Reasons why our walking becomes slower and more tiring with age have been uncovered by new Australian research—with findings showing the body increasingly sacrifices efficiency to stay upright. The findings are published in the journal Gait & Posture. The study,…

Sri Lanka is deploying the military to contain the spread of mosquito-borne dengue fever, as health authorities warned Tuesday that hospitals are being overwhelmed with more than 1,000 admissions a day. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s office said army, navy and…

Credit: Yan Krukau from Pexels Laughter is a universal social signal that connects us with others, but the brain regions underlying laughter are not well understood, in part because it’s hard to elicit genuine laughter in the lab. In a…

Determining the virtual 3D geometry and the 3DP anatomical model from 2D medical images. Credit: World Neurosurgery (2026). DOI: 10.1016 According to a new study, 3D-printed spine models may support the work of spine surgeons, particularly in understanding highly complex…

Stages of the surgical procedure. Credit: PLOS One (2026). DOI: 10.1371 In humans and other mammals, spinal cord injuries can be devastating, leading to permanent loss of movement, sensation and bladder control. When severed axons (the long fibers that carry…

Mechanism diagram illustrating how Phocaeicola vulgatus improves anxiety by alleviating amygdala neuroinflammation and neurite impairment in IBS-D. Credit: Wu J, et al. Translational Psychiatry, 2026. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a condition characterized by abdominal pain, bloating and changes in…

Through interdepartmental collaboration, a young woman’s quality of life and ability to walk were restored following the laparoscopic removal of a rare, benign tumor of neurological origin in the lesser pelvis, known as a schwannoma (also called a neurinoma). In…

A representation of autophagy in a braincell, involving the protein ULK1. Credit: Dr. He-Ling Wang, UiO. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and permanent loss of nerve cells in the brain. The breakdown causes memory loss, functional impairment and personality changes.…

Transcriptional and functional features across the luminal-to-basal differentiation continuum. (a) UMAP embedding of all pathology-annotated tumor spots, colored by tumor ID, pathological stage, treatment regimen (GC, GTA, MVAC), and response status. (b) Heatmap showing average expression of selected lineage, EMT,…

New research from the Food is Medicine Institute at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University shows that sugar-sweetened beverage taxes are being adopted at an accelerating pace around the globe.…

Aibo dogs can perform tricks like waving and mimicking its owner. Sony is halting sales of its robotic puppy “aibo” in Japan, the company said, eight years after the latest model of its interactive android pet became an instant hit.…

Mean use of first-person singular pronouns as a function of Year and Country Note. Hong Kong is abbreviated to HK. Lines represent model predictions (incl. random effects) with 95% Confidence intervals; points represent yearly means?±?SE. Credit: Golubickis et al., 2026,…

Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels New research among lung cancer screening participants has found that low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) screening is generally well tolerated both physically and emotionally, but experiences vary across socioeconomic groups. Lower-income and safety-net participants experienced…

Our brains make us who we are. But what makes our brains? Which of the myriad experiences and characteristics that define a child’s life and identity—from screen time to sleep to illness—leave imprints in the folds of that child’s brain?…

Is the time teenagers spend on social media really damaging their well-being and mental health? Around the globe, youth mental health problems are on the rise. This has coincided with an ever-increasing amount of time teenagers spend on platforms such…

Tourism businesses across Aotearoa New Zealand are working to become more sustainable, but a new study shows the process is complex and rarely straightforward. The research, based on in-depth interviews, data analysis and site visits with established tourism operators across…

Some might joke about Tourette syndrome, but it’s hellish for those who have the condition, a new report says. In all, 1 in 4 teens and adults with Tourette or other tic disorders have attempted suicide at some point in…

Credit: CDC from Pexels Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a new toolkit to support health care professionals in delivering culturally informed menopause care. The work is highlighted in a Correspondence published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology &…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Genomics (2026). DOI: 10.1016 Studies of genetics conducted in yeast cells, human neurons, mice or other model systems often reveal networks of genes that could contribute to complex diseases, such as breast cancer, type 2 diabetes…

Overview of the PolyGenie pipeline. Credit: NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics (2026). DOI: 10.1093/nargab/lqag056 The GCAT|Genomes for Life team, a strategic project of the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), has developed PolyGenie, a new tool designed to facilitate the…

The decision to reveal or conceal a core part of one’s identity may seem like a small, everyday choice. But new research from the University of Michigan suggests those moments can have meaningful consequences for emotional well-being. The study found…

Credit: Athena Sandrini from Pexels Many of the problems facing the more than 134,000 households living in temporary accommodation in England today—including more than 176,000 children—are part of a pattern of failure stretching back nearly 200 years, according to a…

A new study from the University of Kansas details how U.S. tobacco corporations expanded into global food markets from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s, using strategies honed through cigarette sales to market ultra-processed foods, which are industrially processed and contain…

Weight-loss response groups defined by maximum weight loss in a two-year follow up period. Credit: Venkatakrishnan et al. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) have become popular for weight loss, but results vary from person to person and from drug to…

Credit: Haberdoedas Photography from Pexels GLP-1 medications are marketed to help you lose weight, but one may be better at it than the rest, according to a new meta-analysis from the University of Georgia. Tirzepatide, better known as Zepbound for…

Tirzepatide doesn’t just help people lose weight; it also activates brown adipose tissue, representing a major milestone in obesity research, according to a study presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago. Until now, tirzepatide’s weight-loss effect…

A breeding pair of Pygmy Falcon. Credit: Olufemi Olubodun A new study, published in the Journal of Raptor Research, reveals that Africa’s smallest diurnal bird of prey, the pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus), operates within one of the smallest breeding home…

Credit: The EMBO Journal (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s44318-026-00825-w Our genomes contain hundreds of genes with antiviral jobs that are called into action when a virus succeeds in infecting one of our cells. By acting cooperatively, these genes provide defense against a…

The AusculPatch is a tiny wearable sensor that weighs just 3.2 grams. Credit: UNSW A lightweight wearable device developed by UNSW engineers could one day help people monitor their heart and breathing health from home, potentially reducing hospital visits and…

How can we combat the growing global health crisis of antibiotic resistance? At Leiden University, researchers are tackling this issue from multiple angles. Ph.D. candidate Vladyslav Lysenko develops and redesigns new antibiotic molecules, while Sebastian Tandar studies how existing antibiotics…

Calcium imaging used to measure neural activity in the brain. Being brighter images more active. Credit: UPF – CRG The altered presence of tiny fragments of neuronal genes, called microexons, causes hyperarousal in zebrafish. This is the main conclusion of…

Two micrograms is an almost unimaginably small amount. It weighs less than a tiny fragment of a grain of table salt. Yet adults need only around this amount of vitamin B12 each day, depending on the guideline used, to support…

A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior examined how the cost of the USDA’s Thrifty Food Plan (TFP), which serves as the basis for determining maximum SNAP benefits, varied across geographic regions, metropolitan areas and seasons…

How can it be determined whether a person has died by suicide or homicide—an assessment that is key to the legal process? A new thesis from Lund University in Sweden shows how forensic medicine can become more accurate and legally…

A small causal diamond used as a tiny local laboratory for deriving gravity from thermal physics. Heat flows in and out across the light-like boundaries of the diamond, allowing the authors to ask what kind of gravitational theory emerges from…

Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko from Pexels Psychological therapies may be evaluated using research methods designed for drugs rather than talking treatments—potentially limiting patient choice and shaping mental health services in the wrong way—according to a new academic analysis from The University…

Treatment of mutant autism mouse models and human cortical organoids using Slc6a20a/SLC6A20-ASO restored social interaction deficit, excessive self-grooming in mouse models and NMDA receptor hypofunction in mouse models and human cortical organoids. Credit: Nature Communications (2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73881-9 Researchers have…

Histopathologic TIL grade is associated with outcomes in patients with BM. A–D, Representative images of TIL scoring (0–3; with magnified insets of regions highlighted by dashed lines; 10× objective, scale bars, 100 ?m). Credit: Clinical Cancer Research (2026). DOI: 10.1158…

Licensed professional counselors have reported experiencing burnout and emotional exhaustion due to high workplace demands, a problem that has intensified over the past six years. On top of workplace pressures, mental health professionals also sometimes report feelings of confusion and…

Antiplatelet drugs are one of the main tools used to prevent thrombus formation in people who have had a heart attack or stroke or who have cardiovascular diseases with a high thrombotic risk. These treatments work by reducing platelets’ ability…