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Thermogenic beige fat protects blood vessels from hypertension

Obesity causes hypertension. Hypertension causes cardiovascular disease. And cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.

15 Jan 2026

Sleeping in a warm bedroom strains older hearts overnight

New research links warmer nighttime temperatures to impaired heart recovery in older adults, highlighting a critical health risk of rising temperatures.

13 Jan 2026

Study shows biosynthetic method to make low-calorie sugar substitute

From saccharin in the 19th century to stevia and monk fruit in the 21st, researchers and the food industry have long sought a sweetener that delivers the taste of sugar without its drawbacks-excess calories, tooth decay, and heightened risk for obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes.

12 Jan 2026

Pain-sensing neurons in the gut spark inflammatory immune responses

Pain sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine.

7 Jan 2026

New database targets hidden causes of chronic urinary tract infections in children

A new database targeting chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) – a long-overlooked condition that may begin in childhood – is set to help researchers uncover why millions of women and girls worldwide suffer from infections that defy treatment and stump microbiologists.

6 Jan 2026

Two bacterial shutdown modes explain antibiotic persistence and relapse

New study reveals that bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment through two fundamentally different "shutdown modes," not just the classic idea of dormancy.

4 Jan 2026

Researchers develop mild mitochondrial uncouplers for obesity treatment

Researchers have developed experimental drugs that encourage the mitochondria in our cells to work a little harder and burn more calories. The findings could open the door to new treatments for obesity and improve metabolic health.

24 Dec 2025

Prenatal exposure to hot and humid conditions worsens child growth outcomes

The dangers of heat and humidity are so well known it's become cliche to mention them. But the impacts can extend farther than even scientists and doctors realized.

19 Dec 2025

Scorpion peppers caused him ‘crippling’ pain. Two years later, The ER bill stung him again.

Maxwell Kruzic said he was in such "crippling" stomach pain on Oct. 5, 2023, that he had to pull off the road twice as he drove himself to the emergency room at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado. "It was the worst pain of my life," he said.

19 Dec 2025

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Discover how AI, flow chemistry, and NMR come together in the PiPAC project to revolutionize scalable and autonomous API production.

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Lentilactobacillus kefiri can prevent and even reverse aging-related immune alterations

The process of aging is associated with a decline in immune functions and persistent low-level inflammation.

16 Dec 2025

Bifunctional biomaterials for postoperative management of osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma is the most prevalent primary malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents. The current standard treatment involves a combination of chemotherapy and radical surgical resection.

16 Dec 2025

Researchers develop nasal antiviral platform using AI technology to block flu and COVID-19

Respiratory viruses that have diverse strains and mutate rapidly, such as influenza and COVID-19, are difficult to block perfectly with vaccines alone.

15 Dec 2025

Climate shocks creating new pathways for disease across Africa

Climate shocks are reshaping ecosystems, creating new pathways for disease across Africa, writes Albert Ansah.

15 Dec 2025

Fear strongly influences pain perception in inflammatory bowel disease patients

Pain perception in affected individuals is more strongly influenced by learned fear than in healthy individuals. Changes along the gut-brain axis related to chronic inflammation may explain this.

12 Dec 2025

Sterilized fermented beverage targets obesity and type 2 diabetes pathways in computational study

Researchers profiled a terminally sterilized probiotic-fermented MFH beverage and identified aporphine alkaloids and flavonoids with favorable predicted ADMET properties. Integrated network pharmacology, molecular docking, and 100-ns MD simulations suggest multi-target engagement of metabolic-inflammatory pathways relevant to obesity and type 2 diabetes.

9 Dec 2025

Negative health impacts caused by 'forever chemicals' linked to billions in economic losses

The negative health impacts from contamination by so called "forever chemicals" in drinking water costs the contiguous U.S. at least $8 billion a year in social costs, a University of Arizona-led study has found.

9 Dec 2025

New antibody shows ability to overcome treatment resistance in blood cancers and solid tumors

In a new preclinical study, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed an antibody therapy called 77A that showed an ability to overcome treatment resistance in blood cancers, such as myeloma and lymphoma, as well as solid tumors.

9 Dec 2025

Hotter days and nights are already stealing sleep across the U.S.

Rising nighttime and daytime temperatures are associated with reduced sleep duration, poorer sleep continuity, delayed sleep onset, and altered sleep stages in a large U.S. cohort tracked with wearable devices. Vulnerability is greatest among adults aged 40–50 years, females, people with lower socioeconomic status, chronic conditions, and those living in marine climate zones, with climate change projected to further magnify sleep loss.

8 Dec 2025

High temperatures and heat waves may lead to delays in early childhood development

Climate change-including high temperatures and heat waves-has been shown to pose serious risks to the environment, food systems, and human health, but new research finds that it may also lead to delays in early childhood development.

8 Dec 2025

heat News and Research

Thermogenic beige fat protects blood vessels from hypertension

Sleeping in a warm bedroom strains older hearts overnight

Study shows biosynthetic method to make low-calorie sugar substitute

Pain-sensing neurons in the gut spark inflammatory immune responses

New database targets hidden causes of chronic urinary tract infections in children

Two bacterial shutdown modes explain antibiotic persistence and relapse

Researchers develop mild mitochondrial uncouplers for obesity treatment

Prenatal exposure to hot and humid conditions worsens child growth outcomes

Scorpion peppers caused him ‘crippling’ pain. Two years later, The ER bill stung him again.

Flow chemistry, AI, and NMR: A next-gen approach to scalable API production

Lentilactobacillus kefiri can prevent and even reverse aging-related immune alterations

Bifunctional biomaterials for postoperative management of osteosarcoma

Researchers develop nasal antiviral platform using AI technology to block flu and COVID-19

Climate shocks creating new pathways for disease across Africa

Fear strongly influences pain perception in inflammatory bowel disease patients

Sterilized fermented beverage targets obesity and type 2 diabetes pathways in computational study

Negative health impacts caused by 'forever chemicals' linked to billions in economic losses

New antibody shows ability to overcome treatment resistance in blood cancers and solid tumors

Hotter days and nights are already stealing sleep across the U.S.

High temperatures and heat waves may lead to delays in early childhood development

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