Graphical Abstract. Credit: Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research (2026). DOI: 10.1111 Repeated alcohol intoxication or exposure to stress appears to change how adolescent brains respond to danger. These changes persist into adulthood. In a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and…

Credit: Few substances are as deeply woven into everyday life as alcohol. It is a fixture at holiday celebrations, work-related social gatherings, sporting events, airports and brunch or dinner tables. A raised glass for a toast, the ubiquitous wedding open…

Chronic alcohol consumption differentially alters microglial responses in hAPP-KI and PS19 mice. Credit: Neuropharmacology (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Alcohol use has been associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia. But new research from Texas A&M University’s Naresh K.…

Silicosis—a devastating, incurable lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust—is surging worldwide, fueled by a new wave of aggressive cases in young tradespeople working with engineered stone. Despite its growing impact, the biological triggers that turn silica exposure into life-threatening…

New research presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) suggests that exposure to air pollution may affect genes associated with sperm development, raising new questions about male fertility, pregnancy outcomes and…

Typical cluster characters, determined by comparing the average of each cluster’s pollutant concentrations to the entire distribution (very low, low, moderate, high, very high). Cluster 10 had the strongest relationship to preterm birth. Credit: Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental…

An earbud-like device developed by Aurenar, a WashU startup company, has received FDA Breakthrough Device Designation for preventing a dangerous complication of brain bleeding in intensive care patients. The technology is based on clinical trials led by WashU Medicine physician-scientists…

HemaGuide architecture and construction of a clinical case memory for malignant hematology. Credit: Nature Medicine (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04494-4 Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the HI-STEM* Stem Cell Institute and Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) have developed “HemaGuide,” an…

Guianan Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola). Sentier des Coqs-de-Roche, French Guiana. University of Michigan researchers found that birds in the group Passeriformes evolved in rapid bursts that coincided with climatic shifts. Credit: Cody Limber/Macaulay Library University of Michigan researchers have used an…

In computational analyses, TD3B generated agonists and antagonists that would contact the key activation and deactivation sites used by known GLP-1 drugs, without ever being told which sites to target. Credit: Aastha Pal To develop new and better peptides, the…

Fine-tuning strategies based on the pretrained COMPASS model. Credit: Nature Medicine (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04502-7 Cancer immunotherapy drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can be miracle drugs for cancer patients, curing some and turning deadly disease into a manageable chronic…

Two people may be the same age and have similar family histories or risk factors, yet only one of them may develop thrombosis. To better understand why this occurs, researchers from the Complex Disease Genomics Unit at the Sant Pau…

Cerebrovascular disease can lead to serious aftereffects if treatment is delayed, but it is difficult to detect before symptoms appear. KAIST researchers have developed an AI technology that analyzes real-life daily activity and environmental data from older adults to identify…

Completely handing cognitive work to AI can hinder learning because people lose the practice needed to build skills. Credit: Pexels. The worry of becoming stupid isn’t new; it dates back to the time of the Greek philosopher Socrates, who insisted…

End-to-end autonomous driving model and trajectory generation results developed by Prof. Jun Won Choi’s research team at SNU. Credit: Seoul National University College of Engineering A research team led by Jun Won Choi, a professor in the Department of Electrical…

This illustration provided by Doctronic depicts the process for refilling prescriptions online with an AI chatbot on a smartphone. Credit: Doctronic via AP A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big…

A feature News and Perspectives story on technological advances in oncology was published in Journal of Medical Internet Research. Authored by JMIR Correspondent Benedette Cuffari, “AI-Designed Radiopharmaceuticals: How Machine Learning Is Redefining Precision Cancer Therapy” reports on the integration of…

3D rendering of a NovoTag, showing the de novo designed protein around a Janelia Fluor dye. Credit: Steffen Klein/EMBL Cells are like metropolises, home to millions of molecular residents. If one were to stand atop a high-rise, trying to identify…

Credit: One of the uncomfortable truths about multiple sclerosis is that the part of the brain likely to reveal the most about the disease and how a patient will be affected has been mostly invisible to clinicians. It’s long been…

Credit: Zelch Csaba from Pexels The world’s oceans may appear calm from space, but beneath the surface, an intricate web of fast-moving currents drives Earth’s climate. Now, a new study led by Tel Aviv University has unveiled a breakthrough that…

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the fitness industry: People can now ask chatbots to write marathon plans, build gym programs and even adjust workouts based on sleep or heart rate data. For many, AI feels like the future of…

Credit: Thirdman from Pexels A machine learning program that identified patients overdue for colorectal cancer screening helped increase screening rates and was associated with significantly lower mortality, according to new research published in the journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.…

A comprehensive review finds AI-powered nursing tools improve prediction of health risks and reduce unnecessary hospital use, while more research is needed on patients’ emotional well-being. Credit: JMIR Publications Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping nurses better predict health problems before…

AI independently discovers a key social behavior deficit in autism model mice. Credit: KAIST An artificial intelligence model capable of reading and interpreting animal behavior like language has been developed by researchers at KAIST. The team created an AI model…

A person wakes in the middle of the night, overwhelmed and needing someone to talk to. But instead of calling a loved one or booking a counseling session, they open ChatGPT. Around the world, artificial intelligence chatbots are becoming companions,…

Credit: Large language models can identify judgmental language in clinical notes, but the settings play a major role in accuracy. “Addict,” “noncompliant,” “failed treatment” and “obese person” are examples of stigmatizing language that can appear in medical records. At George…

Dr. Isabel Garcia Dorival conducting field research in Guinea during the 2015 Ebola outbreak while a post-doctoral associate at the University of Liverpool. She is currently a principal investigator and research scientist at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)…

Some AI models designed to predict stroke and diabetes risk may be based on datasets whose origins cannot be verified, according to new research. The study, published in BMC Medicine and led by researchers at QUT and the Australian Center…

Perspective clinical scenario for using the DeepHHF score. Credit: npj Digital Medicine (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41746-026-02835-8 Researchers at the Technion Faculty of Biomedical Engineering have achieved a breakthrough in the early detection of heart failure. They developed DeepHHF, an artificial intelligence…

A joint study by Lingnan University analyses 16 Chinese-language speeches delivered at the United Nations General Assembly between 2008 and 2023, comparing AI-generated translations with professional conference interpreting. The researchers find that even when AI is provided with extensive contextual…

Facial recognition is now a fixture of modern life, powering everything from national border security to the simple convenience of unlocking a smartphone. However, these advancements bring significant risks to privacy, equity and civil rights. While AI can now match…

Errors and irrelevant details mean physicians may spend more time editing AI-drafted responses than it would take to write them, a large study of an online patient portal shows. Artificial intelligence is spreading rapidly in health care, with the goal…

Patient trust in medical professionals might hinge on what artificial intelligence (AI) has to say, according to a team led by Penn State researchers. Using an AI chatbot role-playing as a human doctor, the team identified how people perceive medical…

An AI-guided network analysis of genomic data (left) highlights two protein targets, including the oxytocin receptor, identified through Biohub’s CRISPR screen in primary human skin cells (right). Credit: Biohub Biohub researchers have performed what they believe is the first genome-wide…

Overview of the self-supervised learning method DINOv2 applied to digital pathology. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73088-y In recent years, notable advances have been made in diagnosing and treating breast cancer. However, its recurrence continues to plague thousands, deepening the…

A feature News and Perspectives story on AI fitness advice has been published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.. In “Should AI Be Your Personal Trainer?”, JMIR Correspondent Anna Zucker covers the growing use of AI chatbots for personal…

Dr. Robert Hüneburg (left) and Prof. Dr. Jacob Nattermann of the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) studied whether AI can improve colorectal cancer screening in people with Lynch syndrome. Credit: Aljoscha Mismas/University of Bonn People with Lynch syndrome, the most common…

Conceptual diagram of Rule2DRCThe system converts natural-language semiconductor design rules into DRC scripts using an LLM agent, then executes the generated scripts on chip layouts and compares violation results with ground truth to evaluate accuracy. Credit: Seoul National University College…

Framework of model development and risk analysis. Credit: npj Digital Medicine (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41746-026-02439-2 A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed Hong Kong’s first “AI Agent for Precision Diabetes Management—PIPE-AI” (AI Agent), designed specifically for…

Bargaining coverage over time. Credit: Rockwool Foundation Berlin Workers earning the lowest wages are the least likely to be covered by collective agreements in Germany, despite being the group for whom these protections are arguably most important. In 2021, only…