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FDA-Issued Sodium Targets Yield No Apparent Impact

In 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Phase I voluntary sodium reduction targets to encourage manufacturers to lower the amount of sodium in packaged food products by 2024. The targets appear to have had minimal impact, according to a study comparing the sodium content of new products introduced before and after the guidance was issued.

July 25, 2026

July 26 2026

• 80% of Toddler Foods on Grocery Shelves Are Ultra-Processed
• Time-Restricted Eating May Help Retain Cognitive Function in Older Adults
• Could Sparkling Water Be a Better Choice for Your Teeth?

July 25 2026

• Photo-Based Calorie-Tracking Apps May Underestimate Energy in Meals
• Prebiotic Sodas Typically Contain as Much Sugar as Fiber
• Plant-Forward Planetary Health Diet Linked to Lower Heart Disease Risk
• Study Finds Teens Who Start the Day with Breakfast Eat Better Overall
• FDA-Issued Sodium Targets Yield No Apparent Impact

July 24 2026

• How Rutgers Is Helping to Tackle the Rising Crisis of Public Housing Residents Facing Dementia Alone
• Texas A&M Study Highlights Pictor PictVet(r) as a Promising New Tool for Non-Invasive Beef Cattle Health Monitoring
• Study Reveals Stress a Significant Factor in Women Experiencing Long COVID
• Finding What It Takes to Make a White Blood Cell Could Lead to New Cancer Treatment
• Bugs as Drugs: Engineered Gut Bacteria Show Promise Against Pancreatic Cancer
• New Treatment Approach Improves Survival and Reduces Recurrence Risk for Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
• JMIR News: Health Tech Industry Trends and Innovations
• FDA Advisers Dismiss Safety Warnings, Back Four Peptide Treatments
• Frequent Marijuana Use Linked To Higher Stress Hormone Levels
• Cleveland Clinic Researchers Find Link Between Gut Bacteria Byproduct and Irregular Heart Rhythm
• Money Problems Might Make Your Brain Old Before Its Time, Study Suggests
• Back Pain? Try Swimming, Study Says
• Ozempic Cuts Down Calorie Intake For At Least A Year, Even If Hunger Returns, Trial Finds
• Black MS Patients Dying Younger Than White Ones, Study Finds
• Public Health Improvements Stall Amid Trump's DEI Crackdown
• SKKU Develops Technology for Mass-Producing Eco-Friendly Hydrogen Peroxide Without Electricity, Dramatically Cutting Energy Costs
• Increased Social Media Use Linked to Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation Among Young Adults, UTHealth Houston Researchers Find

July 23 2026

• Many U.S. Schools Unprepared To Help Concussed Students Return To The Classroom
• Study Demonstrates Recall-by-Genotype in a Healthcare System Biobank, Advancing Precision Psychiatry
• Moffitt Scientists Pioneer Next Generation Covalent Chemistry to Build Safer Precision Medicines
• Autoantibodies Could Play Key Role in Cancer Progression and Prevention
• Mayo Clinic Q&A: Is My Racing Heart an Arrhythmia?
• Gene Regulation Map Reveals Treatment Targets for Heart Failure
• AI Analyzes Surgical Technique to Improve Prostate Cancer Care
• Indiana University Student Researchers Pursue New Treatment for Often-Misdiagnosed Form of Hydrocephalus
• Hormone Therapy or Chemotherapy? A Test Developed by a UNC Researcher Can Tell You
• The Hunt for a Natural Molecule That Can Release Cellular Energy
• Nearly 1.6 Million Dozen Eggs Pulled From Shelves Over Salmonella Concerns
• Organized Sports Help Enhance Motor Skills In Children With Autism
• Only One in Five U.S. Young Adults With Advanced Cancer Receive Palliative Care as Part of Treatment, Study Shows
• What Causes Food Poisoning? Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention Tips
• Wistar Scientists Identify New Mechanism Behind Chemotherapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer Isn't the Only Gastrointestinal Cancer Rising in Young Adults
• People Living Longer, But Spending More Years With Illness And Disability
• Exercise Underwhelms As A Hip Arthritis Treatment, Review Concludes
• Tongue Pacemaker Might Improve Sleep Apnea Patients' Health
• Poll: Costs Are Top Health Care Issue For Midterm Voters, But Fraud Tops GOP List
• Advances in Heart Surgery with Robotic-Assisted Mitral Valve Repair - Virtual Briefing
• VIDEO and TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Exploring the Next Frontier of AI -- Neuromorphic Embodied Intelligence
• Drug Reverses Autism-Like Brain Changes in Adult Mice Within Hours, Study Finds
• Novel Tools Give Researchers a Better View of Brain Wiring

July 22 2026

• Broken Jaw, Shattered Confidence: How to Help Young Men Avoid Risks of Looksmaxxing
• Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Need for Clear Public Health Communication and Global Disease Preparedness
• Premature Blood Stem Cell Aging in Sickle Cell Disease May Be Reversible
• The Medical Minute: After Miscarriage, Finding Answers and a Path Forward
• Drug-resistant gonorrhea: Why it matters and what comes next
• Guided by a Bold Discovery and the Ultimate Gift From Hospice Patients, UT Southwestern Is Rewriting the Cancer Story
• New Study: SuperAging Is Not Simply the Opposite of Alzheimer's Disease
• Focused Ultrasound May Enhance Chemotherapy, Survival Outcomes for Pancreatic Cancer, Study Finds
• Study Reveals Structure of Brain Protein and Identifies Potential Drug Target for Epilepsy Research
• Flies Use Directional Memory to Track a Scent
• Report: Nebraskans' support of legal cannabis is growing
• Perioperative Medicine Designated as a New Clinical Topic to Enhance Anesthesiology Board Certification Exams
• Suicidal Thoughts Among U.S. Veterans Increased Nearly 50% Over Five Years, National Study Finds
• Black People Die From MS at Younger Ages Than White People
• Plasma Exchange May Help Treat Rare Inflammatory Disorder
• Taylor Farms Faces Cyclospora Outbreak, Recalls And Political Questions
• Measles Cases Set 35-Year U.S. Record With Months To Go In 2026
• GLP-1 Use Surges Among Young People With Obesity
• TV Does Indeed Rot Your Brain, Study Says
• How Does ADHD Affect Athletes' Concussion Risk?
• 1 In 4 Americans Stuck In Jobs For Health Insurance, Survey Finds
• Tick-Borne Meat Allergy: Many Carry Alpha-Gal Antibodies Without Symptoms
• Agencies In New York And Beyond Pass The Buck On Opioid Cash Oversight
• Mount Sinai Study Detects Immune Changes Up to 10 Years Before Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Diagnosed
• New Therapeutic Target Expands Options for Multiple Myeloma

July 21 2026

• What Kazakhstan's New Health Data Reveals About the Global Fight Against Chronic Disease
• Study Finds Pregnancy Complications May Increase Risk for Artery Disease
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles Study Develops Model to Predict Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia Risk in Children
• In Pilot Study, Researchers Find Estrogen-Like Contaminant in Every Pregnant Participant Tested
• Biological Sex Linked to Protein Changes in Lung Adenocarcinoma and Other Cancers
• The Lone Star Tick Is Bringing Another Infection Concern
• Canine Science is Biased Toward the Western World
• Electroacupuncture Helps Restore Early Blood Glucose Homeostasis
• Why the Heart's Metabolism Fascinates This Scientist
• Cannabis Drinks Sold Next To Soda Are Sending Kids To The ER, Doctors Say
• Coffee May Lower Your Heart Disease Risk, But How Much Is Safe?
• The Best Surgery For Pelvic Organ Prolapse?
• Gait Training Can Help Knee Arthritis
• More Than Half Of US Adults Should Be Offered Statins, Study Says
• Compounded Ozempic, Zepbound Still Widely Available Despite End Of Drug Shortages
• Doctors 'Cringe' At Possibility Of Documenting Which Medicaid Enrollees Are Too Sick to Work
• i-Lumen Scientific Announces First U.S. Patient Randomized in i-SIGHT2 Pivotal Study Evaluating Noninvasive Bioelectric Therapy for Intermediate to Advanced Dry AMD
• Study: Semaglutide Sustains Lower Calorie Intake for More Than a Year
• Personalized Gene Therapy Helps Teen with Rare Form of Severe Epilepsy Walk Independently
• Why Brains Lose Their Flexibility in Psychiatric Conditions

July 20 2026

• PMOS, Formerly PCOS, Raises Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Attacks, Strokes
• Female ER Physicians Order More Tests and Admit More Patients Than Male Physicians, UCLA Health Study Shows
• UIC Researchers Identify Druggable Target That Makes Metastatic Cancer Cells Easier to Kill
• Sharp Shots: New MRI-Linear Accelerator Improves Precision in Radiation Therapy
• Study Shows Role of MIND Diet Intervention on Cognition
• FDA: Iceberg Lettuce Recall Stands After False Positive For Cyclospora
• GLP-1 Use Rising Rapidly Among U.S. Adolescents, Young Adults
• Beyond BMI: Men and Postmenopausal Women Fare Differently After Bariatric Surgery
• YSM Joins International Team to Develop AI for Precision Medicine
• Novel Antifungal Drug Shows Promise in Some Patients with Valley Fever
• Timing of Shingles Vaccine and JAK Inhibitor Initiation Can Affect Early Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Longer Time in the U.S. Associated with Increased Obesity Risk for Hispanic and Asian Immigrants
• Why Do So Many Women Miss The Signs Of Perimenopause?
• Gut Bacteria May Hold Key To Preventing Severe Peanut Allergies
• Virtual Therapy Sessions Improve Lives Of Kids With Lupus
• Study Links GLP-1 Medications To Rare Vision Issue
• More Evidence Links Sleep Apnea To Dementia And Memory Loss
• Trump's CDC Nominee Praises Vaccines, Without Vowing Independence From RFK Jr.
• Two Hours of Sleep Restored: UK Researchers Make Alzheimer's Breakthrough
• Excessive Sweating May Start in Nervous System, New Study Finds
• NUTRITION 2026 Press Materials Available Now
• CT-Measured Fat and Muscle Changes Predict Severe Liver Complications in Chronic Hepatitis B-Related Cirrhosis
• Heart Failure 'Polypill' Improves Cardiac Function, Cuts Hospitalization Risk
• UC San Diego Study Finds An Exponential Increase in E-Bike Injuries in California
• Study Finds Bringing Clinical Trials Closer to Patients Expands Access to Research
• Snip Happens: More Aussie Men Choosing Vasectomies as Cost-of-Living Pressures Rise
• Researchers Analyzing Colon Cancer Screenings Find Hope for Higher Retest Rates
• When a Movie Saves a Life

July 17 2026

• Wistar Scientists Develop DNA-delivered Immunotherapy that Targets Ovarian Cancer More Effectively
• Research: Health Effects of Smoke from Wildfires
• UWM Neuroscience Professor Works to Combat Memory Loss and Dementia
• Lurie Children's Program Helps Pediatricians Gain Independent Expertise to Treat More Kids with Depression and Anxiety, Study Finds
• CDC Warns Of Parasite Outbreak Tied To Taco Bell Lettuce In 5 States
• The Best Vegetables For Your Heart May Depend On Your Sex
• Black Americans Born Abroad Have Lower Odds For Stroke, Study Finds
• A Hidden Influence On Teen Girls' Emotions: Testosterone
• One Type Of ADHD Med May Affect Kids' Weight
• Poll: Many Older Americans Unaware Of 988 Suicide Help Line
• A Sales Tax On Doctor Visits And Medicine? In Missouri, Some Worry
• JMIR News: Developments in E-Nose Diagnosis, Rare Disease Research, and AI Tools in Medical Education
• Less Nausea After Surgery: Olanzapine Tested in Clinical Trial
• Study Finds No Statistical Link Between Use of Semaglutide and Other GLP-1 Drugs and Risk of Degenerative Eye Disease in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

July 16 2026

• Early Inflammation Signal Drives Oral Cancer Development, Highlights Path for Immunoprevention
• UNC Study Finds Nearly One in Four Adults in High-Risk States Have Alpha-gal Antibodies Linked to Tick-Borne Meat Allergy
• Two Studies Advance Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prediction
• American Journal of Public Health Links Food Insecurity to Choice of Telehealth Abortion
• New Biosensor Tracks Down Missing Metabolite From Childhood Brain Disorder
• UT MD Anderson Shares Latest Research Breakthroughs
• Curious by Nature | Dr. Kouros Emami - Most People Don't Know Concussions Are Fully Treatable
• Dendrites May Be Key to Learning and Memory, Study Suggests
• UTHealth Houston Researchers Redefine How to Assess Reflux Disease
• With Machine Learning, LLNL Researchers Embrace the Atomic-Scale Complexity of Batteries
• GLP-1 Shows Promise for Patients with Advanced Fatty Liver Disease
• Analysis Shows U.S. Nonprofit Hospitals Embracing More High-Risk Investments
• Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Shows Downstream Health Benefits
• Network Model Reveals Synergistic Herbal Compounds for Asthma Treatment
• New Report Reveals Gaps in How Schools Address Student Brain Injuries
• FDA Clears First Cholesterol Pill To Rival Costly Injections
• VIDEO AVAILABLE - Science Communications Research to Practice Webinar: Knowing Your Audience
• One Of The Largest Epidural Studies Ever Delivers Reassuring News For Parents
• Researchers Identify Immune Cell That Builds Cancer-Fighting Hubs Inside Tumors
• Brain 'Microstimulation' Works Long-Term To Restore Sense Of Touch After Spinal Cord Injury
• Heatwaves During Pregnancy Could Affect Baby's Brain Development, Study Suggests
• Could A Vaccine Prevent Pancreatic Cancer In Those At High Risk?
• 'Night Owls' At Risk Of Wider Waistlines, Unhealthy Hearts
• Facing Funding Losses, States Call Out Big Businesses With Employees On Medicaid
• Claas Foundation, Unl Partner to Empower Ag Engineering Students
• Nebraska Researchers Link Gut Microbe to Cancer-Fighting Immune Response
• Saffron Compound Shows Promise Against Fatty Liver Disease
• Could a Chat With a Veterinarian Help Smokers Kick the Habit?
• AI Helps Nurses Stay One Step Ahead in Chronic Disease Care, New Review Finds
• Study Identifies Patients with Obesity Most Likely to Benefit From GLP-1-Based Treatment
• A Roadmap for Self-Powered Tactile Sensors in Robots and Wearables
• Science Communications Research to Practice Webinar: Knowing Your Audience
• New Developments in ALS and Alzheimer's Therapies
• Progress & Accountability in Modern Life Sciences in SLAS Technology Vol. 38
• Mount Sinai Study Links Early-Life Exposure to PFAS ("Forever Chemicals") With Childhood Intestinal Inflammation
• Natural Compound Acteoside Protects the Liver by Targeting CMPK2
• AI-Guided Strategy Uncovers New gp130 Inhibitor for Colorectal Cancer

July 15 2026

• Experimental KRAS Vaccine Generates Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer in People at High Risk
• Sylvester Cancer Tip Sheet - July 2026
• Mayo Clinic-Led Study Finds No Improvement in Overall Survival From Longer Multiple Myeloma Maintenance Therapy
• Crystal Power: Magnetic Field Sensors for Fusion Research
• AASM condemns House passage of Sunshine Protection Act
• RWJBarnabas Health Urges Community to Donate Blood Amid National Shortage
• The Medical Minute: A Tick Bite Left Her Face Paralyzed - Specialized Treatment Helped Her Smile Again
• Immune Cells Use Previously Unknown Pathway to Eliminate AML
• Vanderbilt Health Physicians Treating More Patients with Tick Bites This Year
• How Autistic Brains Process Faces Differently
• Research Explains How Nucleolus Sub-Compartments Drive Ribosome Assembly
• Virtual Tumor Predict Response to Liver Cancer Immunotherapy
• Blood Tests for Alzheimer's Disease Changing Current, Future State of Dementia Care
• New Research from UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Links Emergency Cancer Diagnoses to Significantly Lower Survival
• What the Brain Is Doing When We're Unaware of Our Actions
• Wildfire Smoke Puts Millions At Risk Across Midwest, Northeast
• Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute Launches Maternal Nutrition Study
• Among Black People in the U.S., Country of Birth Associated with Stroke Risk
• Blood Test May Predict Alzheimer's Risk Up To 10 Years Before Symptoms Begin
• AI Can Create 'Ghosts' Of Lost Loved Ones, But Would You Want To Meet Them?
• Impulsivity In Third Grade Could Point To Future Struggles
• Are Microplastics Linked To Higher Heart Attack Risk?
• THC/CBD Combo Might Ease Agitation In Late-Stage Dementia
• Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery's Not The Best Answer
• Traffic Accidents Increase the Day After a Mass Shooting
• New Approach to Designing Drugs Supercharges Cancer Medication
• Machine Learning Method Enables Easier and Wider Use of Martin-Hopkins Equation to Accurately Assess LDL Cholesterol Risk
• Less Nicotine, Fewer Cigarettes: New Study Finds Smokers Are Unlikely to Smoke More When Switching to Low-Nicotine Cigarettes
• For Treatment-Resistant Depression and OCD, a New Hope Emerges
• ADLM 2026 to Explore Diabetes Milestones, Space Diagnostics, Alzheimer's and Down Syndrome Linkages, and Advances in Cancer Screening and Biomarkers
• Newly Identified Inhibitors May Boost Chemotherapy Drug's Ability to Fight Treatment-Resistant Cancers
• How a Nicotine Reduction Policy Could Reduce Smoking Disparities and Boost Productivity
• Collaborative Process Clarifies ICU Admissions From ED

July 14 2026

• Researchers Push for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome to Get a New Name
• Five RWJBarnabas Health Hospitals Recognized Among "100 Great Community Hospitals" for 2026 by Becker's Hospital Review
• Immune Ecotypes May Explain Multiple Myeloma Outcomes Missed by Disease Staging
• High-Risk Emergency Surgery Costs Older Adults About a Month of Time at Home
• The Body Has an Early Warning System That Helps the Brain Prepare for a Viral Attack
• New Cell Imaging Method Shines a Light on Blind Spots
• Maryland Woman with Stage IV Lung Cancer Thrives Six Years After Months-to-Live Diagnosis
• Imaging Study Reveals Widespread Brain Connection Loss in Schizophrenia
• Preclinical Study: How Gut Metabolites May Stop Tumor Growth
• Lettuce Suspected In Growing Multistate Cyclospora Outbreak
• Why Are Family Doctors Leaving The Workforce? Retirement, Burnout Creating A U.S. Primary Care 'Brain Drain'
• Unruly Patients Are Stressing ER Staff, Undermining Care
• Pain Patients Should Taper Opioids At Their Own Pace, Study Suggests
• Heatwaves Raise Hospital Admissions For Mental Health Woes
• U.S. Gun Suicides Hit Record High, Even As Firearm Deaths Decline Overall
• JMIR News: CMR-CLIP, Stroke Rehab Simulators, and Menopause Tracking Apps
• Corewell Health Performs World's First Documented Single-Port Robotic Mitral Valve Repair
• Breast Cancer Screening Higher in Civically Engaged Adults in the U.S.
• New Colonic Diverticulitis Guideline in The American Journal of Gastroenterology July Issue
• Don't Blame the Block: Study Finds Nerve Blocks Alone Don't Increase Pain Sensitivity in Healthy Volunteers
• How an Emerging Class of Tick-Borne Viruses Escape Human Immune Defenses
• New Technology Could Improve Donor Liver Evaluation Before Transplantation
• Development of the Ultrasensitive Biosensor for Detecting Early-Stage Liver Fibrosis Without Tissue Biopsy

July 13 2026

• Training Child Psychiatrists at Yale: A Team-Based Approach to Care
• Microbial Warfare: Joseph Mougous and the Aggressive Biology of Bacteria
• Balancing Scoliosis History and Birthing Plans
• Mediterranean Diet Paradox Reveals Shifting Nutrition Trends
• The Customer Isn't Always Right: Study Reveals Overlooked Source of Workplace Discrimination
• How Many LLMs Does it Take to Reason Through a Decision?
• Multicenter Study Provides New Insight to Guide Future Rehabilitation and Nutrition Strategies for ICU Patients
• This Unusual Epigenetic Modifier Promotes Certain Cancers but Suppresses Others
• SPOP 'Double-Donut' Structure Closes the Loop on Unexplained Cancer Mutations
• Pregnancy May Flag Future Heart and Metabolic Risk, Even Without Major Complications
• KRAS-Targeting Drugs Show Promise for Rare Appendix Cancer
• Metabolites Produced by Gut Bacteria May Protect Against Fungal Infection
• Insurance-Supported Integrative Oncology Program Improves Patients' Symptoms
• What Is An Aortic Dissection? The Condition That Killed Sen. Lindsey Graham
• U.S. Study Suggests GLP-1 RA Drugs Are Associated with Small Increase in Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Large Swedish Study Suggests Low Overall Risk of Sudden Vision Loss with GLP-1 RA Use
• ACP Says Underregulated Dietary Supplements Endanger Public Health
• One in Three Federally Qualified Health Centers Do Not Offer Direct Prenatal Care
• GLP-1 Initiation Did Not Improve Insulin Discontinuation Rates Among Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes
• Weight-Loss Drugs Help, But Exercise Is Still The Key To A Healthier Heart
• Adderall Misuse Falls Sharply Among Young Adults, Study Finds
• Smartphones Can Increase Seniors' Risk Of Depression
• Pro Soccer Players Show Signs Of Shrinking Brains
• A New Option For Long-Term Care Costs
• New KFF Poll Reveals Who Is Most Likely To Endorse Vaccine Myths
• IU Study Finds Obesity 'Fuels' Leukemia, but a Combo Using Popular Weight-Loss Drugs May Stop It
• Amyloid Removal May Reduce Tau Buildup and Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease for Years After Treatment, Penn Medicine Report Finds
• Hormonal Changes During Puberty Linked to Emotional Distress in Young Girls
• Open-Access Genetic Map Provides Reference for What Almost Every Stem Cell Gene Does
• First in Human Results: Focused Ultrasound Safe and Could Treat Serious Prenatal Twin Condition
• Are 988 and Other Mental Health Crisis Lines Missing People Over 50?
• Dementia Rising Across Latino Populations, Multidecade Study Finds
• New ISPOR Report Introduces "IMPACT" Framework to Guide Value-Based Healthcare Implementation
• Global Consortium Launches AI Tools to Accelerate Alzheimer's Research, Treatments