Day April 1, 2026

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has long been seen as a reliable engine of economic growth, bringing jobs, productivity gains and new technologies into host economies. But new research suggests the reality is far more complex, and far less predictable. The…

Ultra-sensitive food safety tests may drive food waste and unavailability with limited public health benefit, according to a Frontiers in Science study. These food safety measures and ultra-sensitive tests may drive edible food being thrown away, excessive packaging, and extra…

Fortifying staple foods with essential vitamins and minerals is a cheap and effective way to ensure that people have access to nutrients that may be lacking in their normal diets. These efforts have countered debilitating deficiencies that lead to conditions…

Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels Many kids are scared of getting needles, and this can stop them getting vaccinations that protect that against the flu. Less than 1 in 4 Australian children were vaccinated against influenza in 2025. This winter,…

UCLA and Stanford Medicine researchers, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Utah and Columbia University, have engineered a new class of supercharged T cells that are stronger, longer-lasting, and more precise at killing prostate cancer cells by fine-tuning…

When people cannot hear their own voices, their tongue movements become less precise when they speak, according to a study from the University of Oklahoma. This finding, the first direct evidence of its kind, could help guide therapies designed to…

Worse financial well-being in midlife and older age—and especially declines over time—are associated with lower memory scores and faster cognitive decline, reports a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The population experiencing significant financial deterioration showed…

Enriching the diet with wheat fiber protects mice against intestinal inflammation, according to a study published by researchers at the Institute for Biomedical Sciences (IBMS) at Georgia State University. The finding helps explain why the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease…

Researchers at Texas A&M Health have identified a molecular mechanism that increases cholesterol levels inside prostate cancer cells—an important process that may help explain how some tumors progress and become resistant to treatment. The study, led by Ziying Liu ’25,…

King penguins in the indoor area of Zoo Zürich. Credit: Zoo Zürich, Albert Schmidmeister In public discourse, the increasing lifespan in Western countries is often linked to longer life in good health. However, studying human aging in modern societies is…

A federal proposal would require a small “nutrition info” box on the front of most packaged foods describing if saturated fat, sodium and added sugars content was “low,” “medium,” or “high.” A new study led by UC Davis researchers suggests…

UCLA’s Dr. Donald Kohn with Marley Gaskins and her mother, Tamara Hogue. Marley was the first patient to enroll in the LAD-l clinical trial in 2019. Credit: UCLA Health Dr. Donald Kohn has been developing gene therapies for rare pediatric…

Credit: Hepatology (2026). DOI: 10.1097 A research team from the Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the HKU State Key Laboratory of Liver Research, has…

NALL improves dopamine-dependent motor learning impairments in LRRK2R1441C mice. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2026). DOI: 10.1172/jci196137 Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that an FDA-approved compound promotes neuroprotective effects in experimental models of Parkinson’s disease. The compound, N-acetyl-L-leucine (NALL), simultaneously…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Device designation to MeMed BV Flex, a blood test that differentiates between bacterial and viral infections. “This is the kind of diagnostic innovation health care has been waiting for,” Kristi K.…

by Meena B. Bansal Fatty liver disease is when too much fat builds up in the liver. The liver is the body’s filter. It helps clean the blood, store energy and process nutrients. If too much fat stays in the…

Fathers in Sweden are less likely to receive a psychiatric diagnosis during their partner’s pregnancy and in the months following the birth of their child. However, diagnoses of depression and stress-related disorders increase a year later, according to a new…

Credit: Stanley Morales from Pexels Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, as the number of cases rose to 20. “It’s quite a concerning thing.…

In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, in partnership with the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of faltering weight in young pediatric patients.…

Falling—and being concerned about falling—is a significant problem for people who use wheelchairs and scooters and can cause some users to limit their activities, negatively impacting their overall health and well-being. Health and kinesiology professor Laura Rice surveyed wheelchair and…

Credit: Lukas from Pexels If you need good play to have a good childhood, then we need to know what good play looks like. But studies of play often start from an adult perspective, leaving out kids’ perspectives. To overcome…

Research participants listened for faint sounds over audio noise. They could hear those sounds much better when they could open their eyes and watch videos or even still photos matching the sounds they were trying to hear. Credit: Yu Huang…

The phrase “eye stroke” has recently appeared in news reports about a very rare side effect of weight-loss injections. It’s not a formal medical diagnosis, but a shorthand used to describe a condition in which reduced blood flow damages the…

A hotter world is quietly changing one of the simplest things we do for our health—moving our bodies. For many people, a walk in the park, a jog around the neighborhood or a cycle to work is becoming harder, and…

New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk of heart failure primarily due to inflammation, according to findings presented at the American Heart Association’s EPI|Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2026,…

Our dopamine learning system helps us make choices, like whether to eat a green or red apple, says Arvind Kumar (pictured). He co-authored a new study showing what happens when this system breaks down, and how misalignment contributes to two…

Hookworm egg. Credit: Joel Mills/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine report encouraging results from a phase 2 clinical trial evaluating a candidate vaccine…

People who reported spending six or more hours on screens outside of school or work had worse blood pressure, cholesterol, and body mass index (BMI) compared with those with more limited screen time, according to a study presented at the…

Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels For many older adults, life is full of routines. Making breakfast, paying bills, shopping, driving, managing appointments and keeping track of medications are tasks done almost automatically. For most, these routines run smoothly, but for…

Socioeconomic factors are widely recognized as potential modifiers of the relationship between air pollution and mortality, but the available evidence remains limited. In this context, a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), in collaboration with…

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and other brain imaging technologies allow for the study of differences in brain activity in people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The image shows two levels of the brain, with areas that were more active in healthy…

KEGG pathway enrichment analysis was conducted to explore miRNAs that could potentially modulate the association between PTSS and perceived discrimination, or between PTSS and cumulative trauma. Each pixel reflects the adjusted P value of KEGG pathway enrichment for miRNA target…

Credit: Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Endometriosis is a painful, debilitating condition affecting 10% of women worldwide. It occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (known as lesions) grows elsewhere in the body—usually within the pelvis. Treating endometriosis…

Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels Employee referrals can aid hiring but carry hidden downsides. New research by Rellie Derfler-Rozin at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and Teodora Tomova Shakur of Texas Christian University finds that…

Researchers have uncovered how proteins normally active only before birth can drive aggressive lung cancer, opening new avenues for future treatments. The study found that more aggressive lung cancers switch on a pair of embryonic proteins (proteins not usually found…

SrXTM images of Megaclonophycus fossils from Weng’an. (A–C) 3D renders of Megaclonophycus specimens (D) Specimen unsuitable for the study due to overprinting minerals (E–L) Representative specimens from the study with (E) specimen number NRM-PZ-X2785 having undergone fewer rounds of cell…

Results from the OASIS 4 clinical trial show that a new drug, elinzanetant, relieved hot flashes and night sweats that can occur because of the menopause or because of hormone treatment for breast cancer. Now, a new analysis of data…

When it comes to reproduction, female biology is often described in terms of a ticking clock. Women are born with most of their lifetime supply of eggs, meaning that a woman’s age is usually the same as the age of…

Hair damaged by dyes, bleaching or harsh sunlight has just got special treatment. Green chemistry researchers at Flinders University are experimenting with plant-based oils to develop a promising new structural keratin-type repair application to reduce breakage and improve hair health.…

Faced with a traumatic situation, a child’s biology responds in the only way it can, shunting all resources toward survival. Unfortunately, that might also mean taking resources away from the processes that lead to healthy, long-term growth and development. New…