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Monitoring Glioblastoma Progression with Focused Ultrasound

When used with an innovative medical device for testing and analysis, physicians could soon quickly determine whether brain tumor treatments are working.

January 12, 2026

January 13 2026

• Higher Maternal Blood Pressure Increases the Risk of Pregnancy Complications, Study Concludes
• How Exercise Slows Tumor Growth
• FDA Raises Cheese Recall To Highest Risk After Listeria Found
• Study Finds FDA Used Evidence, Not Politics, in Abortion Pill Decisions
• New Barbie With Autism Aims To Help Kids Feel Seen and Included
• NYC Nurses Launch Largest Strike in City History
• Seniors With Dementia Being Prescribed Dangerous Mind-Altering Drugs, Study Says
• Exercise, Diet Can Help Counter Gestational Diabetes
• Blood Test Can Predict Crohn's Disease, Researchers Say
• IV Iron Replacement Might Be Easier, More Effective Treatment For Iron Deficiency Anemia
• They Spent Hours In A Room Full Of Flu Patients And Walked Out Healthy — Here's How
• Confused About CPR? Don't Count On TV Shows For Accurate Depictions, Study Warns
• Minimum Wage Increases Are Linked to Safer Pregnancies
• Dental Trade Alliance Foundation Launches "Special Care, Healthy Smiles" Workshops at Texas Tech Health El Paso
• An Abnormally Slow Heart Rate Is Associated With Xylazine-Fentanyl Overdose; Primarily Seen in Northeastern United States
• New Drug Candidate Reverses Metabolic Liver Disease and Fibrosis, Pre-Clinical Data Shows
• More Surgical Patients Are on Opioid Use Disorder Medications -- Hospitals Must Modernize Pain Care
• Medical Debt Associated With Subsequent Difficulty Paying Rent or Mortgage
• Cervical Cancer Awareness: Prevention, Screening, and When to See Your Doctor
• Cervical Cancer Awareness: Prevention, Screening, and When to See Your Doctor
• SafeHeal(r) Announces Successful Launch of SAFE-3CV IDE Study for Colovac(r) Anastomosis Protection Technology
• ACS Annual Statistics Report: Milestone 70 Percent 5-Year Survival Rate for all Cancers Combined; Largest Gains for Advanced and Fatal Cancers

January 12 2026

• Hidden Cancer Risk Behind Fatty Liver Disease Targets
• Study: Many Head and Neck Cancer Trials End Early. Why?
• Monitoring Glioblastoma Progression with Focused Ultrasound
• Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?
• The Top 10 Focused Ultrasound Newsletter Stories of 2025
• Stem Cell Expert Q&A: Innovative Pathways in Biomedical Research
• Roswell Park and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Analysis Confirms Benefit of Nivolumab Combo in Teens With Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma
• For Young Athletes, Drinking Water and Eating Healthy Is Key
• Study: FDA Regulation of Abortion Drug Mifepristone from 2011 to 2023 Shaped by Evidence and Caution
• UC San Diego Health Sciences Grant Writing Course Helps Launch Successful Research Careers
• Johns Hopkins Investigators Offer Free Atlas of Immunotherapy Responses in Pancreatic Cancers, Report New Clinical Trial Findings
• Artificial Intelligence Designs Anti-Cancer Molecules to Target CDK9
• New Model Improves Prediction of Prostate Cancer Death Risk
• Study Finds 17% of Patients Are Perceived as Difficult by Physicians
• Frozen Tater Tots Recalled Over Plastic Contamination
• California Warns Against Foraging After Deadly Wild Mushrooms Kill 3
• Measles Cases Surge in South Carolina, Spread to Other States
• Astronaut Crew Returning Early From Space Station Due to Medical Issue
• A Self-Injectable Birth Control Med Is Available, But Most Doctors Don't Prescribe It
• New Pill Can Report When You've Swallowed It
• Childhood Cancer Survivors Age More Rapidly, Genetics Show
• Want To Protect Your Gum Health? Eat More Tomatoes, Study Suggests
• Teenage Girl's Case Highlights Potential Explanation For Chronic UTIs
• Headed For Surgery? Try To Lower Your Stress Levels, Study Suggests
• One in Four Older Americans with Dementia Prescribed Risky Brain-Altering Drugs Despite Safety Warnings
• Police-Related Stress Is Associated With Health Risk for Black Women
• Novel AI Method Sharpens 3D X-ray Vision
• Analysis of Popular Online Liver Supplements in the January Issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology
• Uncovering How Occludin Protein Maintains Blood-Brain and Blood-Retinal Barriers
• Researchers Develop Temp-Controlled Gene Method to Curb Insects
• A Newly Published Paper Demonstrates That A Novel DNA-Based Therapy Called Elenagen Achieves Significant Reduction in Mortality and an Increase In Overall Survival in Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer
• Expanded School-Based Program Linked to Lower Youth Tobacco Use Rates in California

January 11 2026

• Overcoming Obstacles to HIV Prevention

January 10 2026

• What You Need to Know to Prevent And Fight Norovirus

January 9 2026

• Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?
• How (and Why) to Counsel Patients About the Risk of Firearm Injury
• MD Anderson Shares Latest Research Breakthroughs
• New AI Tool Sifts and Assesses Years of Data in Patient Electronic Health Records
• Study: ADRIATIC Clinical Trial Results Suggest Durvalumab May Offer a New Path in Small Cell Lung Cancer Care
• Reviving Antibiotics with Two-Faced Nanoparticles
• Research Tip Sheet: Prostate Cancer Risks and 'Buzzy' Research
• Predicting Prostate Cancer Recurrence Through Power of AI
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center Study Tracks Declines in Annual Checkups as Teens Become Young Adults
• Yale-Led Study Identifies a New Target for Treating Acute Leukemia
• New Yale Study Reveals Mechanism Behind Persistent Autoimmune Joint Destruction
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Research Faculty Spotlight: Catherine Argyriou, MSc, PhD
• Semaglutide Improves Knee Replacements for Patients with Diabetes
• Yale Researchers Target Hidden Trigger of Kidney Scarring
• What Is the Impact of GLP-1s in Older Adults with Obesity?
• Ukrainian Primary Care Clinics Deliver Safer, More Comprehensive Care for Opioid Use Disorder
• Reducing Maternal Morbidity in Connecticut: A Q&A With Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD
• Controlling Hypertension Can Reduce Dementia Risk--Even When Genetics Aren't on Your Side
• Gut IgA from IgG1 B Cells: New Insights for Vaccines
• Retail Therapy Fail? Online Shopping Linked to Stress, Says Study
• Weight Often Returns After Stopping Ozempic, Wegovy, Study Finds
• RFK Jr. Says Fewer Flu Vaccines for Kids May Be a 'Better Thing'
• Study Ties Rising Evictions to Higher Gun Violence in Chicago
• Tamales Sold in California, Nevada Recalled Over Listeria Risk
• What Is CPR and Who Needs It?
• 'The Pitt' Informs, Educates Viewers, Study Says
• Your Teen Sleeping In During The Weekend? It Could Protect Them From Depression, Experts Say
• Babies' Brain Development Lags In Cash-Crunched Families, Study Shows
• Gifted Dogs Can Learn Words By Eavesdropping On Family Conversations, Experiments Show
• Yoga Aids Opioid Withdrawal, Clinical Trial Shows
• New Study Finds Higher Hantavirus Risk in Drier, Underdeveloped Areas
• Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis? How to Tell the Difference
• What Does Cannabis 'Rescheduling' Mean for Science and Society?
• From "One Disease, One Model" to "One Body, Many Diseases": TCM leads a new paradigm
• Inflammatory Immune Cells Predict Survival, Relapse in Multiple Myeloma

January 8 2026

• Personalizing Cancer Treatments Significantly Improve Outcome Success
• Pharmacists are at Elevated Risk for Suicide, Study Finds
• Study Shows Federal Safety Metric Inappropriately Penalizes Hospitals for Lifesaving Stroke Procedures
• How Resilience Fueled Monmouth Medical Center Patient's Recovery from Rare Blood Cancer
• How Resilience Fueled Monmouth Medical Center Patient's Recovery from Rare Blood Cancer
• Improving Sleep Isn't Enough: Researchers Highlight Daytime Function as Key to Assessing Insomnia Treatments
• Healthcare Electronics Are Booming--Here's How to Make Them More Sustainable
• Disaster-Related Prenatal Maternal Stress Has Epigenetic Outcomes
• An Old Drug Held the Key to Treating a Rare Pediatric Disease - Scientists Are Teaming Up to Advance Its Use to Treat More Patients
• Ohio State First in U.S. To Randomize Patient in Novel Aortic Aneurysm Trial
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Develop Novel Approach for Guiding Immunotherapies Toward Treating "Cold" Tumor Cells
• Pro Racquet Events Return to Cleveland this Winter
• University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center Researchers Develop Easy-to-Use Tool that can Identify High- and Low-Risk Metastatic Prostate Cancer Patients Earlier
• Nestlé Recalls Baby Formula Over Toxin Risk
• Study Finds Rise in Chagas-Carrying Bugs Near U.S.-Mexico Border
• FDA Misses Deadline to Ban Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners
• New U.S. Diet Guidelines Push Whole Foods, Meat and Dairy
• How the Brain Creates Facial Expressions
• Laughing, Crying Are Normal But Rare Responses To Orgasm, Women's Study Reveals
• Walking Eases Fatigue Among Colon Cancer Patients
• World’s First Minimally Invasive Heart Bypass Could Make Open-Heart Surgery a Thing of the Past
• Back Pain Might Predict Future Sleep Problems Among Men
• 'Forever Chemicals' Might Triple Teens' Risk Of Fatty Liver Disease
• Depressed? Exercise Works As Well As Talk Therapy, Antidepressants, Evidence Suggests
• Stem Cell Therapy for Stroke Shows How Cells Find Their Way in the Brain
• Patients With Clonal Hematopoiesis Have Increased Heart Disease Risk Following Cancer Treatment
• What Causes Some People's Gut Microbes to Produce High Alcohol Levels?
• Development of an Ultrasonic Sensor Capable of Cuffless, Non-invasive Blood Pressure Measurement

January 7 2026

• Using Synthetic Data to Tell the Right Story and Improve Care
• Viruses in Wastewater: Silent Drivers of Pollution Removal and Antibiotic Resistance
• Researchers Identify Novel Therapeutic Target to Improve Recovery After Nerve Injury
• Widely Used Pesticide Linked to More Than Doubled Parkinson's Risk
• High Levels of Protein Drive Tumor Immune Suppression in Head and Neck Cancer
• Landmark Magnet4Europe Intervention Improves Clinician Wellbeing and Patient Safety Across Europe
• New Mayo Clinic Study Advances Personalized Prostate Cancer Education with an EHR-Integrated AI Agent
• Wearable Exoskeleton Helps Kids Regain Walking Ability
• HHS Changes Its Pediatric Vaccine Recommendations: What's Different, What Remains, and What It Means for American Health
• Poll Shows Most Americans Want to Slim Down
• The Gender-Stress Gap: Women Benefit Most From a Daily Workout
• Wyoming Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Legal in the State
• Study Finds ADHD Drugs May Work Differently Than Scientists Once Thought
• Walking, Household Chores Can Be Lifesaving Therapy For People With Metabolic Syndrome
• Ozempic, Wegovy Might Lower Colon Cancer Risk
• Surgery Should Be Last Resort For Chronic Constipation, Guidelines Say
• Excess Weight Increases Risk Of Low Back Pain, Researchers Find
• Sleep Lab Data Can Predict Illnesses Years Earlier, Study Finds
• AI-Powered Mesh Sleeve Can Monitor Seniors For Signs Of Frailty
• Gene Therapy 'Switch' May Offer Non-Addictive Pain Relief
• Oxeia Pioneering First Potential FDA-Approved Concussion Treatment
• Moffitt Study Shows How Tumor Support Cells Help Lung Cancer Evade Targeted Therapy
• Researchers Develop Treatment for Advanced Prostate Cancer That Could Eliminate Severe Side Effects
• Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis? How to Tell the Difference
• Cardiovascular Risk Score Predicts Multiple Eye Diseases
• Uncovering Why Cancer Immunotherapy Leads to Heart Inflammation
• Synthetic Biology Advances Drive Greener Production of Tryptophan-Based Pharmaceuticals
• From Rare Pigment to Industrial Bioproduct: How Engineered Microbes Are Boosting Violacein Production

January 6 2026

• DeepCodon: A Rare-Codon-Aware AI Tool Boosts Protein Expression in E. Coli
• Engineered Probiotics Emerge as Programmable Living Medicines for Complex Diseases
• Renowned UNC Pediatric Biochemical Geneticist Leads First Study on a Novel Treatment for Hunter Syndrome
• High Levels of Chagas Disease Parasite Found in Bugs Near U.S.-Mexico Border
• AI-Powered ECG Analysis Offers Promising Path for Early Detection of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Says Mount Sinai Researchers
• Espervita's EVT0185 Demonstrates Reversal of Metabolic Dysfunction and Liver Fibrosis in Cell Metabolism Publication
• Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio May Aid Risk Stratification in Depressive Disorder
• Engineered RNA Sensor Detects and Fights Coronavirus Inside Living Cells
• Advances in Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Diagnostics Highlighted in Special January Issue of ADLM's Clinical Chemistry Journal
• Can Taking CBD Help People Smoke Less Weed?
• Noninvasive Prenatal Screening Could Prevent Permanent Hearing Loss in Newborns
• U.S. Cuts Recommended Childhood Vaccines
• Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled for Possible E. coli
• U.S. Backs At-Home HPV Testing to Boost Cervical Cancer Screening
• Novo Nordisk Launches Daily Weight-Loss Pill to Expand GLP-1 Access
• Young Adults With IBD Face Insurance, Cost Barriers To Care, Survey Finds
• Fingerprick Blood Test Accurately Assesses Signs of Alzheimer's, Researchers Say
• Food Insecurity, Financial Struggles Increase Children's Risk of Long COVID
• Hormone Drug Helps Fight Hormone-Fueled Breast Cancer, Trial Shows
• Autism Therapy Centers Targeted By Private Equity In U.S., Study Reveals
• Teens' Smartphone Use At School Exceeds An Hour Daily, Tracking App Reveals
• First Patients Enrolled in Groundbreaking Brain Cancer Study at Nationally Recognized Academic Medical Center
• 10 Years Later, First Children's Hospital Los Angeles Patient to Receive CAR T-Cell Therapy Remains Cancer-Free
• A Repurposed Drug Duo Shows Powerful Synergy Against Liver Fibrosis
• CU Scientists Use Ultrasound to Make Tumor Treatment Easier--and Less Risky

January 5 2026

• ADLM publishes updated guidance to help healthcare professionals navigate drug testing for patients in the emergency department
• Progress Towards Unlocking Antimony's Cancer Treatment Potential
• Medical School Professor Offers Hope for Chronic Knee Pain
• Study: Targeting Epigenetic Modifiers and Splicing Regulators Together May Offer New Treatment Strategies for AML
• One Year After LA Fires: Lingering Effects on Health
• Retrotransposon Drives Cancer by Altering 3D Genome Structure
• Airline Water Safety Raises Red Flags in New Study
• Study Finds SGLT-2 Inhibitors Linked to Lower Risk of Diabetic Foot Nerve Damage
• U.S. Sees Highest Measles Case Count in Decades as Outbreaks Grow
• New Study Explains Why Brains Process Information at Different Speeds
• Why Many Americans Will Pay More Just to Avoid Negotiating
• Wipe Test Can Help Protect Firefighters From Cancer-Linked Chemicals
• GLP-1 Drugs Might Help Quell Sleep Apnea
• Sick Baby Or Toddler? Telehealth Might Not Be Your Best Option
• Mental Health A Popular New Year's Resolution, Survey Finds
• Hidden Grocery Benefit Found For GLP-1 Drugs
• How Dangerous Are Crosswalks for People With Vision Loss?
• RWJBarnabas Health and Englewood Health Sign Definitive Agreement
• A Nuclear Target to Revive Anti-Tumor Immunity
• Injectable Breast 'Implant' Offers Alternative to Traditional Surgeries
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Celebrates 20 Years of Pediatric Cancer Care Breakthroughs with Therapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia & Lymphoma (TACL) Consortium
• Antibiotics in Sediments May Quietly Boost Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Engineering Natural Killer Cells May Reshape the Future of Cancer Immunotherapy
• Protecting Infants Before Birth: New Evidence Reshapes RSV Prevention Strategies
• Tip Sheet: New Online Cancer Risk Assessment, Breast Cancer Research Updates -- and a Link Between the Zika Virus and Cancer Immunotherapy

January 4 2026

• Trump Says He Takes High-Dose Aspirin, Links It to Hand Bruising

January 3 2026

• 'Forever Chemicals' Common in Cosmetics, but FDA Says Safety Data Are Scant
• Why Some Brains Switch Gears More Efficiently Than Others

January 2 2026

• Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Welcomes First Baby of 2026
• A New Combination Therapy for Glioblastoma: Here's Why This One Shows So Much Promise
• CHANGE-seq-BE Finds Off-Target Changes in the Genome From Base Editors
• Holiday Flu Surge Drives Record Illness Across the United States
• Popular Dog Treats Recalled in 7 States Over Salmonella Risk
• Cosmetic Surgery Chains Use Misleading Ads to Market Risky Procedures, Experts Say
• Tatiana Schlossberg, Environmental Journalist and JFK’s Granddaughter, Dies at 35
• First Ancient Human Herpesvirus Genomes Document Their Deep History with Humans
• Airline Water Study 2026
• One Treatment Is Better For Women With Clogged Arteries, Study Finds
• Internal Body Clock Linked To Dementia Risk
• Smaller Doses Of Peanut Effective Against Allergy, Study Shows
• AI Could Help Make Liposuction Safer, Experts Say
• GLP-1 Drugs Help Quell Asthma Among Teens Who Are Overweight or Obese
• Opioid Use Among Pregnant Women Shows Alarming Rise, Study Says
• UCLA Study Links Scar Healing to Dangerous Placenta Condition
• Cleveland Clinic Research Links Tumor Bacteria to Immunotherapy Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer

January 1 2026

• Circadian Rhythms May Affect Risk of Bacterial Infection
• Nurses With a Sense of Teamwork More Likely to Take Breaks
• January 2026 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: "Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension"
• January 2026 Issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video: "Surgery for Anterior Skull Base Meningiomas"

December 31 2025

• Veterans Affairs Chief on Harassment: 'Behavior is Either Acceptable or It is Not'
• Why Your Gut May Stall Out And What To Do About It
• Sheep Study Shows Tiny Ultrasound Array Can Track Blood Pressure Under the Skin