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Brain abscesses, located deep in the brain, can quickly become life-threatening and are often difficult to treat with traditional surgery. In a single patient case report, researchers describe how to use robot-guided stereotaxic surgery to drain six intracranial abscesses through four carefully planned trajectories during one surgery. A minimally invasive approach, combined with targeted antimicrobial therapy and controlled edema management, resulted in rapid neurological recovery and full functional recovery with no evidence of recurrence. Brain abscesses are one of the most serious infections encountered in neurosurgery. When multiple abscesses develop deep in the brain, they can cause severe swelling, dangerous…

Want to stay up to date on the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to receive our biotech newsletter in your inbox. good morning. In case you missed it, on Friday my friend Bob Herman was treated to Joe Kernan on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to talk about his excellent new series “Out of Pocket, Out of Reach.” Mr. Kernan grilled Democrats and Obamacare, but Mr. Bob continued to make non-political comments. Truly professional! Caregivers brace for pay cuts and possible homelessness States are scrambling to cut their budgets in the face of a key provision of the Republican…

Knowing how the virus changes during the first few weeks of infection provides important information about its adaptability. Researchers from the Department of Molecular and Medical Virology and the Department of Translational Computer Infection Research at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany took a closer look at the early stages of hepatitis E infection. To do this, they worked closely with the blood donation service of the NRW Heart and Diabetes Center in Bad Einhausen, a hospital of the Ruhr University Clinic Bochum. The research team analyzed samples taken from 80 blood donors who were found to be infected with HEV…

Brief exposure to the odor of dark chocolate allowed fasting men to increase the number of resistance exercises they performed while reducing hunger, providing early evidence that food-related odors can influence training performance without burning calories. Study: Chocolate odor improves resistance exercise performance through appetite suppression in the fasted state: an exploratory study. Image credit: Beats1/Shutterstock.com recent Frontiers in physiology This study investigated whether exposure to chocolate-related odors alters appetite perception, odor pleasantness, and resistance exercise performance in moderately trained fasted men. Chocolate smell may affect hunger and athletic performance Resistance exercise is widely used to build strength and muscle,…

The now-dormant Denka neoprene plant in LaPlace has reached a settlement with the federal government for allegedly mishandling hazardous waste and disposing of material in a landfill for which it was not intended.Under a federal consent agreement, Denka Performance Elastomers agreed to pay nearly $1 million in penalties to resolve hazardous waste violations. The plant, which ceased production in May 2025, had long been the subject of regulatory action and public concern over its emissions of chloroprene, which is classified as a possible carcinogen. For at least seven years, Denka workers hauled byproducts that were later determined to be hazardous…

The Consortium for Neurodegenerative Biomedical Research and Artificial Intelligence (C-BRAIN), a global collaboration of academic researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and philanthropic organizations whose founding members include Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, today launched three open source AI tools to accelerate research aimed at developing new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. The tool, announced at the Alzheimer’s Disease Society International Conference in London, synthesizes the Alzheimer’s disease and neuroscience literature, surfaces insights from unpublished, so-called “dark” or hidden data, and provides peer-reviewed feedback to researchers. WashU Medicine led the creation of a 17-member consortium. C-BRAIN’s mission…

A new USC-led study of more than 214,000 older adults in 14 countries and territories suggests that different strategies may be needed in different parts of the world to prevent dementia. Researchers found that many of the most important modifiable dementia risk factors, such as low education, high blood pressure, and smoking, varied widely across countries. The findings indicate that a single global approach to dementia prevention is unlikely to be effective everywhere. The research was presented at the Alzheimer’s Disease Association International Conference 2026 in London and published in a journal. Lancet Health and Longevity. AAIC is the world’s…

New research published in Medicinal Chemistry Journal suggests that new vaccine candidates could protect against fentanyl and its many illegal variants by training the immune system to recognize a broad molecular signature rather than a single specific structure. These findings provide evidence that next-generation drug vaccines have the potential to outperform the rapid development of synthetic designer opioids. Fentanyl and related synthetic opioids are responsible for numerous overdose deaths worldwide. In high doses, these synthetic drugs quickly enter the brain and disrupt nerve signals that control breathing. Illegal drug manufacturers are constantly changing the chemical structure of fentanyl to create…

Physicians are adopting wearable devices and see the potential to improve patient care, but they still face significant obstacles to integration into clinical practice. A survey of more than 2,000 physicians in six countries (United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Spain) found that most physicians (97%) reported considering some form of wearable data, and the majority reported that wearable data provides at least some clinical benefit to patient care. Only 3% of physicians say they never consider such data. The most commonly reviewed data categories are similar across countries, including cardiac physiology, activity and function, biometrics/physical events and…

Hundreds of millions of pounds of pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides are used on U.S. farms each year, and the runoff flows into waterways, especially in the central part of the country where commercial crops dominate.A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey provides a clearer picture of pesticide pollution in rivers. The scope of the study was notable, with scientists regularly testing 80 chemicals across 81 facilities over a 10-year period.At most sites, at least one pesticide was detected at alarming levels from 2013 to 2022. The levels were high enough to potentially harm aquatic plants and invertebrates, such as…