DynaTOF’s results for view classification and diameter localization. Credit: eBioMedicine (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Every echocardiogram is a moving story. For a baby born with a complex heart condition, the gray and black images on the ultrasound screen can influence some…

DiSPAH is an AI tool that uses data from patient follow-up studies to estimate the speed of disease progression and identify patterns of muscle decline. Credit: Kano Okada, Nagoya University ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that…

Using artificial intelligence, scammers can duplicate someone’s voice with just seconds of audio, says the University of Cincinnati’s Kimberly Hyun. Impostor scams are one of the most common forms of fraud, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Hyun, assistant professor…

Design and workflow of the experimental set-up. Credit: The Lancet Digital Health (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Large language models (LLMs) can replicate human emotions like fear, sadness and anxiety, and be “calmed down” by a breathing exercise, suggests a study published…

Credit: City St George’s, University of London Shoppers who use shopping carts embedded with digital screens to assist trips to the supermarket spend up to a third more than those who do not, according to new research by Bayes Business…

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Experts in Heidelberg, Germany, have developed an AI system that can classify brain tumors with unprecedented accuracy using standard microscopic tissue sections. Using digitized standard stains, the system identifies more than 100 molecular subtypes of…

Anomaly detection applied to slices of the three-dimensional scans. Credit: Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH A liver cancer diagnosis frequently leads to surgery, with the goal of completely removing all malignant tissue. To ensure that no tumor remains in the organ,…

Financial markets are governed by a combination of rational and irrational forces, statistical probabilities and “animal spirits.” It takes fluency in both to understand the market, let alone beat it. Yet market actors, including asset traders, now frequently use machine-learning…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain AI can be used to prevent cybersecurity threats linked to ransomware, says University of Cincinnati researcher Nelly Elsayed. “We are in a hype era of AI,” says Elsayed, associate professor in the UC School of Information…

Known by acronyms that need no explanation, viruses like COVID, SARS and Ebola conjure images of medics in protective suits and spark fear in populations worldwide. Vaccines for individual viruses have provided some relief, but new strains pose a constant…

Overview of organoid bioprinting, high-throughput drug screening and analysis workflows. Credit: Nature Protocols (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41596-026-01375-5 Researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new platform that combines 3D bioprinting, advanced imaging and artificial intelligence to…

Model summarizing hallmarks of ovarian aging. Credit: Nature Aging (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s43587-026-01140-z Aging affects every organ in the body, yet we still know little about how the ovary changes over time. In a new study published in Nature Aging, Yale…

AutoLabs multi-agent system. Credit: Scientific Reports (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-45593-z Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory use a slew of autonomous robots to design and implement experiments. However, setting up an experiment on an autonomous lab robot…

For patients with Meniere disease (MD), age and baseline hearing status are associated with long-term hearing outcomes, according to a study published online May 16 in Acta Oto-Laryngologica. Ping-Chia Cheng, M.D., from Far Eastern Memorial Hospital in New Taipei City,…

Credit: Katerina Holmes from Pexels Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, found that a year after receiving their first smartphone at age…

A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has uncovered a previously unknown connection between nucleic acid structures called R-loops and age-related inflammation—or inflammaging—that could herald new intervention options for chronic inflammation and…

Members of a decontamination team wearing safety suits during the West Africa Ebola epidemic in 2015. The World Health Organization has declared the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern. Credit:…

A traditional healer displays herbal medicines used for healing in Kikyo Trading village, Bundibugyo District, Uganda, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital. Others take…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Schools in the UK are closing as temperatures soar. If you’re a parent, you might be wondering what effect the heat has on your child. If they’re at school, will they be able to learn properly?…

Credit: ?? ? from Pexels The Hong Kong SAR imports more than 90% of its food, and it can be very difficult, when food safety incidents occur, to trace the source across a complex supply chain. Prof. Leng Mingming, dean…

Adolescents and young adults (AYA) living with and beyond cancer have unique needs and perspectives that clinicians should be aware of when providing health care. A practice article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal provides easy-reference guidance on how to…

A clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that adults with prediabetes assigned to a lifestyle intervention had a significantly lower risk of developing multiple chronic health conditions (known as multimorbidity) over time than those assigned…

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may still be underrecognized and underdiagnosed in England despite recent increases in diagnosis, according to a study led by researchers at UCL, University of Liverpool and King’s College London. The research, published in The Lancet…

It can be incredibly difficult for adults with ADHD to fit in socially. But trying to hide the telltale signs of ADHD could cost their mental health and well-being, a study says. Adults with ADHD might better fit in if…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A working professional who describes herself as “a tired mom of two” believes she’s gaining the upper hand on a condition that’s made her struggle with fatigue, weight gain, lethargy and hair loss. Jenna, 38, has…

Oral corticosteroids (OCSs) are widely used and effective in the treatment of chronic inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, asthma and autoimmune diseases. They work by reducing inflammation, relieving pain and calming the immune system. However, more than one in 10…

Once-weekly cagrilintide, an amylin receptor agonist, plus semaglutide is efficacious for adults with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with diet and exercise, receiving metformin with or without a sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i), and using basal insulin, according to…

Orforglipron is beneficial for blood glucose control in individuals with type 2 diabetes using metformin or taking insulin glargine, according to two studies published online June 8 in The Lancet and the JAMA to coincide with the annual meeting of…

For adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) not on insulin therapy (NIT), continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is associated with a substantial reduction in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association,…

There is a stark gap in how often hospitals screen older adults for postoperative delirium, with verified geriatric surgery programs screening nearly every patient while nonaccredited programs screen just half, according to new findings published in the Journal of the…

People who are most in danger during the U.K.’s heat wave are among the least likely to have air conditioning at home, researchers have found. With temperatures potentially rising to 40° C (104° F), scientists at the University of Reading…

Pediatricians should participate in and advocate for efforts to support school-based high-quality nutrition education programs, according to an American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement published in Pediatrics. Elizabeth Zmuda, D.O., from OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in Columbus, and colleagues developed recommendations…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has released its “Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2026,” a comprehensive analysis of the unequal burden of cancer in the United States. First published in 2020, this biennial report highlights…

Getting enough exercise is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Yet many people around the world are not active enough. Around 1 in 3 adults fail to meet the recommended levels of physical activity,…

Working far removed from daylight: To avoid accidentally activating cone opsins, PSI researchers Polina Isaikina (left) and Sarah L. Schmidt conduct their experiments under dim red light. Using a green or blue laser, they can specifically activate these proteins. Credit:…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports (2026). DOI: 10.1016 New research tracks how cells prepare gene regulatory decisions that will define their fate during the earliest stages of human development. The study reconstructs a timeline of chromosome folding that brings remote…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a previously unrecognized way the kidneys regulate water balance—an advance that could lead to improved treatments for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and other disorders. The study, led by Fouad Chebib, M.D.,…

Microglia (in red) respond to the treatment by encapsulating and reducing the size of amyloid plaques (in blue) and protecting neurons. Cell nuclei are shown in green. Credit: Instituto de Neurociencias UMH CSIC A team has identified an experimental molecule…

A new paper led by researchers at the University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) contributes to mounting evidence that alcohol use can cause pancreatic cancer. “Right now, the World Health Organization lists seven types of cancer,…

Have you ever wondered why savory foods like chips, nachos and salted nuts go so well with a beer or glass of wine? And why sometimes you feel an insatiable appetite for junk food while drinking? Our new study examined…