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health2 min read10/27/2026Skipping Blood Pressure Medicine Can Weaken Its Benefits
Patients who followed their treatment more closely had larger blood pressure improvements and fewer major cardiovascular problems.
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health2 min read10/26/2026Study Finds Higher Health Risks With Two Drinks a Day
An analysis estimates a 1 in 25 lifetime risk of alcohol-related death for people averaging 14 drinks weekly. Possible benefits for certain heart conditions did not outweigh the wider health risks.
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health2 min read10/25/2026Blood Patterns Could Signal Bowel Disease a Decade Early
A study found changes in blood antibodies years before Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis was diagnosed. The patterns could help identify future risk, although routine testing requires more research.
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health2 min read10/24/2026Fish Oil Raises Brain DHA Levels but Shows No Memory Benefit
A two-year trial found no measurable benefit for memory, thinking, or a key memory region, even though a fat in fish oil reached the brain.
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ai2 min read10/24/2026Warp Sciences Raises $215 Million to Improve Drug Development
Former OpenAI science leader Kevin Weil is launching an automated US lab that will use AI to improve promising drug molecules.
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health2 min read10/23/2026Tea Study Finds Lower Disease Risk, Except With Burning-Hot Drinks
Regular tea drinking was associated with fewer blood vessel diseases in a large Chinese study. Temperature, strength, and tea type were linked to different results.
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health2 min read10/23/2026Study Explains How Statins Can Harm Muscle Cells
Scientists discovered how three statin molecules can keep a calcium channel open in muscle cells. Their findings may help researchers develop drugs with fewer muscle-related side effects.
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food2 min read10/22/2026Ultra-Processed Foods Show Different Links to Bowel Cancer
Researchers found no overall association between ultra-processed foods and bowel cancer, but individual food groups showed different patterns.
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health2 min read10/21/2026Researchers Propose Depression Subtype Linked to Body Clocks
About a quarter of participants in an Australian study met the criteria for a proposed body-clock-related depression subtype. Researchers say potential treatments still need testing.
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food2 min read10/21/2026Brittany’s Smoked Sausage at the Center of Safety Dispute
Traditional sausage producers face European food safety limits, but regional leaders say France should request an exception.
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health2 min read10/20/2026SanaHeal Plans Surgical Tests for Tissue-Sealing Material
A sticky material developed at MIT could offer an alternative to some stitches and staples. Human trials for surgical applications are planned for next year.
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ai2 min read10/20/2026AI Tracks Movement to Help Improve Fetal Brain Scans
E(3)-Pose uses the similar shapes of the two sides of a fetus’s head to track its position during MRI scans. Researchers hope to improve the tool for earlier stages of pregnancy.
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environment2 min read10/19/2026Fine Air Pollution Particles Linked to Eye Disease
Research involving millions of people suggests that greater exposure to fine air pollution particles is associated with glaucoma and cataracts.
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business2 min read10/18/2026Amazon Removes Ring Following New Cadmium Warning
A British jewelry consultant raised concerns about a ring sold as silver after initial tests detected cadmium, a metal that can cause cancer.
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health1 min read10/17/2026Experiments Suggest How Microplastics May Damage the Body
Tiny plastic particles may react with water inside the body, producing molecules that can cause harmful changes and inflammation.
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health2 min read10/16/2026Bubble-Control Chip Offers a Possible Path to Targeted Medicine
Cornell researchers can control tiny hydrogen bubbles as they form on a chip. Sound waves make the bubbles vibrate, allowing the team to direct the surrounding liquid.
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health2 min read10/15/2026Rare Immune Condition Caused Teen's Dinosaur Visions
Doctors diagnosed a California teenager with autoimmune encephalitis after tests found immune proteins attacking her nerve tissue.
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health2 min read10/14/2026New Method Changes Immune Cells Inside the Body
A technique from MIT could simplify immune-cell treatments. In mouse tests, it helped fight cancer and a disease that damages the liver.
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health2 min read10/13/2026New Eye Drainage Route Could Guide Research on Vision Loss
Scientists discovered a pathway in mice that carries fluid away from the back of the eye. They now need to investigate its role in humans and eye disease.
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health2 min read10/12/2026Women's Soccer Boom Does Not Benefit All Players
Fifpro says the growing women's soccer business must do more to protect players facing low pay, uncertain work, and stress.
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