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Aug 2026
Each human breath acts as unique fingerprint for thinking
Breathing shapes thinking, attention, memory, perception, emotional regulation, and overall mental health by affecting activity in a variety of brain areas.
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Aug 2026
Mathematical model shows combined strategies greatly reduce Mpox transmission
Mpox (formerly Monkeypox), a viral zoonotic disease, remains a global public health concern because it can spread between animals and humans and among people.
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Aug 2026
New ASICA app helps melanoma survivors check their skin
Researchers behind an app designed to support people after skin cancer treatment are inviting former early-stage melanoma patients to take part in its final evaluation tests.
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Aug 2026
Catheter-directed thrombolysis improves short-term outcomes in pulmonary embolism patients
In patients with intermediate−high risk pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis improved short-term clinical outcomes compared with standard anticoagulation therapy alone, according to results presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2026.
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Aug 2026
New dual-drug strategy blocks triple-negative breast cancer growth
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a frustrating ability to adapt. Although this aggressive form of breast cancer can initially respond well to chemotherapy, cancer cells often find ways to survive, allowing the disease to return and become resistant to treatment.
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Aug 2026
Lifestyle factors aggravate genetic causes of male infertility, study finds
Lifestyle factors can worsen the effects of genetic causes of male infertility, finds new research that could help explain why men carrying similar genetic mutations often experience different levels of fertility impairment.
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Aug 2026
Routine referral of prostate cancer patients to a cardiovascular specialist fails to cut cardiac events
Men with prostate cancer have a high risk of heart disease, especially when treated with hormone therapy.
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Aug 2026
OCT imaging proves noninferior to intravascular ultrasound for complex heart stenting
Optical coherence tomography was noninferior to intravascular ultrasound to guide stenting in patients with left main coronary artery disease, according to results presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2026.
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Aug 2026
UC San Diego researchers win DARPA award to develop improved red blood cells
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have been awarded a contract of up to $11.312 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to pursue a high-risk, high-reward research project aimed at developing optimized red blood cells that can temporarily boost human performance and health.
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Aug 2026
Left atrial appendage closure benefits only high-risk cardiac surgery patients
Results do not support routine closure of the left atrial appendage in all patients undergoing open-heart surgery but those at high stroke risk may benefit.
