Day April 27, 2026

Loneliness affects the memory of older adults but does not speed up mental decline over time, suggests data from a major European study tracking more than 10,000 people over seven years. Participants who reported high levels of loneliness performed worse…

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Adults who reported feeling lonely had a higher risk of developing degenerative heart valve disease, even after accounting for traditional heart disease risk factors and genetics, according to new research published in the Journal of…

As Australia’s population ages and loneliness becomes a growing public health concern, new research from Monash University has found that older Australians without close family ties face significantly higher rates of loneliness. The study, “Family ties, kinlessness, and loneliness among…

Loneliness is something most of us will experience at some point. It is a normal emotion, not a character flaw. But it is also something that can quietly affect how we think and remember, and researchers have long debated whether…

The genetic BOOST strategy integrates tissue engineering and synthetic biology tools to enable on-demand liver growth inside the body. By specifically rewiring the gene expression of primary liver hepatocytes and supportive fibroblast cells, a tissue growth program is switched on…

Cancer hallmarks, molecular classes of iCCA, and therapies. Credit: Cell (2026). DOI: 10.1016 A new review from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona provides one of the clearest roadmaps to date for…

A close look at a free-standing arch made of crown-leg staples. Credit: CU Boulder A tightly packed ball of office staples can be surprisingly strong. Try to pull it apart and the tangled metal resists like a solid object. But…