Day April 2, 2026

  Nearly 1 in 2 Americans has high blood pressure—sometimes called the “silent killer” because it harms the heart and blood vessels—but many people don’t know they have it. In a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s…

An analysis of the 2025 AHA/ACC hypertension guidelines found that under the new guidelines, about 11% of adults ages 65 to 79 with stage I hypertension would no longer qualify for blood pressure medication, a major shift from previous rules…

Virtue Activation Matrix mapping clinical complexity against model confidence. Credit: BMJ Health & Care Informatics (2026). DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2025-101877 Artificial intelligence holds promise for helping doctors diagnose patients and personalize treatment options. However, an international group of scientists led by MIT…

What can you see right now? This might seem like a silly question, but what enters your consciousness is not the whole story when it comes to vision. A great deal of visual processing in the brain goes on well…

On the left, an example of the visual imagination task the participants and AI models undertook: from these shapes they had to create a new image, with more or less elaborate instructions in the case of the AI. On the…

On the left, an example of the visual imagination task the participants and AI models undertook: from these shapes they had to create a new image, with more or less elaborate instructions in the case of the AI. On the…

fMRI scans of human (left) and mouse (right) brains revealed patterns of connectivity (circles) that change with age. Credit: Ezra Winter-Nelson. By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute and the University of Texas…

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide and can cause various types of cancer. Prophylactic HPV vaccination is highly effective and has been recommended in Switzerland since 2007 for girls and young women aged 11 to…

Comparison of HPV prevalence between the pre-vaccine group and post-vaccine group, by HIV status. Credit: The Lancet Global Health (2026). DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(25)00525-x New research shows first population-level evidence globally that a national HPV vaccination program can be highly effective in…

MARCHF8 protein interacts with MHC-I proteins. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026). DOI: 10.1073 A team of scientists at Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences have uncovered a mechanism that allows certain head and…

For many family medicine residents, the workday doesn’t end when clinic doors close. Instead, it continues late into the evening in the glow of a laptop screen: reviewing lab results and imaging, answering messages from patients, and catching up on…

Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels Hormone therapy is widely used to treat menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats. But scientists have long debated whether it affects dementia risk. A new study adds another piece to this…

Home testing kits that screen for cervical cancer risk could be a game-changer for reducing health inequalities for physically disabled women, according to a new study revealing that over 50% would prefer a self-test over a traditional clinic visit. The…

Preparing a home-cooked meal at least once a week may cut older people’s risk of dementia by 30%, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. This risk may be 70% lower in older novice cooks…

Credit: Thirdman from Pexels In a study published in NEJM Catalyst, Mayo Clinic researchers demonstrate that chemotherapy can be safely delivered in patients’ homes. The study evaluated Mayo Clinic’s Cancer CARE Beyond Walls (Connected Access and Remote Expertise), a model…

A University at Buffalo researcher who studies adolescent HIV prevention in African and diaspora communities was invited to contribute a commentary in the April issue of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong’s commentary discusses the significance of a…

Higher combined consumption of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and potatoes may reduce the risk for Crohn disease (CD), according to a study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. Antoine Meyer, M.D., Ph.D., from Université Paris-Saclay in…

Credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels Higher blood pressure during young adulthood is likely linked to a higher risk of heart disease and kidney disease later in life, reinforcing the importance of maintaining healthy blood pressure at younger ages, according to…

How different elements of the genome are used during the birth of neurons in the mouse (left), monkey (center) and human (right) brain. Each tiny dot is a single cell in the developing neocortex. Credit: Carlo Colantuoni, Ph.D. In a…

Experimental overview of high-pressure freezing of cells and tissues. Credit: Fang Song, Masaki Nishikawa A high-pressure method of instantaneously freezing cells has proven to be effective in the first empirical validation of its kind. Through further development, the method holds…

Older people with a genetic risk of Alzheimer’s disease did not experience the expected increase in cognitive decline and dementia risk if they consumed relatively large amounts of meat. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet published…

High ambient temperatures are associated with increased chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) incidence, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. Fulin Wang, from the…

Figure shows mass spectrometry imaging of the PARP inhibitor niraparib in human ovarian tumor tissue. Warmer colors show regions of high drug accumulation (“hotspots”), while cooler colors show regions with lower drug levels. Credit: MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences One…

Figure shows mass spectrometry imaging of the PARP inhibitor niraparib in human ovarian tumor tissue. Warmer colors show regions of high drug accumulation (“hotspots”), while cooler colors show regions with lower drug levels. Credit: MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences One…

A Japanese registry has identified a blind spot in the routine care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Serum bicarbonate levels are rarely measured, leaving metabolic acidosis largely undetected and hence, undertreated. Metabolic acidosis is a common complication of…

In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the March issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of hepatic encephalopathy (HE). Jasmohan S. Bajaj, M.D., from…

Credit: Annals of Medicine (2026). DOI: 10.1080 Hemoglobin is a vital protein found in red blood cells and its primary function is to transport oxygen from the lungs to various tissues throughout the body. According to Finnish reference values, normal…

Postmenopausal women face a high risk of bone fractures. Due to declines in estrogen levels, which can lead to an increased risk of osteoporosis, even a low-impact fall can result in a serious hip, back, or wrist injury. An estimated…

In a recent study, researchers found that exercise and aggressive cardiovascular risk reduction successfully improved heart health, but these efforts did not produce measurable cognitive benefits over two years in older adults at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. In “Effects of…

AF and HF share lineage-specific GRN alterations in the atria. Credit: Nature Cardiovascular Research (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-025-00775-2 New research from a multi-institutional team, published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, reveals that heart failure and atrial fibrillation share underlying genetic and molecular…

Since the Affordable Care Act subsidies expired at the end of 2025, Americans have undoubtedly been encountering a great deal of confusing information surrounding health care costs and insurance plans. From five-figure deductibles to premiums higher than people’s mortgages, costs…

The Trump administration’s decision to halt most US foreign aid and development work constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under international law, argue experts in The BMJ. Matthew Herder and colleagues warn that these policies pose a…

People participate in a Scream Club meeting at Piedmont Park, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Atlanta. Credit: AP Photo/Emilie Megnien With a gut-wrenching wail that rippled from her body, Amber Walcker joined about a dozen screaming people in West Seattle…

A fibre-optic probe with 3D micro-printed sensing structures is immersed in a liquid sample, where light-induced emission reveals changes in the chemical environment in real time. Credit: University of Adelaide Microscopic sensors that are as thin as a strand of…

Graphical Abstract. Credit: Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Using computational modeling, a research team has developed a novel peptide (MLPH) that promotes hair growth without the side effects of existing drugs. This achievement, accomplished through a joint research project…

In this study, patients with multiple sclerosis and the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mouse model of MS exhibited an accumulation of Th17 cells in the small intestine. . Credit: Associate Professor Tomohisa Sujino, Keio University, Japan, created in BioRender ( Multiple…

The rat tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta remains in good condition when the diet is rich in fiber (A). Under a low-fiber diet, it becomes significantly smaller and enters a hibernation-like state (B). Credit: Biology Centre CAS Intestinal worms can help reduce…

Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels The trillions of microbes living in the human gut are increasingly recognized as important partners in human health. Scientists have linked the gut microbiome to several aspects of health, from metabolism and immunity to mental…

A 3D view inside the small intestine showing its finger-like projections called villi. Red cells release serotonin, a chemical messenger that triggers sensations like nausea. Yellow fibers are nerve endings that detect these signals and send them to the brain.…

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to move faster to detect and treat one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases: tuberculosis (TB). On March 24, a day widely recognized as World TB Day 2026, the agency released new…