Over 3 million eye drops recalled amid sterility concerns
More than 3 million bottles of over-the-counter eye drops are being recalled after officials raised concerns about the product's safety.
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A wearable ring could help assess your cardiovascular health while you sleep
Consumer wearables have become everyday tools for monitoring sleep and physical activity. Researchers at the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) have now shown that their ...
Apr 8, 2026
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Somatostatin in brain regulates immune cells to mitigate dementia, opening path for treatment with existing drugs
A research team led by Professor Jiwon Um from the Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity at DGIST has discovered a mechanism by which somatostatin, a brain neurotransmitter, directly regulates brain immune cells to ...
Apr 9, 2026
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Making the case for over-the-counter abortion pills: Study finds most people can accurately self-screen
Currently, in U.S. states where abortion remains legal, women have to visit specialized clinics to access in-person medication abortion, as drugs like mifepristone and misoprostol are not available over-the-counter (OTC). ...
About 80% of breast cancer biopsies turn out benign. New imaging tool promises clearer diagnoses and fewer biopsies
Ultrasound is widely used in breast cancer diagnosis. While it can effectively show that a lump is filled with fluid—indicating it is unlikely to be cancer—it cannot reliably determine whether a solid mass is benign or cancerous. ...
Apr 6, 2026
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A fast, accurate test enables improved assessment of airborne chemical risk to human lungs
A multidisciplinary research team has identified a faster way to determine which airborne chemicals pose a threat to human lungs. Led by an environmental health researcher with the Texas A&M University School of Public Health, ...
Apr 6, 2026
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Antibody drugs with strong immune cell binding linked to allergic reactions
Antibody therapeutics are laboratory-made proteins designed to work like the body's natural antibodies. They are widely used to treat diseases such as cancer by binding to specific targets, including cancer cells or inflammatory ...
Apr 8, 2026
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Smartwatches could predict risk of hospitalization due to heart failure
Paula Vanderpluym's smartwatch may look like a small part of her wardrobe, but to a team of researchers in Toronto, it represents something bigger: the potential to proactively care for people living with heart failure. A ...
Apr 9, 2026
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Could gene edits solve obstacles to treatment for the most common types of cancer?
Since 2017, a personalized immunotherapy called Chimeric Antigen Receptor, or CAR-T cell treatment, has worked wonders to treat patients with blood cancers such as leukemia. But when it comes to treating solid tumor cancers, ...
Apr 10, 2026
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AI outperforms doctors at summarizing complex cancer pathology reports
AI models can generate more complete summaries of complex cancer pathology reports than physicians, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that tested six models developed by Meta, Google, DeepSeek and Mistral AI.
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