Medical News

• Oct 22, 2026 Dandruff and Seborrheic Dermatitis: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Both conditions can cause scalp flakes, but persistent, inflamed or spreading symptoms may need a dermatologist’s assessment.
• Oct 22, 2026 AI-Designed Proteases Show Promise, While Atomic-Level Tools Aim to Improve Enzyme Design Two studies report AI-designed protein-cutting enzymes, while RFdiffusion3 adds atomic detail to enzyme design. The results remain early and need cell testing.
• Oct 20, 2026 Gene Therapy Restores Some Light Sensitivity in Retinitis Pigmentosa Trial In a 10-person trial, gene therapy paired with amber-light goggles improved some participants’ light sensitivity, but vision remained limited.
• Oct 19, 2026 BootLoops AI System Produces 36 Research Papers Across 22 Fields BootLoops generated 36 research manuscripts in three months, while field experts helped judge which AI findings had scientific value.
• Oct 19, 2026 Opinion: My mother killed herself. I wish assisted suicide had been an option The author’s parents, Fred and Regina Bosch, in 1989. They would both later kill themselves — Fred in 1995, Regina in 2016.Photo: Charlotte Bosch, courtesy Tori...
• Oct 16, 2026 Synthetic Cell Research Advances, but Scientists Still Debate What Counts as Life SpudCell completes a cell-like cycle, while key limits remain. Researchers are also testing how life began and how to measure lifelike systems.
• Oct 16, 2026 How Cody Rhodes’ Wrestling Experience Shapes His Role as Guile in Street Fighter Cody Rhodes says wrestling helped him perform Guile’s stunts and build the character’s imposing presence in the upcoming Street Fighter film.
• Oct 16, 2026 Garry Kasparov’s Chess Legacy Extends Beyond the Board The 2026 Hall of Fame inductee reflects on chess as a mental sport, his matches with Deep Blue, and decades of work supporting young players.
• Oct 07, 2026 Chef Chris Valdes Lost 40 Pounds by Changing How He Cooks and Eats Chris Valdes says sustainable weight loss came from changing habits while keeping the Cuban and Latin flavors central to his cooking.
• Oct 07, 2026 Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Can Complicate Life Insurance Applications A journalist’s experience and broker estimates suggest stable, low-risk prostate cancer may still delay or raise the cost of life insurance.
• Oct 06, 2026 World Athletics’ $10 Million Championship Tests a Faster Format for Track A three-night meet paired elite matchups with a record prize purse, offering a test of whether faster competition can draw wider interest.