Credit: Laila Milevski/Cornell University Journaling about one’s identities from childhood through early adulthood may offer an accessible, low-cost way to help young adults struggling with depression, according to new Cornell psychology research. In a study involving more than 100 people…

Researchers use a novel immobilized liposome-bound gel beads method to measure CEC levels and their association with cardiovascular risks. Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo A straightforward blood-based assessment developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, can help assess how…

Modern breast cancer screening and treatment have transformed survival. Many women now live long and healthy lives after diagnosis, thanks to increasingly effective chemotherapy and targeted therapies: medicines designed to attack particular features of cancer cells. But as cancer outcomes…

Companies may only need to send an acknowledgment message to boost repeat customer participation in recycling and reuse programs for used goods like laptops and coffee pods, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. The idea for…

From airport security to verifying a driver’s license, matching an unfamiliar face to a photograph is something people do every day. Yet despite its widespread use, people often get it wrong—especially when comparing a person’s current appearance with a photo…

Credit: Courtesy of Silklab In the neonatal intensive care unit, the most fragile patients in medicine are often the most heavily wired. Premature babies, some weighing less than a pound, can be tethered to a tangle of cables, monitors and…

Advanced nonstained histology on structural colorimetric nanocavities-on-silicon (NOS) slides. Credit: Advanced Science (2026). DOI: 10.1002 Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a new stain-free imaging platform designed to analyze tissue samples more quickly and…

Credit: Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the most common form of lupus, is an autoimmune disorder that occurs more frequently in women. Having multiple X chromosomes has been associated with an increased risk of developing lupus; however,…

There is a significant association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) and overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published online May 29 in BMC Urology. Yiming Ding, from Southeast University in Nanjing, China, and colleagues analyzed data from the U.S.…

Most breast cancers are worsened by estrogens. To combat the recurrence of these cancers, clinicians treat patients with inhibitors for estrogen production, like letrozole. But many patients do not adhere to this treatment due to negative side effects. Preclinical work…

Credit: Edward Jenner from Pexels A new study finds that employer points systems, which penalize workers for absences regardless of the reason, are strongly associated with presenteeism, the practice of showing up to work while sick, and that these systems…

Randomized control trials that are shorter than 12 weeks show similar results to longer trials when assessing a new medication’s effectiveness in helping someone with alcohol use disorder reduce or stop drinking. And in trials where the medication showed significant…

Short daily home dialysis (SDHD) is associated with sustained preservation of physical activity, better postdialysis recovery, and improved sleep compared with conventional in-center hemodialysis (ICHD), according to a study published online June 18 in Kidney360. Natalia-Guillemina Target, M.D., from Pôle…

Older adults who received a shingles vaccine after a stay in a skilled nursing facility had a 24% lower risk of being diagnosed with dementia over a four-year period than those who were not vaccinated, according to a new study.…

Resistance to antimicrobial agents is rising among human infections with Escherichia coli bacteria that produce the Shiga toxin, according to a study analyzing data from nearly 2,000 infections in the United States between 2010 and 2021. The increase in resistance…

Model zones with transmission lines and data center load. Credit: iScience (2026). DOI: 10.1016 The number of U.S. data centers is growing, largely to power artificial intelligence programs. That has led to concern about the environmental consequences of data centers—and…

Pregnant women with a severe form of nausea face increased risks for several pregnancy and birth complications, according to a new Stanford Medicine study of 2.5 million California births. The research, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, is the…

Multi-omics analysis of inflammatory and metabolic perturbations across ISG-defined clusters. Plasma proteomics and metabolomics data were derived from the previously published dataset in reference. Credit: Genome Medicine (2026). DOI: 10.1186/s13073-026-01677-z Patients with COVID-19 can show several different antiviral immune response…

Jules Netherland traveled from her home in the Bronx to the New York state Capitol in Albany several times in the past few years, hoping to persuade the legislature to pass a medical aid-in-dying bill, allowing terminally ill patients to…

Fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) are debilitating conditions, and patients can feel misunderstood and abandoned, in addition to experiencing a wide range of physical and mental symptoms. Several psychological and biological theories have been proposed to explain why…

(a) Calculated Rabi oscillations for different pulse areas, varied by adjusting the pulse intensity. (b) Rabi rotation obtained for a pulse duration of ? = 9.0 ps at T = 6.1 K. Credit: arXiv DOI: 10.48550 Physicists at Paderborn University…

Communal housing in village in northern Ghana. Could the precise architectural form of your residence influence how much you participate in politics? A new study by MIT scholars finds this to be exactly the case—at least in Accra, Ghana, where…

In people with type 2 diabetes, semaglutide was associated with a 15% reduction in bone fractures and greater weight loss compared with other anti-obesity medications, according to a study presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago.…

Credit: Haberdoedas Photography from Pexels Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have published a proof-of-concept study in Fertility and Sterility demonstrating that injectable semaglutide may offer meaningful reproductive benefits for women with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), formerly known…

Cryo-EM structures of human cone visual pigments. Credit: Science (2026). DOI: 10.1126 A global team has cracked a decades-old mystery, revealing the atomic structures of the molecules in our eyes that allow us to see colors. “To understand how we…

The powerful role of exercise in maintaining skeletal muscle could be the key to improving health and resilience in older age, according to new research from Monash University. The new research, published on the bioRxiv preprint server, used preclinical models…

A new study finds that adults who simply breathe in secondhand cigarette smoke have about 1.5 times more of the toxin cadmium in their blood than people in smoke-free environments. “We knew that cigarette smoke exposes people to cadmium, but…

Predicted average daily basic reproduction number (R0) based on climate from best fit parameters for each location (vertically scaled). Credit: Stamper et al. Every year, about a billion people worldwide contract influenza, leading to as many as 650,000 deaths. Outbreaks…

Credit: Taliya Finkel-Moran A new study has uncovered a previously unknown antiviral defense mechanism in sea anemones, revealing that animals may have evolved more than one way to fight viral infections. Researchers discovered that a protein resembling a key component…

Parents were most likely to be on smartphones, then watching TV or other large screens. Credit: cottonbro studio for pexels. Food has always had a unique way of bringing people together. It becomes especially evident during family mealtimes, when children…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Molecular Cell (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a large-scale screening approach that identifies proteins controlling a fundamental step in gene expression known as alternative polyadenylation (APA). APA determines where…

In Toy Story 5, Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the gang are up against a new challenge: Bonnie’s tablet. Even Rex, the toy dinosaur, is worried about going extinct again. The storyline reflects a broader shift in childhood. Traditional toys increasingly…

Infographic illustrating the study design and key findings, from stratified sampling (Urban/Rural, Male/Female) to cross-group assessment (physical fitness, mental health, activity), statistical analysis, key outcomes, determinants, and the moderating effects of residence and gender on adolescent sleep quality. Credit: Professor…

New research examining almost 4,700 e-scooter-related emergency department presentations in the state of Victoria found injuries among children ages 2 to 14 rose from 64 cases in 2022 to 263 in 2025, even though children younger than 16 are prohibited…

Duke-NUS scientists have discovered that aging muscle may contribute to cancer growth by releasing fewer extracellular vesicles, tiny particles that cells use to communicate with one another. Their study also found that the composition of these particles changes with age,…

TGFBR1*6A (6A) decreases polyp formation and adenoma to carcinoma transformation in ApcMin/+ mice. Credit: Cancer Communications (2026). DOI: 10.34133 A team of scientists from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University and institutions across the U.S. have published…

Hamsters were intramuscularly vaccinated with modified or non-modified Gn/Gc mRNA vaccines at 25 ?g, 5 ?g, and 1 ?g (five hamsters per dose per vaccine). One group was mock-vaccinated with PBS. Hamsters were challenged with 350 PFU of Andes virus…

Ro60-specific T cells promote anti-Ro60 antibody production in B cells. These antibodies form complexes with Ro60 proteins released by damaged cells, and the complexes are taken up by antigen-presenting cells. These cells then display Ro60 peptides to Ro60-specific T cells…

A study led by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) demonstrates a new method of using decellularized cartilage with patient-specific cells to help enlarge pediatric airways narrowed as a result of severe subglottic stenosis. Researchers demonstrate that this new…

Evidence of two local structures in liquid water. Credit: Nature Physics (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-026-03301-8 A study published in Nature Physics provides new molecular-level evidence from simulations that liquid water is not a single uniform substance, but a constantly shifting mixture…