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Review highlights emerging treatments for glioblastoma multiforme

A new research perspective was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on September 17, 2026, titled "Emerging pharmacological agents for glioblastoma multiforme: An update on active clinical trials (2025–2026)."

25 Sep 2026

Review explores biological strategies of organisms with exceptional longevity

A new review was published in Volume 18 of Aging on September 8, 2026, titled "How to live for centuries: common denominators of organisms with exceptional longevity."

24 Sep 2026

Parental plastic exposure harms offspring through multiple biological routes

Microplastics and nanoplastics are increasingly found throughout aquatic environments, raising concern about whether these tiny particles can move from exposed parents into their offspring.

23 Sep 2026

Children of single mothers by choice show favorable birth outcomes

The children of single mothers who conceive through medically assisted reproduction (MAR) have similar outcomes to babies of partnered mothers who had conceived naturally, a UCL-led study has found.

22 Sep 2026

A hidden measles signal may reveal how large the next outbreak could be

Researchers used historical measles surveillance and demographic data from pre-vaccination England and Wales to reconstruct how the susceptible population changed between epidemics. Their model linked susceptibility at the start of an epidemic year with the magnitude of the following outbreak, pointing to a potential route for one-year-ahead forecasting that requires further development for modern surveillance settings.

22 Sep 2026

New spin-out launches technology to revolutionize hormone disorder diagnosis

The University of Birmingham and Imperial College London have announced the launch of Intelligent Mass Spec Solutions Ltd (IMS Solutions), a new spin-out that is set to revolutionize diagnosis of conditions featuring disordered steroid hormone metabolism.

22 Sep 2026

Chronic DNA damage response may contribute to biological aging

A new review was published in Volume 18 of Aging on August 31, 2026, titled "The guardian paradox: DNA damage response overactivation as an integrative driver of aging – a tumor suppressor–negative regulator framework."

21 Sep 2026

Genetically modified bacteria create protective shield against Salmonella attacks

The mammalian gut microbiome is teeming with a delicate balance of bacteria and the viruses that keep them in check, called bacteriophages, or phages.

16 Sep 2026

Aging brain actively shapes biology and progression of tumors

Brain tumors develop within an organ that changes substantially with age. A new review in Ageing and Cancer Research & Treatment examines evidence that the aging brain microenvironment may influence brain tumor progression, treatment resistance, and cognitive outcomes.

10 Sep 2026

Digital companion apps help secure long-term habits during GLP-1 therapy

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications have revolutionized weight management, yet high dropout rates and rapid weight regain remain significant hurdles for many patients.

9 Sep 2026

Prenatal paracetamol exposure linked to smaller ovaries in daughters

Researchers in Denmark have found that girls whose mothers took paracetamol during pregnancy had smaller ovaries, fewer ovarian follicles (the structures that contain immature eggs), smaller uteruses and lower levels of reproductive hormones at three months old.

8 Sep 2026

ART-conceived children show reassuring long-term health outcomes

The birth of Louise Brown in 1978, the world's first baby conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART), was a major breakthrough that reshaped the field of reproductive medicine.

4 Sep 2026

JMIR Publications: Emerging health tech trends

JMIR Publications released three feature News and Perspectives articles this week, covering an emerging application of drone delivery, the implications of AI tools used in early education, the nascent field of cancer neurotech, and the future of consumer wearable devices.

4 Sep 2026

Study links protein interaction to senescent cell survival

Senescent cells - cells that have stopped dividing but remain metabolically active - can accumulate with age and contribute to chronic inflammation and tissue dysfunction

1 Sep 2026

Lifestyle factors aggravate genetic causes of male infertility, study finds

Lifestyle factors can worsen the effects of genetic causes of male infertility, finds new research that could help explain why men carrying similar genetic mutations often experience different levels of fertility impairment.

31 Aug 2026

Digital technologies reshape clinical research and public health

JMIR Publications this week released seven feature News and Perspectives articles covering how digital tools are transforming clinical research, public health readiness, health care institutions, and consumer choices.

28 Aug 2026

Study identifies KRAS G12C as a precision-medicine target in genitourinary cancers

A new research paper was published in Volume 17 of Oncotarget on August 19, 2026, titled "Incidence of KRAS G12C mutations in genitourinary malignancies; emerging target in precision medicine."

28 Aug 2026

Consistent meal logging drives major weight loss in app users

The people who log their meals most days of the week lose the most weight. This is the central finding of a peer-reviewed study of 5132 MyNetDiary users, published on August 13, 2026, in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

25 Aug 2026

Review uncovers how tryptophan metabolism affects female reproductive health

In recent years, issues concerning female reproductive health have become a global challenge that cannot be ignored.

24 Aug 2026

Book reframes pregnancy loss as a natural trial-and-error process

According to a new book from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign anthropology professor Kate Clancy, pregnancy is necessarily fraught, involving a series of tests of egg, embryo and reproductive system viability, with potential losses at every stage.

24 Aug 2026