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Apr 2026
Urban asphalt releases harmful pollutants that threaten public health
If you piled all of Phoenix's pavement into one spot, it would be enough to cover San Francisco four times over.
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Apr 2026
Cleveland Clinic expert proposes global heart allocation to address health inequities
Today at the 46th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), Eileen Hsich, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic, outlined a bold vision for the future of heart transplantation that moves beyond national borders to address global inequities in organ allocation.
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Apr 2026
Study shows older lung recipients can achieve outcomes comparable to youth
Today at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 46th Annual meeting and Scientific Sessions, transplant specialists Brian Keller, MD, PhD, and Thomas Egan, MD debated an ethically fraught question: How old is too old for a lung transplant?
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Apr 2026
Prediabetes leaves lasting fat tissue changes after bariatric surgery
Prediabetes may leave a lasting molecular "footprint" on adipose (fat) tissue which appears to make maintaining weight loss after bariatric surgery more difficult, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Istanbul, Turkey (12-15 May).
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Apr 2026
Tumor immune cell patterns predict melanoma immunotherapy response
A new UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center study suggests that the way immune cells are organized inside melanoma tumors may help researchers better understand which patients will benefit from combination immunotherapy after standard anti-PD-1 treatment stops working - and which may not.
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Apr 2026
Simple chair-rise test signals future health risks in seniors
How easily older adults can stand up from a chair may be a telling indicator of their overall quality of life.
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Apr 2026
Bullying and social policies worsen mental health in gender-diverse teens
Gender-diverse adolescents who experience bullying and live in states with persistently unsupportive gender identity laws are significantly more likely to suffer escalating psychological distress compared to their peers, according to new research by UCLA Health.
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Apr 2026
New molecule weakens glioblastoma and enhances immune response
A team of researchers from Brown University Health and Brown University has uncovered an important clue in the fight against glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer in adults.
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Apr 2026
Teen attitudes toward sun protection impact skin cancer prevention behaviors
A new study funded by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health finds that how high school students perceive the costs of sun protection and the rewards of tanning play a significant role in whether they practice sun-safe behaviors.
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Apr 2026
Advanced cardiac CT detects hidden heart damage and future risk
Kumamoto University researchers discover that combining two advanced heart imaging techniques can predict life-threatening cardiovascular events with high accuracy.
