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Model helps scientists build better protein-degrading therapies

Weill Cornell Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has developed a computer model that will help scientists more efficiently develop protein-destroying therapies, a newer type of treatment that is particularly promising for cancer. The study was published July 13 in Nature Communications.

Journal: Nature Communications

New approach cuts sepsis diagnosis from days to hours, researchers report

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team led by an engineer at Penn State has developed a way to identify the bacteria responsible for a bloodstream infection — a main cause of sepsis. Using their new technique, the researchers condensed a days-long diagnosis timeline to just hours, potentially offering an approach that could help clinical treatment decision-making that avoids worsening antibiotic resistance in the bacterial strains behind infections.

Journal: Science Advances

Since the 21st Century Cures Act passed, FDA approvals have relied on fewer studies

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Since the passage of the 21^st Century Cures Act in 2016, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals for new medical products have relied on fewer studies, according to a study published August 26, 2026 in the open access journal PLOS One by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine Clinical Excellence Research Center, Oregon State University, and UCLA, US.

Journal: PLOS One

Many men feel weight loss initiatives are not specific to them, but new interview-based research highlights the importance of support from spouses and friends may work better

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Many men feel weight loss initiatives are not specific to them, but new interview-based research highlights the importance of support from spouses and friends may work better

Journal: PLOS One

Climate change exposing up to 560 million children globally to at least 1 additional month of dangerous heat per year

Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) shows that globally up to 560 million children aged 0 to 9 years old (43% of all children in this age group) are living through at least one additional month (30 or more days) of heat stress per year due to human-induced climate change. This exposure outpaces any other age group and is nearly triple the 190 million people (30%) aged 60-69 experiencing this additional health threat. Children are therefore already facing disproportionately high levels of dangerous humid heat caused by human-induced climate change, with exposure expected to grow under further warming.

Journal: Science Advances

The 171-page NHS 10 Year Health Plan does not include a single reference to nature or biodiversity

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The NHS 10 Year Health Plan does not include a single reference to nature or biodiversity: a multidisciplinary team, including mental health researchers, explains why it matters and what could be done.

Journal: PLOS Mental Health

Extreme heat linked to 33 diagnoses that go beyond dehydration, heat stroke

Northwestern University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When temperatures spike, emergency physicians expect to see more cases of dehydration and heat stroke. But a new Northwestern University study suggests that extreme heat also is linked to a much wider range of health problems seen in emergency departments and urgent care clinics, including skin conditions, multiple sclerosis and even injuries from traffic accidents.

The findings could help emergency departments and health care systems better prepare for heat waves, which are becoming more prevalent with climate change.

Journal: Science Advances
Funder: American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship

Hidden hormone spikes may reveal high blood pressure condition, study shows

University of Bristol
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A common but often overlooked cause of high blood pressure may be hiding in plain sight – and data from a pioneering wearable device could hold the key to its earlier diagnosis, according to new research.

Journal: Science Translational Medicine

Immune responses to urinary tract infection linked to birth outcomes

Baylor College of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study shows that the increased risk of preterm pregnancies associated with urinary tract infection is linked to the body’s immune response to the infection rather than to the bacteria themselves.

Journal: Science Translational Medicine