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Feb 2026
Research clarifies micelle interactions driving sustained drug release
Polymer micelles are tiny, self-assembled particles that are revolutionizing the landscape of drug delivery and nanomedicine.
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Feb 2026
Childhood cancer survival varies by tumor stage at diagnosis
A major study by UCL and Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori in Milan (INT) researchers has for the first time shown in detail how far children's cancer has spread at diagnosis in a way that can be compared between countries.
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Feb 2026
Influenza viruses can directly impair heart function
Mount Sinai researchers have identified a cellular mechanism linking infections from influenza A viruses (IAVs) to cardiovascular disease, providing critical insights on how influenza can damage the heart and increase the risk of a heart attack or other major cardiovascular event.
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Feb 2026
FDA label update expands CAR T access for primary CNS lymphoma
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-led research helped drive an FDA label update for axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta) that removes a prior exclusion for patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma, a rare and aggressive lymphoma of the brain and spinal cord.
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Feb 2026
Defective fat cells drive metabolic disease in lipodystrophy
Many people may have a dim view of their fat tissue, yet scientists have come to recognize adipose as a necessary and metabolically active organ, carrying out many vital functions within the body.
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Feb 2026
Low-grade inflammation connects aging, obesity and cognitive impairment
Obesity and older age are strongly associated with low-grade inflammation in the body, a condition that appears closely linked to cognitive decline and dementia.
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Feb 2026
Newly identified protein interaction fine-tunes cellular stress responses
Cornell researchers have discovered a new way cells regulate how they respond to stress, identifying an interaction between two proteins that helps keep a critical cellular recycling system in balance.
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Feb 2026
Engineered CAR-T cells reduce Alzheimer’s plaques in mice
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, a type of immunotherapy that leverages the immune system to combat diseases, is a powerful treatment option for certain cancers.
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Feb 2026
Brain immune cells regulate new neuron formation in adults
Breakthrough research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is revealing how immune cells in the adult brain can regulate the generation of new neurons.
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Feb 2026
Chronic brain compression triggers neuron death through multiple pathways
To think, feel, talk and move, neurons send messages through electrical signals in the brain and spinal cord.
