Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

Researchers at University College London have identified a biological process that helps the body shut down inflammation once it is no longer needed. The discovery could pave the way for new treatments for chronic diseases that affect millions of people around the world. Inflammation is an essential defense mechanism that protects us from infection and injury. However, if it continues unchecked, it can contribute to serious conditions including arthritis, heart disease, and diabetes. Until now, scientists did not clearly understand how the body transitions from an active immune attack to a healing phase. Fat Derived Molecules That Calm the Immune…

Now is not the time for Riley Green to slow down, even if the grind may be slowly catching up with him. By all accounts, the “Worst Way” singer is in the midst of living his best life. The North American leg of his 2026 Cowboy As It Gets tour is in full swing, just months removed from a run of sold‑out shows in Australia. On the charts, his hot streak hasn’t cooled—“Change My Mind” hit No. 1 in June, he just dropped the video for his latest single “Think As I Drunk,” and Sept. 18 is already circled for…

Two healthcare workers get COVID-19 vaccinations on the same day. Both show strong antibody responses initially, but six months later one stays healthy while the other contracts the virus. A new study published in Science Translational Medicine could help explain this difference. Researchers tracked individuals’ antibody levels after vaccinations and identified four distinct patterns of immune response after the first booster vaccination. Notably, the group that started with the highest antibody levels but experienced a faster decline were infected earlier. People with lower blood levels of IgA(S) antibodies, which protect the nose and throat, were also at higher risk. The…

Flu detection could soon be as simple as chewing gum. Scientists have created a molecular sensor that releases a thyme-like flavor when it encounters influenza, offering a low-tech, taste-based alternative to nasal swabs. Unlike current tests that are slow, costly, or miss early infections, this method could catch the flu before symptoms appear. Source Link

Federal regulators have delayed a major overhaul of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule, pushing back final action on the rule by a year. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had proposed a May 2026 release for a final rule that makes significant changes to the HIPAA Security Rule and marks the first major update to the 23-year-old rule in more than 10 years. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website was updated and indicates that the final rule was pushed back to July 2027. The Biden administration issued a notice of…

Stay up to date on the latest in health tech, digital health and health AI news with this weekly brief. This is news from the week of July 6 to 10.  Samsung, Neuroscape partner on cognitive study Samsung is partnering with Neuroscape to study cognitive changes across the adult lifespan, the organizations announced Thursday. The Neuroscape Technology for Aging Health – Digital Approaches (TAH-DA) study seeks to identify biometric predictors of cognitive decline over the course of a year using Samsung’s wearables—namely the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Tab A9. Recruitment began earlier this year, with a goal of 200 participants…

Health tech startup Pearl Health raised $110 million in a mix of debt and equity financing to build out its artificial intelligence platform for Medicare providers, including AI agents to handle administrative tasks. The company, which launched in November 2020, provides technology to help providers deliver preemptive care to Medicare patients through AI-powered predictive insights, financial risk modeling and streamlined workflows. Pearl says it supports a network of over 10,000 providers, including health systems like University of Vermont Health and MDX Hawaii, across over 40 states, caring for over 250,000 Medicare beneficiaries.  The capital raise was comprised of $50 million…

The basic premise of weight training is pretty simple: pick up something heavy, put it back down, repeat. That simple formula built some of the strongest, most muscular physiques the world has ever seen. Long before fitness influencers, ring lights, Bosu balls and people filming themselves doing lunges in the squat rack, the pioneers of the iron game figured out what worked — and then spent the next hundred years proving it. In hardcore dungeon gyms around the world, the biggest and baddest physiques on the planet were built doing basic compound movements: squats, deadlifts, bench presses, bent rows, pull-ups,…

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have shown that their nanoparticle-based vaccine can successfully prevent several aggressive cancers in mice, including melanoma, pancreatic cancer, and triple-negative breast cancer. Depending on the cancer type, up to 88% of vaccinated mice stayed tumor-free (depending on the cancer), and the vaccine also reduced — and in some cases completely prevented — the spread of cancer throughout the body. “By engineering these nanoparticles to activate the immune system via multi-pathway activation that combines with cancer-specific antigens, we can prevent tumor growth with remarkable survival rates,” says Prabhani Atukorale, assistant professor of biomedical engineering…

Chronic fatigue syndrome leaves many people completely drained of energy and struggling to think clearly, and their symptoms often worsen after mental or physical exertion — a reaction known as post-exertional malaise. Researchers studying shortness of breath in people with chronic fatigue have now found that these patients are much more likely to experience dysfunctional breathing. This irregular breathing pattern may be linked to dysautonomia, a disorder involving abnormal nerve control of blood vessels and muscles. By focusing treatment on these breathing irregularities, scientists believe it may be possible to ease some of the debilitating symptoms. “Nearly half of our…