Day February 6, 2026

Single-cell image analysis of epistatic gene-silencing effects on cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Credit: Nature Cardiovascular Research (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-025-00656-8 Euan Ashley’s lab explores the intricate interactions of gene variants. Tiny “typos,” or genetic mutations, can sneak into segments of DNA. Many of…

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, according to researchers from the School of Psychology at the University of…

LOF screening design and results. Credit: Clinical and Translational Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1002 Colorectal cancer is one of the most prevalent tumors and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Despite advances achieved in recent years, resistance to available treatments remains…

Fluorescent imaging shows mRNA for TFL1 (green) and LFY (magenta) in the plant shoot at steady state. Low LFY signal in the center is obscured by TFL1. Credit: Tian Huang Once a seed germinates, it is committed to one location.…

Conceptual framework linking the exposome with heart failure. Credit: Nature Reviews Cardiology (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41569-026-01247-1 Whether heart failure develops and how it progresses depends not only on physical factors, but also on external influences and the duration of exposure, according…

The working hours and happiness of the self-employed are starting to recover—five years on from the downturn induced by the pandemic, research from the University of Liverpool Management School and LSE reveals. But the authors of the report “Road to…

Anxiety is the second leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Roughly a third of adults in the United States will experience an anxiety disorder within their lifetime, and the median age of onset is 17 years old. Anxiety increases…

Optical and electrical characteristics of the MBN. Credit: Nature Electronics (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41928-025-01529-5 Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed increasingly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems that perform well on various tasks, including the analysis or generation of images,…

Elevated body mass index (BMI) and physical inactivity are metabolic drivers of hypertension-related chronic kidney disease (HT-CKD), with elevated BMI exerting a greater impact, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Frontiers in Nutrition. Xiaohua Lin, from The…

The GMS-RD eConsent experience. Credit: Scientific Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-32740-1 Research on rare diagnoses and the development of precision medicine depend on patients being able to share their health data in a secure and ethical manner. The research study, published…

The Men’s Health Program held each month allows attendees to join in fellowship while learning about health topics specific to men. Credit: Goizueta Brain Health Institute Researchers at Emory University have identified effective, community-driven strategies to increase participation by underrepresented…

A significant medical achievement was recorded at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in the management of acute poisoning. A medical team from the hospital successfully used hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in treating the complex case of an 82-year-old woman suffering from…

TEM was performed on LSUCC0530 cells grown to late exponential phase. An analysis of hundreds of SAR11 genomes revealed that changes to their environment led to abnormal cell division. Credit: Thrash Lab/USC Dornsife A group of ocean bacteria long considered…

Black and Hispanic patients experience lower survival rates after in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) than white patients. But a new Yale study suggests that differences in the use of early do-not-attempt-resuscitation (DNAR) orders don’t explain these disparities. In the study, published…

A team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology has succeeded in identifying biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease in its earliest stages—before extensive brain damage has occurred. Credit: Nicola Pietro Montaldo A team led by researchers at Chalmers University of…

Sahitya Biswas, a graduate student in Virginia Tech’s Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, was the lead author for a study published in EMBO Molecular Medicine. Credit: Spencer Coppage for Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech researchers have discovered an indication…

Until recently, Aotearoa New Zealand led global tobacco control innovation. Evidence-based policies, including sustained tobacco excise tax increases, saw large reductions in smoking rates, which will save thousands of lives. Yet duty-free tobacco sales remain a curious anomaly and contradict…

Optimized immunosuppressive regimens support the survival of transplanted iPSC-CMs without immune rejection, advancing safer regenerative therapies for severe heart failure. Credit: Thomas van de Vosse from Openverse https://openverse.org/image/dd495ba1-0b32-44c7-9255-3f68cb040ced?q=pills+and+tablets&p=60 While current clinical trials for cardiac regeneration using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived…

A single cb1 immunization protects K18-hACE2 mice from lung pathology induced by omicron VoCs. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026). DOI: 10.1073 A research team at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed),…

A single injection of Cbh-ABE9-dual-AAV9 decreases heart hypertrophy in Pkd1RC/RC mice. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65997-1 Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a promising gene-editing therapy that directly corrects a genetic mutation responsible for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD),…

Maintaining harm reduction services in the Australian Capital Territory could deliver more than $250 million in health and societal benefits between 2026 and 2030 and avert dozens of overdose deaths, according to new analysis led by Burnet Institute. The research…

Why can’t doctors agree on what’s best for you? If you’ve ever received mixed advice from doctors or seen differing opinions expressed by professionals in the news, you’re not alone. One specialist may strongly recommend a screening test, medication or…

by I. Edwards Many health videos on YouTube, even those made by doctors, may not be giving viewers reliable medical information, a new study suggests. Researchers reviewed 309 popular YouTube videos about cancer and diabetes and found that fewer than…

Retrospective quantification of EBV DNA in the UKB. Credit: Nature (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-10020-2 Baylor College of Medicine researchers are part of a collaborative research group with AstraZeneca and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center that have identified 22 genes which increase…

Julio Gagnon mixes tracks on a digital DJ controller while wearing a mobile EEG cap that records brain activity. The setup is part of a Virginia Tech study exploring how DJing may help ease ADHD symptoms. Credit: Lee Friesland for…

Clinical NHS practices to dispose of pregnancy remains following an early-stage miscarriage (first trimester) appear at odds with some patient wishes and therefore are not conducive to inclusive care, a new study finds. Researchers argue that when clinical settings only…

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) affects more than half of neonates with myelomeningocele, with prematurity independently linked to higher apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), in adjusted models, according to a study published in Pediatrics. Renée A. Shellhaas, M.D., from the Washington University School of…

People who commonly experience everyday discrimination are more likely to have higher levels of “exhausted” white blood cells, suggesting that the chronic stress of discrimination may hamper the immune system, according to a new study by NYU School of Global…

Electron microscopy images of human neuron synapses 7 or 14 days after a 30-minute exposure to tau oligomers or vehicle control. In vehicle-treated neurons synaptic vesicles (red circles) are clustered near the active zone (red arrows), whereas tau oligomer-treated neurons…

From patient portals and text messages to wearable devices and artificial intelligence, digital health technologies are becoming a significant part of medical care. But technology alone isn’t enough to improve health outcomes. According to Daniel Amante, Ph.D., MPH, assistant professor…

Eating a plant-forward diet and limiting added sugars and fats as part of the EAT–Lancet planetary diet was associated with a reduced risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).…

Similar—yet not the same: Many studies show that patients often struggle to interpret numerical information in medical contexts, especially probabilities related to recovery and side effects. In a recently published Letter in the JAMA, Professors Tobias Kube (Goethe University Frankfurt)…

There are significant gaps and variation in knowledge of transplantation processes among dialysis staff, according to a study published in KI Reports. Catherine E. Kelty, Ph.D., from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, and colleagues assessed dialysis staff…

The number of patients diagnosed with cardiomyopathy has increased substantially over the past two decades. This is the finding of a new study from Uppsala University that mapped all cases of cardiomyopathy in Sweden. Despite identifying this increase, it is…

by Maruxa Zapata Cachafeiro, Mª de la Almudena Rodríguez Fernández, use antibiotics wisely. You’ve probably seen a poster at your local health center warning about their loss of effectiveness, and with good reason—bacterial resistance to these drugs is currently one…

Cover of “The Prevalence of Dementia in Europe 2025” report. Credit: Alzheimer Europe Alzheimer Europe has launched the “The Prevalence of Dementia in Europe 2025” report, which provides updated prevalence figures for the number of people living with dementia both…

You might say you have a “bad memory” because you don’t remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot of a movie you watched last month. On the other hand, you might precisely recall the…

Deep learning techniques can enhance diagnosis of Meniere disease (MD) and severity grading, according to a study published in the January issue of Medical Physics. Zheng Wang, from the Hunan First Normal University in Changsha, China, and colleagues developed and…

A deep learning model using retinal images obtained during retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening may be used to predict diagnosis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH), according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Ophthalmology. Praveer…

Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have developed two innovative deep-learning algorithms, ClairS-TO and Clair3-RNA, that significantly advance genetic mutation detection in cancer diagnostics and RNA-based genomic studies. The pioneering research team, led…