BlogerroomMedicalJul 23, 2026 Β· 8 min read
One Psilocybin Trip Reshaped Brains a Month Later
UCSF and Imperial College found a single psilocybin dose produced measurable brain changes lasting a full month.
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MedicalJul 22, 2026 Β· 7 min read
All-Human Antibody Halts Prostate Cancer Spread
A fully human antibody blocked tumor growth and metastasis in castration-resistant prostate cancer models at UmeΓ₯ University.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 21, 2026 Β· 8 min read
AI Flags 250,000 Suspect Cancer Studies as Fake
An AI tool screening 2.6 million cancer papers flagged over 250,000 with writing patterns matching known paper mill fraud.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 20, 2026 Β· 7 min read
New Blood Test Predicts Heart Disease 15 Years Early
HKUMed's CardiOmicScore analyzes 2,920 proteins and 168 metabolites to forecast six cardiovascular diseases years in advance.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 19, 2026 Β· 7 min read
Constipation Drug Shows Promise for Depression Brain Fog
A small Oxford-Birmingham trial found the constipation drug prucalopride improved memory and thinking speed after depression.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 18, 2026 Β· 8 min read
Spinal Injury Drug Repairs DNA in Alzheimer's Mice
KCL-286, already proven safe in humans for spinal injury, repaired DNA breaks and cut inflammation in Alzheimer's mice.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 16, 2026 Β· 7 min read
Hidden Neuron Skeleton Could Be an Alzheimer's Target
Penn State found a hidden cytoskeletal lattice controls how neurons absorb molecules, offering a new Alzheimer's target.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 15, 2026 Β· 7 min read
Chili Peppers Linked to Esophageal Cancer, Review Finds
A major review found heavy chili pepper consumption tied to higher esophageal cancer risk, but effects varied sharply by region.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 14, 2026 Β· 7 min read
Losing Just 80 Minutes of Sleep Nightly Adds Up
Columbia researchers found adults who lost 80 minutes of nightly sleep for six weeks gained a pound and moved less.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 13, 2026 Β· 7 min read
Sound Waves May Stop Arthritis Before It Even Starts
UAH researchers found low-intensity ultrasound shifts immune cells from inflammation to repair mode after joint injury.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 12, 2026 Β· 6 min read
Michigan Drug Fights Fatty Liver by Fixing the Gut
Michigan Medicine's DT-109 reversed MASH in primates by blocking gut bacteria toxins before they reach the liver.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 10, 2026 Β· 6 min read
Ozempic Dosing Mix-Ups Drove Poison Calls Up 5-Fold
Poison control calls involving semaglutide jumped from 1,500 to 8,000 a year, mostly from preventable dosing mistakes.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 9, 2026 Β· 6 min read
UIC Turns Tumor-Dwelling Bacteria Into a Cancer Drug
UIC researchers built a peptide from tumor bacteria that starved prostate cancer cells by cutting off mitochondrial energy.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 8, 2026 Β· 5 min read
Scientists Name the Way Alzheimer's Actually Kills Cells
King's College London identified karyoptosis, a new cell-death pathway explaining neuron loss in Alzheimer's and FTD.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 7, 2026 Β· 6 min read
GSK's Bepirovirsen Cures 1 in 5 Hepatitis B Patients
Phase 3 trials show GSK's bepirovirsen achieved functional cure in 20% of hepatitis B patients after stopping antivirals.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 6, 2026 Β· 5 min read
USC Finds Immune Cells That Renew Like Stem Cells
USC researchers found immune precursor cells can self-renew indefinitely, potentially solving CAR-T's supply bottleneck.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 5, 2026 Β· 5 min read
Half of Kidney Patients Never Reach the Transplant List
An NYU Langone study of 720,348 patients found 48% never start evaluation and only 19% reach the waitlist.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 4, 2026 Β· 5 min read
FDA Lowers Casgevy Age Limit to 2 for Sickle Cell
FDA expanded Casgevy gene therapy to children as young as 2, adding roughly 5,500 patients to those now eligible.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 3, 2026 Β· 5 min read
Oxford Calculator Shows Statin Muscle Risk Is Rare
Oxford's new StatinMD tool found 98% of eligible patients face low risk of serious statin-linked muscle disorders.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJul 2, 2026 Β· 5 min read
FDA Approves First Treg Cell Therapy for Blood Cancer
Tregzi cut chronic GVHD in stem cell transplant patients from 44% to 12.6%, per FDA-reviewed trial data.
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Dr. Anand Sharma
βMedicalJun 12, 2026 Β· 10 min read
Scientists Just Used AI to Design a Universal Coronavirus Vaccine β And It Passed Its First Human Trial
Cambridge scientists used AI to design a universal coronavirus vaccine from scratch. It just passed its first human trial β safe, needle-free, and broad-spectrum.
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