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Category: 4. Health

  • Multi-virus wastewater surveillance shows promise at smaller, site-specific scales

    Multi-virus wastewater surveillance shows promise at smaller, site-specific scales

    In a new study, wastewater surveillance for multiple pathogens at five different sites identified local trends that were not captured in larger surveillance programs, and some sites used the data to inform efforts to prevent disease spread. Jay Bullen of Untap Health in London, U.K., Charlotte Hammer of the University of Cambridge and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health.

    People with viral infections produce waste containing viral RNA that…

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  • Stroke deaths and their racial disparities increased over last 20 years

    Stroke deaths and their racial disparities increased over last 20 years

    Over the last two decades, ischemic stroke mortality rates in the U.S. have grown, with almost 3 in 10 deaths occurring at home, and increases particularly among racial minorities and rural residents. These growing disparities were among the findings of a new study publishing April 9, 2025, in the open-access journal PLOS One by Jason Lim of Georgetown University School of Medicine, U.S., and colleagues.

    Stroke remains the fifth leading cause of mortality in the United States. Understanding…

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  • Discovery reveals protein involved in Parkinson’s disease also drives skin cancer

    Discovery reveals protein involved in Parkinson’s disease also drives skin cancer

    A small protein involved in neurodegeneration leading to Parkinson’s disease also drives a type of skin cancer known as melanoma, new research led by Oregon Health & Science University finds.

    The study, published today in the journal Science Advances, suggests new avenues for drug development to reduce the risk of developing both Parkinson’s and skin cancer by targeting the alpha-synuclein protein, which appears to have a critical role in regulating cellular functions.

    “Developing drugs that…

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  • Do ‘optimistic’ versus ‘pessimistic’ medical detection dogs perform differently?

    Do ‘optimistic’ versus ‘pessimistic’ medical detection dogs perform differently?

    A new, exploratory study has revealed statistical links between the performance of medical detection dogs and their scores on behavioral and affective tests, finding that more “optimistic” dogs tended to perform better overall on detection tasks, but “pessimistic” dogs had higher scent detection specificity. Sharyn Bistre Dabbah of the University of Bristol, U.K., and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS One on April 9, 2025.

    Animal researchers commonly use a…

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  • A new smartphone-sized device can test for tuberculosis: Here’s why that matters for children

    A new smartphone-sized device can test for tuberculosis: Here’s why that matters for children

    Tulane University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind handheld diagnostic device that can deliver rapid, accurate tuberculosis diagnoses in under an hour, according to a study published in Science Translational Medicine.

    The smartphone-sized, battery-powered lab-in-tube assay (LIT) provides a cost-effective tool that can improve TB diagnoses, particularly in resource-limited rural areas where health care facilities and lab equipment are less accessible. Over 90% of new TB cases…

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  • Researchers identify precision medicine approach for preventing kidney failure

    Researchers identify precision medicine approach for preventing kidney failure

    New UCLA research conducted using mouse models and human genetic data has uncovered a critical factor that determines how much scarring occurs following kidney injury, leading scientists to identify a potential precision medicine approach to prevent chronic kidney disease progression.

    The study, published in Science Translational Medicine, highlights the role of type 5 collagen — a minor component of scar tissue — in kidney fibrosis, and shows how an experimental therapy could help prevent…

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  • More people now die at home after stroke than in medical facilities

    More people now die at home after stroke than in medical facilities

    A new analysis finds a significant uptick in the number of people dying at home due to ischemic stroke compared to inpatient medical facilities, and when not at home, individuals in rural communities and Black Americans were more likely to die in less specialized care environments.

    Additionally, the researchers found that after a steady 10-year decline, overall death rates from stroke are now rising.

    These findings, published in PLOS One by researchers at Georgetown University School of…

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  • Trump Vows That ‘Major’ Pharma Tariffs Are Coming

    Trump Vows That ‘Major’ Pharma Tariffs Are Coming

    In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the impact of tariffs on healthcare costs, pioneers of treating MS, AI for clinical decision-making, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.

    Last week, Trump made good on a core campaign promise to enact sweeping tariffs, slapping a baseline of 10% tax on imports from every country, with many others singled out for harsher rates, with China now set at 108%….

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  • Novel drug delivery platform paves way to potential new treatments for Alzheimer’s, other brain-related disorders

    Novel drug delivery platform paves way to potential new treatments for Alzheimer’s, other brain-related disorders

    Oregon State University researchers have discovered a way to get anti-inflammatory medicine across the blood-brain barrier, opening the door to potential new therapies for a range of conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and cancer cachexia.

    The delivery method involves specially engineered nanoparticles, tiny bits of matter no larger than 100 billionths of a meter.

    Tested in a mouse model, the dual peptide-functionalized polymeric nanocarriers…

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  • ‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere: Most of their health effects are unknown

    ‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere: Most of their health effects are unknown

    In miniature test tubes in biologist Ryan Baugh’s lab at Duke, thousands of tiny wriggling worms — each one a fraction the size of an eyelash — munch on their dinner of bacteria broth.

    The worms’ soupy meal is laced with a hidden ingredient, invisible so-called “forever chemicals” found in America’s drinking water, our food and farmlands, even lurking in our bodies.

    It’s a chemical safety test, said Duke postdoctoral fellow Tess Leuthner. The worms are C. elegans, a garden- and…

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