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  • Not all Alzheimer’s leads to dementia: The mystery of cognitive resilience
    on April 27, 2026 at 11:40 am

    Some brains resist Alzheimer’s, even when the disease is already present. Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have found that this likely depends on how specific brain cells, known as immature neurons, respond to damage caused by the disease. These insights are helping scientists unravel the mystery of cognitive resilience in aging.

  • Repurposed drugs may improve treatment for infant leukemia
    on April 27, 2026 at 11:40 am

    Three clinically available drugs could pave the way for safer and more effective treatments for one of the most aggressive forms of childhood leukemia, a new study published in the journal HemaSphere suggests.

  • Expert Q&A on why alcohol use is declining in Canada
    on April 27, 2026 at 11:20 am

    Lately, there has been a lot of focus on declining alcohol sales in North America, and speculation as to why that might be. Dr. Tim Naimi, an alcohol epidemiology researcher and director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada, unpacks possible reasons why.

  • Scans uncover hidden prostate cancer progression when PSA stays stable
    on April 27, 2026 at 11:00 am

    A large analysis of two major clinical trials has found that the spread of prostate cancer can be detected on imaging scans even when biomarkers remain stable in patients treated with androgen receptor inhibitors, according to the study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

  • Unleashing natural killer cells against cancer
    on April 27, 2026 at 11:00 am

    Scientists have developed a strategy to boost the cancer-fighting power of natural killer (NK) cells, part of the immune system’s first line of defense. NK cells can detect and destroy cancer cells, but tumors often create a protective barrier that blocks them, allowing cancer to grow.