Schematic showing the different stages of lung development. Credit: Molecular Oncology (2026). DOI: 10.1002 Oncologists have discovered that lung cancer cells can change their identity to resist treatment. Research published in Molecular Oncology reveals how lung cancer cells can become…

Punishing regimens of facial exercises. Intentional starvation. Reshaping the jawline or cheekbones by smashing them with a hammer or chisel. These are some of the more extreme behaviors in a practice called looksmaxxing—an effort to maximize one’s looks at all…

This image is an artistic representation of how APOE2 promotes resilience to cellular senescence maintaining the integrity of DNA and the nuclear envelope. We show a neuron protected by APOE2 represented as orange dots across the cell, with a blue…

For many women with lipedema, the diagnosis comes after years of being told the same thing: eat less, not more. The problem is that the fat accumulating around their hips and legs isn’t responding to diet or exercise, because it…

PTPMT1 is necessary for Treg cell immunosuppression. Credit: Nature Metabolism (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s42255-026-01533-9 Inflammatory bowel diseases occur when the delicate balance between the gut, the immune system, and the microbiota is disrupted. Until now, however, it was unclear whether harmful…

Type 2 diabetes is often associated with excessive sugar intake, but lifestyle factors including body weight, exercise, and smoking habits can also influence risk. A new study published in Diabetology has found that greater adherence to eight habits for cardiovascular…

Credit: Marek Piwnicki from Pexels A new study has identified mutations in a single gene as the cause of a previously unrecognized spectrum of severe neurological disorders ranging from fatal prenatal conditions to progressive neurodegenerative disease in childhood, according to…

Quitting smoking is associated with a lower risk for dementia, especially for those with no or modest weight gain after cessation, according to a study published in Neurology. Hui Chen, Ph.D., from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School…

Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels Over half of the people carrying HIV experience chronic pain at some point, which is difficult to treat. In a new JNeurosci paper, Hui-Lin Pan, from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and…

Researchers are calling for stronger measures to reduce sugar consumption after a new paper finds limited evidence that front-of-pack food labels help lower intake among disadvantaged groups. The study, published in Obesity Reviews, found that while front-of-pack labeling (FOPL) can…

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine found evidence of slowed aging from lifestyle behaviors like healthy eating and exercise as part of a major clinical trial. The new finding, published in The Journals of Gerontology, is based on…

Credit: ???????? ?????? from Pexels John, a 16-year-old high school student who identifies as transgender, comes home after an unfortunately common experience—ridicule from his classmates. In his bedroom, John reaches for his vape to alleviate stress. John is one of…

Australia became the first country to prohibit those under age 16 from using major social media platforms in December 2025. The aim was to limit the potentially harmful cognitive, social, and mental health effects on children. So far, the results…

Legal reforms designed to curb the abusive use of “SLAPPs” are insufficient to stop the rich and powerful trying to block freedom of speech, a new study warns. Measures in the U.S., U.K. and the EU to stop strategic lawsuits…

A study led by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) provides new insights into ventricular fibrillation (VF), the most dangerous type of cardiac arrhythmia. The study, published in the journal Cardiovascular Research, demonstrates that electrical…

Light-sheet images showing cotyledon opening and the development of distinct mechanical stress patterns between the adaxial and abaxial sides. (A) Seedlings imaged at 1 and 2 days after germination (DAG). Dashed lines indicate the positions of the optical transverse sections…

Significant progress in the treatment of severe heart failure: For the first time, a clinical trial has demonstrated that laboratory-grown heart muscle tissue can improve the pumping function of damaged hearts. Credit: University Medical Center Göttingen Researchers at the University…

A mini version of the connected human brain and spinal cord system created in the lab. Credit: Dr. András Lakatos Cambridge scientists have grown miniature circuits in the lab that mimic how the brain and spinal cord connect, which underlies…

A feature story authored by Simon Spichak, MSc investigates how biotech companies like Cortical Labs and FinalSpark harness human brain cells to electrodes, performing computational functions and testing the cells’ responses to electrical and chemical stimuli. To create biocomputers, scientists…

Inés M. García-Pérez, co-first author of the study and Ph.D. researcher at IRB Barcelona (left) & Dr. Cristina Mayor-Ruiz, researcher at IRB Barcelona and co-lead author of the study. Credit: IRB Barcelona KRAS is one of the oncogenes most frequently…

A child prepares to undertake a task in a gymnasium while wearing a virtual-reality headset. Credit: ViRMA. Children who take more risks on the playground make safe decisions more quickly when crossing a busy street. That’s the central finding of…

Performance of 6-year-old PAE and control children in cognitive tests. Credit: Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research (2026). DOI: 10.1111 The Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities estimates that between 600 and 3,000 children are born in Finland each year…

Estimated prevalence of four forms of technology-facilitated CSEA across 12 countries in Africa and Asia in 2020–2021. Credit: Nature (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10525-4 One in six internet-using children from a survey of nearly 12,000 children in 12 countries across Asia and Africa are found…

Credit: Artem Podrez from Pexels Chronic abdominal pain affects an estimated 10%–15% of children and is a leading cause of school absence and daily disruption for families. For many children, the experience does more than hurt—it teaches them something potentially…

Children who survive AKI have a higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease later in life. Credit: Muziyan Du for Pexels Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a condition in which the kidneys suddenly lose their ability to filter waste from…

Myeloid immune cells alongside red blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer Institute CAR T-cell therapy is considered a milestone in personalized cancer treatment. In this approach, a patient’s own immune cells are genetically modified to…

Katrina Adams in her lab in the Galvin Life Science Center. Credit: Michael Caterina/University of Notre Dame More than 1 million people across the United States live with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects the brain, optic nerves, and…

Not all broken genes fail in the same way: some simply stop working, while others interfere with what still works. Researchers from Hiroshima University have identified a critical boundary within the immune-regulating gene called RELA that helps predict how harmful…

This tissue section of human pancreatic cancer uses immunofluorescence to identify different types of proteins, which are represented by specific, selected colors. The teal-colored cells express K17 in the sample. Credit: Kenneth Shroyer A national team of cancer researchers led…

The aging population is a global success story. People are, on average, living longer, healthier lives. The World Health Organization estimates that from 2015 to 2050, those aged over 60 will increase from 12% to 22% of the world’s population—but…

Head spa specialist Ha Truong, right, uses a Red and Blue light brush on Liz Evans to help with hair growth and reduce bacteria while massaging the scalp to help the scalp serum absorb during a treatment at Sunday Headspa…

A Japanese pharmaceutical firm has warned doctors against prescribing a drug for rare autoimmune diseases to new patients following the deaths of 20 people who took it. Kissei Pharmaceutical, which sells the drug Tavneos in Japan, sent a notice to…

Cassidy Rist served as a corresponding author on a research study proving the cost-effectiveness of using the livestock drug Ivermectin to treat Malaria. Credit: Cassidy Rist When a stranger from Spain called Cassidy Rist in her first months at Virginia…

Bracketed gesture. Example of a one-hand gesture performed with the left hand (right hand resting) followed by a bracketed two-hand gesture (left hand maintained in hold, while the right hand performs a stroke) (Dutch). Credit: Royal Society Open Science (2026).…

Fermentation is one of the oldest methods of preserving food. Long before refrigerators existed, people relied on microorganisms to keep food—including meat—safe to eat. Ph.D. research by VUB researcher Ana Sosa Fajardo (VUB Research Group of Industrial Microbiology and Food…

Credit: Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels Researchers at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with investigators from 32 countries participating in the SUNRISE International Study, have published new findings examining how restrained sitting contributes to daily movement patterns in early…

An international coalition of experts in laboratory medicine, osteoporosis, and chronic kidney disease is calling for laboratories to stop routinely reporting albumin-adjusted (“corrected”) calcium, arguing that the longstanding practice is outdated, unreliable in many clinical settings, and may contribute to…

Principles of SMEAR-ULM. Credit: Nature Sensors (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s44460-026-00078-4 Detecting melanoma before it becomes visible is a major challenge in dermatology. Now, with researchers from Université de Montréal, scientists at Université du Québec’s Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)…

Adopting low-insulinemic and planetary health diets during menopause is associated with optimized weight management, according to a study published online May 20 in JAMA Network Open. Tong Xia, M.D., Ph.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues compared…

Switching off an enzyme that plays an important role in sugar metabolism, glycolysis, would normally be expected to cause serious problems for cells. Surprisingly, the opposite is also true: Cells can become highly resistant to a specific form of cell…