Antimicrobial resistance in children is rising globally and will worsen over the next decade, threatening the effectiveness of life‑saving antibiotics, according to a world-first monitoring platform.

 

Many neurological diseases damage specific parts of the brain, even though the harmful protein involved is present throughout the brain. Researchers at Texas Children’s Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) and Baylor College of Medicine report in Genes & Development new evidence that explains these differences in brain tissue vulnerability.

A landmark 34-year study, co-led by University of Warwick, tracks very preterm babies from birth to middle adulthood and identifies early cognitive development as the strongest predictor of who flourishes and struggles as adults.

About The Study: The 2026 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/multisociety guideline on the management of dyslipidemia issued new recommendations on estimating atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk and on populations eligible for statins for primary prevention. This study found that the guideline substantially expands the U.S. population recommended for primary prevention statin therapy, predominantly in lower-risk individuals.

About The Study: In this nationally representative analysis, applying low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goals from the 2026 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association dyslipidemia guideline to 2021 to 2023 U.S. population data revealed substantial gaps in LDL-C control, with an increasing gradient across primary prevention categories and high proportions among adults with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. These gaps were accompanied by substantial underuse of lipid-lowering therapy. These findings provide a contemporary population-level benchmark for the updated guideline framework.

An analysis of more than 13,500 samples from three major single-cell atlas resources found that European ancestry was overrepresented, while Asian and Latino populations were underrepresented and many samples lacked ancestry information. The findings highlight the importance of improving representation as these datasets are increasingly used in AI models, biomarker discovery, and precision medicine.