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Early-onset epilepsy tied to lower academic achievement

Childhood epilepsy is linked to significantly poorer exam grades and long term educational attainment, with the lowest levels of academic prowess among those whose neurological disorder started when they were very young, finds a large, long term Danish study, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

18 Aug 2026

Good sleep in midlife may extend working life expectancy

Healthy sleep patterns in mid life are linked to longer working life expectancy, suggest the findings of a large study of working age men and women, published online in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

18 Aug 2026

Leisure-time exercise linked to lower dementia risk

For years, scientists have known that regular physical activity can help lower the risk of dementia. But new USC research suggests that it's not only the amount but also the activity's context - for work or for leisure - that makes a difference.

18 Aug 2026

Women dominate health workforce but gaps remain, study finds

Women have driven the expansion of the global health workforce over the past three decades, yet substantial workforce shortages remain, according to a new study published in The Lancet Public Health.

18 Aug 2026

Health visitor support helps mothers stay smoke-free after childbirth

Women who receive health visitor support alongside smoking relapse prevention advice are more likely to remain smoke-free after childbirth, according to University of East Anglia (UEA) research.

18 Aug 2026

Prenatal exposure to higher water fluoride levels associated with lower child cognition

Pregnant mothers who lived in neighborhoods where public drinking water fluoride levels were near or above the current U.S. recommended levels tended to have children who scored lower on tests of fluid reasoning as fluoride levels increased, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.

18 Aug 2026

Habitual pork consumption supports clinically meaningful weight loss, study finds

According to a peer-reviewed study published May 29, 2026 in Nutrition & Diabetes, adults with overweight or obesity (mean BMI: 33.6 kg/m²; mean age: 47.7 years) who reported continuing to eat pork while participating in a 6-month digital weight management program lost a clinically significant 5.3% of starting body weight and improved their overall diet quality scores by 4.3 points.

18 Aug 2026

Study provides new insights into how IL-26 reshapes the tumor immune landscape

While cancer cells acquire malignant traits through epigenetic remodeling, it remains unclear how immune-derived inflammatory factors regulate the epigenetics of colorectal cancer cells.

18 Aug 2026

Alliance highlights the importance of clinical research on World Breast Cancer Research Day

This World Breast Cancer Research Day, the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology is highlighting the importance of clinical research in advancing better treatments and improving early detection to ultimately help prevent and cure breast cancer.

18 Aug 2026

SUNY Poly receives $15,000 grant to advance respiratory care technologies

SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) has received a $15,000 grant from the Health Forward Foundation to support an innovative research project aimed at improving the understanding of mechanical ventilation and advancing future respiratory care technologies.

17 Aug 2026

Understanding how maternal age impacts offspring health across different species

In humans and many other animals, a mother's age can affect the physical and behavioral characteristics of the next generation.

17 Aug 2026

Autonomous robotic system improves precision in tooth autotransplantation surgery

Tooth autotransplantation is a recognized treatment option for replacing missing teeth, particularly in young patients, as it preserves natural tooth function, supports continued jaw development, and eliminates the need for dental implants.

17 Aug 2026

Beauty tutorials in social media increase use of hormone-disrupting products by teens

Personal care products are among the largest everyday sources of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and high schoolers who follow social media influencers or watch beauty tutorials seem to use considerably more of them, according to Rutgers researchers.

17 Aug 2026

Intracranial local field potentials offer clues to prolonged disorders of consciousness

Prolonged disorders of consciousness (pDOC) represent states in which patients fail to show reliable evidence of awareness after severe brain injury.

16 Aug 2026

Placental biology breakthrough could make biologic medicines safer during pregnancy

Biologic medicines have transformed the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, migraine, inflammatory disorders and many other diseases.

14 Aug 2026

Youth-associated protein reverses age-related microglial changes in mice

Researchers at The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a role for the youth-associated protein TIMP2 in supporting the healthy function of microglia, the brain's resident immune cells.

14 Aug 2026

Global epilepsy burden shifts expose widening healthcare access gaps

Epilepsy remains a major public health challenge, but its burden is changing in ways that reveal health inequalities.

14 Aug 2026

Study: Childfree people are more common in some U.S. states than others

More Americans are choosing not to have children and remain childfree. But is it a nationwide trend? Researchers at Michigan State University have found that childfree people are more common in some states than others.

14 Aug 2026

Britons embrace DIY health checks

Most people in the UK already monitor their own health and wellbeing, and an overwhelming majority would be happy to do more if advised by the NHS, according to a new University of Manchester led study.

14 Aug 2026

Expansion of pioneering robotic surgery training program announced

The Shelford Group has announced a major expansion of its pioneering Surgical Training in Advanced Robotic Technology (START) programme, extending accredited, platform-agnostic robotic surgery training to surgical trainees across the South East of England.

14 Aug 2026

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Education News and Research

Early-onset epilepsy tied to lower academic achievement

Good sleep in midlife may extend working life expectancy

Leisure-time exercise linked to lower dementia risk

Women dominate health workforce but gaps remain, study finds

Health visitor support helps mothers stay smoke-free after childbirth

Prenatal exposure to higher water fluoride levels associated with lower child cognition

Habitual pork consumption supports clinically meaningful weight loss, study finds

Study provides new insights into how IL-26 reshapes the tumor immune landscape

Alliance highlights the importance of clinical research on World Breast Cancer Research Day

SUNY Poly receives $15,000 grant to advance respiratory care technologies

Understanding how maternal age impacts offspring health across different species

Autonomous robotic system improves precision in tooth autotransplantation surgery

Beauty tutorials in social media increase use of hormone-disrupting products by teens

Intracranial local field potentials offer clues to prolonged disorders of consciousness

Placental biology breakthrough could make biologic medicines safer during pregnancy

Youth-associated protein reverses age-related microglial changes in mice

Global epilepsy burden shifts expose widening healthcare access gaps

Study: Childfree people are more common in some U.S. states than others

Britons embrace DIY health checks

Expansion of pioneering robotic surgery training program announced

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