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Every breath you take is part of a very old story. The steady movement of your chest, the outward pull of the muscles between your ribs, the air filling your lungs feels completely normal. But this familiar process goes back hundreds of millions of years. A beautifully preserved reptile that died in an Oklahoma cave some 289 million years ago has revealed the earliest known example of this breathing system in amniotes. Amniotes, a group that includes reptiles, birds, mammals, and their common ancestors, were among the first animals fully adapted to life on land. In a study published in…

A new international study jointly conducted by Massachusetts General Brigham researchers and Fudan University Eye and Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital shows that gene therapy for a rare form of inherited hearing loss was successful in restoring hearing in most participants, with effects lasting up to two and a half years. The results represent the largest clinical trial of gene therapy for inherited hearing loss to date and the longest follow-up ever reported. nature. The authors say these latest findings support previous trials showing that gene therapy can be used to treat some inherited forms of hearing loss, and will…

On 15 January, members of the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) visited the North Yorkshire town of Bentham, which has the highest levels of Pfas contamination in the UK.Pfas (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances), colloquially known as “forever chemicals”, do not break down or break down naturally. This persistence gives it special properties useful in both industrial and consumer products.However, it also means that once they are discarded, they accumulate in nature and in the bodies of living things. Although the effects of this bioaccumulation are not yet fully understood, there is growing evidence that it is associated with…

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered that the following effects can be reversed: HNRNPH2Related neurodevelopmental disorders using antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) in preclinical models. ASOs are short synthetic nucleic acid strands that target specific messenger RNAs. Published in scientific translational medicineresearchers showed that ASO blocks the production of abnormal HNRNPH2 protein. This increases expression of the closely related HNRNPH1 protein and alleviates multiple symptoms of the disease. This study provides important mechanistic data to support the advancement of this promising therapy into clinical studies. HNRNPH2Associated neurodevelopmental disorders are X-linked genetic disorders with symptoms such as developmental delays, seizures,…

An experimental drug targeting triple-negative breast cancer overwhelms cancer cells with toxic fats, according to a new study of human tumors in mice. Triple-negative breast cancer lacks three common drug targets, making it one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer. The compound, known as DH20931, appears to push cancer cells over the edge by causing a surge of fat-like molecules called ceramides. If cells are already under stress, they will not be able to cope and will eventually self-destruct. In laboratory experiments, the drug also made standard chemotherapy more effective. When combined with the commonly used drug doxorubicin,…

New research from Flinders University shows that nurses working in general practice could play a key role in improving access to sleep health treatments, but only if patients and general practice staff are involved in the design of these services. Published in BMC Primary CareThis study is the first to explain why an effective nurse-delivered sleep care model has not been introduced into routine GP clinics, despite strong evidence that it is effective. FHMRI Sleep Health researchers reviewed and synthesized the results of 85 studies examining nurse-led models of care after identifying increased delays in professional sleep services and limited…

For people visiting a neurology doctor for the first time, a new study finds there is no difference in the time it takes to seek treatment sooner between a virtual visit and an in-person visit. This study was published on April 22, 2026. Neurology®Medical Journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Although telemedicine has been shown to improve access to care for people in rural areas and those without transportation, and telemedicine has received high satisfaction scores from both clinicians and patients, less research has been done on how effective virtual visits are compared to in-person visits, especially for new…

Practicing yoga may help people who are overweight or obese improve their cardiometabolic health, according to a study published April 22 in an open access journal. PLOS Global Public Health By Widya Wasityastuti and colleagues at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Yoga is a popular form of exercise around the world and is a gentle and approachable form of exercise for many people. To better understand the potential health benefits of yoga, the authors of this study conducted a meta-analysis, examining 30 yoga studies for its cardiometabolic benefits. They focused on studies that looked at outcomes such as blood pressure,…

Changes in vision are one of the most common signs of aging. If you’re sitting in a dimly lit restaurant with someone over 60, you’ll hear a voice say, “Hold on, let me get my phone out. I need more light to read the menu!” But what if you could reverse that gradual decline in vision? Researchers at the University of California, Irvine are currently exploring that possibility. Their latest research explores potential treatments aimed at slowing or even reversing the ‘aging’ of the eyes while helping to prevent conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). “We are showing the…

A Spanish study used epigenetic fingerprints to track hidden exposure patterns and found that a widely used herbicide may be linked to an alarming increase in colorectal cancer in young adults. In a recent study published in the journal natural medicineresearchers conducted a multi-stage study to identify potential environmental exposures and lifestyle-related factors associated with the unprecedented increase in the prevalence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC). In this study, we developed a DNA methylation-based “epigenetic fingerprint” as a surrogate for measuring exposome-related exposure patterns (termed “exposomes”) in colorectal cancer patients. Comparing exposomes from young patients (n = 31; age 70…