JAMA Medical News

The winners of the 2026 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, and Masashi Yanagisawa, MD, PhD, discuss how they identified the neuropeptide orexin and deduced its role in narcolepsy.

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JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "Nearly Half of Dementia Cases May Be Preventable—Here's What the Research Says So Far."

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JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "Cardiovascular Care Should Incorporate Cognition and Frailty, Heart Group Says in New Statement."

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JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Associate Managing Editor Kate Schweitzer discuss "What the Cyclospora Outbreak Reveals About the State of US Foodborne Disease Surveillance."

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JAMA Medical News Director Jennifer Abbasi and Lead Senior Staff Writer Rita Rubin discuss "What to Know About the mRNA Flu Vaccine, Newly Approved by the FDA."

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