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The Weekly Dose: The Brain and Uncertainty; Learning at Rest; Improving the HPV Vaccine

This week at Yale School of Medicine (YSM): How the claustrum in the brain helps us prepare for uncertainties; researchers identify patterns of brain activity associated with learning while resting; new approach could help overcome shortages of the HPV vaccine.

October 8, 2026

October 21 2026

• Like Humans, Some Primates Become Cautious of Germs in the Wake of a Viral Outbreak

October 20 2026

• How to Control Ferromagnetism Using Light
• New Method for Guaranteed Stability and Improved Performance for Robots on the Move
• Cranberry Juice May Be a Boon for Oral Hygiene
• Dana-Farber Presents Phase 3 Lung Cancer Data in ESMO Presidential Symposium
• Researchers Unlock Promising Lung Cancer Treatment Option
• Water As We've Never Known It: Physicists Test Water Beyond Earth-like Conditions
• New Approach Gauges Reliability of AI Breast Cancer Diagnosis
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Is First Pediatric Hospital on West Coast to Implant Novel Spring Rod System for Early Onset Scoliosis
• Sensory Overload Reported by 60% of U.S. Parents, Lurie Children's Study Finds
• A Woman's Journey to Lifelong Bone Health
• High-Nicotine E-Cigarettes Linked to Rising Nicotine Dependence Among Young Adults
• Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Triage Tools May Reflect Human Biases
• Texas Football Player Back on the Field After Rare Knee Condition Nearly Ended His Career
• How L-Carnitine, Found in Red Meat and Exercise Supplements, May Amplify Inflammation
• A Streak of Good Fortune After Type A Aortic Dissection
• Spur Ventures Strengthens Nebraska's Ag Tech Ecosystem
• Parents of Transgender Youth Faced Mental Health Declines After the 2025 U.S. Presidential Inauguration
• Can better gut health help patients with ovarian cancer tolerate chemotherapy?
• First Joint Guidelines of Care for Hidradenitis Suppurativa Issued by American Academy of Dermatology and Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation
• Nutritional Supplement May Help Ease 'Brain Fog' After Breast Cancer Treatment
• Body Composition Changes on CT Scans May Help Identify Pancreatic Cancer Risk
• The AI Is Listening: Implications of Machine Generated Clinical Notes on Health Care
• New Biological Model Proposes Why Postpartum Vulvar Pain Persists After Hormones Recover
• Interview Prep and Media Training for Experts - Best Practices Webinar
• Study Finds Air Purifiers Do Not Reduce Surgical Infection Risk
• New Advances in the Explanation of the Most Common Chronic Liver Disease
• Migraine, Endometriosis Overlap Far More Than Recognized, Analysis of 13 Million Finds
• As Science and Technology Advance, Nurses Become More Essential to Successful Organ Transplants
• How Rutgers Is Training Tomorrow's Public Health Heroes

October 19 2026

• Moffitt Researchers Find Ways to Improve How a T Cell Fights Cancer
• Now Peer-Reviewed: Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology Publishes Study Validating Sente's Heparan Sulfate + Vitamin C Pairing, Including a 44% Drop in a Key Oxidative Stress Marker in 24 Hours
• Protecting Young Skin: A New Approach to Melanoma Prevention for Children
• RWJBarnabas Health Honored with New Jersey Business Magazine's Community Service Award
• ADLM Opposes CMS Proposal to Eliminate Board Certification for High-Complexity Laboratory Directors
• Common Pregnancy Symptoms Reveal Stage 3 Colon Cancer
• The Race to Predict and Prevent Sudden Cardiac Arrest
• AI Model Can Uncover Unseen Health Issues in CT Scans
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Team Discovers Key Pathway in Heart Lymphatic Vessel Development
• National Academy of Medicine welcomes 3 new UCLA faculty members
• Researchers Harness the Heart's Natural Defense Against Heart Attack Damage
• Proposed Changes to Hepatitis B Vaccination Schedule Could Significantly Increase Infections, Model Suggests
• 1 in 6 Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Report Moderate to Severe Depression or Anxiety Symptoms
• AI Models Rarely Recommend Unnecessary Care in Choosing Wisely Tests
• Cardiovascular Diagnoses During Medicare Home Assessments Rise Yet Follow-Up Care Lacking
• History Is Made: Missouri Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines
• Year-Long Fitness Tracker Data May Offer Clues About Future Brain Health, Study Suggests
• To Fuse, Cells Block Their Repair System
• Millions of Older Australians Exposed to Overlapping Medication Risks
• New Microscopy: Seeing the Brain Like Never Before
• 4 in 5 Parents Say Having a Baby Is Too Expensive

October 18 2026

• Greener anesthesia cuts operating room emissions in half, slashes anesthetic costs nearly 40%
• Smoking or vaping cannabis, but not edibles, linked to need for more anesthesia during upper endoscopy, study suggests
• Melatonin and Ambien before surgery may improve sleep, reduce pain and opioid use after surgery
• Could staying active before surgery help prevent postoperative delirium?
• Cannabis use linked to higher heart attack risk during and after surgery, but fewer blood clots
• GLP-1 drugs linked to lower risk of serious heart-related complications and infections after surgery
• Certain Anti-Epileptic Drugs May Take Toll on Bone Health Yet Vitamin D Supplementation is Low: Real-World Analysis

October 17 2026

• Mobile app monitoring may reduce serious complications after surgery, new study finds
• Ketamine during or after C-sections may ease early postpartum depression symptoms, new study suggests
• Wearing headphones during surgery may reduce nausea and vomiting afterward
• Language barriers may affect access to standard treatment for headaches after epidurals for new moms

October 16 2026

• Can Changing the Circadian Rhythm of Teen 'Night Owls' Improve Depression Outcomes?
• NSF-Funded Research Aims to Make AI a More Reliable Tool for Heart Testing
• Having Insurance Doesn't Mean You Can Get a Mental Health Appointment
• A 'Huge Leap Forward' for Brain Injury Care in First Responders
• Intersection of Pop Culture, Fandom, and STEM Engagement: Virtual Expert Panel
• Finding Their Sense of Direction: Cell Movement Helps Tissues Establish Polarity
• The Weekly Dose: Kidney disease; diet changes; brain pressure
• AMCP Market Insights Findings Show Uncertainty in Biomarker Testing for ESR1-Mutated Advanced Breast Cancer as Payers Weigh Earlier Detection and a Growing Class of Targeted Therapies
• JMIR News: Informed Consent's Redesign for AI-Related Trials, an Autonomous Oxygenation Device, and the Physician-Led Campaign for Canada's Safe Social Media Act
• Structurally guided therapy shows promise for patients with specific EGFR-mutated lung cancer in Phase 1b trial
• Phosphorylation Switch Helps Grapevines Weather Freezing
• Patient-Centered Financial Navigation Assistance Helps Reduce Financial Toxicity Among Cancer Patients, UNC Study Finds
• Precision STING delivery could help convert immune-desert tumors into inflamed tumors
• The Receptor Behind Chili-Pepper Burn May Hold Clues to Pain Treatments

October 15 2026

• What Genetic Testing After a Miscarriage Can Tell You
• Targeted Radiation Shows Promise for Life-Threatening Kidney Cancer Complication
• Study Finds Common Chemicals May Alter Normal Breast Development
• Newly Identified Functions for Immune Molecule Fights Viruses While Reducing Harmful Inflammation: Study
• Why Exposure to Firearm Suicide May Not Mean Safer Gun Storage
• Large-Scale Study Advances Detection of DNA Mutations Across the Human Genome
• 'What's the Best That Can Happen?' A Sensational Treatment for Breast Cancer
• RWJBarnabas Health Names Dr. Erwin Wang, MD, MHA, SFHM, Senior Vice President of Physician Performance Improvement
• GW Researchers Find Global Distrust Networks Unchanged Despite 6 Years of Moderation and Many Millions Spent
• Researchers Restore Neuron Function in Mice with Alzheimer's Disease
• UT MD Anderson Shares Latest Research Breakthroughs
• Cedars-Sinai Sends New Stem Cell Experiments to Space
• The Plague, Rare but Still Around, Is Both Preventable and Treatable
• Who Gets Alzheimer's Drugs? Race, Vulnerability and Health Status Shape Access
• Ultra-Processed Food Intake Linked to Silent Strokes in Healthy Middle-Aged Adults, Study Finds
• HSS Study Finds Robotic-Assisted Lumbar Fusion Associated with Lower Opioid Use After Surgery
• UCLA Researchers Identify Key Pathway That Drives T-Cell Exhaustion in Cancer Immunotherapy
• Inflammatory breast cancer: Fast-moving form often lacks lump as warning sign
• What's the Latest on 7-OH and Kratom Availability and Addiction Care?
• Clinical Trial to Evaluate Blood Test for Early Detection of Breast Cancer
• Cardiac Surgery Team at Meduni Vienna Finds a Solution to One of the Key Problems in Aortic Valve Treatment
• Skin Has a Sex: Females and Males Do Not Renew Their Skin in the Same Way
• Smoking Alters Reproductive Organs in Both Men and Women, New Study Finds
• Many Older Adults Make Medicare Decisions Quickly & Most Don't Change Plans, Poll Finds
• New Research and Policy Priorities Chart a Broader Role for HEOR
• Pill Shows Promise for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
• Neurobiologists Trigger Learned Movements by Activating Just 20 Brain Cells
• Study Identifies Brain Pathways Linked to Sustained Improvement in Those Receiving Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression
• Two Types of Recurring Brain Cancer--Radically Different Mutations
• First Cosmic Organoid Villages(tm) Launch to Space Station, Advancing Research Toward 'Clinical Trials in a Dish'
• Online Sports Betting Legalization Linked to Increased Use of Depression and Anxiety Treatment
• PANoptosis emerges as a unified cell-death hub and a promising drug target
• Neighborhood Conditions Linked to Childhood Cancer Survivors' Long-Term Health
• The Medical Minute: 10 Health Tips for Parents During Cold and Flu Season
• Parents of Kids Who Need Complex Medical Care at Home Tend to Resolve Frequent Safety Issues on Their Own, Study Finds

October 14 2026

• Epilepsy Associated with Increased Risk of Dementia Before Age 65
• Vaccinating Moms Protects Offspring From Deadly Superbug
• Scientists Capture How Powerful DNA-Engineering Enzymes Control the Direction of Genetic Changes
• Researchers Discover a Commonly Prescribed Blood-Pressure Drug May Stimulate "Healthy" Brown Fat
• Advanced MRI Dataset Maps Adolescent Brain Development
• Neutrophil-Derived THBS1 Signals Through Epithelial CD36-JNK to Disrupt the Intestinal Barrier
• Targeting the Cell Cycle for Cancer Therapy: From the Discovery of CDK9 to Precision Medicine and Beyond
• A New Approach to Kidney Matching Could Save Lives
• Support-Bath Bioprinting Creates Functional 3D Human Fat Cell Models
• Depression in OB-GYN Residents Needs More Attention, Study Suggests
• Clinical Trial Evaluates Investigational Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis
• From 44 Hours to 10: Automation Accelerates Nanoscale X-ray Analysis

October 13 2026

• UCLA Forum to Explore Pressing Issues in Disability Services, Misinformation, Mental Health, and Education
• Safer Nurse Workloads Could Alleviate Emergency Department Crowding
• Breast Cancer Previvor Shares Her Health Journey with Monmouth Medical Center High Risk Breast Cancer Program
• Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture Emphasizes Bioethics in Health Care
• Breast Cancer Previvor Shares Her Health Journey with Monmouth Medical Center High Risk Breast Cancer Program
• Clinical Trial Shows Positive Results of Enhanced CAR T-Cell Therapy for Patients with B-Cell Blood Cancers
• Lung Nodule Found on Routine Heart Scan Leads to Lung Cancer Diagnosis in 44-Year-Old Non-Smoker
• The Brain Gears Up for Processing Faces Well Before Birth
• New Clinical Findings in Gastroenterology Presented at the 91st American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting
• Racing Forward: Paralympic Wheelchair Racer Tatyana McFadden on Living with Blood Clots
• Frequent and Unintentional Daytime Napping Linked to Higher Dementia Risk in Older Adults
• Scientists Identify Clues to Making Immunotherapy More Effective Against Glioblastoma
• New Study Pilots Intervention to Prevent HIV Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women
• Weight Loss Drugs May Protect Against Heart Failure
• PL-5 Spray Improves Healing in Infected Burn Wounds, Phase IIIb Trial Finds
• Scientists Reveal How Pancreatic Cancer Evolves to Evade Treatment
• Treating Life-Threatening Blood Clots in Minutes with Swirling Sound Waves
• PMOS/PCOS May Be Linked to Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
• How Insertion Sequence-Mediated Gene Amplification Helps Acinetobacter baumannii Adapt to the Host
• GLP-1 Treatment Linked to Lower Risk of Hospitalization and Death in Older Adults with Fatty Liver Disease
• RUNX1 drives stress-resistant POSTN+ fibroblasts in skin fibrosis
• New Commentary Challenges Outdated Claims About Imaging Use and the Radiologist Workforce
• AI Platform Allows Real-Time Conversation Between Patients and Their Medical Devices
• Children Are Left Out of Medical AI - A New Method Could Help Close the Gap
• AI Tool Reveals What Attracts Immune Cells to Tumors and What Keeps Them Away
• UCLA-led team receives NIH grant to uncover how Zika virus damages the developing eye and explore potential treatments

October 12 2026

• Targeted Radioactive Therapy May Help Delay Spread of Recurrent Prostate Cancer, UCLA Study Suggests
• New Clinical Trial Combines Histotripsy with Immunotherapy to Treat Intrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
• Smoking History of Living Kidney Donors Linked to Higher Transplant Complications
• Cedars-Sinai Cancer 'Smart Bomb' to Get Development Boost
• Briefing: Policy Changes Needed to Ensure the Ethical and Effective Use of Healthcare AI
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Identify Promising Biological Marker Linked to Treatment-Resistant Psychosis
• What Do Data Centers Have in Common with Oil and Gas?
• Benzodiazepine Use in First Trimester Not Associated with Higher Risk for Major Birth Defects
• Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program could save patients up to $700 per year
• Oral Semaglutide for Obesity Management Saw Rapid Early Uptake After FDA Approval
• Experts Debate Cervical Cancer Screening Strategies for a Healthy 26-Year-Old Woman
• One Small Incision, Four Procedures: New Robotic Approach Combines Breast Cancer Treatment, Reconstruction, Biopsy, and Nerve Preservation in One Surgery
• Coffee Isn't a Cure: Survey Data Highlight Risks of Drowsy Driving
• Psilocybin Providers Follow Safety Guidelines, Study Finds
• New Policy Could Save More Lives by Prioritizing Heart Transplant Candidates Based on Medical Urgency, Not Treatment Choices
• Raymond Douglas, MD, PhD, Unveils Research on Six-Week Teprotumumab Dosing to Help Protect Hearing
• Protein Puts Brakes on Intestinal Inflammation, UTSW Study Finds
• Study Examines Long-term Mental Health and Alcohol Use Trajectories following Disasters
• Novel Study Explores How Different Types of Genetic Risk Impact the Manifestation of Alcohol Use Disorder
• Changes in Marital Status May Heighten Vulnerability for Alcohol-Related Problems
• Choline Supplementation in Young Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Has Durable Developmental Benefits, with Gains Evident Five Years Later, Study Suggests
• Living With Ringing in Your Ears? Updated Guideline Supports a Personalized, Evidence-Based Approach to Tinnitus
• DNA Changes in Alzheimer's Disease: Expert Explains What They Mean to Patients, Families
• Alternative Signaling Pathway Improves Transplantation of Blood Stem Cells
• Type 2 Diabetes Can Progress Faster in Kids, but the Warning Signs May Be Easy to Miss
• Multitarget Compound Strengthens Tomato Defenses Against TYLCV
• KCC2 Modulation Improves Neuromuscular Function in Dystrophic Mice
• PPPL Data, Simulation Codes and Compute Power Will Be Used in Phase Ii Genesis Mission Project to Build Digital Twin of Fusion Energy System

October 11 2026

• A Tiny Eye Implant Restored Some Lost Sight. Three Years Later, the Gains Are Holding

October 10 2026

• Laser Touch-Up Sharpens Vision for Patients Disappointed by Vision Quality After Cataract Surgery, Study Finds
• A Cataract Lens That Doubles as Glaucoma Medicine? New Study Shows It's Possible

October 9 2026

• Study Reveals Both Liver and Brain Pathways in Differing Symptoms of Inherited Metabolic Disorder
• Is the "Autism Epidemic" Real, or Are We Better at Finding It? A Leading Pediatric Developmental Expert Weighs In on New JAMA Study
• Halloween Scares Should Be Spooky, Not Painful
• New Study Maps Immune Pathways Driving Acute Interstitial Nephritis
• Immune Cell Map Uncovers How Individual Aging Trajectories Diverge
• Pinhole Lens Restores Sight for Patients With Scarred Corneas
• New Genetic Insights Could Help Detect Hearing Loss Earlier
• Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Leads Breakthrough Heart Recovery Method for Pediatric Transplants
• Study Helps Explain Why Changing Your Diet is Hard
• Researchers Transform Old Blood Cells into Young Brain Cells
• Yamo Pharmaceuticals Announces Autism Trial Registry Following Global Surge in Family Interest
• The Importance of Peer Support Following a Termination for Medical Reasons
• Study Finds Automated Breast Ultrasound Is an Effective Alternative to Handheld Ultrasound for Breast Cancer Screening
• Aspirin Rarely Used for Colorectal Cancer Prevention: Fewer than one in ten people with Lynch syndrome take Acetylsalicylic acid to prevent cancer - despite a high level of openness to new preventive
• Blood Proteins May Offer New Clues to Gut Health in Coeliac Disease
• Polymeric Nanomedicines Reprogram the Tumor Microenvironment to Turn Cold Tumors Hot

October 8 2026

• BIDMC Researchers Conduct First Real-World Study of Safety and Quality of Patient-Facing AI in Primary Care
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles' Pioneering Liquid Biopsy Helps Guide Avery's Treatment for Aggressive Brain Cancer
• Menopause is Finally Getting the Spotlight
• New Research Reveals the Remarkable Complexity of Human Milk
• Flu Fighters: Johns Hopkins Medicine Experts Share Strategies to Defeat Common Respiratory Viruses
• Apodex Opens Free AI Computing Services to Accelerate Drug Research
• Everyday Beauty Products Send Thousands to the E.R. With Eye Injuries Each Year
• The Weekly Dose: The Brain and Uncertainty; Learning at Rest; Improving the HPV Vaccine
• Waterproof Device Shows Promising Results for Children With Wrist Fractures
• Keep Kids' Vision in Focus with Screen-Time Balance
• UK Golisano Children's Shares in 5-Year Pediatric Trauma Grant to Support Providers, Families
• Pain, Psychological Factors and Physical Function Closely Linked in People with Systemic Sclerosis
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center Experts Offer Tips to Reduce Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
• Circadian Disruption May Open a Timing Window for Cancer Metastasis
• A Trick From Tardigrades Could Help Human Blood Withstand Freezing
• SPRED2 loss drives liver cancer stemness via p53/miR-506-3p/KLF4
• Mount Sinai Study Finds Safety Prompts Can Help AI Models Make Safer Clinical Choices
• Longer Sleep May Be Linked to a Higher Risk of Kidney Disease in People with Type 2 Diabetes
• Does a Bone Tumor Always Mean Cancer? Mayo Clinic Expert Explains
• Psilera Greenlit to Initiate Phase 2 of NIH Grant for Alcohol Use Disorder
• New Study of Diets Suggests Which May Offer Cognitive and Executive Function Gains
• Distinct Malaria Parasites "Hidden in Plain Sight" May Contribute to Human Disease Protection

October 7 2026

• Electrical Ablation Boosts CAR-NK Cell Therapy Against Liver Cancer
• Media Update: Australian Cancer Research Returns From Space
• For-Profit Hospitals Linked to Worse Patient Outcomes and Nurse Staffing Shortfalls, New Penn Nursing Study Finds
• Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet for Sept. and Oct., 2026
• New Study: Brain Surgery in First 8 Years Can Protect Memory in Certain Parkinson's Patients
• An Extremely Old Giant Tortoise Named Jonathan May Hold the Secret to a Long, Healthy Life: Study
• Ohio State Spine Surgery Uses Smaller Incisions to Help Patients Recover Faster
• At 90, Art Ulene, MD, Is Still Climbing Toward His Peak
• What Happens When a Key Cancer Defense Fails?
• She Scours Genes to Find What's Behind a Rare Eye Cancer
• Ohio State Offers New Implant for Painful Thumb Arthritis
• ACG 2026: Cedars-Sinai Experts Share Digestive Disease Advances
• Making WAVEs: How UWF Is Shaping the Future of Maritime Engineering
• Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Publish Clinical Data for Rapid Diagnostic Urine Test to Detect Invasive Aspergillosis
• Could Your Epilepsy Medication Affect Your Birth Control?
• Greater physical activity associated with slower progression in Parkinson's
• Tip Sheet: A New Assay for Ovarian and Breast Cancers, RSV Treatment Effectiveness -- and the Impact of Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancers
• Statins May Protect People from Developing Glaucoma
• Key Driver of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Identified, Suggesting New Way to Reverse Drug Resistance
• New Emergency Department Screening Helps UK HealthCare Identify Sepsis Sooner
• Early Warning Signs of Chronic Pelvic Pain May Appear in Adolescence, McMaster Study Finds
• 'Fall Back' Should Be the Last Clock Change, Sleep Experts Tell Lawmakers
• Quantum Study Offers New Insights Into Lithium's Effects in the Brain
• Scientists Identify Gene Signatures in Children with Severe COVID-19 Infection
• Fewer Unnecessary Tasks - Still Exhausted?
• Phthalates affected several cell types in the ovary
• MimiVax and Roswell Park Announce Results from Phase 2b SURVIVE Trial of SurVaxM in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
• Developing Novel Cancer Therapy That Disrupts Communication Between Cancer Cells and Cancer-associated fibroblasts
• SKKU Research Team Recreates Viral Transmission and Herd Immunity on a Chip
• SKKU Identifies New Antibiotic Resistance Mechanism in Superbug Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Obesity-Related Inflammation Driven by Fat Cells, Iron, and Free Radicals