The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder for use in children and adolescents aged 6 years and older who are living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Afrezza delivers insulin through the lungs…

A sign marks an entrance to a Moderna building in Cambridge, Mass., May 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)prnto A new kind of flu vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market Thursday as federal health advisers recommended approval…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved GSK’s Utebzi (tebipenem pivoxil), an oral antibiotic, for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs). Utebzi is indicated for cUTIs, including pyelonephritis, in adult patients who have limited or no alternative…

Belzutifan, a first-in-class drug that arose from scientific discoveries at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat some patients with earlier-stage kidney cancers in combination with an immunotherapy drug. This move marks…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved another over-the-counter intranasal naloxone product, Rextovy (naloxone hydrochloride), for the emergency treatment of opioid overdose. The nonprescription approval was granted to Amphastar Pharmaceuticals. The 4-mg nasal spray is available for purchase by…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first over-the-counter wearable device to track blood sugar in young children. The continuous glucose monitor (CGM)—called the Stelo Glucose Biosensor System—is for use in children as young as 2 years…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy, plus belzutifan, a HIF-2? inhibitor, as adjuvant treatment for adult patients with renal cell carcinoma with a clear cell component (ccRCC) at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence…

With dementia cases expected to nearly triple worldwide by 2050, researchers are increasingly focused on identifying ways to prevent or delay the disease. While lifestyle and health-related factors, such as blood pressure control and physical activity, influence dementia risk, genetics…

Left: Nerve fibers from healthy brain tissue are shown in magenta with support cells called glia in green. Right: Neurons deprived of PI31 are swollen and damaged. Glia are activated and enlarged as they try to remove faulty connections between…

A father’s health before conception may leave a biological imprint on his future children, according to a new study from Washington State University. Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study addresses a long-standing question in reproductive…

Invadopodia-mediated matrix degradation assay in EO771 cells treated with MF or TAMF adipomes. Representative fluorescence micrographs show fluoresceinconjugated gelatin (grayscale), F-actin (magenta), and merge. Dark spots indicated by black arrows represent focal degradation areas mediated by invadopodia activity. Scale bar,…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Biochemical Pharmacology (2026). DOI: 10.1016 A team led by researchers from the UAB and the network of biomedical research centers in cardiovascular diseases CIBERCV has demonstrated that the fatty tissue surrounding the aorta actively participates in the…

Intermittent fasting affects body weight, metabolism, and cardiovascular health differently across the lifespan, highlighting the need for age-aware approaches. Credit: generated by the author for illustrative purposes Most folks know intermittent fasting helps with weight loss, usually by limiting your…

People who follow a short-term low-calorie diet may have reduced markers of inflammation associated with gum disease. A study by King’s College London, published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology, highlights how lifestyle modifications could be important alongside plaque control…

Structural differences in breast tissue, reconstructed by GRASP methods. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72776-z A group of researchers from the Technion and the United States reports a breakthrough in MRI scanning in a paper published in Nature Communications. The…

Study design and overview of aging clocks. a, Study diagram: systemic aging in UK Biobank and All of Us Research Program, was compared across birth cohorts and linked prospectively with risk of early-onset solid cancers. Furthermore, organ-specific aging and its…

Credit: Jeremy de Blok from Pexels Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remains a common condition affecting World Trade Center (WTC) responders 25 years after the attack on the Twin Towers. While the condition is considered mainly psychological, a new study sheds…

FAP-targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy demonstrating tumor response in patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma. Credit: R P. Baum and J Zhang et al., Curanosticum Wiesbaden-Frankfurt, ICPO Center of Excellence, Germany; and National University of Singapore, Singapore. A novel radiopharmaceutical therapy approach that…

Every parent wants to raise healthy kids who then grow up to become healthy adults. But when a third of children in the U.S. are either overweight or obese, that goal seems increasingly elusive. A new University at Buffalo study,…

We instantiate the deployed search-augmented LLM pipeline. The two chains share the query  ?  live web search  ?  search results  ?  LLM  ?  recommendation backbone, differing only in where fake content enters: Real-world GEO (top): GEO operators inject fake content…

Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels A study examining Fair Workweek laws across five major U.S. jurisdictions finds that labor regulations have made work schedules more predictable for service-sector workers, without triggering wage cuts or benefit reductions. Published in Science Advances,…

A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) now sheds light, for the first time, on the carbon intensity of household consumption across much of the world—and thus on the distributional impact of climate policy, which, after…

As temperatures rise and people head to the pool or large bodies of water to cool off, Emma Stahr, OD, an instructor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Ophthalmology and a pediatric optometrist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, prepares…

High-magnification image of severe endophthalmitis. Credit: Moran Eye Center Pathology Lab Eye surgery today is safer than ever, yet ophthalmologists must remain watchful for a rare but serious complication that can threaten sight within days: a bacterial eye infection called…

The ShAPEretro module, shown here on a display stand, can convert a conventional extrusion system into a ShAPE extrusion system. Credit: Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory A new invention from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory…

Credit: Pixabay from Pexels On a midsummer day in Miami, temperatures can exceed 32°C (90°F) with high humidity. In a full stadium of 65,000 fans, it can be several degrees hotter, posing a potential health risk to players. These are…

Older people in Austria widely perceive an increase in extreme weather since their childhood. Yet how strongly they notice these changes depends on their social position, where they live and how they relate to environmental issues. A new study led…

Summary of the study population, outcomes, exposures, and key results. CAD = coronary artery disease, PM2.5 = particulate matter measuring 2.5 ?m or less in diameter. Credit: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) In one of the largest studies to…

People in the highest evening light exposure group had higher risk of developing age-related eye diseases. Credit: Roderick Salatan for Pexels. Every sunrise and sunset sends the body a signal, keeping the circadian clock running on a roughly 24-hour cycle.…

Credit: Image generated by the editorial team using AI for illustrative purposes. Following stroke, patients have a hard time performing coordinated movements. Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) is emerging as a treatment to improve poststroke coordination, but the mechanisms for this…

Credit: Ron Lach from Pexels As part of their marketing strategy, many companies send public relations packages full of curated products to social media influencers, who film themselves opening the gifts on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. While such “PR…

WashU Medicine researchers and collaborators at the University of Missouri identified a shared vulnerability across diarrhea-causing bacteria including E. coli (shown) and Shigella, a finding that could potentially lead to a single combination vaccine against these pathogens. Credit: David Hasty…

The Birth of Venus (Google Art Project image from Wikimedia Commons, in the public domain). Credit: Sandro Botticelli A paper on new research into the cause of death of Simonetta Vespucci, model for the world-renowned Birth of Venus by Sandro…

A group of eating behavior and metabolism experts from across Europe have published a Perspective article in the journal Science examining the limitations of current evidence on ultraprocessed foods (UPFs). The authors include Professor Eric Robinson (Department of Psychology, University…

Industry observers hope that a June 29, 2026 administrative hearing of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration sheds more light on the recent rescheduling of medical cannabis as a less dangerous drug. Credit: Becca Schwartz/UNLV As the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration…

Credit: Martin Lopez from Pexels In the post-COVID-19 era, worker unionization campaigns have increasingly been organized by groups who feel stung by virtue signaling from corporations espousing progressive values, especially those pertaining to LGBTQIA+ issues. A new study from a…

Multiplex immunofluorescence image of a prostate tumor 10 days after treatment with prostate-targeted C’ dots and immunotherapy showing extensive infiltration of immune cells throughout the tumor. Different colors represent distinct immune cell populations, including anti-tumor T cells, helper T cells,…

Discordant classifications of tau positivity with [18F]flortaucipir and [18F]MK6240. Credit: The Lancet (2026). DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(26)00417-4 Alzheimer’s disease is commonly known for its symptoms—memory loss, cognitive impairment, difficulty with daily tasks—but it can only be definitively diagnosed by looking at the…

An experimental drug combination may help overcome treatment resistance in advanced kidney cancer, according to early results from a first-in-human clinical trial led by Mayo Clinic researchers. The study evaluated the investigational drug darlifarnib in combination with the targeted therapy…

An illustration of the experimental procedure. The left side of the figure illustrates the five main phases of the study, while the right side depicts two gray boxes presenting the induction of the Full-Body Illusion (FBI) and Face Illusion (FI)…