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Individuals with psychiatric disorders demonstrated reduced flexibility in brain network reconfiguration across cognitive states in a transdiagnostic neuroimaging study. The findings linked dynamic brain patterns with symptom profiles but did not establish causality or clinical applicability.
Neurology July 31st 2026
Cancer Therapy Advisor
ASCO released updated recommendations for recurrent ovarian cancer that reinforce platinum-based doublet therapy as the preferred approach for platinum-sensitive disease and provide guidance for platinum-resistant disease, maintenance strategies, and monitoring. Recommendations were derived from a systematic review of studies published through 2025.
Hematology/Oncology July 29th 2026
Renal & Urology News
A randomized noninferiority trial involving 648 men with MRI-visible prostate lesions found that cognitive fusion biopsy achieved clinically significant prostate cancer detection rates similar to software-based fusion biopsy. Subgroup analyses suggested body mass index may influence the relative performance of each approach.
Oncology, Medical July 29th 2026
Medical Xpress
A repeat PSMA PET/CT scan detected recurrent disease in more than half of prostate cancer patients whose initial scan was negative. Findings altered management in nearly half of patients, particularly those with oligometastatic recurrence.
Hematology/Oncology July 28th 2026
A new analytical framework applied to 30,000+ parent-child trios found that uninherited parental genes shape children’s height, BMI, and academic performance to a degree approaching the influence of children’s own DNA.
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism June 22nd 2026
Huntington’s Disease News
The first participant was dosed in a Phase 3 trial of oral votoplam, as interim Phase 2 extension data suggested dose-dependent slowing of Huntington’s progression.
Neurology May 28th 2026