Day June 12, 2026

“This toolkit takes the guesswork out of Food is Medicine, showing health care providers and administrators how to build, integrate, scale, and measure programs that actually improve patients’ lives,” says Dariush Mozaffarian, cardiologist and director of the Food is Medicine…

Research led by a Keele University oncologist has found that a one-week course of post-surgery radiotherapy is just as safe and effective as the traditional three-week course for people with early-stage breast cancer. The FAST-Forward trial, led by Keele’s Professor…

A major international Phase III clinical trial, led by Queen Mary University of London, has found that ocrelizumab—a medication already prescribed to some patients with MS—significantly slows disability progression in people with primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), including older patients…

Pediatric patients with obesity undergoing adenotonsillectomy (AT) face longer operating times, according to a study published online May 21 in the Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. Dhivyaa Anandan, from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues compared…

Credit: beyzahzah from Pexels Obesity and dietitian societies have joined forces to issue a new consensus statement on recommendations surrounding the use of obesity drugs for weight loss treatment. The consensus statement was presented at the European Congress on Obesity…

Graphical abstract. Credit: The American Journal of Pathology (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Obesity may change how early-stage breast cancer becomes invasive, according to a study by University of Oklahoma researchers published in The American Journal of Pathology. Obesity is a known…

In parts of the world where daily nutrition is unstable, pregnancy and newborn health are more precarious. A recent study led by epidemiologist Dongqing Wang of the George Mason University College of Public Health adds to the evidence that improving…

Chikungunya (“to become contorted” in the Kimakonde language, named after the characteristic joint ache) is classified as one of the neglected tropical diseases by the World Health Organization. It’s caused by a virus spread by Aedes mosquitoes. Symptoms include high…

PAG microinjection of fluorescently labeled muscimol for visualization of injection spread using the same injection coordinates, rate, and volume as performed for the ligand microinfusions. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73266-y Researchers have a better understanding of the nocebo effect…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Molecular Cell (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Genes undergo extensive editing through a process called alternative splicing, which greatly increases the size of the functional genome—the working portion of our DNA that helps make each person unique. Put simply,…

A once-nightly oral pill helped control obstructive sleep apnea in a large, Phase III clinical trial presented at the 2026 ATS International Conference. The drug, called AD109, is the first therapy to treat OSA by addressing its underlying mechanisms and…

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, even as rates of cigarette smoking have fallen to an all-time low of approximately 10% in 2024. Some studies suggest that electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) help people quit…

Dr. Jeffery Taubenberger, who has been serving as acting head of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for just over a year, has stepped down for unknown reasons. While Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, revealed the…

Computationally designed peptide inhibitors engineered by Texas A&M Health researchers block calcium channel activation, enabling precision and programmable control of cellular signaling, immune function and rare diseases caused by ion channel dysfunction. Credit: Zhou Lab Calcium is widely known for…

Neutrophil C4 protein is positively correlated with the number of C4A gene copies in SZ. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2026). DOI: 10.1073 The most common white blood cells in your body—immune cells called neutrophils—can make a…

Learned stroke primitives in a drawing-like task paradigm. Credit: Nature (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10297-x If you ask a child to draw an animal that doesn’t exist, they’ll often cobble together components from real ones—say, the body of a seal with an…

When stress affects the gut, the stomach tightens, digestion slows. For some, these symptoms resolve quickly. For others—particularly people with constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) and related conditions—they don’t. In a new study, investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have revealed that sensory nerve signals interfere with the immune system’s response to lung cancer. This previously unrecognized neuroimmune connection could be targeted to improve responses to…

Wastewater surveillance was hailed during the COVID-19 pandemic as a more equitable way to track disease. It provided a system that could monitor entire communities regardless of whether residents had access to a doctor or a test. But a study…

As melanoma progresses, natural catestatin levels decrease, suggesting that catestatin may be able to slow melanoma growth. Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer, due in large part to its ability…

Trans fats found naturally in dairy foods such as milk, butter, and cheese do not increase the risk of heart disease or type 2 diabetes, a new study has found. Researchers analyzed evidence from 22 studies involving thousands of people…

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is the first in the world to eliminate months of pain after surgical repair for microtia—a rare condition where a child is born with an underdeveloped or missing outer ear. Previously,…

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) shows that following treatment with GLP-1 drugs for obesity, most weight loss is fat mass (80–85%) and relative muscle mass is preserved. The study is…

Credit: Satheesh Cholakkal from Pexels Health authorities in the Northern Territory have issued warnings for residents and visitors to avoid mosquito bites after two people from Alice Springs died from Murray Valley encephalitis. It’s a reminder that mosquitoes in many…

Representative cine-CMR four-chamber image demonstrating severe tricuspid regurgitation. Credit: Dr. Robert Zhang A new cardiac magnetic resonance imaging-based measurement may improve how physicians assess a common heart valve condition, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian…

Generation of D167N mice. Credit: The American Journal of Pathology (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Researchers have developed a novel mouse model that replicates severe geleophysic dysplasia, including short stature, heart valve alterations, and early lethality—characteristics of this rare disease. The findings…

Graphical abstract. Cell (2020). DOI: 10.1016 Rugby league player Jai Arrow’s recently announced diagnosis of motor neuron disease has again brought this devastating disease to public attention. Motor neuron disease is relatively rare, with fewer than 1,000 Australians diagnosed each…

Monks polish the wooden corridor of the walkway that connects between temple buildings at Soji-ji in Yokohama, Japan on July 5, 2016. Credit: AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File Amid spring cleaning season, it can be tempting to dismiss housework as drudgery,…

Credit: Image generated by the editorial team using AI for illustrative purposes. How ambitious should you be? Folk wisdom offers conflicting advice: “Shoot for the moon,” but also, “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” A new…

This image provided by Chris Carberg shows Jenna Carberg holding Elsie on April 30, 2017, in Winter Park, Fla. Credit: Chris Carberg via AP Moments after Jenna Carberg gave birth to her daughter, doctors put the baby on her chest.…

Proposed mechanism showing blocking SRC kinase binding to Y68 residue of UBC9 protects against ALD. Credit: Science Advances (2026). DOI: 10.1126 Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators have identified molecular mechanisms that drive inflammation in alcohol-associated liver disease. Their preclinical discoveries…

Even minimal exposure to modern medicine can rapidly change the human microbiome. In a new study appearing in Cell Reports, researchers reveal that the gut microbes of remote Amazonian Indigenous communities have begun shifting toward patterns more commonly seen in…

Human cell with a network of mitochondria (yellow) and a cell nucleus (blue). Credit: UMG/Peter Rehling Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences have elucidated how the production of certain…

Optimal dendritic-cell-based antitumor immunotherapy with cDC1 cells requires active mitochondria. Whereas vaccination with normal cDC1 cells efficiently reduces metastasis in B16-OVA tumors, the antitumor efficacy of these cells is diminished when their mitochondria are damaged. Credit: CNIC A study led…

An experimental diagnostic tool in the form of a computer game was able to quickly identify patients with depression based on anhedonia, a key feature of the disease, a new study shows. Present in about 70% of patients with major…

In a midwife’s suburban Atlanta home with a playground and chicken coop outside, Madie Collins lay on an examination table while the midwife measured her pregnant belly. Unlike at many a doctor’s office, no crinkly paper sheet covered the table…

Migraine with aura was associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in middle-aged and older people, according to a study published , in Neurology. Migraine without aura was not associated with an increased risk. The study does not prove…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Microplastics (MP) are the subject of intensive medical research, but little is yet known about their effects on the immune system. A study led by the Medical University of…

Metformin 500mg tablets. Credit: public domain Scientists at Université de Montréal have figured out how metformin—a common drug that’s used to treat type-2 diabetes and that may cut the risk of developing cancer and even help humans and other mammals…

Credit: Image generated by the editorial team using AI for illustrative purposes. While they share similar depressive and cognitive symptoms, the biological underpinnings of bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder are distinct. A novel study appearing in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive…