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www.nature.com/articles/d41... TB vaccine developed in 1920s helps to regulate blood sugar in people w certain types of diabetes, enabling them to reduce their insulin use. Yet another beneficial off-target effect of the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/summ... Dehydration concentrates blood sugar & heat stress makes insulin less effective. High temps can also increase risk of low blood sugar when people eat less, absorb insulin more quickly, or alter their daily routines.
shorturl.at/9kZDU Approximately 0.5% of ppl w HIV can naturally suppress the virus without any medication. By studying these ‘elite controllers’, researchers have identified some mechanisms that give them their unusual virus-control abilities, which could pave the way to a functional cure for HIV.
www.nate.com/articles/s41... "New data have shed light on the number of deaths that can be caused by tuberculosis years after recovery from an acute bout of the disease. The findings should prompt urgent prioritization of global prevention efforts."
"Bright city lights might be making your allergies worse. New research shows that light pollution prompts plants to shed pollen longer, increases the growth of notoriously allergenic ragweed and makes our bodies more prone to allergic reactions, from runny noses to asthma."
endpoints.news/asco26-revol... Experimental drug for ppl w an advanced form of pancreatic cancer has dropped risk of death by 60%, lowered pain & increased quality of life compared with chemotherapy. It targets RAS proteins - mutated in 90% of pancreatic cancers & extremely difficult to target.
shorturl.at/PhLjV "Amateur soccer players who headed balls had higher concentrations of the protein S100B in their blood right after a match." Short- & long-term damage occur. Uncertain yet if could increase a player's risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Among pregnant individuals, sitting less w greater light-intensity movement & steps was connected to significantly lower risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes.
The shot reduced insulin use for people with type 1 diabetes and another autoimmune condition.
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Extreme heat can destabilize glucose control – but millions of Americans can’t afford the air conditioning that could keep them safe, two health experts warn.
www.nature.com/articles/d41... "Mutations aren’t the only cause of lung cancer; the environment in which the cancer grows matters too. Researchers are now working on ‘interception’, a strategy that involves stopping lung cancer before it develops by tackling inflammation."
Scientists are studying the few extraordinary individuals whose bodies seem able to naturally defend themselves from HIV in the hope of finding new cures.
The analysis of the 100 Million Brazilian database reveals that a past tuberculosis diagnosis increases the risk of death up to 14 years later regardless of treatment outcome, which should prompt urge...
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When oncologist Brian Wolpin saw the positive results from Revolution Medicines' pivotal pancreatic cancer study for the first time, he was rendered speechless, he told Endpoints News.
Amateur male soccer players had greater changes in certain blood markers associated with neural damage the harder and more frequently they headed balls.
