People with type 2 diabetes who nap longer than 30 minutes every day, regardless of their sleep patterns at night, increase their risk of developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a study being presented Monday at ENDO…

Researchers at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy have developed a new strategy that helps the immune system recognize and attack lung cancer tumors more effectively. By packaging a chemotherapy drug and an RNA molecule in…

Maria Vitória Bentley during her presentation at FAPESP Week London. Credit: Elton Alisson/Agência FAPESP A technological platform developed by Brazilian researchers could revolutionize the treatment of skin diseases such as psoriasis and vitiligo. The group, affiliated with the NanoGeneSkin laboratory…

The eye disease known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can make infants permanently blind if they are not treated. But there are big differences in how often Norwegian hospitals actually provide this treatment. “These differences between the hospitals are inexplicable,”…

Your child’s small, delicate, chalk-white baby teeth fall out. In their place grow yellowish-brown, fragile teeth—much to everyone’s surprise. This is the dental condition molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH), a condition that is almost as common as tooth decay, though hardly…

A student works out at the gym inside Lengyel Hall at the University of Maine, where researchers recently published new findings about how muscles form, why certain muscle diseases develop and why symptoms may not appear until years after muscle…

Dr. James Burns, University of Limerick, Ireland researcher and pediatric music therapist at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin. Credit: Picture: Alan Place/University of Limerick New research by the University of Limerick in Ireland has found that collaborative sessions combining music…

Music and mental health: A new genetic study investigates the impact of everyday listening habits on wellbeing. Credit: MPIEA / L. Bittner For many, music is a source of comfort, a mood booster and a remedy for loneliness. But does…

The volume of high-speed running in modern soccer has increased in line with greater demands placed on professional players, but this has come at a cost, with hamstring injuries on the rise, sometimes sidelining key players for months. In a…

Overview of benchmarking LLMs in clinical text understanding. a, Workflow of benchmark construction, model evaluation and performance analysis. b, Clinical applications supported by the benchmark across different stages of patient care. Credit: Nature Biomedical Engineering (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-026-01719-2 Researchers at…

A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that an investigational mRNA influenza vaccine helps the immune system recognize a wider range of influenza viruses than today’s standard flu shot, offering…

An investigator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received international recognition for innovative imaging research that may help physicians identify patients at increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) before they undergo surgery for kidney tumors.…

MRI scans are instrumental in the study of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder. Credit: National Institutes of Health (NIH) from Openverse Source link: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the…

Graphical abstract. Credit: SLEEP (2026). DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsag117 Researchers at Marshall University have identified a potential immune mechanism contributing to metabolic dysfunction and insulin resistance associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), offering new insight into how chronic sleep-related oxygen deprivation affects…

Symptoms of jolting, George Woodward, Eccentric Excursions or Literary and Pictorial Sketches of Countenance, Character and Country in Different Parts of England and South Wales (London: Allen and Co., 1796), 164. Credit: Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University. New historical research…

A major analysis of 25 studies across Africa and Asia finds that insecticide-treated nets cut malaria cases by up to 68%—but highlights challenges that threaten to undermine their long-term impact. The study, published in the journal Infectious Diseases, confirms that…

New US research links the mass adoption of smartphones since the dawn of the iPhone in 2007 to declining birth rates. As governments around the world struggle with ways to reverse plunging birth rates, new U.S. studies suggest they have…

Dr. Nima Nassiri with patient Oscar Larrainzar. Credit: Nick Carranza The first-in-human fully vascularized bladder graft transplanted with a kidney has reached a promising six-month milestone, according to a new feasibility study published in The Lancet. The procedure, performed in…

Kahindo Mireille Pierrette, an Ebola survivor poses with her 16-month old baby, after they were declared to have survived Ebola and discharged from the Rwampara treament Center in Ituri Congo, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa A 16-month-old…

Conceptual illustration of how slow fluctuations in brain histamine neuron activity may gate memory access from moment to moment. Credit: Nagoya City University The same memory can feel vivid and accessible one moment, yet stubbornly out of reach the next—even…

Want to give your baby the best start in life? Then tend to your heart health, both prior to and during pregnancy, a new study says. Expectant mothers in worse heart health are more likely to have children who suffer…

Schematic diagram summarizing the study. The Sindecam-4 molecule protects tumor cells from anoikis, a type of cell death caused by loss of adhesion to its substrate. Credit: UNIFESP Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) in Brazil have…

Microtubules coordinate directional cardiac remodeling. Credit: Science (2026). DOI: 10.1126 Microtubules, part of heart muscle cells’ internal “skeleton,” help determine how the heart changes shape under stress, and a common signaling pathway called the ERK pathway acts as a key…

Graphical model of ATP synthase organization, its interactome and its regulatory remodeling in wild-type and Lrpprc knockout heart mitochondria. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74730-5 In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers at Karolinska Institutet report that the…

Credit: JACS Au (2026). DOI: 10.1021 Many of the deadliest forms of cancer are caused by a pathological mutation in the RAS protein. Yet, to date, no effective treatment for this cancer protein has been found. A new research approach…

New research has found signs that may help researchers better understand why some babies are born early. Some signs are present as early as the first trimester. Preterm births (when a baby is born before week 37 of pregnancy) and…

A research team from University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center has identified a critical molecular cause of age-related cognitive decline, potentially paving the way for new treatments to protect brain health as…

At left, hydrogels developed by Jiawei Yang and a team of researchers exhibit different colors according to their coatings. At right, a microscopic image of a hydrogel surface. Credit: Jiawei Yang Researchers led by Jiawei Yang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)…

A new review published in Calcified Tissue International highlights major advances in understanding and preventing bone loss in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), showing that modern antirheumatic therapies can significantly reduce local and generalized bone loss in RA. The paper,…

Moderate screen time in the first three days after concussion is linked to faster recovery, with an average 141 minutes of daily use speeding symptom resolution by 35%, according to a study of 80 concussed teens published online in the…

Credit: www.kaboompics.com from Pexels By analyzing genetic data from nearly 2 million people, researchers have unlocked a new scientific understanding of Ménière’s disease, a chronic and often debilitating inner ear disorder. A team from the Perelman School of Medicine at…

Mitochondrial OXPHOS regulates TDP-43 oxidation and crosstalk with GADD34/PP1 via RNA granule-mitochondria contact sites. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74009-9 A new study published in Nature Communications has uncovered a communication pathway between mitochondria and RNA granules that may help…

Overview of the mtSSU classes obtained in this study. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-74700-x In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have mapped key steps in the assembly of the mitochondrial ribosome, offering new clues…

A new study has assessed whether exposure to their own reflection influences the development of facial mimicry, a process associated with empathy and emotion recognition, in 4-month-old infants. The results showed that infants exposed to their own reflection showed greater…

Just 4 minutes of daily strengthening exercise dramatically increases key factors in quality of life for older adults, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine. Results published in PLOS One show that strength—which…

Hourly movement breaks of just five minutes each seem to offer the best balance between feasibility and effectiveness for mitigating the health harms of prolonged sitting, suggests a large study carried out under real-world conditions and published in the British…

A miniature robot developed at the University of Basel could help prepare teeth for a crown. Credit: University of Basel, Catherine Weyer Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a miniature dental robot that could one day automatically prepare…

Variants in the DHDDS gene cause a severe neurodegenerative condition, characterized by tremors, seizures, coordination and learning difficulties, usually manifesting in early childhood. This Parkinson’s-like condition is extremely rare, and until recently, parents were told there was nothing that could…

Schematic model showing the role of RAD23A in proteasomal shuttling, positing the role of MINDY3 in this process. Credit: EMBO Reports (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s44319-026-00825-1 Researchers from the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit at the University of Dundee, together with…

Dried Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms, one of more than 200 mushroom species with potential hallucinogenic properties. Credit: Public domain photo by Erik Fenderson A new look at data from a nationally representative survey finds that more than 8 million people, roughly…