Confocal immunofluorescent images show colocalization of H3K27Ac and H3K18La in the nuclear periphery of photoreceptor cells. Credit: Anand Swaroop National Eye Institute (NEI) scientists have found that the way the retina metabolizes glucose directly controls which genes get switched on…

Prime editing can be used to specifically correct a disease-causing mutation in the SCN1A epilepsy gene in mice. Credit: nccantos, UZH In a world first, a research team at the University of Zurich has successfully treated mice carrying an inherited…

Developing effective immunotherapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has long been hampered by a critical challenge: Therapy directed at killing the leukemia cells may also harm the body’s ability to make new, healthy blood cells. This happens because most of…

Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels Could “dark triad” traits like narcissism and manipulation in leadership actually foster entrepreneurial energy? New research shows they may, but the same traits that build successful start-ups can also break them. When Tesla founder…

Dr. Irina Timofte (right), a transplant pulmonologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has sponsored three UTDesign Capstone projects at The University of Texas at Dallas. In the latest project, (from left) Sebastian Talvy, Nicholas Schlak, Carlos J. Garza and Manha…

Exercise program protocols. Credit: Atomi et al., 2026, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 () Don’t feel like standing up for a workout? No problem, you can still get a good workout that helps improve static standing balance, flexibility, and agility, all…

Even though the team’s new bioelectronic is only about the size of a fingertip, it could offer an effective and biocompatible approach to addressing high blood pressure. Credit: Tao Zhou High blood pressure, formally known as hypertension, is a leading cause…

Scientists found strongest association between PMD and depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders. Credit: Alex Green: www.pexels.com/photo/crop-pitiful-black-woman-embracing-knees-on-bed-5700205/ Premenstrual disorders and psychiatric conditions often seem to flock together, and researchers now have data to make a case for it. A…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Medicine (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center have identified a promising new strategy to overcome resistance to immunotherapy in colorectal cancer,…

U.S. teens report far less anabolic steroid use than they did two decades ago, but creatine use has risen rapidly in recent years, according to a new University of Michigan study. Combined with declining perceptions of steroid harm and slightly…

Credit: Robert A. Lisak Olivia was around 5 months old when her parents, Danielle and Brendan Collins, noticed she was making unusual movements. “She would redirect her gaze up and hold it there,” says Danielle. “She would also stiffen her…

Stereotypes of autistic men in films and TV programs may contribute to delayed diagnosis of autistic women and non-binary people, a new University of Stirling study has found. Research conducted by a group of autistic and non-autistic researchers, led by…

Search the web, and you’ll find any number of biohacking techniques for promoting healthy lifespan, from taking cold baths to breathing pressurized oxygen to sleeping under a red light. There’s a simpler path to healthy aging, and science from Tufts…

Pharmacy and neuroscience Professors Jaime Ross (right) and Giuseppe Coppotelli observe a cryosectioned brain slice alongside Ph.D. student Hannah Tobias-Wallingford. Credit: URI Communications Dysfunction resulting from mitochondrial DNA mutations has been implicated in multiple human pathologies, including neurodegenerative disorders, metabolic…

At Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, just outside Los Angeles, patients on gurneys line the hallways of the emergency department waiting for care, and overflow mental health patients are consigned to outdoor tents. The 152-bed hospital, which sits on…

A new research statement published in the May 2026 issue of the journal CHEST, highlights significant gaps in the scientific evidence needed to effectively regulate electronic cigarettes (ECs) and protect public health. The article, “Critical Gaps in the Scientific Basis…

Credit: Ron Lach from Pexels Earlier this year I gave a talk about my research at Oxford’s All Souls College, and worked with a chef to design an accompanying menu. Thinking about my work in southwest Western Australia, I typed…

C. blakangmati. Credit: Tohoku University Finding highly venomous box jellyfish that are almost invisible in water is not an easy task—but researching them is crucial so that we can learn how to safely avoid them. Stings from these “sea-wasps” are…

Short RNA chaperones antagonize TDP-43 aggregation through allosteric mechanisms and confer neuroprotection. Credit: Science (2026). DOI: 10.1126 Misshapen proteins cause a mess of trouble—particularly in neurodegenerative diseases. But a new study suggests it’s possible that giving them a little bit…

A first-of-its-kind study by the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) has demonstrated how specialist inpatient rehabilitation can result in significant and lasting improvements for functional neurological disorder (FND) patients. The research is published in…

Passengers board a plane bound for Eindhoven, after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship…

Credit: CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith Spanish authorities said Friday a woman had been tested for suspected hantavirus after traveling on the same flight as a Dutch woman who stayed on the MV Hondius cruise ship and later died from the virus. The…

Engraving of Scotswomen singing while waulking cloth, c. 1770. Work songs, musical pieces designed to be performed or sung while working, have been widely documented across various cultures and in different historical periods. For instance, people in different nations have…

Expressing recent song learning requires sBG activity. Credit: Nature (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10510-x A young zebra finch learning to sing may not sound like much at first, just a babbling stream of chirps and whistles. But scientists at Duke University School…

Researchers Sana Boubehziz and Antonio Sánchez Rodríguez from the Edaphology group within the Department of Agronomy (University of Cordoba) analyzing soil samples in the laboratory. Credit: University of Cordoba The successive heat waves that sweep across southern Spain in summer…

On weekends, Dr. Jennifer Cluett makes granola, inspired by a recipe from one of her patients. Credit: Amy Reichenbach/Wild Awake Sodium can catch anyone by surprise—even a hypertension specialist like Dr. Jennifer Cluett. Cluett knows all about high blood pressure.…

Credit: Viralyft from Pexels There is an assumption that social media use is mainly habitual or driven by addiction-like mechanisms, but findings published in the International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing suggest that engagement with such platforms might be…

Scientists discovered a new protein, now named SNOR, that helps produce a dormant state in cells when deprived of glucose. Even more interesting to the scientists was the discovery that this protein played an important role in reawakening the cell…

When you hear the term “food insecurity,” what do you imagine? Do you equate it with poor dietary practices—in other words, eating badly? And do you believe the solution is getting people to better plan, shop for and prepare healthy…

As climate change drives more frequent extreme heat and worsening air pollution, researchers are seeking better ways to understand how these exposures affect health in real time. A new pilot study led by researchers at The City University of New…

Overall concept and design of WRSLT. Credit: Science Advances (2026). DOI: 10.1126 Researchers in South Korea have developed a new sign language translation system based on users wearing seven rings equipped with sensors. According to a new study published in…

Datasets used to train AI algorithms may underrepresent older people. In the last few years, many of us have started to see the benefits of using genAI in day-to-day tasks. But we’ve also been asked to reckon with the enormous…

Dr. Steven Deeks at the UCSF Division of HIV Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine on May 5, 2026, in San Francisco. Credit: AP photo/Haven Daley Scientists are tweaking a powerful cancer therapy in hopes it could fight HIV instead, by…

Credit: Spanish National Research Center for Human Evolution A study led by Rafael Gallareto-Sande, a predoctoral researcher at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), provides new insights into a network of tiny blood vessels within the…

Chest radiograph showing the lungs and diaphragm, commonly used in the clinical evaluation of lung disease. Such routine imaging plays a key role in preoperative assessment, and measurements derived from these images, including diaphragmatic dome height (DDH), can provide insights…

The medical staff of St. Joseph Krankenhaus use an OR simulator to test the wireless endoscope prototype in an operating room. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Medical imaging devices such as endoscopes transmit their data via cables to monitors and hospital information systems.…

We often talk about musculoskeletal pain that occurs in the bones, joints, and other soft tissues such as muscles, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments—that women can experience during pregnancy. This includes discomfort in the lower back and hips, pelvic girdle pain,…

Few women with postpartum-onset diabetes meet recommended A1C monitoring guidelines, highlighting a need to improve routine diabetes care—particularly among Black women—according to new research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The study is published in BMJ Open Diabetes…

Analyses supporting the use of digitalis glycosides in patients with heart failure were presented in a Late-Breaking Science session today at Heart Failure 2026, the annual congress of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. Investigations from…

Odds ratios of elder abuse perpetration by number of positive community experiences. Credit: KyotoU / Chie Koga Our childhood experiences create ripple effects across our lives and with those whom we encounter. Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, have been linked…