A field research team member holds a test tube containing blacklegged ticks. Credit: Roman McKay/University of Ottawa, CC BY After a cold Canadian winter, most of us look forward to the spring and summer months to get outside and experience…

Two developments often get lost in the public’s perception of the abortion wars. One is that the number of abortions in the U.S. has increased dramatically year over year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022,…

Longer lifetime exposure to female hormones may increase the risk of thyroid cancer in women, according to a study presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago. The research suggests reproductive and hormonal factors may be involved…

High magnification micrograph of hypertrophic decidual vasculopathy, as seen in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Credit: Wikipedia In Denmark, around 2,500 pregnant women develop pre-eclampsia every year. The condition typically manifests as high blood pressure and increased protein in the urine, and some…

Disturbed sleep is a common problem—and one that has many serious consequences beyond feeling tired the next day. Research has linked insomnia and poor sleep to early mortality and diseases including diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Women often report experiencing disturbed…

Credit: Thirdman from Pexels The conditions that could help women physicians build long and rewarding careers already exist, but they are routinely undermined in everyday practice, according to a new review led by the University of Surrey. Published in the…

Scanning electromicrograph of an HIV-infected T cell. Credit: NIAID Women with HIV most often die from preventable, trauma-related conditions like substance use and mental illness—not the virus itself. Yet these leading causes are largely missing from official death records, according…

Credit: Jonathan Borba from Pexels A coronial inquest is this week examining the death of Melbourne wellness influencer Stacey Warnecke after a freebirth at her home in September. About 25 minutes after her son, Axel, was born, Warnecke had a…

Credit: Laila Milevski/Cornell University Men and women achieve similar economic outcomes in negotiations, but female negotiators foster stronger interpersonal relationships, which lead in turn to greater satisfaction with the result and a greater desire to negotiate with that woman again…

Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2026 annual meeting found that women with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea reported a greater overall symptom burden than men, even though their objective measures of sleep…

Credit: Alexandre P. Junior from Pexels Temperatures climb to new record highs every summer. In many parts of Europe, this marks the start of the most dangerous time of year for wildfires. What begins as a natural disaster has far-reaching…

Credit: www.kaboompics.com from Pexels What if protecting your brain from dementia was as simple as wiggling your little fingers a few seconds each day? That’s the promise behind “pinky time,” a viral TikTok trend that claims a simple finger exercise…

The k?aro, a New Zealand whitebait species that rapidly shifts its life-cycle following landlocking. Credit: Stella McQueen Aotearoa New Zealand whitebait can rapidly switch their life cycles in response to sudden environmental changes, new University of Otago—?t?kou Whakaihu Waka research…

Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels If you’ve had therapy, particularly if you got it through a public health care system like the NHS in the UK or Medicare in Australia, there’s a good chance it was cognitive behavioral therapy…

Credit: WA Police In a first for Australian law enforcement, police in Western Australia have deployed live facial recognition technology in marked vans at locations around Perth. The system scans the faces of passersby and compares them in real time…

For many people, the thought of a tasty burger or a cold pint of beer conjures a vivid mental image and drives behavior. This link between thinking and doing serves a clear function—it motivates us to get the necessities of…

Weight-loss jabs are the latest craze for shedding a few pounds. Their effect has been dramatic, with drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) causing users to lose up to 15% of their body fat on average. Semaglutide, which is…

A study of more than 229,000 obese adults without diabetes in the United States has shown that weight loss drugs are associated with a decreased risk of obesity-related cancers. The research found that GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), such as…

A new study warns that weight-loss drugs in high-income countries could have unintended consequences for food environments in low- and middle-income countries. Credit: Ha Dao / CIAT A new article published in Globalization and Health warns that the rapid rise…

For adults with obesity without diabetes, once-weekly survodutide, an investigational glucagon receptor-glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor dual agonist, is associated with greater reductions in body weight than placebo, according to a study published online June 7 in the New England Journal of…

Credit: JCI Insight (2026). DOI: 10.1172 Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that wearable devices may help clinicians detect cytokine release syndrome (CRS)—a common and potentially serious side effect of CAR-T cell therapy—hours earlier…

Credit: Pavel Danilyuk from Pexels It’s the time of year when parents are thinking of registering their children for kindergarten in September—a much-anticipated moment in the lives of many parents and their young ones. The importance of early childhood education…

The synchronization of brainwaves among students during class reflects how much they like the class and each other, research has found. The researchers followed a group of high school students and their teacher for an entire semester and recorded their…

Qinghai Lake. Freshwater ecosystems worldwide have been suffering from declining oxygen levels—a trend known as deoxygenation—that threatens biodiversity, fisheries and ecosystem stability. However, a new study published in Nature Geoscience offers hope: targeted nutrient management via wastewater control can reverse…

Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) detection in wastewater offers a novel approach to monitor the virus in communities. Baylor College of Medicine researchers and colleagues at collaborating institutions report in Nature Communications that their method, called hybrid-capture genetic sequencing, allows…

Credit: Cell (2026). DOI: 10.1016 A new study from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience researchers may help explain an enduring mystery about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): why the disease kills off some of the brain and spinal cord’s movement-controlling…

Credit: N. Secerovic and G.V. Aurucci Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna and ETH Zurich have developed a rehabilitation platform for people suffering from the long-term effects of a stroke that combines virtual reality with targeted sensory nerve stimulation.…

As companies face increasing pressure to address climate change, many are choosing to publicly announce voluntary carbon-elimination goals. Two UConn researchers have discovered that, in addition to highlighting environmental responsibility, these commitments also influence how investors perceive the value of…

Career interest tests can be very helpful for teenagers and young adults deciding which career to pursue. New research from Michigan State University challenges the assumption that vocational interests are only relevant for early career decision-making; rather, they remain relevant…

Researchers from Amsterdam UMC, in collaboration with other hospitals, have successfully completed the first Phase III study of an in vivo CRISPR therapy. In this large-scale, double-blind trial, 80 patients with hereditary angioedema were randomized to receive either the CRISPR…

Internet searches for vitamin A and cod liver oil related to measles spiked after media statements promoted their use. Credit: Luca Sammarco / Pexels There can be too much of a good thing, and that has been the case with…

Credit: Towfiqu barbhuiya from Pexels A new review from the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Osteoimmunology Working Group, published in Osteoporosis International, provides a comprehensive evaluation of the role of vitamin D in inflammatory rheumatic diseases. The authors conclude that while…

Credit: ready made from Pexels For years, many people have taken calcium and vitamin D supplements to help keep their bones strong as they age. Walk into any pharmacy or supermarket and you’ll find shelves full of products promising to…

Gray matter (GM) structural networks related to default mode network (DMN). (A) anterior DMN; (B) posterior DMN-I, including the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and precuneus. Credit: PLOS One (2026). DOI: 10.1371 A study of 2,044 older Japanese adults found that…

An arts-based graphic report published in CJC Open highlights four themes that shape Indigenous heart health, revealing the need for interventions that extend beyond clinical management to include culturally grounded nutrition programming, relationship-centered care pathways, and models that combine Indigenous…

Trajectories of anthropometric measurements, abdominal adipose depots, and ectopic fat during the CENTRAL and DIRECT-PLUS 18-month trials and 5- and 10-year follow-up (n=325). Credit: Circulation (2026). DOI: 10.1161 Lifestyle-induced loss of visceral fat (and not liver fat, pancreatic fat or…

Popular music may be reflecting a growing culture of vices, according to new research from the Center for Digital Music at Queen Mary University of London. The analysis of musical evolution found that song lyrics have become increasingly negative over…

Researchers at Bradley Hospital found that a virtual reality (VR) training program can help therapists feel more confident using exposure therapy and reduce their negative beliefs about it—even more than traditional classroom-style training alone. The study, published in the journal…

As medical schools increasingly turn to virtual reality, 3D models and digital simulations, a new correspondence in Nature Medicine argues that one essential part of clinical training remains difficult to digitize: the hands-on judgment physicians develop through real-life, mentored practice.…

Brief videos shown in the hospital newborn nursery may be an effective way to educate first-time fathers on infant care topics, such as safe sleep, infant crying and car safety, according to a pilot study published in the journal Pediatrics…