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Jan 2026
Pain-sensing neurons in the gut spark inflammatory immune responses
Pain sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine.
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Jan 2026
CRISPR Cas12a3: A precise tool to halt viral protein production
Across all domains of life, immune defenses foil invading viruses by making it impossible for the viruses to replicate. Most known CRISPR systems target invading pathogens' DNA and chop it up to disable and modify genes, heading off infections at the (cellular) pass.
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Jan 2026
Genetic study reveals how DNA repeats expand with age
An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated over and over, become longer and more unstable as we age.
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Jan 2026
Replenishing mitochondria significantly reduces chronic nerve pain, research shows
For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged nerve cells falter because their energy factories known as mitochondria don't function properly.
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Jan 2026
Gene therapy breakthrough could provide hope for millions living with chronic pain
A preclinical study uncovered a new gene therapy that targets pain centers in the brain while eliminating the risk of addiction from narcotics treatments, a breakthrough which could provide hope for the more than 50 million Americans living with chronic pain.
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Jan 2026
Newly discovered molecule could be a game-changer in the fight against deadly fungi
Fungal infections kill millions of people each year, and modern medicine is struggling to keep up. But researchers at McMaster University have identified a molecule that may help turn the tide — butyrolactol A, a chemical compound that targets a deadly, disease-causing fungi called Cryptococcus neoformans.
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Jan 2026
Hospital study shows adrenaline's rapid impact on cardiac arrest
When a patient's heart stops in a hospital, healthcare professionals need to act quickly.
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Jan 2026
New insight into how our bodies keep brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii in check
The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health research reveals how our bodies keep it under control.
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Jan 2026
Breakthrough treatment for advanced prostate cancer could eliminate severe side effects
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a treatment for advanced prostate cancer that could eliminate a side effect so debilitating that patients often refuse the life-saving therapy.
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Jan 2026
Novel approach uncovers possible drugs based on specific cellular targets for treating glioblastoma
Researchers have developed a new computational approach that uncovers possible drugs for specific cellular targets for treating glioblastoma, a lethal brain tumor.
