15 states now linked to iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak, CDC says
Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
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Blood-thinning medication linked to slower cognitive decline
People with both atrial fibrillation and Alzheimer's disease who are treated with modern NOAC blood-thinning medicines may experience a slower rate of cognitive decline. This is shown by a study from Karolinska Institutet ...
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Gene mutations behind serious bone marrow conditions identified
Inherited bone marrow failure syndrome, or IBMFS, describes a group of disorders in which inherited genetic abnormalities impair the bone marrow's ability to produce sufficient healthy blood cells. Patients with these disorders ...
Aug 6, 2026
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Prediabetes remission could become a central goal of diabetes prevention
Type 2 diabetes usually develops over many years, yet preventive measures often begin only once blood glucose levels are already elevated. An international panel of experts led by University Hospital Tübingen and the German ...
Aug 10, 2026
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FLT3 inhibitors trigger ferroptosis, exposing new weakness in acute myeloid leukemia
A study published in Nature Cell Biology reports a new vulnerability in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that might lead to novel therapies to treat the cancer while minimizing harm to normal cells. Researchers at Baylor College ...
Aug 7, 2026
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Aerobic fitness may be a teller of some brain health, study suggests
Look at a group of kids, and you're going to see many different shapes and sizes.
Aug 5, 2026
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International project delivers hundreds of next-generation models for cancer research
Ten years and thousands of patient samples later, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has published its results from the Human Cancer Model Initiative (HCMI) on the development of 665 organoid models of 25 types of cancer ...
Aug 5, 2026
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HIV-1 proviruses may drive chronic systemic inflammation
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body's immune system and remains a major global health challenge because of persistent viral reservoirs, despite effective treatments. Key factors include around ...
Aug 10, 2026
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Air pollution-linked blood changes detected years before lung cancer diagnosis
A new study, published Tuesday in Nature Communications, found measurable changes in people's blood associated with exposure to air pollution and the subsequent development of lung cancer. The findings provide promising clues ...
Aug 11, 2026
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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's. How complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain
Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than workers in almost any other job to die of Alzheimer's disease. That was the surprising result of a 2024 study examining the death certificates of nearly 9 million people in ...
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