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  • New experimental approach may help overcome drug resistance in deadly brain cancer
    on July 9, 2026 at 4:20 pm

    Scientists have identified a promising new strategy to tackle one of the biggest obstacles in treating glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer: resistance to chemotherapy. The study shows that an experimental compound called BA-101 can restore the effectiveness of the standard drug temozolomide (TMZ) by blocking a biological process known as nitrosative stress, which helps tumors survive and resist treatment.

  • Losing sleep is bad for individuals. Communities, too?
    on July 9, 2026 at 4:20 pm

    Large groups of people often lose sleep because of big events like a record 18-inning World Series game or a contested election night, or sudden crises like a flood, pandemic or war. In a new paper published in Clocks & Sleep, Harvard sleep researchers argue that while the mental and physical health effects of diminished sleep on individuals are well studied, what is far less understood is what happens when communities lose sleep or have it disrupted because of a major occurrence.

  • New treatment helps achieve a healthier BMI in people with weight dysregulation after brain tumors
    on July 9, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    A new therapy helps achieve a healthier BMI in people whose weight has become dysregulated following treatment for a brain tumor, a clinical trial has found. The results of the trial have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The new drug, setmelanotide, offers hope for improved health and quality of life for children and adults with hormonal and metabolic dysfunction caused by a brain tumor.

  • Medicare prescriptions for Wegovy jumped after approval for heart disease
    on July 9, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    Medicare prescriptions for Wegovy increased sharply after the program started covering the anti-obesity medication to prevent heart problems, but just a fraction of beneficiaries likely eligible received the treatment, according to new research published in the American Journal of Managed Care by the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.

  • Building trust: Relationship between nurses and parents plays vital role in caring for medically fragile infants
    on July 9, 2026 at 3:40 pm

    Trust between nurses and parents plays a central role in effectively caring for medically fragile infants (MFIs) and supports parental well-being and infant development, according to a new study led by Lyndsay MacKay, an assistant professor in the Texas A&M University College of Nursing. Published in the Journal of Pediatric Nursing, it explores how parents build and maintain trust with nurses while their medically fragile infant is hospitalized for extended periods.