Cannabis compounds may weaken glioblastoma response to chemotherapy and radiation

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260812/Cannabis-compounds-may-weaken-glioblastoma-response-to-chemotherapy-and-radiation.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=prostate_cancer_newsletter_25_august_2026 Laboratory experiments reveal that several cannabinoids can make glioblastoma cells less vulnerable to treatment-induced death, challenging assumptions about their anticancer effects and highlighting the need for clinical investigation.

Study Reveals Previously Unknown Mechanism of RNA Synthesis Shared Across Life Forms ++

Study Reveals Previously Unknown Mechanism of RNA Synthesis Shared Across Life Forms https://www.azolifesciences.com/news/20260813/Study-Reveals-Previously-Unknown-Mechanism-of-RNA-Synthesis-Shared-Across-Life-Forms.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tuberculosis_newsletter_25_august_2026 Study Reveals Previously Unknown Mechanism of RNA Synthesis Shared Across Life FormsScientists have long been fascinated by two promising classes of antibiotics that disable RNA polymerase (RNAP). Men’s higher TB burden linked to greater exposure https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260812/Mene28099s-higher-TB-burden-linked-to-greater-exposure.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tuberculosis_newsletter_25_august_2026 Men are more likely than women to catch tuberculosis (TB), finds a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

Researchers uncover hidden function of known tuberculosis bacterium geneResearchers uncover hidden function of known tuberculosis bacterium gene ++

Researchers uncover hidden function of known tuberculosis bacterium geneResearchers uncover hidden function of known tuberculosis bacterium gene https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260817/Researchers-uncover-hidden-function-of-known-tuberculosis-bacterium-gene.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tuberculosis_newsletter_25_august_2026 The complete genome for the tuberculosis bacterium was sequenced and published in 1998. Since then, scientists have deciphered about two-thirds of TB's genes. Or have they? Research Reveals Supposedly Decoded Gene Has Hidden Cellular FunctionResearch Reveals Supposedly Decoded Gene Has Hidden Cellular Function https://www.azolifesciences.com/news/20260818/Research-Reveals-Supposedly-Decoded-Gene-Has-Hidden-Cellular-Function.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tuberculosis_newsletter_25_august_2026 The complete genome for the tuberculosis bacterium was sequenced and published in 1998. Since then, scientists have deciphered about two-thirds of TB's genes. Or have they?

Researchers link GLP-1 drugs to lower tuberculosis risk in type 2 diabetesResearchers link GLP-1 drugs to lower tuberculosis risk in type 2 diabetes ++

Researchers link GLP-1 drugs to lower tuberculosis risk in type 2 diabetesResearchers link GLP-1 drugs to lower tuberculosis risk in type 2 diabetes https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260824/Researchers-link-GLP-1-drugs-to-lower-tuberculosis-risk-in-type-2-diabetes.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tuberculosis_newsletter_25_august_2026 A large retrospective cohort study found that GLP-1 receptor agonist use was associated with a lower risk of tuberculosis in people with type 2 diabetes compared with sulfonylureas, metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, and SGLT2 inhibitors. TB preventive treatment delivers real-world gains for people with HIVTB preventive treatment delivers real-world gains for people with HIV https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260817/TB-preventive-treatment-delivers-real-world-gains-for-people-with-HIV.aspx?utm_source=news_medical_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tuberculosis_newsletter_25_august_2026 Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for about a quarter of all AIDS deaths. In 2024, it was also the leading cause of death among people with HIV. This is despite TB being a preventable and curable disease.

Study identifies KRAS G12C as a precision-medicine target in genitourinary cancers

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260828/Study-identifies-KRAS-G12C-as-a-precision-medicine-target-in-genitourinary-cancers.aspx A new research paper was published in Volume 17 of Oncotarget on August 19, 2026, titled "Incidence of KRAS G12C mutations in genitourinary malignancies; emerging target in precision medicine."

Investigational anti-interleukin-6 monoclonal antibody achieves durable inflammatory biomarker reductions

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260829/Investigational-anti-interleukin-6-monoclonal-antibody-achieves-durable-inflammatory-biomarker-reductions.aspx The investigational anti-interleukin-6 (IL-6) monoclonal antibody pacibekitug produced sustained reductions in inflammation-related biomarkers through six months in patients with chronic kidney disease and elevated inflammatory risk associated with heart disease.

New study detects silent atherosclerosis in healthy young adults

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260829/New-study-detects-silent-atherosclerosis-in-healthy-young-adults.aspx Atherosclerosis, the process underlying most cardiovascular diseases, begins long before the first symptoms appear. An international study led by Professor Henning Bundgaard, Professor of Cardiology at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Dr Borja Ibáñez, Scientific Director of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, CNIC, cardiologist at Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz and a group leader at CIBERCV, shows that the disease can already be detected in apparently healthy young adults and is much more common than previously thought.