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Global study exposes gaps in global endometriosis care guidelines

Adolescents, gender-diverse people and those with lived experience are underrepresented in endometriosis guidelines worldwide, a University of Queensland study has found.

14 Oct 2026

Study: First 90 days of antipsychotic treatment critical for metabolic changes

The first 90 days after starting antipsychotic treatment are crucial for changes in blood sugar and weight, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

14 Oct 2026

New imaging technique detects subtle skin changes in scleroderma patients

Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a rare, chronic, autoimmune disease that causes the body to produce too much collagen, leading to the hardening and thickening of the skin and internal organs.

14 Oct 2026

Precise brain circuit targeting may improve depression treatment outcomes

Stimulation of specific brain connections was associated with sustained improvement in people receiving deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment-resistant depression, Mount Sinai researchers reported.

14 Oct 2026

Human accountability remains essential as healthcare adopts AI

With artificial intelligence making deep inroads into healthcare, two top doctors are urging physicians to embrace the technology but to remember that only humans can serve the best interest of individual patients.

14 Oct 2026

Recurrent brain tumors undergo unique genetic changes after treatment

When patients are diagnosed with certain brain tumors, one of the biggest unanswered questions is what happens when the cancer returns.

14 Oct 2026

Experimental gene therapy offers non-surgical option for hydrocephalus

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have published the first proof-of-concept study showing the potential of an experimental gene therapy for hydrocephalus.

14 Oct 2026

Ebola vaccine triggers cross reactive T cells against Bundibugyo ebolavirus

The ongoing Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second-largest Ebolavirus outbreak globally, with more than 6,000 confirmed cases and a mortality rate of 48 percent.

14 Oct 2026

Sex hormones dictate how skin stem cells renew themselves

For a long time, differences between females and males were mainly associated with the reproductive organs. Yet organs that have nothing to do with reproduction, such as the skin, can also be shaped by sex.

14 Oct 2026

Novel gene rejuvenation therapy preserves cell identity while reversing age

Every organ and tissue progressively loses function and integrity as it ages. In fact, researchers have identified "hallmarks of aging" that not only present specific processes impacted by age, but are also thought of as levers that, if successfully targeted, could help turn back the aging clock and result in tissue rejuvenation.

14 Oct 2026

UC San Diego study achieves mind control by stimulating neurons

When learning how to perform new movements, our brains etch the details in our minds as we master the new task.

14 Oct 2026

Opioid use disorder diagnoses spike among commercially insured Americans

Commercially insured patients with diagnoses of opioid use disorder increased 32.7 percent nationally from 2022 to 2025, according to FAIR Health's Opioid Tracker.

14 Oct 2026

New study highlights severe depression risks for young doctor trainees

Every summer, more than 1,600 recent medical school graduates start training to become obstetrician-gynecologists at hospitals across the United States.

14 Oct 2026

New immune profiling tool identifies antibodies that trigger preterm births

A typical pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but for about 1 in 10 pregnant women labor begins too soon. Premature or preterm birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths worldwide.

14 Oct 2026

Investigational knee injection targets cartilage loss in osteoarthritis patients

Keck Medicine of USC has launched a clinical trial testing the safety and tolerability of a new investigational treatment and its potential effects on preventing cartilage deterioration in people with knee osteoarthritis, the most common form of the disease.

14 Oct 2026

Seragy launches with €12 million financing to advance quantitative biomarkers for neurodegenerative diseases

seragy holding GmbH (formerly Prosperodes GmbH), a biomarker strategy company focused on neurodegenerative diseases and other proteopathies, has secured €12 million in funding to accelerate the development of its SeRAS® platform (Seed Replication, Analysis and Subtyping) and expand its laboratory and analytical capabilities. The financing is backed by Commerzbank, the Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft (MBG), and the State of Lower Saxony.

14 Oct 2026

New research links postmenopausal ovarian tissue remodeling to elevated cancer vulnerability

In a new, paradigm-shifting study in ovaries from 28 women, scientists at Northwestern University and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging found in the decades well past menopause, the ovary remains biologically active and continues to remodel with age, showing increased inflammation and changes in tissue structure. The study also found a molecular link between ovarian aging and cancer.

14 Oct 2026

Nature-based activities may offer lasting relief from loneliness

About one in three Americans and one in six people worldwide feel lonely on a regular basis, a troubling reality that has prompted some public health officials to declare an "epidemic of loneliness."

13 Oct 2026

Parents of children with mental health problems face stigma

Parents of children with mental health problems may experience stigma when the ideals that matter most to being considered a "good parent" are perceived as not being met, according to preliminary research led by Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

13 Oct 2026

Pregnancy reshapes the maternal brain through remarkable neurological changes

For generations, women have been told that the forgetfulness, emotional shifts, sensory changes, and altered sense of self that accompany pregnancy and new motherhood are simply "mommy brain."

13 Oct 2026