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  • Muscle repair may hinge on a timed metabolic ‘switch,’ study suggests
    on February 27, 2026 at 8:20 pm

    Scientists at the University of California, Irvine’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences have discovered how muscle stem cells “flip a switch” to rebuild damaged muscle—a finding that could help address muscle loss linked to aging, injury and widely used weight-loss medications.

  • Call for dentists to reduce unnecessary nitrous oxide use
    on February 27, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    Nitrous oxide used for sedating patients during dental appointments has a significant environmental impact, with wide variation in use and wastage across the UK, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers.

  • Drug that targets immune cells shows potential as new treatment for diabetic heart disease
    on February 27, 2026 at 8:00 pm

    Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have found that a medication originally developed for glycemic control can reverse serious heart damage—not by controlling blood sugar as originally intended, but by retraining the immune system to protect the heart from within.

  • Testosterone increases severity of bacterial skin infections, researchers discover
    on February 27, 2026 at 7:40 pm

    Men are more susceptible than women to skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, but the biological basis for this disparity has remained unclear. A new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to reveal testosterone, present at higher levels in males, as a key driver of infection. The sex steroid activates a bacterial communication pathway known as quorum sensing, increasing skin cell death and promoting the destruction of red blood cells and white blood cells called neutrophils.

  • Metabolic dysfunction is main driver of chronic kidney disease risk
    on February 27, 2026 at 7:40 pm

    Metabolic dysfunction, rather than steatotic liver disease (SLD), seems to be the main driver of chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk, according to research published online Feb. 23 in Nutrition & Diabetes.