Tailoring and teamwork help hospitals reduce wasteful pre-surgery testing

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEvery day, patients with an upcoming operation roll up their sleeves for blood tests or get heart and lung tests and scans.But in many cases,

Public Health & Prevention January 19,2026

Tailoring and teamwork help hospitals reduce wasteful pre-surgery testing

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEvery day, patients with an upcoming operation roll up their sleeves for blood tests or get heart and lung tests and scans.But in many cases,

Public Health & Prevention January 19,2026

Cancer messenger substances disrupt muscle function and trigger muscle breakdown

by Inka Burow,Hannover Medical SchoolDr Arnab Nayak, private lecturer, investigates the effect of pro-inflammatory messengers on muscle wasting in cancer. Credit: Tim Holler/MHHCancer patients often l

Hematology&Oncology January 19,2026

Cancer messenger substances disrupt muscle function and trigger muscle breakdown

by Inka Burow,Hannover Medical SchoolDr Arnab Nayak, private lecturer, investigates the effect of pro-inflammatory messengers on muscle wasting in cancer. Credit: Tim Holler/MHHCancer patients often l

Hematology&Oncology January 19,2026

Evaluating the impact of heat-inactivated bacteria on age-related inflammation

byShinshu UniversityHeat-killed L. kefiri YRC2606 attenuates immunosenescence by suppressing IL-6/STAT3 signaling and alleviating thymic atrophy, thereby reducing inflammatory cytokine production and

Allergy&Clinical immunology January 19,2026

Evaluating the impact of heat-inactivated bacteria on age-related inflammation

byShinshu UniversityHeat-killed L. kefiri YRC2606 attenuates immunosenescence by suppressing IL-6/STAT3 signaling and alleviating thymic atrophy, thereby reducing inflammatory cytokine production and

Allergy&Clinical immunology January 19,2026

Improving diagnosis of aortic stenosis with genetics and AI

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoStudy overview. Credit:Nature Genetics(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02397-7Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve, which connects the heart to th

Medicial Breakthroughs January 19,2026

Improving diagnosis of aortic stenosis with genetics and AI

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoStudy overview. Credit:Nature Genetics(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02397-7Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve, which connects the heart to th

Medicial Breakthroughs January 19,2026

Is your heart on holiday overdrive? Cardiologist warns of seasonal heart risks

byHouston MethodistCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwinkling lights, family gatherings and holiday cheer often come with indulgent meals and celebratory drinks. But cardiologists at Houston Methodis

Cardiovascular Diseases January 19,2026

Is your heart on holiday overdrive? Cardiologist warns of seasonal heart risks

byHouston MethodistCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTwinkling lights, family gatherings and holiday cheer often come with indulgent meals and celebratory drinks. But cardiologists at Houston Methodis

Cardiovascular Diseases January 19,2026

Adrenaline nasal sprays may work as well as EpiPen for allergic shock

by Dennis ThompsonPeople with extreme, life-threatening allergic reactions might do as well to use a nasal spray as to jab themselves in a thigh with an EpiPen, a new evidence review says.Adrenaline d

Family Medicine January 18,2026

Adrenaline nasal sprays may work as well as EpiPen for allergic shock

by Dennis ThompsonPeople with extreme, life-threatening allergic reactions might do as well to use a nasal spray as to jab themselves in a thigh with an EpiPen, a new evidence review says.Adrenaline d

Family Medicine January 18,2026

Structure of dopamine-releasing neurons relates to the type of circuits they form for smell-processing, study finds

byKing's College LondonCredit: Public DomainClosely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical s

Medicial Breakthroughs January 18,2026

Structure of dopamine-releasing neurons relates to the type of circuits they form for smell-processing, study finds

byKing's College LondonCredit: Public DomainClosely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical s

Medicial Breakthroughs January 18,2026

AI beats traditional methods in prison-community disease control

by Beth Duff-Brown,Stanford UniversityNetwork structures. (a) Network structure of the California network. (b) Network structure of the illustrative network. Credit:Medical Decision Making(2025). DOI:

Family Medicine January 18,2026

AI beats traditional methods in prison-community disease control

by Beth Duff-Brown,Stanford UniversityNetwork structures. (a) Network structure of the California network. (b) Network structure of the illustrative network. Credit:Medical Decision Making(2025). DOI:

Family Medicine January 18,2026

Self-reactive T cells may explain why some patients can't reach undetectable HIV levels

byDelthia Ricks, Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite the capability of antiretroviral drugs to suppress HIV to undetectable levels, some people living with the human immunodeficiency virus

Infectious Diseases January 18,2026

Self-reactive T cells may explain why some patients can't reach undetectable HIV levels

byDelthia Ricks, Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite the capability of antiretroviral drugs to suppress HIV to undetectable levels, some people living with the human immunodeficiency virus

Infectious Diseases January 18,2026

Blood test can detect single lung cancer calls using infrared technique

by Meg Cox,Loughborough UniversityThis figure shows how the technique identifies a single circulating tumor cell (CTC) in a lung cancer patient's blood sample. The sample is first viewed under a m

Hematology&Oncology January 18,2026

Blood test can detect single lung cancer calls using infrared technique

by Meg Cox,Loughborough UniversityThis figure shows how the technique identifies a single circulating tumor cell (CTC) in a lung cancer patient's blood sample. The sample is first viewed under a m

Hematology&Oncology January 18,2026