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Feb 2026
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.
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Feb 2026
To avoid care disruptions, know when the clock runs out on your prior authorization
A woman with multiple sclerosis wanted to be able to walk up the stairs at home without losing her balance.
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Feb 2026
He needs an expensive drug. A copay card helped — until it didn’t.
Over the course of 2025, Jayant Mishra of Mission Viejo, California, progressively developed scaly, itchy red patches on his skin. Then came the pain and swelling in the joints of his hands, making it difficult to do his work at a bank.
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Feb 2026
Can peanut butter improve mobility after 65?
Research indicates that peanut butter can enhance muscle power in older adults, but its impact on overall physical function and gait speed is limited.
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Feb 2026
Zero-alcohol ads may increase teens’ intent to drink alcohol
Findings indicate zero-alcohol advertising could serve as indirect marketing for alcohol, raising questions about its impact on adolescent drinking behaviors.
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Feb 2026
Promega unveils cellular target engagement technology aimed at expanding the druggable proteome at SLAS 2026
Promega Corporation is launching a new live-cell target engagement platform that could close a long-standing gap between biochemical and cellular assays for understudied or difficult-to-interrogate proteins.
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Feb 2026
Building an affordable toolkit for healthy aging
As people age, they experience a gradual decline in intrinsic capacity (IC), the combined physical and mental abilities that support independence and health. The World Health Organization recognizes IC as a central indicator of resilience in aging, yet no affordable, validated tool exists to measure it.
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Feb 2026
Breasts as an active thermoregulatory tool for newborns
Breasts are necessary for breastfeeding, but their size is not decisive in terms of milk production. A large part of the breast consists of adipose tissue, and earlier theories have suggested that they function, for example, as a body fat reserve. Another theory proposes that breasts evolved through sexual selection as a signal of individual fitness, similar to facial symmetry.
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Feb 2026
Matching academic demands to teen biology
High school students often have trouble getting to bed at a reasonable time, which makes it difficult for them to start school early in the morning. This is because teenagers are biologically wired to fall asleep later than adults, with their biological clock shifting progressively later throughout adolescence. The result is that most teenagers don't get enough sleep on school days, and their sleep deficits increase as the week progresses.
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Feb 2026
How physical strength and self-belief grow together in teens
Physical fitness and psychological resilience develop side by side during adolescence, a life stage that lays the foundation for adult health. Cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, and agility are well-known predictors of cardiometabolic health, while self-efficacy, defined as the belief in one's ability to overcome challenges, shapes motivation, persistence, and coping strategies.
