The Medical News

1. RNA regulator YTHDF2 plays key role in controlling inflammation

   A new review highlights the emerging importance of YTHDF2, a key regulator of RNA activity, in shaping the body's inflammatory responses and influencing a wide range of diseases.

2. New computational pipeline improves effectiveness of pan-Ebola neutralizing antibodies

   A team led by Professor Wei Yang at the National Institute of Pathogen Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, has developed a computational-experimental pipeline that synergistically optimizes antibody framework regions (FR) and complementarity-determining regions (CDR).

3. How social media, AI, and surveillance can become health determinants

   Digital technologies increasingly shape health by mediating how social, political, commercial, and economic conditions affect people’s lives. This Perspective calls for global collaboration to ensure digital transformation promotes health equity rather than reinforcing existing inequities.

4. Gum disease pathogen may drive Alzheimer’s through microglial ferroptosis pathway

   Alzheimer's disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, is projected to affect 152 million individuals worldwide by 2050; yet its pathogenesis remains poorly understood and effective treatments are lacking.

5. Early lung damage patterns uncovered in children with cystic fibrosis

   Researchers have mapped how lung damage begins early in life for children with cystic fibrosis, providing new insights that will help reshape future care.

6. Shared humor and play strengthen children’s brains and emotional wellbeing

   Making children laugh can build deep emotional connections and soothe their nervous systems, making them more resilient and open to new ideas, a leading child development expert tells us.

7. Specialized care helps child thrive despite chronic swallowing disorder

   Today, 11-year-old Logan Fitzpatrick of Malverne, New York, spends his time playing baseball, practicing tae kwon do, painting, and cheering on the Mets and the Islanders.

8. Scientists visualize a key cell protein regulating inflammatory disease pathways

   University of Cincinnati structural biologists are the first in the world to visualize a key cell protein as part of newly published research from the College of Medicine.