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May 2026
Severe asthma patients often face multiple overlooked health conditions
Most people living with severe asthma are also battling other health conditions that go under the radar, a major new study has found.
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May 2026
Digital pens and tablets could offer non-invasive tools for routine dementia screening
Handwriting requires a combination of fine motor control and a complex set of mental skills, such as selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensory information, making it a cognitively challenging task. Because of its high demand on the brain, it is a potential marker of cognitive decline, especially as we age. Then, our handwriting often becomes slower or choppier.
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May 2026
How food and alcohol cues leave different signatures in the brain
Food and alcohol cues appear to engage partially distinct EEG oscillatory patterns, with food cues linked mainly to increased delta activity and alcohol-related processing showing alpha and delta differences in key contrasts. The effects were strongest in participants with relatively higher AUDIT scores, but neural changes were small and subjective cue responses were more robust.
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May 2026
Scientists uncover why genome guardian p53 protein is uniquely prone to collapse
The protein p53 is often called the guardian of the genome for its central role in preventing cancer. Yet paradoxically, it is also one of the most frequently mutated and dysfunctional proteins in human tumors.
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May 2026
Women may face greater cognitive impact from dementia risk factors
Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that women not only experience a higher burden of certain modifiable dementia risk factors, but also appear more vulnerable to their effects on cognitive function.
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May 2026
Study reveals cellular mechanisms driving resistance to targeted cancer therapies
Despite impressive innovations in medicine, most advanced-stage cancers still carry a grim prognosis. Developing more effective treatments requires a deeper understanding of the cellular processes that drive the formation and growth of common cancers.
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May 2026
Ensitrelvir cuts household COVID-19 risk when given after exposure
Ensitrelvir, an oral SARS-CoV-2 3C-like protease inhibitor, reduced symptomatic RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 among household contacts when given within 72 hours after symptom onset in the infected index patient. In the phase 3 SCORPIO-PEP trial, COVID-19 occurred in 2.9% of ensitrelvir recipients versus 9.0% of placebo recipients, with similar overall adverse-event rates.
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May 2026
Nurse-led ultrasound screening catches hidden infant hip dysplasia
A recent trial of community-based and nurse-led ultrasound screening for hip dysplasia in Japan has been met with great success, according to new research at the University of Tokyo.
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May 2026
Click chemistry advances precision oncology by merging imaging and therapyly
Conventional cancer treatments like chemotherapy often struggle with poor targeting, leading to severe systemic toxicity and drug resistance.
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May 2026
Psychologist debunks myth that sexual desire disappears with age
Sexuality is an important part of life - even when we grow old. The idea that desire disappears with age is a myth that needs to be debunked, argues a psychologist who has researched older adults' sex lives.
