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Your Gut Cells Can "Forget" What They Are to Repair Damage, and Colon Tumors Steal the Same Switch

MSK researchers identified ZFP36L2 as the protein that lets gut cells revert to a stem-like state, a repair program that colorectal cancer exploits to spread.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

The Famous Sperm Race Is More Complicated Than We Thought: Sperm Can Team Up to Fertilize Eggs

An analysis of arthropod sperm found that cooperative sperm groups evolved repeatedly over 600 million years, undercutting the familiar image of a sperm race.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

A 10 Million Sibling Scan Tied Birth Order to 150 Diseases, and Shingles Produced the Largest Gap

A phenome-wide scan of US insurance claims tied birth order to 150 of 418 diseases, with firstborns and second-borns each showing distinct risks.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

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A Flicker in Your Pupil Marks the Instant Your Brain Deletes an Outdated Assumption

Brown University researchers report that pupil dilation during surprise marks the moment the brain swaps an old mental context for a new one.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

A Good Laugh Can Trigger Sudden Muscle Weakness in Narcolepsy, and Scientists Found a Surprising Brain Mechanism

Harvard researchers traced socially triggered cataplexy in narcoleptic mice to oxytocin acting on amygdala neurons that switch off muscle tone.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Only FDA-Approved Peanut Allergy Treatment Leaves Market, Families Seek Alternatives

Palforzia, the only FDA-approved oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy, was discontinued on July 31. Families on treatment need an allergist plan.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Only One Cruise Ship Failed a CDC Sanitation Inspection in 2026, While Three Barely Passed

CDC data show Norwegian Dawn scored 84 and failed inspection this year, while three other cruise ships passed with a minimum of 86.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

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States Accuse Meta of Designing Instagram to Addict Children as Trial Begins

Four states opened their case against Meta in Oakland federal court, alleging Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict minors.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

CDC Modeling Now Puts COVID Growth in All 50 States as Emergency Visits Stay Very Low Nationally

CDC modeling estimates that COVID infections are growing, or likely growing, in 50 states, while emergency department visits remain very low nationally.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

FDA Seeks Public Input on AI Medical Devices That Can Change Their Answers

The FDA released a discussion paper on regulating generative AI in medical devices and opened public comment to anyone through October 19.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Ex-Fauci Adviser Pleads Guilty to Concealing COVID Research Records

Meta Description: David Morens, a former senior NIAID adviser, pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the U.S. by concealing federal COVID-19 records.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Costco Business Centers in Texas Pull Five Pound Jalapeno Bags Tied to the National Salmonella Recall

A Houston repacker recalled five-pound bags of jalapeños sold at two Texas Costco business centers, with seven lot codes and no illnesses reported.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Outshine Fruit Bars Recalled Nationwide for Possible Glass in Five Flavors and the Twenty Four Count Pack

Dreyer's recalled five Outshine Fruit Bar flavors and the variety pack due to possible glass contamination. Check batch codes on the bottom of the box.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Trump Chosen White House Adviser Dr. Heidi Overton to Lead FDA Amid Outbreaks

Trump has chosen White House adviser Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the FDA, an agency down more than 3,000 staff amid open food outbreaks.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

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Medical Daily · Aug 19

Congo Ebola Deaths Top 2,300 as WHO Warns Crisis Persists

WHO's emergency committee reconvened on the Congo Ebola epidemic as deaths passed 2,300, with officials calling the outbreak far from under control.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

This Bandage Stays Locked Until Repair Cells Tug on It, Then Hands Over the Healing Signal

An Imperial College London dressing traps the body's own growth factors and releases them only when repair cells physically pull on the material.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

A Fingertip Patch Powered by Sweat Found Parkinson's Patients Burn Through Their Medication Faster Than Expected

A UC San Diego patch tracks levodopa in fingertip sweat and needs no battery. It also found that patients cleared the drug more quickly than healthy individuals.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Rosie's Cancer Came Back After Her AI-Designed Vaccine, and Her Owner Just Raised $4 Million

Rosie's AI-designed mRNA vaccine went viral in March. Her cancer later returned, and her owner's startup launched with Founders Fund backing.

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Medical Daily · Aug 19

A Guinea Pig Named Khryun Drank Heavy Water for 156 Days and Became a Living Map of Metabolism

Russian scientists gave one guinea pig 20% deuterium-labeled water for 156 days, then tracked how long each class of molecule took to turn over.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Smart Underwear Counted 32 Farts a Day, More Than Double the Number Doctors Have Long Cited

A University of Maryland wearable tracked hydrogen in flatus and found that healthy adults pass gas 32 times a day, not the 14 cited in medical texts.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

A Recall That Says No Pathogen Was Found Can Still Be Serious When Inspection Never Happened

Some meat recalls no bacteria at all. Products made without federal inspection are pulled because nobody verified they were safe.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Preventing RSV in Infants Also Reduced Antibiotic Prescribing Across 32 Philadelphia Area Pediatric Primary Care Practices

Infants who received the RSV antibody nirsevimab got fewer antibiotics for respiratory infections, a study of 15,341 babies found.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

A Newborn at the Center of a Three State Surrogacy Fight Has Now Had His Heart Surgery

The infant in the Texas surrogacy dispute underwent heart surgery on Monday. Here is what treatment for hypoplastic left heart syndrome actually involves.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

Michigan Schools Restrained or Secluded Students Nearly 18,000 Times in a Year Despite a Decade Old Law

Michigan schools used restraint or seclusion nearly 18,000 times last year. Most involved students with disabilities, a decade after a limiting law.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

A Federal Judge Blocked Idaho from Prosecuting Doctors for Abortions Performed to Protect a Patient's Health

A federal judge ruled that Idaho cannot prosecute physicians for abortions that protect a patient's health. The state attorney general says he will appeal.

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