In a small randomized trial of people with acute hepatic porphyria, a rare inherited disorder, 5 of 6 who got a placebo instead of a scheduled IV hemin dose had an attack within a week…

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Study of 2.5 million children finds no link between MMR vaccine and autism.

Astronauts had higher rates of hip fracture after missions longer than 90 days, at rates similar to those seen in people on Earth 8 to 16.5 years older

Gene therapy can partly restore sight in blind people

Reframing menopause and menopause hormone therapy as opportunities for healthy aging

People who recovered from COVID-19 infection or were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 are more likely to have immunity to other closely related bat coronaviruses that could have the potential to threaten future human health.

Researchers developed an mRNA vaccine co-expressing IFN-α-GP5-IgG Fc fusion protein and M protein protects piglets against highly pathogenic Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus challenge

A single-dose adenovirus-vectored rabies vaccine (ChAdOx2 RabG) was safe and produced strong antibody responses in Tanzanian adults and children

One small 2006 trial of just 40 kids in Iran may have tipped the scales in favour of prescribing Prozac for childhood depression

A US study of 1,981 FDA-approved drugs found the average number of patents per drug rose from 2.1 in 1990 to 6.9 in 2019, extending market exclusivity by six years on average.

Aging dogs may provide a better model for research into Alzheimer's disease than mice, as researchers found dog brains (n=24) with canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome show similar plaque build-ups as in humans and were correlated with high-levels of one biomarker in the dogs' blood

Neutrophils manufacture schizophrenia-linked protein, Stanford Medicine researchers find

A randomised trial (405 UK families) showed giving 2-year-olds the live attenuated nasal flu vaccine doubled the odds of pneumococcal acquisition among household contacts at 14 days, linked pneumococcal carriage density; effects were no longer significant by day 28.

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026

Terrence Tao does not understand cancer medicine

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2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Deisseroth, Hegemann, Nagel

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026

Wireless magnetic millirobots that deliver medicine inside the beating heart

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026: Awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel "for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics"

More evidence that CBD oil can treat anxiety and chronic pain

Immunization to prevent RSV in infants reduced ICU admissions by 97%

A new study suggests that the emotional distress experienced when tapering off or stopping antidepressants is generally a sign of pharmacological withdrawal rather than a relapse of the underlying mental health condition.

Researchers discover how the Epstein-Barr virus, the most common cause of infectious mono, triggers multiple sclerosis

Doctors noticed brain injuries can speed bone healing

Cholesterol maintains the degradative capacity of lysosomes during clearance and recycling of dysfunctional mitochondria

A study of 2.3 million older adults found 24 drug 'cascades', where a medicine's side effects get treated with a second prescription

Naturally occurring human peptide shows promise against Alzheimer’s: Researchers

7-year cumulative ASD incidence remained stable across 12 consecutive birth cohorts

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