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The Weekly Dose: The Brain and Uncertainty; Learning at Rest; Improving the HPV Vaccine

This week at Yale School of Medicine (YSM): How the claustrum in the brain helps us prepare for uncertainties; researchers identify patterns of brain activity associated with learning while resting; new approach could help overcome shortages of the HPV vaccine.

October 8, 2026

October 12 2026

• Type 2 Diabetes Can Progress Faster in Kids, but the Warning Signs May Be Easy to Miss
• Multitarget Compound Strengthens Tomato Defenses Against TYLCV
• KCC2 Modulation Improves Neuromuscular Function in Dystrophic Mice
• PPPL Data, Simulation Codes and Compute Power Will Be Used in Phase Ii Genesis Mission Project to Build Digital Twin of Fusion Energy System

October 11 2026

• A Tiny Eye Implant Restored Some Lost Sight. Three Years Later, the Gains Are Holding

October 10 2026

• Laser Touch-Up Sharpens Vision for Patients Disappointed by Vision Quality After Cataract Surgery, Study Finds
• A Cataract Lens That Doubles as Glaucoma Medicine? New Study Shows It's Possible

October 9 2026

• Study Reveals Both Liver and Brain Pathways in Differing Symptoms of Inherited Metabolic Disorder
• Is the "Autism Epidemic" Real, or Are We Better at Finding It? A Leading Pediatric Developmental Expert Weighs In on New JAMA Study
• Halloween Scares Should Be Spooky, Not Painful
• New Study Maps Immune Pathways Driving Acute Interstitial Nephritis
• Immune Cell Map Uncovers How Individual Aging Trajectories Diverge
• Pinhole Lens Restores Sight for Patients With Scarred Corneas
• New Genetic Insights Could Help Detect Hearing Loss Earlier
• Interview Prep and Media Training for Experts - Best Practices Webinar
• Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Leads Breakthrough Heart Recovery Method for Pediatric Transplants
• Study Helps Explain Why Changing Your Diet is Hard
• Researchers Transform Old Blood Cells into Young Brain Cells
• Yamo Pharmaceuticals Announces Autism Trial Registry Following Global Surge in Family Interest
• The Importance of Peer Support Following a Termination for Medical Reasons
• Study Finds Automated Breast Ultrasound Is an Effective Alternative to Handheld Ultrasound for Breast Cancer Screening
• Aspirin Rarely Used for Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Fewer than one in ten people with Lynch syndrome take Acetylsalicylic acid to prevent cancer - despite a high level of openness to new preventive
• Blood Proteins May Offer New Clues to Gut Health in Coeliac Disease
• Polymeric Nanomedicines Reprogram the Tumor Microenvironment to Turn Cold Tumors Hot

October 8 2026

• BIDMC Researchers Conduct First Real-World Study of Safety and Quality of Patient-Facing AI in Primary Care
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles' Pioneering Liquid Biopsy Helps Guide Avery's Treatment for Aggressive Brain Cancer
• Menopause is Finally Getting the Spotlight
• New Research Reveals the Remarkable Complexity of Human Milk
• Flu Fighters: Johns Hopkins Medicine Experts Share Strategies to Defeat Common Respiratory Viruses
• Apodex Opens Free AI Computing Services to Accelerate Drug Research
• Everyday Beauty Products Send Thousands to the E.R. With Eye Injuries Each Year
• The Weekly Dose: The Brain and Uncertainty; Learning at Rest; Improving the HPV Vaccine
• Waterproof Device Shows Promising Results for Children With Wrist Fractures
• Keep Kids' Vision in Focus with Screen-Time Balance
• UK Golisano Children's Shares in 5-Year Pediatric Trauma Grant to Support Providers, Families
• Pain, Psychological Factors and Physical Function Closely Linked in People with Systemic Sclerosis
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center Experts Offer Tips to Reduce Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
• Circadian Disruption May Open a Timing Window for Cancer Metastasis
• A Trick From Tardigrades Could Help Human Blood Withstand Freezing
• SPRED2 loss drives liver cancer stemness via p53/miR-506-3p/KLF4
• Mount Sinai Study Finds Safety Prompts Can Help AI Models Make Safer Clinical Choices
• Longer Sleep May Be Linked to a Higher Risk of Kidney Disease in People with Type 2 Diabetes
• Does a Bone Tumor Always Mean Cancer? Mayo Clinic Expert Explains
• Psilera Greenlit to Initiate Phase 2 of NIH Grant for Alcohol Use Disorder
• New Study of Diets Suggests Which May Offer Cognitive and Executive Function Gains
• Distinct Malaria Parasites "Hidden in Plain Sight" May Contribute to Human Disease Protection

October 7 2026

• Electrical Ablation Boosts CAR-NK Cell Therapy Against Liver Cancer
• Media Update: Australian Cancer Research Returns From Space
• For-Profit Hospitals Linked to Worse Patient Outcomes and Nurse Staffing Shortfalls, New Penn Nursing Study Finds
• Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet for Sept. and Oct., 2026
• New Study: Brain Surgery in First 8 Years Can Protect Memory in Certain Parkinson's Patients
• An Extremely Old Giant Tortoise Named Jonathan May Hold the Secret to a Long, Healthy Life: Study
• Ohio State Spine Surgery Uses Smaller Incisions to Help Patients Recover Faster
• At 90, Art Ulene, MD, Is Still Climbing Toward His Peak
• What Happens When a Key Cancer Defense Fails?
• She Scours Genes to Find What's Behind a Rare Eye Cancer
• Ohio State Offers New Implant for Painful Thumb Arthritis
• ACG 2026: Cedars-Sinai Experts Share Digestive Disease Advances
• Making WAVEs: How UWF Is Shaping the Future of Maritime Engineering
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Publish Clinical Data for Rapid Diagnostic Urine Test to Detect Invasive Aspergillosis
• Could Your Epilepsy Medication Affect Your Birth Control?
• Greater physical activity associated with slower progression in Parkinson's
• Tip Sheet: A New Assay for Ovarian and Breast Cancers, RSV Treatment Effectiveness -- and the Impact of Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancers
• Statins May Protect People from Developing Glaucoma
• Key Driver of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Identified, Suggesting New Way to Reverse Drug Resistance
• New Emergency Department Screening Helps UK HealthCare Identify Sepsis Sooner
• Early Warning Signs of Chronic Pelvic Pain May Appear in Adolescence, McMaster Study Finds
• 'Fall Back' Should Be the Last Clock Change, Sleep Experts Tell Lawmakers
• Quantum Study Offers New Insights Into Lithium's Effects in the Brain
• Scientists Identify Gene Signatures in Children with Severe COVID-19 Infection
• Fewer Unnecessary Tasks - Still Exhausted?
• Phthalates affected several cell types in the ovary
• MimiVax and Roswell Park Announce Results from Phase 2b SURVIVE Trial of SurVaxM in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
• Developing Novel Cancer Therapy That Disrupts Communication Between Cancer Cells and Cancer-associated fibroblasts
• SKKU Research Team Recreates Viral Transmission and Herd Immunity on a Chip
• SKKU Identifies New Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism in Superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Obesity-Related Inflammation Driven by Fat Cells, Iron, and Free Radicals

October 6 2026

• AI-Powered Phone App Detects Cataracts with Impressive Accuracy, New Study Shows
• GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Faster Vision Loss in the Second Eye, New Study Finds
• For People With Diabetes, GLP-1 Drugs May Be Linked to Lower Odds of a Leading Cause of Blindness
• A Single Photo of the Eye May Reveal Which Children Are Headed for Severe Nearsightedness
• Study of Sickle Cell Pain Finds Unexpected Biological Differences
• How a Viral Trend Sent a New Jersey Teenager to the Hospital
• Contrary to Fears, Psilocybin Users with Depression Continue to Seek Treatment
• CSUF and Fullerton College Clear a Pathway for Transfer Students
• Women Over 50 Should Never Ignore These Alzheimer's Signs
• UCLA Researchers Build Community to Advance Organoid Research
• What the Neuroscience of Motivation Has to Say About GLP-1 Drugs
• Antimalarial Drugs Can Persist in Mosquitoes, Potentially Exposing Malaria Parasites, Study Finds
• A Gene Therapy Aims to Do What Dry Macular Degeneration Drugs Cannot: Restore Sight
• Newly Identified Prostate Cell Type May Help Explain Why Enlarged Prostate Develops in One Region of Gland
• Many Hospitals Still Don't Do Enough to Prevent UTIs From Catheters
• New Preventive Care in Cirrhosis Guideline and the October Issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology
• New Insights Into Why the Sun Makes Lupus Patients Sick
• New Sensor System Tracks Coughs in a Room -- Without Knowing Who's Coughing
• Shining a Light on Autistic Girls and Women
• Hidden Part of the Brain Controls How We Prepare for Uncertainties
• Candy-Coated Lollylab Checks Saliva for Medication
• Manganese-Doped Carbon Nanodots Could Rival Existing MRI Contrast Agents
• Early-Onset Menopause Linked to Increased Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
• AI Tool Designed and Integrated Into Hospital Workflows to Classify Skin Lesions
• Patch Brings Light to Wound Care

October 5 2026

• Future Physicians Practice Healing, Humanism and How to Help their Neighbors
• UC San Diego Researchers Discover Why Chronic Low Back Pain Feels "Personal"
• New Editorial Calls for Investing in Hospital Nursing Workforce to Address Health Impacts of Extreme Heat
• Antimalarial Drugs Can Persist in Mosquitoes, Exposing Malaria Parasites, Study Finds
• How Your Brain Keeps Learning While You Rest
• Sudden, Unexpected Deaths on Rise Among Infants Born to Black Mothers
• E-Bikes Causing Far More Severe Injuries Than E-Scooters
• New HF Stats 2026 Report Finds Heart Failure Mortality Rising as Disease Increasingly Affects Younger Americans
• Teaching Teachers: Rowan Researcher Explores How AI Could Help Educators Understand Student Thinking
• Cigarette Smoke May Prime Lung Stem Cells for Different Types of Lung Cancer
• Human Trial: Popular Diabetes Drug Shown to Lower Inflammation, Which May Protect the Heart
• ACP Recommends Hormonal Therapy as a First-Line Treatment for Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms
• Study Finds Sharp Increase in Advanced Nurse Practitioners Trained at for-Profit Schools
• Keeping Kids Moving Beyond the School Bell
• Nearly Twice as Many People Quit Smoking When Offered Cash Rewards
• Digital Alerts Support Timely Treatment Decisions of Critically Ill Cardiac Patients
• Managing Misfolded Proteins to Prevent Parkinson's Disease
• Immune Cells Support Early Placental Development
• Regular Walking Is Good for People with COPD, Even if They Live in Areas with Higher Air Pollution
• Smart Gene Circuits Could Future-Proof Horticultural Crops

October 2 2026

• Research Tip Sheet: Radiation, Stroke Tied to Heart Dangers
• Chemo as a Booster of Cancer Vaccines
• New Insights Into Fetal DNA Could Improve Prenatal Testing
• JMIR News: PMOS Care, Smart Textiles, Online Research Ethics, and the TEMPO Pilot
• Hackensack Meridian Health Kicks Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month With Pink Event At Several Campuses
• Large Scandinavian Trial Finds No Benefit of Aspirin After Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
• Colouring on Devices Can Improve Student Wellbeing, Study Finds
• KAIST Identifies a "Hidden Amplification Switch" in Lymphangiogenic Signaling, with Implications for Lymphedema and Cancer Metastasis
• Kennesaw State Researcher Receives NIH Grant to Study Sleep Apnea
• Stem Cell-Derived Brain Models Offer a New Window Into How Anesthesia Works

October 1 2026

• Inflammation and the heart: A new approach to cardiovascular disease prevention
• Cellular Recycling Changes with Age, but Not How We Expected
• Less Can Be More: How Breast Cancer Surgery is Becoming Less Invasive
• Less Can Be More: How Breast Cancer Surgery is Becoming Less Invasive
• American Joint Replacement Registry becomes first registry to accept patient data through Epic's cloud-based Community Registries
• Busier People Tend to Be Less Depressed, Perform Better, Study Shows
• Before the First Bite: A Missing Gut Protein May Set the Stage for Peanut Allergy
• Young RWJBarnabas Health Patients Celebrate Disease-Free Milestone Following Advanced Sickle Cell Treatments
• UTSW Research Briefs: Heart Failure, Diet's Impact on Aging, and MS Drugs
• How Robotic Surgery Helped Tackle a Rare Pediatric Lung Tumor
• Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children's Experts Available for Interviews at AAP 2026
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Report Early Results From Therapy Designed for a Single Patient with Rare Genetic Form of ALS
• Novel Treatment Combination Improves Progression-Free Survival in Most Common Form of Metastatic Breast Cancer
• Mount Sinai Study Uncovers How Loss of the Critical Tumor Suppressor p53 Enables Mutant Cells to Expand Through Normal Tissue
• Research Uncovers How Bacteria Fight Viruses, Opening the Door to Better Virus-Based Antibiotics
• Young RWJBarnabas Health Patients Celebrate Disease-Free Milestone Following Advanced Sickle Cell Treatments
• Targeted Cancer Therapy Gets a Sharper Focus
• How Gut Bacteria Can Shape the Brain's Response to Stroke
• How the Biological Clock Regulates Phases of Wakefulness
• Mount Sinai Researchers Identify a Brain Circuit That Remembers Stresses to Help Shape Reaction to Them
• Sudden Back Pain: It Can Develop for Several Reasons, Expert Explains
• Cultivating HPV to Improve Vaccine Development
• Initiative Standardizes Evaluation of ICU Discharge Readiness
• Children with Common Genetic Variant May Have More Inflammation in Response to Asthma Drug
• After 20 Miscarriages, Mom Prepares to Celebrate Healthy Baby's First Birthday

September 30 2026

• Fit for Life: Childhood Fitness Linked to Lower Risk of Adult Depression
• UCLA Research Team Awarded $1 Million to Develop New Approach for Detecting Lung Cancer
• How Family-Based Treatment Helps Children and Teens With Eating Disorders
• Novel CAR-T Therapy for Hard-to-Treat Multiple Myeloma Shows Promising Safety and Durable Responses
• How the Brain Learns to Predict What to Fear Based on Past Experiences
• First Health System on West Coast to Use New Brain Bleed Technologies
• Johns Hopkins Investigators Identify a Metabolic Weak Point in Exhausted Immune Cells in Head and Neck Cancer
• Combing Nature's Library for Answers to Prostate Cancer
• People With Long COVID Who Used a Noninvasive Magnetic Therapy Headset Show Improved Cognitive Function and Mood
• Maryland Family Warns of Firepit Dangers After Tragic Accident
• Gut mRNA Tech Supercharges Vaccine and GLP-1 Delivery
• Can Brain Activity Reveal What Surveys Miss?
• Engineers Connect Health Wearables and Implants Using the Body as the Network
• Insurance Barriers Limit Access to Blood Cancer Drugs
• Dana-Farber Research Reveals Possible New Target for Treatment of Sickle Cell and Beta Thalassemia
• Staples Lab Helps Nebraska Childcare Providers Implement Outdoor Learning
• Case Report Highlights Multidisciplinary Approach to Recurrent Prostate Cancer
• Decadelong Study Finds Smoking Worsens Sickle Cell Retinopathy
• New Framework Guides Doctor-Patient Discussions on AI Chatbot Use for Mental Health
• Higher GLP-1 Costs Lead to Lower Adherence
• Preventing Skin Cancer Among Local Firefighters Through Community Outreach
• FAU Study Uses Raman Spectroscopy and AI to Detect Skin Cancer
• The Medical Minute: Living Well with Heart Failure
• Researchers Find Benzodiazepine Prescriptions Drop Sharply in the U.S. Over the Past Decade
• Smartphones as Retinal Cameras: New Opportunities for Global Eye Care - International Review Led by Bonn-Based Researchers Assesses the Potential and Limitations of Smartphone-Based Retinal Imaging
• Living Environment and Lifestyle Factors May Accelerate Biological Ageing Already in Early Adulthood
• Childhood Family Environment and Number of Siblings May Affect Heart and Brain Health in Middle Age
• Pneumonia Can Reveal Undiagnosed Blood Cancer
• AI-Driven Analytics and Data-Mining Strategies for Drug Discovery
• Can AI-enabled A-Fib Detection Technology Confirm Diagnosis Faster Than Conventional Monitoring?
• Wearable AI Forecasts Prolonged Sitting in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain

September 29 2026

• Honeybee Silk Could Power Smarter Wound Dressings
• Personalized Support and Navigation Increased Genetic Testing of Hereditary Cancers Among Immediate Family Members
• New AI Platform Could Help Cancer Survivors Get Personalized Support Between Doctor Visits
• Exercise Program Supports Better Attention and Slows Biological Aging in Breast Cancer Survivors
• Ohio State Study Finds Patients with Developmental Disabilities Still Face Kidney Transplant Disparities Despite State Laws
• Enhancing CAR-T Therapy: From Cancer to Autoimmune Diseases
• CHLA Experts to Present on AI, Sports Medicine, and More at 2026 American Academy of Pediatrics Meeting
• RWJBarnabas Health Shares 10 Facts Everyone Should Know about Addiction and Recovery
• Distinct Gut Microbiome Patterns Found in 5 Cancer Groups and in Early-Onset Cancers
• Sinai Hospital Begins Using First FDA-Authorized AI Diagnostic Tool for Sepsis
• Sudden, Unexpected Death on the Rise Among Infants Born to Black Mothers
• A Concussion Expert and Football Father Discusses Why He Values Teamwork Over Zero-Risk
• Menthol Enhances the Strength, Duration of Nicotine's Effects in Rats
• Microplastics Cause Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
• One in Nine Older Adults Who Use Cannabis Meet Criteria for Cannabis Use Disorder

September 28 2026

• Withdrawal Med Use Points to Increasing Danger of Medetomidine
• Researchers Suggest Tile-Based Radiation Therapy as Standard of Care to Lower Risk of Recurrence in Brain Metastases
• When Her Leukemia Didn't Respond to Chemotherapy, Megan Found a New Treatment at Children's Hospital Los Angeles
• Engineers Develop a Smart Shoe That Could Help Track Changes in How People Walk
• Modifying Heart Cell Metabolism Unlocks Self-Repair System After Heart Attack
• Study Shows Rising Rates of Reported Intentional Substance Exposures at School Among Elementary- and Middle-School-Aged Children
• Los Alamos Maps the Changing Sounds of the Arctic to Strengthen Global Monitoring
• California firm licenses 'potent' anti-measles antibodies from Vanderbilt Health for development, clinical testing
• UNC Neurologist Receives Inaugural Grant to Improve Hospital Care for People with Parkinson's Disease
• Mount Sinai Announces Collaborative Research Agreement to Evaluate Novel Liquid Radioembolic Agent for Brain Tumors
• Research Reveals a Specific Brain Circuit Implicated in OCD
• Study Finds Fractionated Radiosurgery Reduces Recurrence After Surgery for Brain Metastases, May Improve Survival
• Supervised Physical Therapy Improves Short-Term Knee Pain and Function After ACL Surgery in Young Adults
• Medical Cannabis Enrollment Surged Nationwide Over Past Decade, but Leveled Off as Recreational Access Expanded
• First National Estimate Identifies Nearly 110,000 Medical Cannabis Caregivers
• Former USPSTF Chair Warns Political Interference Is Threatening Evidence-Based Preventive Care
• Frequent Marijuana Use Tied To More Severe Epilepsy
• Raw Milk Cheese Recalled Nationwide After E. Coli Outbreak Sickens 13
• Risk Of Death, Major Disease High Following Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis
• Early interventions for depression tied to better cancer survival
• Dr. Elizabeth Alpern Appointed Founders' Board Centennial Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Lurie Children's
• Frequent Cannabis Use Tied to More Severe Epilepsy
• Blocking Immune Cells' Path Into Brain Limits Neurodegeneration
• Fractionated Radiosurgery Reduces Cancer Recurrence After Surgery for Large Brain Metastases
• Short-Course Radiation Therapy Better Preserves Physical Function Before Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
• Radiosurgery Linked to Longer Survival for Small Cell Lung Cancer with Brain Metastases
• Five-Treatment Radiation Therapy Offers Effective Nonsurgical Alternative for Localized Prostate Cancer
• Incisionless Radiosurgery Shows Promise for Severe, Treatment-Resistant Depression
• 1 In 5 Seniors At Risk For Dangerous Drug Interactions
• Exercise A Solid Prescription For Pain, Review Reports
• Could the Timing of Speech Practice Matter for Young People With Childhood Apraxia?
• Revive & Survive San Diego Trains 1 Million People in Hands-Only CPR
• Eliminating Ultra-Processed Food From School Cafeterias Will Be Costly, Complicated, Study Warns
• Abortion Is On The Ballot Again As Post-Roe Policies Continue To Evolve
• New UMSOM Research Shows Promising Results for Health Care Professionals Using Ketogenic Diet Therapy to Treat Mental Illness
• NUS Team Unveils Electronic Skin That Lets Users "See" Touch Instantly
• 15 Million Americans Live in a County With No General Surgeon
• Heredity Is More Than Just DNA
• Insomnia: Linked to a Higher Risk of Stroke
• New Study Sheds Light on QALY and Disability Debate
• Psycho-Cardiovascular Interaction Network Links Mental Health and Heart Disease
• Tailored ACT+ Therapy Helps Cancer Survivors Reconnect with Valued Living
• Physician Knowledge Could Strengthen BRCA Cascade Testing in Turkiye
• Five Symptom Clusters Reveal Hidden Burden of Pancreatic Cancer Chemotherapy
• Swedish Survey Exposes Gaps in Internal Lymphedema Care
• How One Plant Makes More Brain-Healthy Fat Than Its Cousin -- and What It Means for Farming