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A US company plans to offer an unapproved gene therapy designed to boost levels of an anti-ageing protein called klotho. The treatment will be provided at clinics in Honduras, the Bahamas and Panama. It aims to bypass US regulatory requirements.

2026년 06월 23일 AI에 의해 보고됨 사실 확인됨

A study by researchers at McGill University and Yale School of Medicine suggests that learning—and later retaining—new speech patterns depends more on brain areas that process sound and bodily sensation than on the motor cortex regions that control speech movements. The work was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

A new perspective article in Frontiers in Nutrition argues that public health advice on protein intake and physical activity is largely designed to prevent deficiency, and that many people may benefit from aiming above today’s minimum recommendations to support strength, independence and cognitive function as they age.

2026년 06월 23일 AI에 의해 보고됨

Starting Wednesday, June 24, Belo Horizonte begins offering the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to children up to age 5 at city health centers.

A study in Frontiers in Microbiology reports that bacterial strains linked to hospital infections in Argentina showed high tolerance to glyphosate, a widely used herbicide ingredient, alongside resistance to multiple antibiotics. The authors say the results raise questions about whether herbicide exposure could help select for antimicrobial resistance in the environment, though the research does not establish that glyphosate causes antibiotic resistance in patients.

2026년 06월 23일 AI에 의해 보고됨

Spain's first summer heatwave, which began on June 21, coincides with studies linking high temperatures to increased gender-based and family violence.