Medical researchers and ethicists are calling for a shift toward “data rights” to modernize patient consent, arguing that traditional informed consent is insufficient for the era of big data and …
Infectious Diseases
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Biological Aging Linked to Rise in Early-Onset Cancer Risk, Study Suggests A 2026 study published in *Nature Medicine* found that biological aging, rather than chronological age, is strongly associated with …
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POLY-HF Trial Tests Triple-Drug Polypill for Heart Failure A randomized controlled trial at two Texas hospitals has completed its evaluation of a single-capsule polypill designed to streamline treatment for patients …
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AI Model “COMPASS” Predicts Immunotherapy Response in Cancer Patients Researchers have developed COMPASS, a computational model designed to predict how patients with solid tumors will respond to immune checkpoint inhibitor …
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Health
A meta-analysis of the long-term effects of antihypertensive therapy on the risk of major cardiovascular disease across 51 randomized trials
A 5-mmHg reduction in systolic blood pressure significantly lowers the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) over the long term, according to a comprehensive meta-analysis by the Blood Pressure …
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Researchers have identified a specific signature of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in human blood that can predict Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and its progression with high accuracy. According to a study published …
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Why Viral Load Doesn’t Predict Symptoms in Influenza A(H3N2) Infections Recent clinical research published in Nature Medicine demonstrates that the severity of influenza A(H3N2) symptoms is not determined by the …
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Genomic data reanalysis is increasingly identifying the underlying causes of rare diseases by systematically re-examining previously unsolved clinical sequencing results. According to a study published in Nature Medicine, automated workflows …
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Health
AbbV-706 Antibody-Drug Conjugate Shows Promise in Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer and Solid Tumors
ABBV-706, an investigational antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting the SEZ6 protein, has shown preliminary clinical activity in patients with advanced small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and other solid tumors, according to …
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Adaptive Neuromodulation Shows Promise for Improving Parkinsonian Gait Recent research indicates that adaptive neuromodulation can improve gait in patients with Parkinson’s disease by matching stimulation to the right circuit at …