News for Healthier Living

Turning Off Cancer-Promoting Signals, Turning On Attack Signals... Anticancer "Nanoswitch" Technology Developed

Complete tumor remission and suppression of recurrence/metastasis demonstrated in animal models of triple-negative breast cancer and colorectal cancer

July 10, 2026

July 17 2026

• CDC Warns Of Parasite Outbreak Tied To Taco Bell Lettuce In 5 States
• The Best Vegetables For Your Heart May Depend On Your Sex
• Black Americans Born Abroad Have Lower Odds For Stroke, Study Finds
• A Hidden Influence On Teen Girls' Emotions: Testosterone
• One Type Of ADHD Med May Affect Kids' Weight
• Poll: Many Older Americans Unaware Of 988 Suicide Help Line
• A Sales Tax On Doctor Visits And Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry
• JMIR News: Developments in E-Nose Diagnosis, Rare Disease Research, and AI Tools in Medical Education
• Less Nausea After Surgery: Olanzapine Tested in Clinical Trial
• Study Finds No Statistical Link Between Use of Semaglutide and Other GLP-1 Drugs and Risk of Degenerative Eye Disease in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

July 16 2026

• Early Inflammation Signal Drives Oral Cancer Development, Highlights Path for Immunoprevention
• UNC Study Finds Nearly One in Four Adults in High-Risk States Have Alpha-gal Antibodies Linked to Tick-Borne Meat Allergy
• Two Studies Advance Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prediction
• American Journal of Public Health Links Food Insecurity to Choice of Telehealth Abortion
• New Biosensor Tracks Down Missing Metabolite From Childhood Brain Disorder
• UT MD Anderson Shares Latest Research Breakthroughs
• Curious by Nature | Dr. Kouros Emami - Most People Don't Know Concussions Are Fully Treatable
• Dendrites May Be Key to Learning and Memory, Study Suggests
• UTHealth Houston Researchers Redefine How to Assess Reflux Disease
• With Machine Learning, LLNL Researchers Embrace the Atomic-Scale Complexity of Batteries
• GLP-1 Shows Promise for Patients with Advanced Fatty Liver Disease
• Analysis Shows U.S. Nonprofit Hospitals Embracing More High-Risk Investments
• Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Shows Downstream Health Benefits
• Network Model Reveals Synergistic Herbal Compounds for Asthma Treatment
• New Report Reveals Gaps in How Schools Address Student Brain Injuries
• FDA Clears First Cholesterol Pill To Rival Costly Injections
• VIDEO AVAILABLE - Science Communications Research to Practice Webinar: Knowing Your Audience
• One Of The Largest Epidural Studies Ever Delivers Reassuring News For Parents
• Researchers Identify Immune Cell That Builds Cancer-Fighting Hubs Inside Tumors
• Brain 'Microstimulation' Works Long-Term To Restore Sense Of Touch After Spinal Cord Injury
• Heatwaves During Pregnancy Could Affect Baby's Brain Development, Study Suggests
• Could A Vaccine Prevent Pancreatic Cancer In Those At High Risk?
• 'Night Owls' At Risk Of Wider Waistlines, Unhealthy Hearts
• Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees On Medicaid
• Claas Foundation, Unl Partner to Empower Ag Engineering Students
• Nebraska Researchers Link Gut Microbe to Cancer-Fighting Immune Response
• Saffron Compound Shows Promise Against Fatty Liver Disease
• Could a Chat With a Veterinarian Help Smokers Kick the Habit?
• AI Helps Nurses Stay One Step Ahead in Chronic Disease Care, New Review Finds
• Study Identifies Patients with Obesity Most Likely to Benefit From GLP-1-Based Treatment
• A Roadmap for Self-Powered Tactile Sensors in Robots and Wearables
• Science Communications Research to Practice Webinar: Knowing Your Audience
• New Developments in ALS and Alzheimer's Therapies
• Progress & Accountability in Modern Life Sciences in SLAS Technology Vol. 38
• Mount Sinai Study Links Early-Life Exposure to PFAS ("Forever Chemicals") With Childhood Intestinal Inflammation
• Natural Compound Acteoside Protects the Liver by Targeting CMPK2
• AI-Guided Strategy Uncovers New gp130 Inhibitor for Colorectal Cancer

July 15 2026

• Experimental KRAS Vaccine Generates Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer in People at High Risk
• Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet - July 2026
• Mayo Clinic-Led Study Finds No Improvement in Overall Survival From Longer Multiple Myeloma Maintenance Therapy
• Crystal Power: Magnetic Field Sensors for Fusion Research
• AASM condemns House passage of Sunshine Protection Act
• RWJBarnabas Health Urges Community to Donate Blood Amid National Shortage
• The Medical Minute: A Tick Bite Left Her Face Paralyzed - Specialized Treatment Helped Her Smile Again
• Immune Cells Use Previously Unknown Pathway to Eliminate AML
• Vanderbilt Health Physicians Treating More Patients with Tick Bites This Year
• How Autistic Brains Process Faces Differently
• Research Explains How Nucleolus Sub-Compartments Drive Ribosome Assembly
• Virtual Tumor Predict Response to Liver Cancer Immunotherapy
• Blood Tests for Alzheimer's Disease Changing Current, Future State of Dementia Care
• New Research from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Links Emergency Cancer Diagnoses to Significantly Lower Survival
• What the Brain Is Doing When We're Unaware of Our Actions
• Wildfire Smoke Puts Millions At Risk Across Midwest, Northeast
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute Launches Maternal Nutrition Study
• Among Black People in the U.S., Country of Birth Associated with Stroke Risk
• Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer's Risk Up To 10 Years Before Symptoms Begin
• AI Can Create 'Ghosts' Of Lost Loved Ones, But Would You Want To Meet Them?
• Impulsivity In Third Grade Could Point To Future Struggles
• Are Microplastics Linked To Higher Heart Attack Risk?
• THC/CBD Combo Might Ease Agitation In Late-Stage Dementia
• Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery's Not The Best Answer
• Traffic Accidents Increase the Day After a Mass Shooting
• New Approach to Designing Drugs Supercharges Cancer Medication
• Machine Learning Method Enables Easier and Wider Use of Martin-Hopkins Equation to Accurately Assess LDL Cholesterol Risk
• Less Nicotine, Fewer Cigarettes: New Study Finds Smokers Are Unlikely to Smoke More When Switching to Low-Nicotine Cigarettes
• For Treatment-Resistant Depression and OCD, a New Hope Emerges
• ADLM 2026 to Explore Diabetes Milestones, Space Diagnostics, Alzheimer's and Down Syndrome Linkages, and Advances in Cancer Screening and Biomarkers
• Newly Identified Inhibitors May Boost Chemotherapy Drug's Ability to Fight Treatment-Resistant Cancers
• How a Nicotine Reduction Policy Could Reduce Smoking Disparities and Boost Productivity
• Collaborative Process Clarifies ICU Admissions From ED

July 14 2026

• Researchers Push for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome to Get a New Name
• Five RWJBarnabas Health Hospitals Recognized Among "100 Great Community Hospitals" for 2026 by Becker's Hospital Review
• Immune Ecotypes May Explain Multiple Myeloma Outcomes Missed by Disease Staging
• High-Risk Emergency Surgery Costs Older Adults About a Month of Time at Home
• The Body Has an Early Warning System That Helps the Brain Prepare for a Viral Attack
• New Cell Imaging Method Shines a Light on Blind Spots
• Maryland Woman with Stage IV Lung Cancer Thrives Six Years After Months-to-Live Diagnosis
• Imaging Study Reveals Widespread Brain Connection Loss in Schizophrenia
• Preclinical Study: How Gut Metabolites May Stop Tumor Growth
• Lettuce Suspected In Growing Multistate Cyclospora Outbreak
• Why Are Family Doctors Leaving The Workforce? Retirement, Burnout Creating A U.S. Primary Care 'Brain Drain'
• Unruly Patients Are Stressing ER Staff, Undermining Care
• Pain Patients Should Taper Opioids At Their Own Pace, Study Suggests
• Heatwaves Raise Hospital Admissions For Mental Health Woes
• U.S. Gun Suicides Hit Record High, Even As Firearm Deaths Decline Overall
• JMIR News: CMR-CLIP, Stroke Rehab Simulators, and Menopause Tracking Apps
• Corewell Health Performs World's First Documented Single-Port Robotic Mitral Valve Repair
• Breast Cancer Screening Higher in Civically Engaged Adults in the U.S.
• New Colonic Diverticulitis Guideline in The American Journal of Gastroenterology July Issue
• Don't Blame the Block: Study Finds Nerve Blocks Alone Don't Increase Pain Sensitivity in Healthy Volunteers
• How an Emerging Class of Tick-Borne Viruses Escape Human Immune Defenses
• New Technology Could Improve Donor Liver Evaluation Before Transplantation
• Development of the Ultrasensitive Biosensor for Detecting Early-Stage Liver Fibrosis Without Tissue Biopsy

July 13 2026

• Training Child Psychiatrists at Yale: A Team-Based Approach to Care
• Microbial Warfare: Joseph Mougous and the Aggressive Biology of Bacteria
• Balancing Scoliosis History and Birthing Plans
• Mediterranean Diet Paradox Reveals Shifting Nutrition Trends
• The Customer Isn't Always Right: Study Reveals Overlooked Source of Workplace Discrimination
• How Many LLMs Does it Take to Reason Through a Decision?
• Multicenter Study Provides New Insight to Guide Future Rehabilitation and Nutrition Strategies for ICU Patients
• This Unusual Epigenetic Modifier Promotes Certain Cancers but Suppresses Others
• SPOP 'Double-Donut' Structure Closes the Loop on Unexplained Cancer Mutations
• Pregnancy May Flag Future Heart and Metabolic Risk, Even Without Major Complications
• KRAS-Targeting Drugs Show Promise for Rare Appendix Cancer
• Metabolites Produced by Gut Bacteria May Protect Against Fungal Infection
• Insurance-Supported Integrative Oncology Program Improves Patients' Symptoms
• What Is An Aortic Dissection? The Condition That Killed Sen. Lindsey Graham
• U.S. Study Suggests GLP-1 RA Drugs Are Associated with Small Increase in Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Large Swedish Study Suggests Low Overall Risk of Sudden Vision Loss with GLP-1 RA Use
• ACP Says Underregulated Dietary Supplements Endanger Public Health
• One in Three Federally Qualified Health Centers Do Not Offer Direct Prenatal Care
• GLP-1 Initiation Did Not Improve Insulin Discontinuation Rates Among Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes
• Weight-Loss Drugs Help, But Exercise Is Still The Key To A Healthier Heart
• Adderall Misuse Falls Sharply Among Young Adults, Study Finds
• Smartphones Can Increase Seniors' Risk Of Depression
• Pro Soccer Players Show Signs Of Shrinking Brains
• A New Option For Long-Term Care Costs
• New KFF Poll Reveals Who Is Most Likely To Endorse Vaccine Myths
• IU Study Finds Obesity 'Fuels' Leukemia, but a Combo Using Popular Weight-Loss Drugs May Stop It
• Amyloid Removal May Reduce Tau Buildup and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease for Years After Treatment, Penn Medicine Report Finds
• Hormonal Changes During Puberty Linked to Emotional Distress in Young Girls
• Open-Access Genetic Map Provides Reference for What Almost Every Stem Cell Gene Does
• First in Human Results: Focused Ultrasound Safe and Could Treat Serious Prenatal Twin Condition
• Are 988 and Other Mental Health Crisis Lines Missing People Over 50?
• Dementia Rising Across Latino Populations, Multidecade Study Finds
• New ISPOR Report Introduces "IMPACT" Framework to Guide Value-Based Healthcare Implementation
• Global Consortium Launches AI Tools to Accelerate Alzheimer's Research, Treatments

July 12 2026

• New Global Report Outlines Strategies to Improve Hematologic Care for Women

July 10 2026

• Rutgers-Led Center Spots Emerging Tobacco Threats Years Faster Than Conventional Surveillance
• Landmark Clinical Trial Results in First FDA-Approved Treatment for Rare Form of Obesity Caused by Brain Injury
• CVD and Collaborators Launch Study to Better Understand Immune Responses to Lassa Fever
• Research Tip Sheet: Cedars-Sinai Heart, Aging and Cancer Advances
• Studying Viral Proteins on a Whole New Scale
• Loss of Radiation Therapy Clinics Could Widen Cancer Care Gaps Across the United States
• Are you a journalist who covers science, health, or environmental issues?
• New Soft Wearable Device Could Support At-Home Sleep Monitoring
• New Research Seeks to Help Transplanted Cells Thrive in Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
• Katie Couric's Memory Loss Scare Puts Rare Brain Condition In Spotlight
• The Myth of the 'Lizard Brain' and the Real Trade-Off Inside Your Mind
• Mild COVID Can Lead To Long-Term Hidden Eye Problems
• Seniors Know How Sharp They Are At Any Given Time, Study Finds
• Smartphone App Uses Voice To Predict Asthma, COPD Flare-Ups
• LGBTQ+ People Less Likely To Be Screened For Some Common Cancers
• AI Can Detect Previously Invisible MS Scars In The Brain
• Patients Face A Thicket of Red Tape Trying To Maintain Consistent Health Coverage
• JMIR Report: Machine Learning Accelerates Radiopharmaceutical Drug Discovery, Optimizes Personalized Dosimetry
• Among Young Adults, Alcohol-Induced Blackout Are Linked to More Harmful Consequences, With Stronger Associations in Certain Social and Drinking Contexts
• Study Reveals Major Shifts in Alcohol-Related Deaths
• Alcohol Intoxication, Stress in Adolescence Linked with Long-Term Impairments
• Young Adults' Attention to Alcohol Cues in their Environments is Highly Variable and Linked to Their Craving and Drinking, Potentially Informing Interventions
• Insurance Denials for Brand-Name Prescription Drugs Rose Sharply From 2018 to 2024
• Turning Off Cancer-Promoting Signals, Turning On Attack Signals... Anticancer "Nanoswitch" Technology Developed

July 9 2026

• A Noninvasive Way to Monitor Babies' Health
• World-wide Collaboration Leads to Potentially Revolutionary AI Lab Program
• Landmark Autism Research Finds Phelan-McDermid Syndrome May Affect 1 in 7,300 People
• C1 Neurons Identified as a Driver of Prolonged Fear and Anxiety
• GLP-1 Use Hits Record High As Medicare Opens Access To Weight-Loss Drugs
• Healthcare Spending Gap Between High- and Low-Income Americans Continues to Widen, Study Finds
• Robot-Assisted Surgery Fixes Smiles for Newborns With Cleft Lips
• University Hospitals Enrolls First Pediatric Patient in International Research Study
• Hidden Metastases Reveal Clues to Colorectal Cancer Recurrence
• Foundation Fights Medical Errors That Claim 200,000 U.S. Lives A Year
• Innovative Hip Replacement Cuts Post-Surgery Risk Of Dislocation By 70%
• Global Study Finds Kids Worldwide Skipping Fruits And Vegetables
• New, Highly Accurate Brush Test Can Detect Mouth Cancer Within An Hour
• Affordable Care Act Insurers Want More Premium Increases As Enrollment Sags
• Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
• JMIR Report: Investigating AI-Based Personal Training
• Earlier Intervention May Improve Motor Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Researchers Create New Path to Target Hard-to-Drug Prostate Cancer Protein
• ACSM Calls for Greater Focus on Social Factors That Shape Health
• Brain-body connection: Expert shares tips to reduce risk of cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease
• 50 Million Americans Live in Counties Without a Radiation Oncology Clinic, Study Finds
• An Online Secret Shopping Study Reveals Easy Access to GLP-1 Prescriptions with Limited Clinician Oversight

July 8 2026

• KIMS Expands Plasmonic Liquid Biopsy Platform to Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer!
• Study Shows Improved Survival Rates for Some Babies With Life-threatening Fetal Disorder
• Adding Drug to Glioblastoma Treatment May Boost Effectiveness
• How Two Texas Tech Researchers Hope to Keep Firefighters Safer
• Early Access to a Cardiac Surgical Hospital Linked to Shorter Hospitalization for Newborns with Heart Defects
• Gut Bacteria Linked to Malnutrition May Pass to Younger Generations
• How Weather and Pollution Affect Heart Health
• E. Coli Outbreak Prompts Recall Of Frozen Blueberries At Publix
• Drinking Coffee May Lower Your Risk of Liver Disease
• Decline in Work Productivity Found 15 Years Before Early-Onset Dementia Diagnosis
• U.S. Teens Underestimate Risks Of Fentanyl Use, Survey Finds
• Men More Likely To Be Diagnosed With Advanced Cancer
• Rumination Plays Key Role In Caregiver Stress, Study Says
• Training Program Could Ward Off Injuries Among Soccer Girls
• Copay Assistance Is Meant To Defray Patient Drug Costs. Some Insurers Keep It Instead.
• Young Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Within Three Years of Childbirth May Face More Aggressive Disease, UCLA Study Finds
• Northwestern Medicine Study Finds Lung Transplant Dramatically Improves Survival for Patients with Terminal Lung Cancer
• Surgeons Use Teleoperated Humanoid Robots to Perform Live Surgery-a World First
• American Cancer Society Reports Latest Global Cancer Statistics; Cancer Cases Approach 21 Million Worldwide, With Burden Projected to Surge 67% by 2050
• Supporting Novice Nurse Practitioner Role Transition Through an Online Community of Practice Program
• Emergency Departments Across Illinois Identify Gaps in Care for Children in Mental Health Crises
• Scientists Develop New, Improved Method to Find and Isolate the Strongest Cancer-Fighting Immune Cells
• Roswell Park Experts Discover Metabolic Pathway in Cell Nucleus That Helps Cancer Progress
• Back at Yale: From Custodian to Anesthesiology Resident
• What Your Tears Could Reveal About Your Brain
• Measuring What Cupping Therapy Pulls From the Skin
• Study Finds NuLiv Science Ingredient, Senactiv(r), Supports Stem Cell Activity and Mitochondrial Gains Following Resistance Exercise in Older Women
• Families Report Positive Outcomes From Fully Virtual, BCBA-Delivered, Focused Autism Support Program
• Most Veterans and Service Members Who Die by Firearm Suicide Never Disclose Their Intent

July 7 2026

• Researchers Chart a Genetic Path to Diagnosing Pulmonary Fibrosis and Predicting Outcomes
• Turning up the Heat on Cancer: UTEP Physicists Discover Better Nanoparticles for Future Therapy
• Novel Antibody-Drug Conjugate Eliminates Residual Cancer Cells in Majority of Patients with B-Cell ALL
• Obesity Promotes Lung Cancer by Suppressing Immune Response, Roswell Park Study Shows
• Scientists Uncover Why Some Patients with Rare Leukemia May Not Benefit From Approved Targeted Therapy
• Gut Bacteria Boost Immune System, Help Send Vitamin A to T Cells
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Research Faculty Spotlight: Jennifer Su, MD
• Houston Methodist Expert Highlights Simple Steps to Keep New World Screwworm Risk Low
• Duke Health's Jonathan Posner named System Psychiatrist-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
• As America Commemorates Its 250th Anniversary, Ochsner Surgeon Co-Authors NEJM Article on U.S. History
• NJBIZ Honors Two Outstanding Programs and Three Healthcare Heroes from RWJBarnabas Health
• Decoding Epilepsy in the Brain, One Brain-Wave at a Time
• Does A Person's Neighborhood Impact Their Risk of Pancreatic Cancer?
• Michigan, Other States See Unusual Spike In Parasite That Causes 'Explosive' Diarrhea
• GLP-1 'Secret Shopper' Study Finds Gaps in Online Prescribing
• Uptake of a Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder is Highly Uneven Across the United States
• Weight Loss Surgery Increases Risk Of Alcoholism, Study Says
• IV Vitamin C Might Boost Recuperation Among Trauma Patients
• Fatty Liver Boosts Odds Of More Deadly Colon Cancer, Study Says
• Exercise Can Ward Off Nicotine Fits, Help Smokers Quit
• These Church Members Disagree On Politics. Together They're Wiping Out Medical Debt.
• At-Home Skin Care Improved by Data From Infrared Hydration Measurement System
• Clinician Support Key to Patient Adoption of Virtual Reality Therapies
• Drug Candidate Treats Severe Fatty Liver Disease by Protecting the Gut in Animal Models
• Meeting preview: Dishing up discoveries at NUTRITION 2026
• Should Older Men Reassess Their Long-term Prostate Medications?
• Clinical Study Shows Xpert(r) Xpress MVP Delivers Appropriate Treatment More Often to Women with Vaginal Symptoms
• Microbiome and Cancer: From Passive Bystanders to Active Players
• Tumor-on-a-Chip Reveals How Pancreatic Cancer Hijacks Immune Cells
• Printing the Future of Medicine: How 3D-Printed Hydrogel Bioelectronics Are Bridging the Gap Between Machines and Human Tissue

July 6 2026

• 'Maxxing' Could Be Sabotaging Your Health and Wellness Goals
• Perguntas e Respostas da Mayo Clinic: A cirurgia pode aliviar a dor e os problemas na articulacao sacroiliaca?
• Mayo Clinic Q&A: Can surgery alleviate sacroiliac joint pain and issues?
• Dana-Farber Research Supports FDA Approval of New Therapy for "Double-Positive" Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Living With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome: Beckett's Journey
• New California Law Replaces 'Sell By' Labels On Food Packaging
• Modest Sleep Loss Linked to Weight Gain in Adults with High Cardiometabolic Risk
• Telemedicine May Reduce Interhospital Transfers Without Increasing Mortality Risk
• Benzodiazepine Use Fell Before the Pandemic Then Stalled Among Older Adults
• Study Supports Patient-Centered Prescription Opioid Tapering Methods
• Carvedilol Associated with Lower Risk of Cirrhosis Complications Than Other Beta-Blockers
• Study Raises New Questions About Artificial Sweeteners
• Calling Low-Risk Prostate Cancer Something Else Might Save More Lives, Researchers Argue
• Taking Small Breaks From Sitting Around Can Lower Your Cancer Risk
• Learning Languages Could Net You A Younger Brain, Study Says
• New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration's Health Program Cuts
• Former Local Soccer Player Has Returned to Her Active Life Thanks to the Same Therapy that Put Brazilian Soccer Superstar Neymar Back on the Pitch for the FIFA World Cup 2026(tm)

July 3 2026

• JMIR Report: APA Labs Digital Badge Program Helps Developers Improve Mental Health Apps
• UTHealth Houston Neurologist Helps Develop Global Certification to Improve Rehabilitation for Stroke Survivors
• What Are Peptides? A Beginner's Guide to Understanding the Buzz
• Bone-Grafting Biomaterial That Selectively Destroys Bone Cancer Cells and Bacteria
• Beyond High-Dose IL-2: A novelTIL Expansion Platform Improves Safety and Efficacyof TIL Therapyina Preclinical Study
• AI Tool Improves Prediction of Who Will Respond to Cancer Immunotherapy Drugs