While many American adults are trying to reduce cholesterol levels, certain cancerous tumors have a relentless appetite for the metabolite. Some tumor cells use as much cholesterol as they can access to accelerate their growth beyond the capabilities of normal…

A new study led by Murdoch University has found that children of parents with severe mental illness are more likely to experience cognitive difficulties. The study, “Cognitive performance in offspring of parents with severe mental illness: a meta-analysis,” is published…

Credit: Kindel Media from Pexels Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness. So what can actually help? Our research shows the most powerful…

Most childhood lying does not lead to serious problems in adulthood, and only certain kinds of lying behavior are associated with later psychological or legal issues, a new study has found. “The Long View: Lie-Telling Trajectories, Ages 6 to 19…

Making children laugh can build deep emotional connections and soothe their nervous systems, making them more resilient and open to new ideas, says a leading child development expert. Dr. Jacqueline Harding, director of Tomorrow’s Child and an early childhood expert…

Credit: jonas mohamadi from Pexels Université de Montréal psychiatry professor Laurent Mottron has spent his career studying the cognitive processes of people with autism. Rather than viewing autism as a deficit, he sees it as a different way of processing…

Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can increase the risk of being victimized by a romantic partner in adulthood, by impacting personality and mental health development, finds a new study led by University College London (UCL) researchers. The paper…

Credit: Gustavo Fring from Pexels Pediatric flu vaccines significantly reduce the number of childhood cases of influenza, new research from Harvard Medical School confirms. The findings, published in JAMA Pediatrics, show that for every 100 children vaccinated, between nine and…

The overall death rate of children and adolescents in the United States increased 6.6% between 2020 and 2023, researchers reported on May 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Many of the top causes of death in young people—including…

Chikungunya virus, which is transmitted to people by infected Aedes mosquitoes and characterized by high fever and intense joint swelling and pain, has made a resurgence in many countries around the world in recent years. In the first nine months…

People offload a shipment of more than 15 tonnes of supplies donated by UNICEF as part of the response to the Ebola virus outbreak at Bunia National Airport in Bunia, Congo, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa The…

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is in the DRC to help fight Ebola. The UN health chief was on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where authorities are struggling to contain the spread of a deadly Ebola outbreak but…

A nationwide study has shed new light on how to most effectively and safely treat Chiari malformation and syringomyelia, rare neurological diseases that impact both children and young adults. In the first randomized controlled clinical trial for this condition conducted…

Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71471-3 Chemotherapy can be life-saving for many patients, but not all tumors respond—and some that do, may eventually become resistant. Investigators at Houston Methodist have identified a possible explanation for this resistance, offering new insight…

When Melanie Miller saw that her health insurance premium payment was set to nearly triple to $914 a month this year, she stopped shopping on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace. The 59-year-old retired teacher, who recently moved from Ohio…

The new risk model captures the interaction between supply chain contagion in the real economy (W-layer) and interbank contagion (L-layer). In scenario (a), interbank contagion generates losses from the loan default of firm f. In scenario (c), firm f is…

Credit: Anna Tarazevich from Pexels Ceramides—lipid molecules in cells that affect many physiological functions including cell differentiation, migration, and death—and their metabolites have been implicated in the development of cancer and other conditions. New research indicates that different ceramide metabolism…

An illustration of the mechanism by which temperature in cells remains and the biological effects it can have. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71878-y Living cells cool much slower than our current understanding of heat conduction can explain, according to…

As part of a clinical study, the Early Clinical Trial Unit (ECTU) at NCT/UCC Dresden tested the cancer immunotherapy IMA401 for the first time in patients with advanced solid tumors. IMA401 is a so-called bispecific T-cell engager (TCER) that specifically…

CASK silencing upregulates p21 protein expression via the EGFR autocrine loop, thereby inhibiting cell growth. Credit: National Taiwan University In a study published in the Journal of Biomedical Science, researchers from National Taiwan University found that CASK helps promote the…

No significant link was found between ADHD and delayed cortical thinning with sex differences taken into account. Credit: www.kaboompics.com for Pexels. Figuring out the causes of why children develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been on scientists’ radar for a few…

Generation of small-scale COs inside 96-well plates. Credit: Theranostics (2026). DOI: 10.7150 Myocardial infarction remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Following an infarction, part of the heart muscle is irreversibly damaged and replaced by scar tissue, which,…

Jan Janisch-Hanzlik received an infusion of CAR T cells on June 9, 2025, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Credit: Nebraska Medicine At age 49, Jan Janisch-Hanzlik’s multiple sclerosis was destroying her freedom to live the life…

Changes in work capacity can provide early signals for who is at risk of sick leave, according to a doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg. The findings point to new ways to identify the need for support before employees…

The effects of cannabis on the hormonal system and male fertility remain controversial within the scientific community. A study conducted by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with the Swiss Center for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), provides a new…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Cancer Research (2026). DOI: 10.1158 Megan Sweet slices tumors. A normal day in the lab finds the Virginia Tech graduate student with hands deep inside a refrigerated metal box, pulling a mounted mouse-grown tumor incrementally closer to…

The combination of a vaccine and a drug, which both harness the immune system to attack cancer cells, has proven successful in cutting the risk of skin cancer recurrence and death by 49%, a new study shows. This reduction was…

Credit: Yan Krukau/Pexels University of Rochester Medicine is in the spotlight at a national meeting for a new discovery in integrative oncology: A special yoga intervention goes a step further than other therapies to improve four domains of physical and…

A study conducted by researchers at University of Tsukuba revealed that individuals with higher cancer-related health literacy, perceived susceptibility to gastric cancer, and encouragement from family members or health care providers demonstrated stronger intentions to undergo gastric cancer screening, even…

The MV Hondius cruise ship is anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, May 4, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Arilson Almeida, File Canada’s national health agency Sunday confirmed that one of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship…

Credit: CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith Canadian public health officials said Saturday a “high-risk” passenger who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius tested “presumptive positive” for the Andes hantavirus. The patient was one of four Canadians aboard the hantavirus-stricken vessel, which set…

Calcium, vitamin D, or combined supplements offer little to no clinically meaningful benefit for fracture and fall prevention in most older people, finds an in-depth review of the latest evidence published by The BMJ. Almost a third of people aged…

Evening coffee has sparked controversy for years. Some people fall asleep without difficulty, while others toss and turn for half the night. However, a growing body of research suggests the question of whether coffee makes it harder to fall asleep…

People with private health insurance can jump the public health care queue by using private health services instead. Is there really anything wrong with that? There are two main theories: 1) If the wealthiest people use private health services more,…

A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/ Hajarah Nalwadda The species of Ebola virus causing an outbreak in Congo that has killed…

For many people living with HIV, today’s treatments can suppress the virus and dramatically improve health. But even when HIV is controlled, damage to the gut caused by the disease can persist, fueling chronic inflammation linked to serious health problems.…

Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73401-9 Immunotherapies such as so-called checkpoint inhibitors activate the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells and have revolutionized the treatment of many types of tumor. In breast cancer, however, these therapies are often…

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin, St James’s Hospital, and collaborating institutions have carried out the most comprehensive review to date of tools used to estimate breast cancer risk in women with a family history of the disease. The findings, published…

Credit: Anna Tarazevich from Pexels Uterine cancer is the deadliest cancer of the female reproductive system. Currently, clinicians treat the disease by using a mix of surgery and chemotherapy. But not everyone responds to this line of treatment, and those…

Credit: Thirdman from Pexels A national study analyzing U.S. breast cancer data spanning nearly 50 years has uncovered a major shift in outcomes and risk of developing the disease, highlighting urgent gaps in prevention and treatment for specific groups of…