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Apr 2026
Study reveals how Bcl-2 protein blocks cancer cell death
Researchers at Umeå University have contributed new insights into how cancer cells protect themselves from cell death.
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Apr 2026
Longer working hours associated with higher risk of nonrestorative sleep and poor mental health
Mental load, invisible work, "the extra shift"; no matter the newly coined term, unpaid work in the domestic sphere, predominantly done by women, is a hidden burden eating away at the sleep and mental health of those tasked with it.
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Apr 2026
New obesity definition could delay treatment and widen health gaps
The Lancet obesity framework aims to improve risk assessment but risks delaying treatment and deepening health inequities, according to recent evaluations.
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Apr 2026
Blocking nitric oxide suppresses tumor growth in aggressive pediatric neuroblastoma
The tumor begins before birth. Somewhere in the developing fetus, neural crest cells that should have matured into adrenal tissue or sympathetic ganglia take a wrong turn, and a child is born harboring a malignancy that may not declare itself for months.
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Apr 2026
CiQUS researchers develop flexible chemical strategy to create biomimetic synthetic cells
A team at the Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) at the University of Santiago de Compostela has developed a more flexible chemical strategy to create biomimetic structures—artificial systems that mimic cellular functions.
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Apr 2026
New ruthenium-based active agent enables cancer treatment in oxygen-depleted tumors
Most tumors grow so rapidly that vascular growth cannot keep up, and oxygen-depleted areas form within them. A new active agent could make it possible to treat them with photodynamic therapy.
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Apr 2026
Dual perspective AI model achieves high accuracy in early lung cancer diagnosis
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for nearly one in five cancer deaths - around 1.8 million lives lost each year.
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Apr 2026
Declining booster uptake after vaccine schedule change in England
The change to a 1+1 pneumococcal vaccine schedule in England highlights rising inequalities in booster uptake, threatening protection for at-risk children.
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Apr 2026
This Northern Cheyenne doula was about to start getting paid — then Medicaid cuts hit
Misty Pipe had about an hour before her shift began at the post office. She used that time to check in on a new mom who lives a few miles outside this town at the heart of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.
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Apr 2026
Can I opt out of having my doctor take notes with AI?
Family physician Eric Boose has been using an artificial intelligence tool to get back to what he calls "old-fashioned medicine" — talking with patients face-to-face, without having to type into a computer at the same time.
