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Lawyers for a youth coalition that challenged a series of President Donald Trump’s executive orders related to energy and climate change last year argued in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to allow the case to move forward. The federal district court in Montana that dismissed the case in Lighthizer v. Trump erred by ruling that it lacked jurisdiction to grant blanket relief when reviewing the legality of the executive order, argued Julia Olsen, an attorney with the nonprofit law firm Our Children’s Trust, which represents young people. “Without question, the federal judiciary retains the authority to adjudicate constitutional challenges…

Study reveals continued concern over rising suicide rates in the US”The United States has seen a 30 percent increase in age-adjusted suicide rates nationwide since the late 1990s,” said Amanda Bakian, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah and the Huntsman Institute of Mental Health. She also noted that the rate is even higher in Utah.”Utah is part of what is commonly referred to as the ‘suicide belt,’ which includes all other states in the Mountain West, where age-adjusted suicide rates are among the highest in the nation, and have been for quite some time,” Bakian said. Bakian,…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has selected 150 digital health companies and providers to participate in the launch of a technology-enabled chronic care model. In December, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced the Advancing Chronic Care through Effective and Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) model, a 10-year payment program to accelerate the use of technology to treat chronic conditions. CMS aims for the ACCESS model to provide stable and recurring payments for technologies used to treat diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, obesity, depression, and anxiety. This model helps pay for telemedicine software, wearables, and wellness apps that…

Research published in journals F1000 research in 2023 suggests that certain personality traits, particularly honesty and agreeableness, can predict how confident young people are in their ability to spot deepfake videos. The findings provide evidence that our underlying psychological makeup shapes our perceived vulnerability to deception in advanced artificial intelligence. Deepfake technology uses artificial intelligence to create highly realistic manipulated videos and audio recordings of real people. These programs study thousands of images and audio clips to produce synthetic media that depicts people saying and doing things that never actually happened. These digital forgeries are becoming harder to distinguish from…

Scientists at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and a team of international collaborators have discovered a new rare genetic disease using a genetic sequencing technique called whole-exome sequencing. The researchers published their findings on April 3, 2026. Advances in human genetics and genomics Identify defective mutated genes. By investigating the biochemical effects of the mutation, the researchers also showed that this typo in the genetic code interferes with normal cell function, as expected for an unknown congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG). CDG is a collective term for more than 190 diseases caused by mutations that impair glycosylation, the…

A mixed histiocytosis (Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH)/Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD)) that develops after treatment of initial cranial LCH is poorly recognized. An elderly woman suffered from polyuria and polydipsia 5 years before being diagnosed with monofocal LCH of the left temporal bone, which was surgically removed. Two years later, the first recurrence occurred in the right parietal skull, the BRAF V600E mutation was confirmed, and he received chemotherapy. After the second recurrence in the left parietal bone, a third recurrence occurred in the L2 vertebrae. Biopsy of the spinal cord lesion revealed mixed histiocytosis (LCH/ECD), which was refractory to conventional chemotherapy…

Super enhancers (SEs) are large clusters of transcriptional regulatory elements that promote oncogene expression, maintain malignancy, and cause cancer “transcription addiction.” They function through phase separation, 3D chromatin looping, and epigenetic modifications (e.g., H3K27ac). SE is highly cancer type specific, making it an attractive therapeutic target. Inhibitors against BRD4, CDK7/9, and strategies to disrupt phase-separated condensates show preclinical efficacy. This review summarizes the mechanisms and targeted interventions of SE. introduction SEs are densely clustered enhancer regions loaded with coactivators (BRD4, MED1), master transcription factors, and H3K27ac. These promote high expression of oncogenes, stemness genes, and metastasis-related genes. Cancer cells become…

New research published in Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck SurgeryA peer-reviewed official publication from the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) found that two common and treatable causes of conductive hearing loss, eardrum perforation and cholesteatoma (a type of abnormal skin growth in the middle ear), are associated with higher rates of dementia. Notably, the study also found that treatment, whether surgery or hearing aids, was associated with a reduction in that high risk. The findings, first presented at the AAO-HNSF 2025 Annual Meeting and OTO EXPO in Indianapolis, Indiana, add to the body of evidence linking hearing…

Artificial intelligence solutions can reduce the administrative burden of pre-approval and billing, but organizations report increased transaction volumes and costs, according to a new report. The Peterson Institute for Health Technology gained insights from a January 2026 workshop attended by senior leaders from organizations ranging from health systems to federal agencies. Leaders discussed how technology and policy can enable AI to reduce administrative costs, accelerate payment cycles, and promote high-value care. While AI has the potential to help organizations perform faster pre-authorizations at lower costs, the report (PDF) states that there is no existing evidence that AI “leads to lower…

Gray whales are known for their long migrations between the food-rich Arctic Ocean and the warm lagoons of Baja Mexico. However, as ocean conditions change due to climate change, some whales are behaving in unexpected ways. In recent years, many gray whales have been seen feeding in unfamiliar areas, such as the busy waters of San Francisco Bay. Researchers studying the unusually high number of whale deaths found that nearly 20% of gray whales seen entering the bay did not survive, and many died in boat strikes. “Gray whales maintain a low profile when surfacing, which makes them difficult to…