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Apr 2026
AP-1 proteins help cancer cells rewire genes to survive treatment
A long-standing mystery in cancer treatment is how tumor cells so often become resistant to drugs, even ones they have never encountered before.
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Apr 2026
Sudan accounts for the world’s largest ongoing humanitarian health crisis
After three years of war, Sudan now accounts for the world's largest humanitarian crisis, with 34 million people needing aid, 21 million lacking health services, and repeated attacks crippling a medical system already weakened by disease and hunger.
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Apr 2026
Brain organoids reveal mutation-specific insights for Rett syndrome
Though many studies approach the developmental disorder Rett syndrome as a single condition arising from general loss of function in the gene MECP2, a new study by neuroscientists in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT shows that two different mutations of the gene caused many distinct abnormalities in lab cultures.
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Apr 2026
Calorie labels on menus may benefit people with binge eating disorders
Food calorie labels on menus in cafes and restaurants can be helpful for people with binge eating disorders, even aiding their recovery, finds new research from UCL and King's College London.
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Apr 2026
Brief intense workouts offer significant health benefits
At this time of year, many people make an extra effort to establish good exercise routines. We know that exercise is good for our health, but it can still be difficult to get started and maintain good habits.
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Apr 2026
Registry data and AI can identify high risk populations for skin cancer
Healthcare registry data can show early risk patterns for melanoma skin cancer, according to a study from the University of Gothenburg.
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Apr 2026
New biochip detects tiny genetic markers in 20 minutes
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a new biochip that, when paired with Artificial Intelligence (AI), can detect quickly and accurately extremely small amounts of microRNAs, which are tiny genetic markers linked to diseases such as heart disease.
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Apr 2026
Breakthrough blood test predicts kidney failure years before clinical symptoms
A new blood test can identify which individuals of African ancestry carrying high-risk APOL1 gene variants are most likely to develop kidney failure, years before clinical disease becomes apparent.
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Apr 2026
Loneliness is linked to higher risk of degenerative heart valve disease
Adults who reported feeling lonely had a higher risk of developing degenerative heart valve disease, even after accounting for traditional heart disease risk factors and genetics, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.
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Apr 2026
Northwestern engineers create artificial neurons that communicate with living cells
Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don't just imitate the brain - they talk to it.
