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Researchers associate personality shifts with frontotemporal dementia functional decline

Frontotemporal dementia often results in early changes in personality or behavior before changes in cognitive skills.

12 Nov 2026

Ephrin-B1 phosphorylation disrupts nephrin complexes in nephrotic syndrome pathogenesis

A group led by the Department of Cell Biology at the Kidney Research Center, Niigata University identified a novel Ca2+-independent pathogenic mechanism of nephrotic syndrome.

12 Nov 2026

Beyond food: Bran-based gels show potential for targeted drug delivery

When it comes to colon health, the benefits of wheat and rye bran in wholegrain foods are well-known. Now researchers in Sweden have shown how these fibers may have a therapeutic use, too.

12 Nov 2026

Adelaide researchers investigate optimal exercise and education for neck pain

Whether you hunch over a computer or spend hours scrolling on your phone, everyday habits can be a real pain in the neck. But when that pain persists, it can take a serious toll on everyday life, affecting everything from work and sleep to physical activity and wellbeing.

12 Nov 2026

Study decodes combinatorial p53 modification networks

A recent review highlights that p53 activity is orchestrated by a combinatorial network of post-translational modifications (PTMs), in which writers, erasers and reader proteins dynamically shape protein stability, DNA binding, subcellular localization, co-regulator assembly and transcriptional output.

12 Nov 2026

Meta analysis quantifies annual Alzheimer's incidence in type 2 diabetes

A Curtin University-led review has revealed type 2 diabetes significantly raises risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

12 Nov 2026

Yale Cancer Center offers team-based care for breast cancer patients

Hilary Axtmayer can pinpoint the moment her life changed. In 2023, Axtmayer-then a 40-year-old mother of two from Madison, Conn.-was receiving her regularly scheduled breast exam when her gynecologist paused mid-palpation. She'd found a lump.

12 Nov 2026

New method reveals how individual glioblastoma cells spread through the brain

By combining live imaging of brain tissue with artificial intelligence, researchers at Uppsala University have developed a method that reveals how individual glioblastoma cells spread through the brain, how they can switch between different ways of moving, and how they are affected by cancer treatments. An

12 Nov 2026

Type 2 diabetes accelerates jawbone loss and causes tooth loss

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a chronic metabolic disorder whose global burden continues to rise. Beyond its systemic effects, T2D compromises skeletal health and markedly worsens loss of alveolar bone—the bone that anchors teeth—leading to tooth loosening, increased mobility, and eventual tooth loss.

11 Nov 2026

UK food labels fail to flag most ultra-processed products

The study, published in BMJ Medicine, found that among the official public health definitions used to identify and regulate food and drink products in the UK, each varied widely in what proportion of processed and ultra-processed products was classed as unhealthy, while systems such as traffic light labels failed to identify more than half of these unhealthy packaged foods.

11 Nov 2026

Weekly park visits boost children's mental health and social skills

Children who visit parks and playgrounds at least once a week may have better mental health and social development as they grow up.

11 Nov 2026

Declining vaccination rates put U.S. measles elimination at risk

More than a quarter century after measles was declared eradicated in the United States, the country is at risk of losing that public health achievement.

11 Nov 2026

Childhood cancer survival reaches nearly 90%, yet disparities remain

Nearly nine in 10 young people with cancer were alive five years after diagnosis by 2017 – up from six in 10 in 1975, according to first comprehensive update of U.S. childhood cancer survival statistics in over a decade published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

11 Nov 2026

Environmental experiences trigger widespread changes in brain cell connections

Experiences and changes in environment cause widespread alterations in connections between brain cells, influencing brain activity, research suggests.

11 Nov 2026

BNP hormone may actively promote blood clot formation, study finds

A hormone found in the blood and long viewed as a biological "check engine light" may do more than signal cardiovascular distress, according to researchers with the Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy at Texas A&M Health.

11 Nov 2026

Skipping antihypertensive medication reduces surgical hypotension in older adults

Pausing a patient's usual dose of blood pressure medication on the day of surgery reduces the rate of very low blood pressure requiring treatment during the operation compared with taking their medication as normal, finds a trial of older adults, published by The BMJ today.

11 Nov 2026

New statement highlights urgent need to improve veterans' heart health

Fewer than 5% of U.S. military veterans may achieve optimal cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8™ metrics, highlighting an urgent opportunity to improve prevention and help veterans live longer, healthier lives, according to a new scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship journal, Circulation.

11 Nov 2026