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Think raw milk is better for you? Pediatricians have a warning

Pediatricians urge against raw milk, highlighting its link to foodborne illnesses and advocating for pasteurized alternatives to safeguard children's health.

12 Oct 2026

A simple handgrip test offers new clues about long COVID

Weaker handgrip strength correlates with severe long COVID symptoms, highlighting its potential as a measure for muscle dysfunction and recovery challenges.

12 Oct 2026

HPV vaccines protect against cancer. Could they benefit pregnancy?

Findings from a nationwide study suggest HPV vaccination may reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes, emphasizing its importance in reproductive health strategies.

12 Oct 2026

A study links a blood protein to memory and brain changes in Down syndrome

Researchers studying 88 adults with Down syndrome and 43 controls estimated that serum β-synuclein increased approximately two decades before expected Alzheimer’s symptoms, preceding changes in other blood biomarkers. Higher levels correlated with poorer memory and brain changes, but the cross-sectional study could not distinguish whether the earliest increase reflected Alzheimer’s-related synaptic dysfunction, trisomy 21-related neurobiology, or both.

11 Oct 2026

Nasal immune adjuvant protects mice against respiratory viruses for months

The COVID-19 pandemic showed the challenges of protecting populations when a new respiratory virus emerges.

9 Oct 2026

Infections caused 1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide in 2024, study finds

Infections drove 1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide in 2024, study finds.

9 Oct 2026

New long-acting HIV treatment offers hope for drug-resistant infections

A new long-acting HIV treatment could expand options for people who have trouble taking daily pills and whose virus is resistant to some commonly used HIV drugs, according to a new UC San Francisco study.

8 Oct 2026

Study explains how sickle cell variant shapes malaria parasite infections

Malaria is one of the deadliest infectious diseases on the planet, afflicting people for the entirety of recorded history.

8 Oct 2026

Vaccination protects the immune system from long-term infection damage

Vaccination not only prevents disease caused by acute infection but also protects against long-term immune-related sequelae that can follow an acute viral infection.

8 Oct 2026

Why is dengue spreading while malaria has declined?

Rising temperatures are reshaping malaria and dengue dynamics, revealing contrasting trends driven by urbanization, disease control, and socioeconomic factors.

8 Oct 2026

High-fiber diet beats metformin for blood sugar and weight in trial

High-fiber diet improves blood sugar and weight more than metformin in a small diabetes trial.

7 Oct 2026

Randox signs UKHSA contract to strengthen UK pandemic preparedness

Randox has signed a contract with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to provide surge testing in support of the UK’s preparedness for future pandemics and public health emergencies.

7 Oct 2026

New model links long-term infection costs to higher vaccination rates

New modeling led by interdisciplinary scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) could help public health officials better factor in the long-term impacts of infectious disease when determining optimum vaccine coverage rates.

6 Oct 2026

Model tracks invisible C. diff transmission in hospital cancer units

In a new study, researchers modeled the transmission of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections among patients in hospital cancer units.

6 Oct 2026

Cranberry juice doesn’t affect every woman the same way

Cranberry juice's effectiveness against UTIs varies among women due to metabolic differences, impacting urinary anti-adhesion activity and pathogen response.

6 Oct 2026

Managing misfolded proteins to prevent Parkinson’s disease

The protein alpha-synuclein is abundant in healthy brains and plays an important role in enabling communication between nerve cells. However, under certain conditions, misfolded alpha-synuclein proteins can accumulate into toxic clumps inside neurons

6 Oct 2026

Younger postmenopausal women may not get enough calcium

A small Italian study examined whether women facing heightened bone-loss risks are getting enough calcium from their diets, with particular attention to breast cancer patients receiving endocrine therapy.

6 Oct 2026

New workflow rapidly identifies deadly fungal bloodstream infections

Bloodstream infections are a persistent threat to hospitalized patients, and those caused by fungi are particularly dangerous. Candida species are responsible for most invasive fungal infections worldwide and rank among the leading causes of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections overall.

5 Oct 2026

Monash study urges coordinated action to fight mosquito-borne diseases

Prevention measures, including vector control, vaccine deployment and cutting greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming are critical to counter the growing burden of mosquito-borne diseases in a changing climate, according to a new paper by Monash University researchers.

5 Oct 2026

Dana-Farber research reveals possible new target for treatment of sickle cell and beta thalassemia

That pathway involves BACH2 and NRF2 and was discovered using a large genome-wide association study that enabled an analysis of genes related to fetal hemoglobin from a wide range of ancestries, including European, African, and Asian ancestries.

5 Oct 2026