Day March 11, 2026

The American College of Surgeons has released a new patient checklist designed to help people recognize potential warning signs of colorectal cancer and prepare for primary care visits. Credit: American College of Surgeons Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause…

A 3D model of a soldier ant, showing its morphology in very high detail. Portions of its exoskeleton have been digitally removed, revealing high-resolution renderings of its muscles, nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, and stinger apparatus. Credit: Thomas van de Kamp…

Kaiyan Qiu, Berry Family Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and graduate student Alejandro Guillen Obando operate a 3D printer that can produce a beating model of the left side of the heart. Credit: Washington State…

by J.m. Hirsch Grains of uncooked jasmine rice appear in Harrisburg, Pa., on April 24, 2008. Credit: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File Online influencers claim the secret to low-calorie rice, pasta and potatoes may be as simple as chilling out. Are…

Latifeh Ahmadi, professor in the Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences studies food waste. She’s come up with an intriguing way to re-use a Greek yogurt by-product in sourdough bread. Credit: Iulia Costache/Faculty of Health Sciences If you were…

Modulators play a major role in the targeted control of receptor activity. Several modulators of adhesion GPCRs have successfully progressed from in vitro active compounds to effective in vivo applications in animal models. Credit: Ines Liebscher Adhesion GPCRs are a…

Patients undergoing gender-affirming vaginoplasty experience worsening of overactive bladder (OAB) with respect to their health-related quality of life (HRQoL), according to a study published online Feb. 6 in Urology. Patrick Ho, M.D., from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City,…

Detail from a figure in the study shows cells in a C. elegans worm’s brain labeled by AutoCellLabeler. Credit: Flavell Lab/MIT Picower Institute Understanding the connection between behavior and brain cell activity is a major goal of neuroscience. To make…

As members of the public increasingly turn to AI with health concerns, University of Birmingham researchers are leading a global program to build the first definitive guide for safely navigating health information on AI-powered chatbots. The initiative is announced in…

Study 1 experiment stimuli. Credit: International Journal of Hospitality Management (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Promoting women’s ownership in wineries can boost sales among the largest group of U.S. wine consumers, who happen to be women. Messages like “proudly made by a…

Kaplan-Meier estimates of bacteremia Kaplan-Meier estimates or 30 days cumulative incidence of a first bacteremia, stratified by sex (female and male). Credit: Burns (2026). DOI: 10.1016 The skin forms a natural barrier that prevents bacteria entering the body. Severe burns…

Less artery-clogging plaque in women’s arteries did not appear to protect them from heart disease compared to men, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging. While heart disease is the leading cause of illness and death in the…

Women with high A? levels have significantly higher plasma p-tau217 than men. Credit: RDNE Stock project: Tau proteins act like the brain’s maintenance crew, helping maintain the structure and proper function of brain cells. In neurodegenerative diseases such as…

Credit: Tatiana Syrikova/Pexels More than half of those experiencing homelessness in New Zealand are women, often mothers of young children and living in uninhabitable housing or sharing accommodation, a researcher at the University of Otago, Wellington—?t?kou Whakaihu Waka, P?neke, says.…

Adolescent and young women with prior cervical HSIL are more prone to cardiovascular diseases. Credit: Zen Chung: Young women with a history of cervical lesions are at 20% higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease and more likely to die…

Driven by rising rates in high blood pressure, nearly 6 in 10 women in the U.S. will have some type of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the next 25 years, according to a new scientific statement published today in Circulation. The…

Woman wearing a marker-based motion capture system whilst demonstrating birthing positions. Credit: University of Central Lancashire Women’s bodies undergo some of the most intense mechanical demands in human physiology during childbirth and yet the science behind this crucial moment in…

Sayamwong Hammack, professor of psychological science at the University of Vermont, studies the neural circuity of emotions such as stress and anxiety. Credit: Su Reid-St. John Imagine soaring more than 400 feet in the air before landing on skis, launching…

Comparison of historical stunting trends in high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Credit: BMJ Global Health (2026). DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018607 New research led by the London School of Economics reveals that high-income countries once suffered severe child stunting…

When it comes to the price of financial services such as loans, mortgages, and insurance, the perception of what is “fair” has a lot to do with how wealthy you are. In the study “Seeing Like a Company or a…

Kennon Heard, MD, Ph.D., was skeptical when he first heard about cases in emergency departments of severe, recurring episodes of nausea and vomiting associated with chronic use of marijuana. In 2004, Australian researchers were among the first to describe the…

A research group at the University of Lausanne (Unil) has identified a new mechanism that exposes the vulnerability of tumor cells when they are deprived of vitamin B7. The ability of cells to adapt to fluctuations in nutrient availability is…

Gladstone scientists developed a new framework that matches vitamins with genetic diseases and helped uncover that high-dose vitamin B3 can dramatically extend survival in mice with NAXD deficiency. Credit: Gladstone Institutes Scientists at Gladstone Institutes have flipped the traditional approach…

A Caltech-led team of biochemists has homed in on an underexplored small transporter called MurJ that is a vital part of the pathway bacteria use to build their chain-mail-like cell wall. Here, three distinct phage Sgl proteins lock the flippase…

Inside the VR buffet, study participants were able to select from either nine, 18 or 27 food options to fill their plates. Credit: Provided by John Long and Travis Masterson. All Rights Reserved. At Super Bowl parties, weddings, Independence Day…

Visual Abstract. Credit: JAMA Pediatrics (2026). DOI: 10.1001 Under current budget pressures in social and health care services, even small but effective improvements matter in everyday practice. A new study shows that valved holding chambers (VHCs) used to deliver inhaled…

A Phase I clinical trial published in The Lancet has shown that combining stem cell therapy with standard fetal surgery before birth is a safe and promising approach to treat myelomeningocele, a severe form of spina bifida. This is the…

Urinary tract infection induces host IL-6 response. IL-6 complexes with the soluble IL-6 receptor in the periphery and initiates IL-6 trans-signaling via the glycoprotein 130 transmembrane (gp130) receptor on neurons, resulting in neuroinflammation and neuronal apoptosis. Antimicrobial therapy attenuates IL-6…

While the number of Californians ages 12 and older who said they experienced a hate act increased in 2024, a new UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) study showed how someone’s likelihood to experience a hate act was associated…

While most parents know to limit candy, the true danger of sugar in a child’s diet is often hidden in plain sight. A growing body of research reveals that excessive sugar consumption in childhood is linked to a frightening list…

Chemogenetic inactivation of CRF neurons in the BNSTad impairs fear extinction. Credit: Translational Psychiatry (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03799-1 Unlearning fear responses is a fundamental learning process in the brain. It allows us to flexibly react to formerly threatening situations once the…

Vaccines have traditionally worked by teaching the immune system to recognize a specific virus or bacterium—in effect, showing it a wanted poster for a single suspect. But what if one vaccine could protect against dozens of different infections at once?…

Macrophages with MafB (WT) look mature and well-shaped, while those without MafB (KO) appear round and less developed. Credit: University of Liège / Philippe Compère Researchers at the University of Liège have identified a key genetic regulator that enables macrophages…

Settling into a cushy reclining chair and closing your eyes while soft music plays is appealing, except perhaps at the dentist’s office. According to a recent report in the Journal of the American Dental Association, 72% of American adults harbor…

The combination of sonosensitiser and ultrasound offers a non-antibiotic strategy to efficiently kill bacteria in laboratory experiments. Credit: Synthetic Pigments Laboratory and the Medical Ultrasound Engineering Laboratory at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Researchers from the Indian…

Credit: Radboud University Neuroscientist Soha Farboud of the Donders Institute at Radboud University has succeeded in adjusting activity in specific brain areas using a new technique. With ultrasonic brain stimulation, she was able to influence whether people chose to look…

Living in a poorer neighborhood in the UK could impact the makeup of your gut microbiome, potentially leading to worse health. New research, led by King’s College London and the University of Nottingham, found that people living in areas of…

Oman with his granddaughter, who graduated high school in June 2025, and his newest grandson, born in October 2025. Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center Twenty years. That’s how long Robert Oman has been cancer-free, thanks to a clinical trial…

About 50% of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients develop resistance to therapy. When resistance arises, tumors are more likely to come back after the original treatment, significantly reducing the chances of survival. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered…

Models of different types of coupled and uncoupled respiration. Credit: Nature Metabolism (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-026-01467-2 Ordinary fat cells in obese animals can be induced to burn energy stores, generating substantial heat, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine…