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Aug 2026
Scientists create brain organoids with distinct cortical regional identity
The human brain is often described as one of the most complex structures in biology, and much of its power comes from how it's organized.
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Aug 2026
Potassium-competitive acid blockers match proton pump inhibitors for preventing bleeding after PCI
Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) increases the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB).
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Aug 2026
Wake-activated brain circuits reveal what drives the urge to sleep
Researchers identified wake-activated neurons in the median raphe and anterior medial preoptic area that track sleep pressure and help regulate when and how deeply mice sleep. Manipulating these circuits altered NREM sleep, sleep-pressure accumulation, and rebound sleep, revealing key neural mechanisms underlying mammalian sleep homeostasis.
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Aug 2026
Capillaries drive new collateral artery formation after heart blockage
New research in mice challenges a long-standing view of how the heart builds backup blood vessels after a coronary artery blockage, showing that new collateral arteries arise primarily from capillaries rather than existing arteries.
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Aug 2026
Cross-generational friendships reshape brain synchrony in unexpected ways
The closer two people grow, the more alike their brains work– or so the assumption goes. Two ETH Zurich studies challenge this idea by examining the brain activity of younger and older adults who drew together over several weeks.
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Aug 2026
Digital program reduces anxiety and depression in adults with chronic medical conditions
A digital program combining guided movement, breathing and meditation exercises, and coping-skills training reduced anxiety and depression symptoms in adults with chronic medical conditions, according to a new study published August 20th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine by Puneeta Tandon of the University of Alberta, Canada, and colleagues.
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Aug 2026
Glioma microenvironment emerges as key target for future therapies
The prognosis for glioma patients remains extremely poor despite aggressive multimodal standard therapy: maximal safe resection, radiotherapy, and temozolomide chemotherapy, with median survival rarely exceeding 15 to 18 months.
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Aug 2026
New framework standardizes selenosugar research and selenium metabolism studies
Selenosugars are the major urinary metabolites responsible for the physiological excretion of selenium. Understanding selenium metabolism relies on accurately detecting and identifying selenosugars.
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Aug 2026
Only three of 1,357 FDA-cleared AI devices tested patient outcomes
Researchers found that among 1,357 FDA-cleared or approved AI/ML-enabled medical devices, only 34 were linked to registered clinical trials and just three had been evaluated for patient-centered outcomes. The study highlights major gaps in prospective testing, demographic representation, transparency, and evidence showing whether medical AI meaningfully improves patients’ health.
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Aug 2026
Sprinters and non-athletes had similar gut diversity, but one key difference emerged
College sprint athletes showed a distinct gut microbial community structure, including higher abundance of Segatella copri and Bifidobacterium adolescentis, compared with non-athletic students. Their microbiomes also showed predicted enrichment of carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism pathways, while exploratory analyses linked several dietary factors with the signature bacteria.
