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Vitamin B5 derivative pantethine helps prevent and alleviate psoriasis symptoms in mice

Researchers in China have discovered that the vitamin B5 derivative pantethine limits the activity of immune cells that are key contributors to autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis.

27 Oct 2026

Rutgers study links prenatal wildfire smoke exposure to autism risk

A Rutgers-led analysis of health insurance records found that exposure to fine particles from wildfire smoke during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of autism diagnosis in children, with the strongest associations during the second and third trimesters.

27 Oct 2026

Opioid drop drives decline in drug-related heart infection hospitalizations

A new national study found that hospitalizations for serious heart infections associated with drug use are declining after years of increases, driven largely by a decrease in opioid-associated cases.

27 Oct 2026

High intake of saturated fat can promote favorable changes in cardiovascular risk markers

New analyses from the Norwegian randomized controlled trial CARBFUNC show that more than doubling saturated fat intake over a two-year period can promote favorable changes in several cardiovascular risk markers, without increasing apoB, the main suspected risk factor.

27 Oct 2026

Patients with a form of advanced lung cancer lived 56 percent longer without their disease progressing after receiving radiotherapy in addition to standard treatment

Patients with an advanced form of lung cancer lived 56 percent longer without their disease progressing when radiotherapy was added to the standard of care whole-body therapy, including chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy, according to initial results from a clinical trial presented at the 2026 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress.

27 Oct 2026

Study establishes new perioperative standard in prostate cancer

An international phase 3 clinical trial that treated patients with high-risk localized and locally advanced prostate cancer with apalutamide - a next-generation neoadjuvant androgen-receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) - plus hormone therapy before and after prostate cancer surgery, was further validated by a substudy demonstrating a reduced risk of metastasis or death compared with standard of care.

27 Oct 2026

Doubling postpartum oxytocin dose cuts vaginal birth bleeding forty percent

A change in how oxytocin is administered after childbirth may help reduce postpartum hemorrhage, a new study suggests.

27 Oct 2026

New alpha-emitting radiopharmaceutical therapy achieves strong responses in advanced prostate cancer

A new alpha-emitting radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) for advanced prostate cancer was well tolerated, with no dose-limiting toxicities observed, and showed encouraging signs of antitumor activity, according to a phase 1 trial published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine's Late-Breaking Fast Track.

26 Oct 2026

Dismissive consultations leave some autoimmune patients distressed and suicidal

Patients have been left feeling suicidal after feeling like their doctor was saying their symptoms were 'all in their head' – according to research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Cambridge.

26 Oct 2026

Immunotherapy combination sets a new standard of care for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

In patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), tarlatamab, a bispecific T-cell engager, plus durvalumab as first-line maintenance therapy extended median overall survival by more than eight months, more than tripled progression-free survival, and reduced the risk of death by 58% compared to durvalumab alone, according to results of the phase 3 open-label, multicenter, randomized DeLLphi-305 study, which was presented by Jacob Sands, MD, Associate Chief of the Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, during the Presidential Symposium at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2026 in Madrid, Spain, on Oct. 24.

26 Oct 2026

New drug effectively decreases recurrence of and death from endometrial cancer

A new drug is effective at decreasing recurrence of and death from endometrial cancer, a landmark international study shows.

26 Oct 2026

UCL scientists design symbolic AI digital twins to treat cancer

In a new paper published in Cell Reports Medicine, the UCL team outline how they, in collaboration with a University of Cambridge team, developed a new type of treatment-predicting computer program that uses an individual's detailed genetic fingerprint to explore which treatments, if any, may kill their cancer – especially when standard treatments have failed.

26 Oct 2026

Implantable drug-delivery device could help prevent recurrence of glioblastoma

Patients with glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain tumor, usually undergo surgery to remove the tumor. However, it's difficult for surgeons to remove all of the cancer cells, and the tumor often recurs.

26 Oct 2026

Medical societies release landmark framework redefining women's heart health

Today, the American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine released a landmark publication that redefines heart health in girls and women.

26 Oct 2026

New report urges unified lifecycle approach to women's heart health

A new approach to women's heart health may offer them a lifetime of opportunities. A trio of scientific papers, published today in the journal Circulation, spells out how fluctuating hormones, mental health and well-being, the heart and the brain are linked and how those connections need to be a routine part of care from a young age.

26 Oct 2026

Additional education protects people with high genetic risk of dementia

A law that required British teenagers to stay in school for an additional year had an unexpected consequence nearly 50 years later: fewer dementia diagnoses.

26 Oct 2026

New augmented reality technology guides surgeons to hidden tumors

A research collaboration in Gothenburg has developed technology that creates an interactive 3D image of an organ during surgery.

26 Oct 2026

Sarcopenia should be treated as a motor system disease

An older patient mentions that the stairs have become harder. They have stopped carrying the shopping in from the car. Last month they had a fall in the kitchen.

26 Oct 2026

Researchers discover how faulty matrix structure leads to cell death in newly formed bone

Bone cells called osteocytes help maintain skeletal strength, but how newly formed osteocytes survive remains unclear.

26 Oct 2026

Young mothers see rapid increase in substance-related emergency department visits

Emergency department (ED) visits for use of substances, especially opioids, amphetamines, and cannabis, by mothers with dependent children increased almost 5% a year, in contrast to an increase of almost 2% a year among females without children, according to a large study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260078.

26 Oct 2026

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Hospital News and Research

Vitamin B5 derivative pantethine helps prevent and alleviate psoriasis symptoms in mice

Rutgers study links prenatal wildfire smoke exposure to autism risk

Opioid drop drives decline in drug-related heart infection hospitalizations

High intake of saturated fat can promote favorable changes in cardiovascular risk markers

Patients with a form of advanced lung cancer lived 56 percent longer without their disease progressing after receiving radiotherapy in addition to standard treatment

Study establishes new perioperative standard in prostate cancer

Doubling postpartum oxytocin dose cuts vaginal birth bleeding forty percent

New alpha-emitting radiopharmaceutical therapy achieves strong responses in advanced prostate cancer

Dismissive consultations leave some autoimmune patients distressed and suicidal

Immunotherapy combination sets a new standard of care for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

New drug effectively decreases recurrence of and death from endometrial cancer

UCL scientists design symbolic AI digital twins to treat cancer

Implantable drug-delivery device could help prevent recurrence of glioblastoma

Medical societies release landmark framework redefining women's heart health

New report urges unified lifecycle approach to women's heart health

Additional education protects people with high genetic risk of dementia

New augmented reality technology guides surgeons to hidden tumors

Sarcopenia should be treated as a motor system disease

Researchers discover how faulty matrix structure leads to cell death in newly formed bone

Young mothers see rapid increase in substance-related emergency department visits

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