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Apr 2026
Liver cancer burden rising globally amid shift to metabolic risks
Primary liver cancer continues to pose a major global health challenge, ranking as the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
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Apr 2026
Parents' genes shape children's mental health beyond inherited DNA
What if some of the risk of anxiety and depression in children is not only about the genes they inherit, but also about their parents' genetic dispositions and how these influence the home environment?
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Apr 2026
New grant funds AI search for genetic targets to treat Alzheimer's
With a new $6.2 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging, researchers at Case Western Reserve University will use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to identify possible genetic targets to treat Alzheimer's disease.
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Apr 2026
Electric bike and scooter use causes surge in brain injuries
The growing use of electric bikes and scooters has caused a surge in brain and spine injuries among urban riders and pedestrians, a new study shows.
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Apr 2026
New CRISPR tool selectively cuts tumor DNA while sparing healthy cells
Cancer cells excel at evading detection, but subtle chemical differences set them apart from healthy cells.
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Apr 2026
Dutch study shows off-label targeted therapies benefit more cancer patients
The largest published prospective evaluation of off-label targeted cancer therapies has shown that more patients could benefit from existing drugs.
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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.
