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Blood filtration method helps clear circulating lipids and toxic microplastics

The machine is not new. Some version of it has run in hospital treatment rooms for about four decades, drawing blood from one arm, separating out the plasma, passing it across a filter or an adsorber, and returning it to the other arm.

4 Aug 2026

New gum disease treatment kills harmful bacteria while saving beneficial microbes

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have created an innovative treatment for periodontitis that targets and eliminates harmful bacteria while preserving beneficial oral microbes essential for health.

4 Aug 2026

New genomic approach links rare immune cells to autoimmune disease risk

Much of how genetic risk leads to disease has remained hidden. In many cases, genetic variants linked to disease do not act on nearby genes along the chromosome.

4 Aug 2026

Continuous glucose monitors show no proven benefits for healthy people

Continuous glucose monitors are becoming increasingly popular, including among people without diabetes.

4 Aug 2026

Food may taste different on GLP-1 drugs, but taste may not be the reason

The review suggests that patient-reported “taste changes” during GLP-1RA treatment may reflect reduced food enjoyment and motivation rather than consistent impairment of basic taste. The authors propose a sensory-liking-wanting framework while emphasizing that current human evidence remains heterogeneous and largely indirect.

4 Aug 2026

Sino Biological launches precisely characterized full-length p-Tau217 protein to advance next-generation Alzheimer’s Biomarker assay development

Sino Biological Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its Recombinant Human p-Tau217 Protein (Cat. No. T08-50SN), a full-length, tag-free Tau reagent developed to support Alzheimer’s disease biomarker assay development, antibody evaluation, and Tau biology research.

From Sino Biological Inc. 4 Aug 2026

Airplane wastewater pilot shows how airports could track pathogens across borders

Researchers showed that airplane wastewater from a shared US-UK transatlantic route could be collected and analyzed to detect respiratory and enteric pathogen genetic material. The pilot also captured SARS-CoV-2 lineage patterns, including earlier detection of XEC on UK-origin flights, while showing the need for harmonized assays and broader sampling.

4 Aug 2026

Study links lower vitamin D to mood and cognitive health in adults over 85 with diabetes

Researchers studying 188 adults aged 85 years or older with type 2 diabetes found the lowest serum 25(OH)D concentrations among those with both depressive symptoms and mild cognitive impairment. Lower levels remained associated with having both conditions after adjustment for selected factors, but the cross-sectional study cannot establish causation or a benefit from supplementation.

3 Aug 2026

Daily social connections may improve long-term health and cognition

Calling a friend after a long day. Showing up to a neighbor's dinner when you'd rather stay home. Lingering a little longer in a conversation that didn't need to last.

3 Aug 2026

Child-friendly lung test identifies subtle abnormalities before stem cell transplant

As spirometry requires coordinated deep breathing and can be challenging for children to perform, researchers from the USA, as part of the TRANSPIRE study investigating lung complications in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), explored the potential of oscillometry, a simple and child-friendly lung function test.

3 Aug 2026

Complete medaka genome sequence reveals repetitive DNA with biological significance

Researchers sequenced the genomes of three medakas, or Japanese rice fish, which are a common model organism used for biological research, nearly 10 and 20 years ago.

3 Aug 2026

AI-driven optimization speeds large-scale vaccine distribution planning

Optimization models do an excellent job of ensuring products get where they are needed in the most efficient way possible, but those models require an impractical amount of computing power when dealing with large-scale problems – such as distributing vaccines to millions of people.

3 Aug 2026

Review explores mechanisms driving cardiovascular aging and disease risk

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Aging is an inevitable biological process marked by progressive functional decline and elevated risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).

3 Aug 2026

Study reveals steep financial burden of New Mexico measles outbreak

A cost analysis of the 2025 measles outbreak in New Mexico found that the outbreak carried an estimated societal cost of $5.4 million, or more than $53,000 per case.

3 Aug 2026

Restricting select amino acids may mimic protein restriction’s healthy aging benefits

A review finds that restricting protein, particularly methionine, isoleucine, and valine, may improve metabolism and influence key aging pathways, largely in experimental models. Short human studies suggest metabolic benefits, but effects on lifespan remain unknown and restriction may harm people with unmet or increased protein needs.

3 Aug 2026

Gestational diabetes cases surge across England, raising health concerns

One in eight mothers in England is now diagnosed with gestational diabetes, with diagnoses rising by 60 per cent in just five years, according to a major study.

3 Aug 2026

Current NICE criteria miss most younger women at breast cancer risk

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) criteria used to decide who should be referred by GPs for further breast cancer risk assessment and specialist care misses up to 95% of women under 50 who will go on to develop the disease in the next 10 years, new research by researchers at the University of Cambridge and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has found.

3 Aug 2026

Broader autism definition may lead to confusion and possible misdiagnosis

The definition of autism may have become so wide that it risks confusion and even misdiagnosis, according to a new editorial by UCL Professor Dame Uta Frith, whose pioneering research in the 1960s and 70s lay the foundations for how we understand autism.

3 Aug 2026

AI could play a role in the development of low-cost technologies for monitoring foot health

Researchers have demonstrated AI tools could play an important part in the development of simpler, lower-cost technologies for monitoring foot health, particularly in settings where access to specialized equipment may be limited.

3 Aug 2026

Two British birth cohorts find no added health burden from a coastal childhood

Researchers analyzing two British birth cohorts found no association between coastal residence in adolescence and midlife multimorbidity, while an unadjusted association in the 1958 cohort weakened after accounting for neighborhood deprivation.

3 Aug 2026

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Blood filtration method helps clear circulating lipids and toxic microplastics

New gum disease treatment kills harmful bacteria while saving beneficial microbes

New genomic approach links rare immune cells to autoimmune disease risk

Continuous glucose monitors show no proven benefits for healthy people

Food may taste different on GLP-1 drugs, but taste may not be the reason

Sino Biological launches precisely characterized full-length p-Tau217 protein to advance next-generation Alzheimer’s Biomarker assay development

Airplane wastewater pilot shows how airports could track pathogens across borders

Study links lower vitamin D to mood and cognitive health in adults over 85 with diabetes

Daily social connections may improve long-term health and cognition

Child-friendly lung test identifies subtle abnormalities before stem cell transplant

Complete medaka genome sequence reveals repetitive DNA with biological significance

AI-driven optimization speeds large-scale vaccine distribution planning

Review explores mechanisms driving cardiovascular aging and disease risk

Study reveals steep financial burden of New Mexico measles outbreak

Restricting select amino acids may mimic protein restriction’s healthy aging benefits

Gestational diabetes cases surge across England, raising health concerns

Current NICE criteria miss most younger women at breast cancer risk

Broader autism definition may lead to confusion and possible misdiagnosis

AI could play a role in the development of low-cost technologies for monitoring foot health

Two British birth cohorts find no added health burden from a coastal childhood

How real-time off-gas analysis improves fermentation process control

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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