Credit: Gundula Vogel from Pexels A new study presented at ASM Microbe 2026 demonstrates that a valuable indigenous mushroom, Lentinus squarrosulus, can be cultivated under controlled conditions using locally available agricultural waste. “The study shows how simple, locally available resources…

Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the cost of health care, Republican-controlled Indiana is trying a traditionally liberal tactic to control costs: setting government price controls on hospitals. Under a law enacted last year, five of Indiana’s largest…

Credit: Immunity (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Certain white blood cells in the immune system, known as neutrophils, can make cancer immunotherapy less effective, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Immunity. The results show that a…

A pilot study from Karolinska Institutet shows that immunotherapy may enable the stimulation of egg maturation in women with autoimmune POI (premature ovarian insufficiency)—a condition that usually leads to infertility. Three out of 10 women gave birth to healthy babies…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Dual-target CAR T-cell therapy for recurrent glioblastoma (GBM), delivered directly into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), triggers a broad immune response, with natural killer (NK) cell activation linked to better patient outcomes and longer…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2026). DOI: 10.1172/jci199228 A new study has uncovered a key mechanism that helps one of the deadliest brain cancers evade the immune system, according to the study published in The Journal of Clinical…

Researchers reveal that in Sjögren disease, an autoimmune disease, not only immune cells but also the fibroblasts that make up the tissue are actively involved in the progression of the disease. CD153+ CD4+ T cells interact with CD30+ fibroblasts in…

Gut-associated lymphoid tissue visualized using imaging mass cytometry. Credit: The Spencer Lab In a new study published in Science Immunology, researchers at King’s College London looked at a type of tissue important for the immune response called gut-associated lymphoid tissue…

Myeloid immune cells alongside red blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer Institute Scientists have discovered a new protective communication circuit between specialized immune cells in the intestines, a circuit that may be therapeutically targeted to…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2026). DOI: 10.1172/jci200442 A Northwestern Medicine study has offered new clues as to why immunotherapy works well for some bladder cancer patients but fails for others, according to a study published in the…

HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar Corina Amor Vegas (right) engineered CAR-T cells to recognize and destroy senescent cells — the “zombie cells” that accumulate during aging and drive inflammation, frailty, and metabolic decline. Credit: Jason DeCrow / AP Images for HHMI…

Collage illustration of a student balancing multiple cultural identities. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with ChatGPT As the number of adolescents from immigrant families continues to rise, researchers say a pressing question is coming into focus: What does it mean…

A man cools off in a fountain during a hot and sunny day of summer in Madrid, Spain, July 19, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File More than 200,000 people across Europe died from heat-related causes over the last four…

Functional activity of SAR’877. Credit: JCI Insight (2026). DOI: 10.1172 For some people, cancer immunotherapies are life-changing. These treatments can turn the body’s own immune system against a tumor, either eliminating it or shrinking it enough to make surgery possible.…

Contrary to popular belief, simply playing organized youth sports does not reduce the likelihood of committing violence in one’s lifetime and, in some cases, may increase it, according to a new study. The study, published in the Sociology of Sport…

For something that affects millions every month, period pain remains surprisingly poorly treated. A recent analysis of supermarket transaction data from more than 3 million shoppers found that paracetamol is the most purchased painkiller for menstrual cramps—despite being a less…

IBM unveiled new semiconductor technology Thursday that the company says could deliver computer chips with 50% better performance while dramatically lowering power consumption. The technology developed by IBM is not yet ready for industrial use, but the Armonk, New York-based…

Researchers identified the immune cGAS-STING pathway as a key contributor to harmful inflammation. Using a humanized mouse model of Huntington disease, they found that blocking this pathway—either by removing the cGAS gene or using a drug that inhibits STING—reduced brain…

Maui High Performance Computing Center. Credit: University of Hawai’i Reliable operation of data centers has become essential to nearly all sectors of modern society, including health care, education, government services, power grid operation, banking, defense and disaster relief. New research…

Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) reveal complex genetic connections between generations. Left to right: professor Matthew Robinson and postdoc Ilse Krätschmer. Credit: ISTA Our parents’ genes, even the ones we didn’t inherit, leave a measurable…

In 2022, about 149 million children younger than 5 worldwide suffered from childhood stunting. A critical marker of chronic undernutrition, stunting is more than a metric of physical height. It represents a lifelong constraint on human potential, carrying a heightened…

Credit: Nicolas Postiglioni from Pexels Consumers often assume that hand-prepared foods are fresher, higher quality and safer than factory-packaged alternatives, but a new study co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher suggests those assumptions may overlook important food safety…

Molecular reconstruction of WNV and mechanism of binding by virus neutralizing antibodies reported in the study. Credit: Christopher Barnes and Zaira Contejean, Stanford University West Nile virus (WNV) is transmitted by mosquitoes and is increasingly relevant for Europe and worldwide.…

Credit: Igor Starkov from Pexels Hospitality leaders are being forced to handle far more than operational disruption when crises hit, according to new research from the University of Surrey. Researchers found that modern crises demand emotional resilience, ethical judgment and…

When temperatures soar, many people find their appetite suddenly plummets. The idea of eating a hot meal becomes the last thing on our minds when the heat becomes too much to bear. This doesn’t happen because the body is being…

The largest study of its kind has found hospital workers’ phones are carrying the same superbugs that kill millions of people worldwide each year. An international team of researchers, including several from Bond University, analyzed DNA samples from 95 mobile…

Dementia makes most things in life more difficult, including hospital care. Though often essential for patients with severe acute illness, hospital care can be confusing for persons with dementia (PWD). Compared with older adults without dementia, PWD in the United…

Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels Helping hospitalized patients begin treatment for opioid use disorder may improve outcomes at a reasonable financial cost, according to a study co-led by investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University. The analysis, published in JAMA Network…

Cytokinins are found in many parts of the human body. They come from various sources. Credit: JMU Press Office / generated using AI In biology, cytokinins were long considered regulators exclusive to the plant kingdom, where they control, among other…

The first real-world study of the FDA-approved nonhormone treatment fezolinetant found the menopausal medication improved hot flashes, depression and anxiety in women, according to industry-sponsored research presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago. “Hot flashes are…

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that the hormone FGF23 reduces the production of red blood cells and may contribute to the development of anemia in chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study published in Blood. Valentin David, Ph.D., MSc,…

Allowing patients to measure and record their blood pressure at home has been linked to a drop in the risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart attack and stroke, shows a study recently published in the European Heart Journal–Digital Health.…

HIV can damage the brain and cause memory and cognitive problems. And once HIV enters the brain, it does not leave. HIV targets a type of immune cell called helper T cells. These immune cells move throughout the body, including…

Credit: William Fortunato from Pexels In the ongoing effort to find new therapeutics for infants born infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, an international team of investigators has discovered that babies can tolerate treatment with anti-HIV antibodies. While the first…

Her name was Mary Quarantine Chapman. Seriously. To the best of my knowledge, Mary is the only Australian named after the experience of being detained to limit the spread of infectious disease. On June 22, five Australians and a New…

Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels Hip dips are having a moment. The perfectly normal indentations that sit below your hips on the outer thigh have become the latest body feature to be scrutinized, fixed and agonized over on social media.…

Thandeka Shabangu, a nurse, holds Lenacapavir before administering it to a patient at a mobile clinic in Secunda, South Africa, Friday, June 5, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Kayleen Morgan Growing up witnessing the devastating effects of HIV in her family and…

The TORCH complex is a group of pathogens that can cause infections with mild or silent symptoms in an expecting mother, but in a developing fetus can lead to serious complications that include stillbirth, lifelong disability, or birth defects. Researchers…

Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels Research at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont reveals how menopause, once a taboo topic, affects brain function, reinforcing the idea that the menopause transition is not only…

High-dose flu vaccine reduced multiple types of hospitalizations in adults older than 65. Credit: FRANK MERIÑO for Pexels. Influenza is a seasonal condition that causes coughing, sneezing, mild fever and aches in most cases. However, it can sometimes take a…