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Sep 2026
Scientists capture how bacteria build their protective antibiotic-resistant barriers
Gram-negative bacteria are responsible for causing several infections that are hard to treat, owing to their high resistance to antibiotics.
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Sep 2026
Lab-grown micro bladder helps explain why urinary tract infections return
A lab-grown micro bladder may explain why urinary tract infections (UTIs) return so frequently, according to a study led by researchers at UCL, the University of Oxford and the University of Leicester.
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Sep 2026
Tumor environments sculpt diverse natural killer cells for cancer therapies
For decades, natural killer (NK) cells have been classified into two main groups based on surface markers: one specialized for cytokine production and the other for direct killing.
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Sep 2026
Childhood obesity prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs surge in the U.S.
Although the number of US children under age 12 with obesity being prescribed the weight loss drugs Saxenda, Wegovy, and Zepbound remains low, the number is 310 times higher in June 2026 than it was in 2019, when the drugs were initially prescribed, a new study shows.
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Sep 2026
Community brain health programs successfully improve attention in older adults
As aging populations drive rising global healthcare demands, finding scalable ways to prevent cognitive decline has become a vital public health priority.
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Sep 2026
Most oncology AI research overlooks critical patient safety and privacy
Flinders University researchers were part of an international team that conducted a scoping review that identified 2,441 records and found just 32 studies examined how cancer patients, survivors and carers feel towards generative AI being used in their care.
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Sep 2026
Crucial brain stem cells rely on metabolic pathways to make decisions
As the human brain takes shape before birth, a remarkable type of stem cell helps give it many of the features that make it distinctly human.
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Sep 2026
Misfolded proteins slip past cell cleanups and risk causing disease
As proteins are made in a cell, they are folded into the 3-D structure that allows them to work, but sometimes this process can go wrong.
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Sep 2026
Ancient parchment reveals historical evolution of destructive sheeppox virus
Some of Europe's most well-known historic manuscripts, including the York Gospels, have proven to be biological time capsules for uncovering the 3,500-year history of the sheeppox virus (SPPV).
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Sep 2026
Extreme long-distance running triggers major surge in body's cannabis-like molecules
A marathon, 100 kilometers or even 230 kilometers in one go: Anyone running such distances puts enormous strain on their body.
