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A novel PET imaging approach allows simultaneous visualization of tumor progression and cardiac inflammatory responses during cancer treatment. Using this strategy, researchers demonstrated the efficacy of a new combination therapy that enhances tumor response while reducing cardiac inflammation. This new paradigm, announced at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s 2026 Annual Meeting, provides a more comprehensive assessment of treatment efficacy and supports more individualized clinical decision-making.Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based therapies have revolutionized cancer treatment and significantly improved patient survival. However, these treatments can also cause serious cardiac and vascular effects in some patients. Management of these cardiac complications…

Compared to traditional imaging techniques, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging superiorly detects bone metastases in prostate cancer patients, which is an important indicator of long-term patient survival. Outcomes data revealed that patients with even a single bone metastasis had faster disease progression and worse overall survival. This research was presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.Because prostate cancer commonly metastasizes to the bones, doctors have relied on bone scans and CT scans to detect it for decades. However, these tools have limitations and often miss small cancer deposits that are already…

The primary analysis shows that more drug exposure does not necessarily mean better disease control, as higher doses of ocrelizumab removed more circulating B cells without improving disability outcomes in MS. Efficacy and safety of weight-adjusted high-dose ocrelizumab in relapsing (MUSETTE) and primary progressive (GAVOTTE) multiple sclerosis: two multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group phase 3b studies. Image credit: Camptoloma / Shutterstock In a recent study published in lancetResearchers investigated whether high, weight-adjusted doses of ocrelizumab could better control disability progression in multiple sclerosis (MS). The study used data from two parallel Phase 3b clinical trials, MUSETTE and GAVOTTE, both of which…

A new type of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) appears to be safe for patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors who have exhausted conventional treatment options. This new approach, presented at the 2026 Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting, resulted in partial remission of disease in the majority of patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors.Neuroendocrine tumors are a type of cancer that starts in neuroendocrine cells (most commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and lungs) and can spread to other parts of the body. Patients with aggressive neuroendocrine tumors often have limited treatment options, especially after failure of conventional treatments or…

New Alzheimer’s drugs have shown promise, but are not very effective, and ARIA’s safety risks, high costs, and regulatory disagreements demonstrate how uncertain the path to meaningful treatment remains. From hope to uncertainty: Regulation of novel treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Image credit: ER Pictures / Shutterstock Recently published world reports lancet Explore the evolving therapeutic landscape and regulatory hurdles surrounding Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Regulatory agencies are debating whether the clinical benefits of new drugs outweigh safety concerns and whether those benefits translate into meaningful patient outcomes. This has resulted in inconsistent approval decisions from country to country. Scientists are now…

A first-in-class PET imaging approach can accurately detect biomarkers for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a severe neurodegenerative disease associated with repeated head impacts. This imaging biomarker could potentially be used to diagnose patients while they are still alive, rather than waiting until after death, and could play an important role in supporting clinical trials to develop CTE treatments. This research was presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.CTE is common in contact sports athletes, military veterans, victims of interpersonal or intimate partner violence, and even people who have experienced a traumatic brain…

When political news articles contradict what readers expect from a particular media outlet, they tend to think more deeply about the information and become better at identifying false claims. Two recent experiments demonstrated that this mental discrepancy causes people to evaluate content more thoroughly and reject inaccurate statements they might otherwise have believed. These findings were published in Communication Research Reports. Scholars have long sought to understand why political misinformation spreads so easily online. Much of the early research looked at how people react to correction after they had already accepted a false claim. Recently, communication researchers have begun to…

Scott Morgan/ASCO Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotechnology columnist, reporting on the intersection of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout Loud and author of the newsletter Adam’s Biotech Scorecard. Signal’s Adam can be reached at stataf.54.Matthew Harper discusses medical innovation, both its promise and its perils.Katherine MacPhail is a reporter and editorial events programmer at STAT.Angus reports on basic research, clinical science and drug development that have the potential to change survival and quality of life for patients, as well as developments that impact the cancer community.…

New research published in sexual roles Rural Mexican parents reported that although they often explicitly rejected myths of masculinity and rape in surveys, they still reproduced gendered assumptions about risk and responsibility in everyday conversation. Psychological research on sexual violence has disproportionately focused on Western educated, industrialized, wealthy, and democratic (WEIRD) populations, according to researcher Andrea S. Medrano and others. In Mexico, the authors place sexual violence within the broader context of gender inequality, rural underreporting, limited institutional resources, geographic isolation, and cultural norms surrounding gender. Rural women may face additional vulnerabilities as stigma, distrust of authorities and limited services…

The difference between a child’s chronological age and their apparent brain age can predict whether a child will rely on unhelpful emotional coping strategies years later. A new analysis suggests that discrepancies in brain maturation in late childhood are associated with a later tendency to bottle up emotions, but symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder confer no additional predictive power. These insights were published in the journal Translational Psychiatry. Learning how to control sudden surges of emotion is a normal part of growing up. This process is driven by the gradual development of brain networks that connect emotional centers deep in the…