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Mar 2026
Circular RNA produced by HIV boosts viral replication
For decades scientists have recognized that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a formidable viral pathogen.
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Mar 2026
Study links excessive smartphone use with poor body image and disordered eating
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that excessive smartphone use is closely associated with disordered eating, including uncontrolled eating and emotional overeating, as well greater symptoms of food addiction in young people with no diagnosis of an eating disorder.
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Mar 2026
Older Americans willing to travel farther for medical care
Older Americans are willing to travel far for medical care - sometimes much farther than policymakers and experts assume, according to researchers at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
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Mar 2026
Updated guideline emphasizes earlier treatment for high cholesterol
The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical associations, today issued an updated guideline for the management of dyslipidemia-abnormal levels of one or more types of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood, including cholesterol and triglycerides.
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Mar 2026
Targeting two influenza proteins may reduce viral transmission
A long-running debate in vaccine design revolves around whether a vaccine should be optimized to prevent the virus from replicating inside an infected host or prevent the virus from transmitting to others.
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Mar 2026
SonoPIN technology boosts intracellular delivery of large cancer drugs
Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a technique that uses microbubbles and ultrasound to help relatively large cancer drugs enter tumor cells and cause them to self-destruct.
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Mar 2026
Preconception pesticide exposure linked to poorer newborn health outcomes
Women exposed to agricultural pesticides, even before becoming pregnant, may be putting their newborn's health at risk.
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Mar 2026
New RNA therapy enhances the heart's ability to repair itself after injury
After a heart attack, cardiologists can reopen blocked vessels and restore blood flow, but the muscle cells that died will never be replaced.
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Mar 2026
New method creates longer lasting CAR T cells for cancer therapy
A research team led by Albert Einstein College of Medicine scientists has developed a new strategy to engineer immune cells that dramatically prolongs their effectiveness after being infused into patients to fight cancer and HIV, addressing a major limitation of current treatments.
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Mar 2026
Gene mutation that aids high-altitude survival could repair myelin sheath damage
A genetic mutation that helps animals like yaks and Tibetan antelopes survive at high altitudes may hold the key to repairing nerve damage in conditions such as cerebral paralysis and multiple sclerosis (MS).
