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New study explains how TMEM63B protein regulates cell membranes

An autoinhibitory domain in the C-terminal tail of the TMEM63B, a mechanosensitive lipid scramblase, helps maintain its inactive state under resting conditions, report researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo.

29 Sep 2026

War shocks Ukrainian mental health with widespread trauma and PTSD

A national survey of Ukrainian residents provides one of the clearest estimates to date of the psychological impact of the ongoing war.

29 Sep 2026

Dropping vaccine mandate could spark the largest measles epidemic in the United States

Measles is making a comeback. Once considered eliminated from the United States, the disease has been popping up around the country as vaccine coverage declines.

29 Sep 2026

Next-generation electronic skin senses and visualizes pressure in real time

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a next-generation electronic skin that can both sense and directly visualize pressure in real time, addressing key limitations of current wearable sensing technologies.

29 Sep 2026

Battery-free smart shoe could help monitor movement disorders

Rutgers engineers have developed a smart shoe that automatically analyzes how a person walks, a technology that someday could help monitor people with Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and other movement disorders.

29 Sep 2026

Now measurable in plasma: eMTBR-Tau

Tau tangles are closely linked to Alzheimer’s disease progression. But the tau species associated with these aggregates are present at exceptionally low levels in blood, making them difficult to measure.

From Spear Bio 29 Sep 2026

Experimental mRNA therapy protects the liver after acetaminophen overdose

When a patient arrives at the hospital with an acetaminophen overdose, it's often a race against the clock. The only FDA-approved antidote for overdose-related liver injury, N‑acetylcysteine, must be administered within hours to be effective.

28 Sep 2026

Intentional substance exposures at school rise sharply among younger children

A new study found that rates of intentional substance exposures at school reported to U.S. poison centers increased substantially among elementary- and middle-school-aged children from 2000 through 2024, while high-school-aged adolescents continued to experience the highest rates of serious medical outcomes and hospital admissions.

28 Sep 2026

New artificial intelligence model detects tissue damage in the heart

Researchers from the COR group at the Institute of Information and Communications Technologies (ITACA) of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) have developed an artificial intelligence model capable of localizing and quantifying tissue abnormalities associated with atrial cardiomyopathy using electrical recordings from the body's surface.

28 Sep 2026

Scientists find new way to overcome cell’s natural defenses against self-amplifying mRNA vaccines

The innovation could enable protection at lower doses, meaning vaccines could be rolled out further and faster than was previously imaginable, and opens new possibilities in gene therapy, cancer immunotherapy, and protein replacement therapies.

28 Sep 2026

Childhood cancer survivors face severe mental health challenges as adults

Consultant and researcher Magnus Aasved Hjort believes that people who survive childhood cancer should receive far better support as adults.

28 Sep 2026

New framework maps the complex link between psychological status and cardiovascular health

CVD remains the leading cause of death worldwide, while the global burden of mental disorders continues to rise.

28 Sep 2026

Smart vapes with financial rewards may raise addiction risks

Vaping products are becoming smarter – and potentially more addictive. Some new devices now reward users with cryptocurrency and other incentives tied to vaping behavior.

28 Sep 2026

Continuous glucose monitors show strong survival benefits for type 2 diabetes patients

People with type 2 diabetes (T2D) on basal insulin, starting continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) had a 44% lower risk of dying from any cause after one year compared with those who did not use CGM, with the risk being 35% lower after two years, according to an analysis of patient data being presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy (Sept 28 – Oct 2).

28 Sep 2026

Virtual reality and music may help lower blood pressure during emergencies

A virtual reality landscape of a flowing river and trees, accompanied by classical music, can help to reduce patients' blood pressure significantly within 15 minutes of their being seen in an emergency department.

25 Sep 2026

UCLA researchers present new radiation advances at ASTRO 2026

Physicians and scientists from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center will share new research and clinical trial findings at the 2026 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, including studies on new treatment approaches for prostate, bile duct and head and neck cancers, personalized radiation therapy based on genetic risk, and advances in targeted radiation and radioligand therapy designed to improve cancer control while limiting treatment side effects.

25 Sep 2026

AI-generated video summaries can reshape people's memories of events

AI-generated summaries are becoming increasingly prevalent - from news article previews to workplace meeting transcriptions to high-stakes settings like police body camera footage - despite studies showing that AI can generate misleading or inaccurate information.

25 Sep 2026

Toxoplasma remodels host cell surfaces to trigger invasion

At first, cholesterol and glycosylation seemed like two separate leads. As the researchers followed them, however, the pathways converged.

25 Sep 2026

AI could expand affordable tuberculosis screening in rural Philippines

In the Philippines, public healthcare remains inaccessible to many due to a variety of factors, including the high cost and limited availability of medical experts.

25 Sep 2026

Pupillary responses differ when judging glossiness and attractiveness

A research team from the Vision and Action Laboratory, Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory, and Cognitive Neurotechnology Unit in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology, led by Associate Professor Hideki Tamura, has shown that the temporal patterns of pupillary responses differ depending on whether observers evaluate the same object images in terms of glossiness or attractiveness.

25 Sep 2026