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Two drug molecules achieve myelin repair in MS disease models


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Three colorful neurons with yellow branching dendrites and a blue myelinated axon within a neural network.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every remyelination drug candidate tested in multiple sclerosis research has failed. A doctoral thesis from the University of Helsinki, defended earlier this month, reports two that didn’t. Tapani Koppinen, working in Associate Professor Merja Voutilainen’s research group, identified two separate drug molecules that successfully triggered myelin regrowth in MS […]
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One infusion. One time. Possibly forever. A breakthrough gene-editing treatment just slashed LDL "bad" cholesterol by up to 62% — and the results are holding 18 months later. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the small study of 35 patients could reshape how we fight heart disease, which kills 800,000 Americans annually. No daily pills. No repeat treatments. Just one shot. Experts call it potentially "game-changing." Larger trials are next — but the early signs are extraordinary. The future of heart health may have just arrived. #HeartDisease #GeneTherapy #MedicalBreakthrough #Cholesterol #Health #Science #Medicine #NEJM #Innovation #Healthcare nytimes.com/2026/05/25/health/…



Good information for anyone affected by multiple sclerosis. Why some people take so long to be diagnosed and what to expect and how to ameliorate symptoms. From a neuro sub specialist

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#stem #science #health #neurology #interesting


#Trump admin shutting key #US researchers out of #global #virus response talks, documents & sources reveal

Key officials responsible for leading US #research on #InfectiousDisease threats have been #barred from speaking directly with the #WorldHealthOrganization [#WHO] — effectively shutting some of them out of the global discussions on virus #outbreaks, according to documents & multiple sources.

#nationalism #BrainDrain #medicine #science #health #PublicHealth #NIAID
cnn.com/2026/05/25/politics/gl…


The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading in central Africa is a distinct species from the Zaire strain that existing approved vaccines target. A claim submitted to IsItCap this week asks whether the current vaccines can stop it.

isitcap.com/r/fact-check-ebola…

#Ebola #Bundibugyo #vaccines #publichealth #factcheck #science #virology



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#Science #HealthCare #Environment
"The return of the salmon comes less than two months after the end of the dam removals in California and Oregon, an effort that took decades of advocacy by the surrounding tribes—including the Yurok, Karuk, Shasta, Klamath and Hoopa Valley, among others—whose people have deep ties to the Chinook salmon."
Smithsonian smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/…



When invisible labor is chronically unrecognized, is it any wonder the techbros of AI have failed to account for nuance?

Ask any woman in #tech / #science / #medicine.

"These developments also suggest that the economics of replacing or augmenting human labor with AI may be more complicated than some early forecasts originally implied."

Microsoft reports are exposing AI’s real cost problem: Using the tech is more expensive than paying human employees

fortune.com/2026/05/22/microso…






🐍💉 Tim Friede spent nearly 20 years gradually immunizing himself against #venom from over a dozen deadly #snakes, including #cobras and black #mambas.

Scientists used #antibodies from his blood to create an experimental #antivenom that protected #mice from 13 types of snake venom. The work could lead to a single broad-spectrum antivenom.

👉 sciencenews.org/article/antive…

#science #immunology #biology #wildlife #medicine #research #nature #wisconsin #newyork #biotech


Not alive, but not dead: Disembodied human brains used for drug testing.

@SciMag reports: "By restoring some functions to intact brains from deceased donors, the startup Bexorg hopes to create a better drug development test bed for neurodegenerative diseases."

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#Brain #Science #Medicine




🗨️ 👩🏽‍💻 The simple truth is that the era in which #research and #science (and #technology) are exploited by states and their militaries must come to an end!

Science serves #humanity first and foremost; it ought to adhere to a codex - much like that of #medicine - to serve and protect people (habitats), rather than to destroy them!

If research mandates were to abide by this principle, we would be one step closer to the goal of peaceful coexistence - in 2026, this is clearly not the case -

#law





Scientists discovered a 59,000-year-old Neanderthal molar in Siberia featuring a deliberately drilled hole. A sharp stone tool was used to scrape away decayed tissue to treat a severe infection. #Science #Neanderthal #Archaeology #Medicine
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#WHO official warns #Ebola outbreak unlikely to be over in two months as cases and deaths rise in #DRC
At least 130 people thought to have been killed, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus before emergency meeting

theguardian.com/world/2026/may…

#science #infectiousDisease #virus #publicHealth #congo


💧🧬 Aquagenic urticaria is an extremely rare condition where #skin contact with #water triggers painful hives.

Researchers believe a substance on the skin reacts with water to release histamine. Interestingly, those affected can still drink water safely because their internal digestive systems don't trigger this specific immune response.

👉 popsci.com/health/water-allerg…

#science #biology #health #medicine #allergies #immunology #research #dermatology


First Ever Clinical Trials for Managing Takotsubo (Broken Heart Syndrome)


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The first ever clinical trial of medication for the long-term management of the condition commonly known as broken heart syndrome is now underway. The seven-year long study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), will involve scientists and clinicians from Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Leicester, Belfast and almost 1,000 takotsubo patients from 40 hospitals across the country. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, sometimes called broken heart syndrome, affects more than 5,000 people in the UK each year […]









#Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African #health officials race to coordinate and contain the #infection

theguardian.com/global-develop…

#science #publicHealth #DRC #infectiousDisease #epidemic #virus

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