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Medicare coverage of telehealth: Study could inform Congressional decision

With another Congressional deadline looming this month for most telehealth coverage under Medicare, a new University of Michigan study adds more data to the debate.

19 Jan 2026

Elevated tau in Long COVID patients raises risk for neurodegenerative diseases

A study of 227 individuals who experienced neuro cognitive difficulties post COVID-19 infection – such as headaches, vertigo, balance dysregulation, changes in taste/smell, and brain fog – displayed a significant increase in their blood plasma of a crucial protein called tau, which is found in nerves and especially in the brain.

19 Jan 2026

Super agers' resilience against Alzheimer's disease linked to protective gene variant

The gene variant posing the greatest genetic risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called APOE-ε4. A different variant of the same gene, APOE-ε2, is thought to confer protection against AD.

19 Jan 2026

New study exposes a targetable vulnerability in acute myeloid leukemia

New research co-led by Indiana University School of Medicine scientists has exposed a vulnerability in acute myeloid leukemia by identifying the blood cancer's reliance on a specific signaling pathway involved in the body's inflammation response.

19 Jan 2026

Novel method predicts asthma exacerbations with high degree of accuracy

Researchers at Mass General Brigham and Karolinska Institutet have identified a new method to predict asthma exacerbations with a high degree of accuracy. The study is published in Nature Communications.

19 Jan 2026

Blood metabolites reveal who will develop type 2 diabetes years before diagnosis

This large prospective study integrated blood metabolomics, genetics, and lifestyle data to identify hundreds of metabolites associated with long-term risk of type 2 diabetes in initially healthy adults. A validated 44-metabolite signature improved risk prediction beyond conventional factors, offering insights into biological pathways and opportunities for earlier, more precise prevention.

18 Jan 2026

Women and anxious people show distinct types of underconfidence

Women and people with anxiety are both prone to low confidence in their own abilities, but a new study by University College London (UCL) researchers has found that the two groups are prone to two distinct types of underconfidence.

16 Jan 2026

Single-cell technique maps pre-malignant gene mutations in solid tissues

A new single-cell profiling technique has mapped pre-malignant gene mutations and their effects in solid tissues for the first time, in a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center.

16 Jan 2026

Study reveals how ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed how the popular, low-carb ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures and possibly neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

16 Jan 2026

Majority of older adults in Ireland have poorly controlled high blood pressure

High blood pressure becomes more common after age 40years yet new research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin shows that many people in Ireland with hypertension are still not optimally diagnosed or treated based on European Gudelines.

16 Jan 2026

Web-based cytometry atlas reveals immune signatures across pancreatic cancer treatments

Oncologists have achieved some immune system responses in patients with pancreatic cancers using various combinations of vaccines and immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs, but it's not always clear which therapy is inducing what type of response.

16 Jan 2026

PSA-based tool improves decision making for prostate cancer screening and treatment

Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men.

16 Jan 2026

University of Cincinnati receives AMA grant to advance precision medical education

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has been selected as a recipient of an American Medical Association (AMA) grant to use artificial intelligence to advance physician training through personalized learning.

16 Jan 2026

Investigational cancer vaccine shows early promise for cancer prevention in Lynch syndrome

The investigational cancer vaccine, NOUS-209, was found to safely stimulate the immune system to target precancerous and cancerous cells in individuals with Lynch Syndrome (LS), according to a study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 Jan 2026

Study tests combined targeted radiopharmaceuticals and precision radiation for recurrent prostate cancer

Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have opened a clinical trial that will look at whether combining precision radiation with a targeted radioactive therapy drug can help patients with recurrent prostate cancer delay progression, while delaying or avoiding the side effects of long-term hormone therapy.

16 Jan 2026

Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD or intellectual disability

Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability among children.

16 Jan 2026

Targeting microRNA communication reverses pancreatic cancer's immune suppression

In a unique finding, researchers at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered that when pancreatic cancer cells send out tiny particles that are packed with certain microRNA molecules, nearby immune cells called macrophages are reprogrammed to help the tumor grow instead of engaging in their regular role of fighting the tumor.

16 Jan 2026

Medicine News and Research

Medicare coverage of telehealth: Study could inform Congressional decision

Elevated tau in Long COVID patients raises risk for neurodegenerative diseases

Super agers' resilience against Alzheimer's disease linked to protective gene variant

New study exposes a targetable vulnerability in acute myeloid leukemia

Novel method predicts asthma exacerbations with high degree of accuracy

Blood metabolites reveal who will develop type 2 diabetes years before diagnosis

Women and anxious people show distinct types of underconfidence

Single-cell technique maps pre-malignant gene mutations in solid tissues

Study reveals how ketogenic diet protects against epilepsy seizures

Majority of older adults in Ireland have poorly controlled high blood pressure

Web-based cytometry atlas reveals immune signatures across pancreatic cancer treatments

PSA-based tool improves decision making for prostate cancer screening and treatment

University of Cincinnati receives AMA grant to advance precision medical education

Investigational cancer vaccine shows early promise for cancer prevention in Lynch syndrome

Study tests combined targeted radiopharmaceuticals and precision radiation for recurrent prostate cancer

Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD or intellectual disability

Targeting microRNA communication reverses pancreatic cancer's immune suppression

Shifting blame: Public opinion on opioid crisis responsibility divides along political lines

New insights into long-term liver injury after Kasai portoenterostomy for biliary atresia

New markers improve detection of aggressive breast cancer cells in the blood

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Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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