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Anxiety and depression linked to mirror opposite sides of the brain's emotional center

A longitudinal study tracking children over a period of seven years identified distinct brain-wave patterns emerging from age 9 can forecast a child's vulnerability to anxiety or depression by age 13.

20 May 2026

Molecular profiling initiative seeks to uncover late breast cancer recurrence mysteries

The ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN), in collaboration with the SWOG Cancer Research Network (SWOG), has launched a new initiative to analyze paired original and recurrent tumor specimens from two practice-changing breast cancer clinical trials.

19 May 2026

New skin patch could replace bulky polygraphs and sleep monitors

A novel wireless chest patch enables continuous monitoring of stress signals, enhancing psychophysiological assessment in clinical and real-world settings.

19 May 2026

Blood metabolite patterns could reveal dementia risk in midlife

Research shows that blood metabolite profiles can indicate dementia risk, offering a potential tool for early detection and prevention of cognitive decline.

18 May 2026

Simple physical function tests may identify adults at mobility risk

Research reveals a predictive model for early mobility limitations, emphasizing the impact of the Mediterranean diet and muscle power on aging health.

15 May 2026

The Goldilocks sleep zone: study links too little and too much sleep to biological aging

The Nature study introduces “Sleep Chart,” a framework linking self-reported sleep duration with 23 biological aging clocks derived from MRI, plasma proteomics, and metabolomics. Across UK Biobank participants, the lowest biological age gaps generally appeared between 6.4 and 7.8 hours of sleep, while shorter and longer sleep were associated with higher disease and mortality risk.

14 May 2026

Retinal stimulation via contact lenses effective as antidepressants in mice

Materials scientists have designed brain-stimulating contact lenses that are as effective as Prozac at treating depression in mice. The soft, transparent contact lenses have in-built electrodes that deliver mild electrical signals to the brain via the retina to stimulate specific brain regions associated with depression.

14 May 2026

New non invasive way to diagnose childhood epilepsy through blood sugar patterns

A study published in Engineering has demonstrated that the N-glycome of serum-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) can serve as a non-invasive biosignature for the diagnosis and classification of childhood epilepsy, offering a new tool for precision and longitudinal monitoring in clinical settings.

14 May 2026

Wearable wireless polygraph tracks hidden stress signals

Northwestern University engineers have developed a small, wireless polygraph system you can wear.

13 May 2026

Gene panel predicts chemotherapy response in triple-negative breast cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have characterized cancer cell-specific features in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) tissues, identifying specific macrophage subtypes associated with chemotherapy response.

13 May 2026

Too little or excessive sleep may accelerate organ aging

An analysis of biological clocks throughout the human body suggests that too few hours of sleep-and too many-may speed aging in the brain, heart, lung, and immune system and is associated with a wide range of diseases.

13 May 2026

Researchers discover a brain signal that predicts child attention lapses

Inside a world-leading deep brain stimulation program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), researchers have discovered a brain signal that predicts when a child is about to lose attention - and that a brief, targeted intervention in response to that signal can restore their focus.

13 May 2026

AI-powered handheld microscope may improve early cancer detection

Researchers at Rice University and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a compact, artificial intelligence-powered imaging device that could transform how clinicians detect cancer.

12 May 2026

Home-based assessments may detect early mobility risks

Predicting whether a healthy 45-year-old will struggle to climb stairs or walk a decade later has long been a challenge for geriatric medicine.

12 May 2026

Using AI to improve success rates of fecal microbiota transplants

MOZAIC leverages deep learning to optimize fecal microbiota transplantation, enhancing treatment efficacy through precise donor-recipient microbiome matching.

12 May 2026

Immigrant workers face barriers translating skills into meaningful employment

From seasonal farmhands to health care workers to high-level software analysts, immigrant workers play a significant role in companies and industries across Canada and around the globe.

8 May 2026

The BHARAT study: India’s first large-scale search for aging biomarkers

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on April 24, 2026, titled "The BHARAT study: a multi-modal, multi-omics investigation of aging signatures in the Indian population."

8 May 2026

Nighttime heat waves linked to asthma emergency room visits in Baltimore

Hospitals in Baltimore see an uptick in asthma-related emergency room cases in the weeks following nighttime heat waves in their neighboring communities, according to new research from Johns Hopkins University.

7 May 2026

Largest blood protein genetics study reveals new precision medicine opportunities

Involving a collaboration with 118 investigators contributing from 89 institutions, scientists from Queen Mary University of London's Precision Healthcare University Research Institute and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité have led the world's largest study on the genetic regulation of blood proteins.

6 May 2026