Health
Cellular reprogramming to repair damaged heart tissue faces a major hurdle as scientists uncover how carbohydrate sulfotransferase 7 (CHST7) and CD44 receptors lock cellular identities in place, according to research published July 17, 2026, in Nature Communications by teams at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. … Read more
Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The nationwide recall involves multiple dosage strengths of Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets packaged in 10-count blister packs. Levothyroxine Sodium Tablets Recall Details and Classifications According to the FDA, the recall was initiated on July 13 and designated as a Class II on July 17. A Class II designation indicates that the … Read more
Researchers at the City University of Hong Kong and the Beijing Institute of Technology have developed a 3-level AI-driven electromyography (EMG) control framework that translates muscle signals into robotic assistive actions for older adults. Published in Cyborg and Bionic Systems, the study details how the system bridges physiological signal labeling, functional multijoint intent decoding, and … Read more
Europe faces a stubborn public health gap that threatens to derail its goal of eliminating viral hepatitis by the end of the decade, according to new data published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). While childhood vaccination has successfully pushed hepatitis B prevalence to near-zero levels among children under five across … Read more
Food and Drug Administration, according to Gray News. Designed for adults and children aged 12 and older, the single tablet combines two of the most widely used OTC pain relievers in the United States to offer up to 12 hours of relief for minor aches and pains. FDA Approval Details for Tylenol with Naproxen The … Read more
Rising rates of Hansen’s disease, commonly known as leprosy, are increasingly linked by public health experts to nine-banded armadillos across the southern United States, where Florida has emerged as a hot spot with dozens of recent diagnoses according to state and local health data. Florida Leprosy Hot Spots and Armadillo Expansion Armadillos are a familiar … Read more
Stroke risk factors including high blood pressure and diabetes are rising faster among people from Black African and Caribbean backgrounds compared with white populations, according to a 30-year analysis from the South London Stroke Register. Researchers at King’s College London evaluated data from more than 8,500 adults to track cardiovascular disparities over time, revealing that … Read more
Researchers found that patients experiencing severe heart attacks had significantly higher burdens of microscopic plastic polymers in their bloodstream compared to patients with chronic coronary syndromes or healthy controls. Microplastics and Coronary Blood Concentrations in STEMI Patients Tiny plastic particles circulate directly through the cardiovascular system of heart attack patients at alarming rates. According to … Read more
Researchers at the University of Exeter discovered two new mechanisms for how the antibiotic doxycycline works against bacteria, including stacking molecules to block the ribosome exit channel and reconfiguring ribosomes into an inactive state. The findings, published in Nature Communications, reveal how the drug disarms pathogens like Coxiella burnetii and could guide the design of … Read more
Four out of five foods sold for toddlers in the United States are ultraprocessed, according to research that analyzed more than 2,700 products on grocery store shelves. Nearly half of those items also failed to meet at least one nutritional benchmark for children set by the World Health Organization. Grocery Store Findings on Ultraprocessed Toddler … Read more