findings could pave the way for new functional food ingredients targeting type 2 diabetes.

2 Sep 2025

Study urges significant investment in cancer research in poorer nations

Researchers at the University of Southampton, examining worldwide variations in funding for cancer research, say there's a pressing need to invest more in lower-income countries.

2 Sep 2025

Researchers discover a direct pathway for macrophage cleanup

Macrophages are part of the immune system's frontline; they attack and eat invaders to protect surrounding cells. They, along with other cells, maintain intracellular conditions through macroautophagy, using autophagosomes to help digest broken cell components.

2 Sep 2025

Research reveals molecular details of ME/CFS and long COVID

Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) have heightened innate immune responses to bacteria, viruses, and fungi. While these responses are essential to fight infection, they can cause damage when unchecked.

1 Sep 2025

Depressive symptoms may interfere with learning to actively avoid unpleasant events

Depression alters how people pursue rewards, but, conversely, whether depressive symptoms influence how people learn to avoid nonrewarding, unpleasant events is less clear.

1 Sep 2025

Brain pulsations driving glymphatic function differ in narcolepsy patients and healthy individuals

A hormone produced by the brain, orexin, may play a central role in the functioning of the brain’s glymphatic system, which clears waste, according to a new study from the University of Oulu.

1 Sep 2025

Glutamate receptors found to drive pediatric brain tumor development

The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain tumors.

1 Sep 2025

Artificial intelligence offers individualized anticoagulation decisions for atrial fibrillation

Mount Sinai researchers developed an AI model to make individualized treatment recommendations for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients-helping clinicians accurately decide whether or not to treat them with anticoagulants (blood thinner medications) to prevent stroke, which is currently the standard treatment course in this patient population.

1 Sep 2025

Dual antiplatelet therapy after heart bypass surgery offers no added benefit over aspirin alone

Dual antiplatelet therapy after heart bypass surgery is not more effective than aspirin alone - and it increases the risk of excessive bleeding. This has now been shown in a study of 2,201 patients at 22 Nordic heart surgery units.

1 Sep 2025

Landmark study maps mutational landscape of triple-negative breast cancer in African American women

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the deadliest breast cancer subtype, disproportionately affects African American women – but until now, they were underrepresented in genomic studies aimed at identifying the genetic mutations driving the disease.

1 Sep 2025

Select groups of myocardial infarction patients benefit from Helicobacter pylori screening

Not all acute myocardial infarction patients should be offered routine screening for the stomach ulcer bacterium Helicobacter pylori.

1 Sep 2025

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New insights into early brain circuit breakdown in Alzheimer’s

When hospitals and insurers fight, patients get caught in the middle

Social Security praises its new chatbot. Ex-officials say it was tested but shelved under Biden.

Aptamer signs therapeutic development agreement with Invizius

Walking faster may protect your bones and prevent fractures

AI model predicts flu vaccine strains more accurately than WHO

Can saliva and tears replace blood tests for vitamin D and glucose?

ESC and EAS release new dyslipidaemia guidelines

Revascularization strategy fails to show noninferiority in STEMI patients

Compounds show significant inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase

Study urges significant investment in cancer research in poorer nations

Researchers discover a direct pathway for macrophage cleanup

Research reveals molecular details of ME/CFS and long COVID

Depressive symptoms may interfere with learning to actively avoid unpleasant events

Brain pulsations driving glymphatic function differ in narcolepsy patients and healthy individuals

Glutamate receptors found to drive pediatric brain tumor development

Artificial intelligence offers individualized anticoagulation decisions for atrial fibrillation

Dual antiplatelet therapy after heart bypass surgery offers no added benefit over aspirin alone

Landmark study maps mutational landscape of triple-negative breast cancer in African American women

Select groups of myocardial infarction patients benefit from Helicobacter pylori screening

Modular cleanrooms: Enhancing flexibility and compliance

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

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