Day May 22, 2026

Lipids control when the channel turns on. A structural overview (left) and zoom-in (center) highlight a key interaction site at the membrane interface. The color scale (right) shows the temperature range over which the channel becomes active under different lipid…

First author Yuhua Tian, front, and senior author Jie Zheng in the Zheng lab on the UC Davis campus. Description: Two people in lab coats wearing safety glasses stand beside laboratory equipment and a microscope in a research lab. Credit:…

Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from Pexels Icing a sprained ankle or sore muscle, long used to reduce pain and swelling, may in the longer run delay recovery and prolong pain, new research suggests. In a preclinical study published in Anesthesiology, McGill…

Insomnia is a common problem, affecting as many as 20% to 60% of perimenopausal and postmenopausal US women. Because of its possible severe physical and psychological effects, ongoing research is focused on identifying effective treatment options. A new study suggests…

Experiences of cognitive problems such as memory loss or difficulty concentrating, known as “brain fog,” may not predict relapse in depression, according to a new study that has confounded researchers’ expectations. In a new paper published in BMJ Mental Health,…

A long-overlooked stretch of the human genome appears to play a distinct role in shaping the social and stereotypic repetitive behaviors that define autism spectrum disorder (ASD), without affecting learning or other cognitive abilities, according to a study published in…

The EarthDaily Constellation EDC-01 captured this image showing co-located solar and coal infrastructure. Credit: EarthDaily New research led by the University of Oxford and University College London (UCL) has revealed that pollution from coal-fired power plants is significantly reducing the…

Researchers have identified distinct biological features linked to a high risk of developing a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Their findings, published in Genome Medicine, could help inform future efforts to develop more targeted treatments for people at…

Some clinical trials aren’t designed to answer scientific questions. They’re designed to market drugs. In our recently published research, my team and I analyzed over 34,000 industry-funded trials and found that hundreds of studies across seven medical fields were likely…

A clinical decision support system (CDSS) for chronic kidney disease (CKD) does not improve physician behavior or patient outcomes over a control intervention, according to a study published online May 8 in JAMA Network Open. Xizi Zheng, M.D., from Peking…

Climate change is widely understood as an environmental and economic threat, but new research from the University of Sydney shows it is also a growing social crisis, weakening the relationships people rely on to survive. Published in Nature Human Behaviour,…

Most people who met proposed clinical criteria meant to identify chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) during life did not show hallmark brain changes of the disease at autopsy. The findings raise concerns that widespread clinical adoption of these criteria could lead…

Years of chronic exposure of human skin to sunlight strongly disrupts its body-clock rhythm, according to a pioneering study led by University of Manchester, No7 Beauty Company, a member of The Boots Group, and University of Pennsylvania scientists. The findings…

Histological image from a murine inflamed colon. Credit: Villablanca lab. Chronic immune diseases are shaped by multiple inflammatory processes happening at the same time, each in different parts of the tissue. This finding from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal…

On the left is a snapshot of single histone molecules (red) inside a cell nucleus (dotted line). On the right, we see the trajectories of these molecules’ movement over time. The colors show the path they travel, and each trajectory…

Thousands of times per year, a family’s moment of joy turns to unexpected grief. A seemingly healthy infant stops smiling or making eye contact. Their limbs grow weak. The tiny child suffers seizures and breathing problems. Jawdat Al-Bassam, an associate…