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Sep 2026
Harvard scientists discover entirely new gene regulation system in mammals
For decades, scientists have understood that each of the roughly 20,000 genes in the human body carries the instructions for a single kind of protein.
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Sep 2026
Genetic marker links popular seizure drug to life-threatening reaction
A genetic marker already used to flag risk of a life-threatening reaction to the antibiotic vancomycin also identifies patients at risk of that reaction to lamotrigine - and it is missing from the gene panels clinicians order before prescribing the drug, Vanderbilt Health-led researchers report Sept. 2 in JAMA Network Open.
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Sep 2026
Study identifes genetic variants that shape human personality traits
An international consortium of researchers found that more than 1,200 different genetic variants are associated with the Big Five personality traits - and surprisingly, these personality genetics are linked to dozens of life outcomes.
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Sep 2026
KAIST researchers develop flexible micro-LED mask for better skincare
Home beauty devices that let users care for their skin conveniently at home have grown popular recently, but conventional LED masks are limited not only by their rigid structures but also by their point-emitting LEDs, which must be positioned away from the skin to spread light over a broader area.
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Sep 2026
Giving immunotherapy before surgery boosts brain tumor treatment success
A team from UNIGE and HUG has shown that administering cell immunotherapy before surgery to remove a brain tumor is significantly more effective than administering it afterwards.
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Sep 2026
Inconsistent health records limit care and research for menopausal women
More attention than ever is being paid today to midlife women's health, including the menopause transition.
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Sep 2026
New research visualizes how aerobic exercise alters brain activity patterns
Researchers at AIST, in collaboration with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States, examined changes in brain activity during cognitive tasks before and after acute aerobic exercise in young and older healthy adults.
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Sep 2026
Demographic reporting for medical AI remains inadequate, study shows
The recent flood of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models and content has undoubtedly brought along an unwelcome bug from the human-made content it scrapes from: bias. AI has been noted to form, copy, and amplify harmful stereotypes of already marginalized groups.
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Sep 2026
Radiologist supply fails to keep pace with rising imaging demand
Demand for medical imaging in the U.S. keeps rising, but the number of radiologists available to read those images has barely budged relative to the population, according to a new research study published in the JACR.
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Sep 2026
Study shows ending free school meals increased elementary student hunger
A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), published by Elsevier, explored elementary school teachers' experiences before and after the end of the federal universal free school meals (UFSM) policy.
