Professor Laurent Mottron, a psychiatrist at the Université de Montréal, has spent his career studying the cognitive processes of people with autism. Rather than viewing autism as a deficiency, he sees it as a different way of processing sensory and social information. Source link
The drug tirazepate GLP-1 is known to improve sleep apnea for people with both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity, but not all patients benefit equally. Now, new research presented at the 2026 ATS International Conference reveals which patients are likely to get the best results from treatment. Source link
A select group of patients with early-stage breast cancer were able to skip surgery without tumor progression after three years, according to results of a Phase 2 trial of ablative radiation therapy and endocrine therapy led by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Source link
Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum have developed a novel antiviral concept: using the CRISPR/Cas13 system, they were able to specifically suppress the replication of hepatitis E virus in human cells. Hepatitis E is a common cause of acute liver inflammation worldwide, yet effective specific treatments are still lacking. The team has now demonstrated that the…
Scientists’ discovery of a molecular “switch” that activates an energy-burning pathway in mice has the potential to lead to new treatments for bone disease. The study published in Nature sheds new light on brown fat. Unlike white fat, which stores energy, brown fat cells burn calories, and produce heat as a byproduct. For years, it…
A new study finds that a healthy brain may help protect thinking and memory skills from the early effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia is currently the leading cause of death in Australia and Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form – accounting for over 70% of cases. Source link
Think of a word that looks like its meaning. For example, the word bed sort of resembles a bed, with vertical lines at either end resembling pillars. The loop looks very loopy. Source link
Why do some people have good memories and their brains remain healthy despite increasing age? Research that I and my colleagues recently published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring explored the effects and interactions of social, linguistic and endocrinological factors on cognitive health. Source link
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers report encouraging early results of a Phase 2 study examining whether adding immunotherapy to a radiotherapy-based treatment regimen for men with aggressive prostate cancer can improve outcomes. Kosaj Yamoah, MD, Ph.D. The work led by was published in the Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer. Source link
More people are going to emergency rooms due to tick bites in the early season since 2017, and Virginia, along with several other Northeastern states, is at risk. Source link
