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New drug delivers promising survival gains in pancreatic cancer

About 90% of people with pancreatic cancer have pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which is driven by an activating mutation in the KRAS gene.

9 Aug 2026

Explainable AI helps predict dangerous bleeding after severe heart attacks

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine have developed and tested a six-point scoring system that can help identify patients at high risk of internal bleeding in damaged heart muscle after a severe heart attack using explainable artificial intelligence (XAI).

9 Aug 2026

Study identifies barriers to equitable pediatric cancer trial participation

While Black and Hispanic families are enthusiastic about research participation, other provider- and systems-focused factors may influence their involvement in pediatric oncology clinical trials, a UT Southwestern Medical Center-led study has found.

9 Aug 2026

Single-use endoscope aims to improve gastric cancer screening

Gastric cancer screening in Japan still relies heavily on double-contrast X-ray imaging, commonly known as the barium test.

9 Aug 2026

PRDM16 regulates the balance between proliferation and maturation in human cardiomyocytes

Understanding how heart muscle cells stop dividing and acquire the characteristics needed to sustain lifelong cardiac function remains one of the greatest challenges in cardiovascular biology.

7 Aug 2026

Targeting small group of brain cells may reduce opioid addiction risk

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine are investigating how to keep opioids' pain-relieving benefits while reducing their addictive potential. In a study published in Nature, they report a step toward that goal.

7 Aug 2026

New vaccine strategy targets overlooked regions of malaria parasite

Malaria kills more than half a million people a year, most of them young children in Africa. Two vaccines are now recommended by the World Health Organization, RTS,S and R21.

7 Aug 2026

Study uncovers molecular trigger behind pyrin inflammation in familial Mediterranean fever

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a hereditary autoinflammatory disease in which the body's own immune system overreacts to minimal or inappropriate stimuli, producing recurrent attacks of fever and painful inflammation.

7 Aug 2026

Two-gene interaction reveals metastatic risk in breast cancer

Why do some breast cancer patients face a much higher risk of distant metastasis, while others with seemingly similar disease experience far better outcomes?

7 Aug 2026

Plant-based nanoemulsion offers greener approach to pest control

In an effort to develop more environmentally friendly alternatives to synthetic insecticides, researchers from Kyushu University have developed and tested a new insecticide made from compounds derived from garlic and spearmint.

7 Aug 2026

Artificial intelligence may enhance implementation of health policy

Complex healthcare policies are often challenging to implement. That's a reality states across the country will deal with as new Medicaid work requirements get rolled out next year.

7 Aug 2026

Growth hormone therapy improves height after childhood stem cell transplants

Growth impairment is a common late effect of childhood stem cell transplantation. A Japan-wide study found that growth hormone therapy improves adult height, but prior radiation therapy and transplant-related complications negatively affect how much children benefit.

7 Aug 2026

Researchers find a new genetic vulnerability in acute myeloid leukemia

A study published in Nature Cell Biology reports a new vulnerability in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that might lead to novel therapies to treat this cancer while minimizing harm to normal cells.

7 Aug 2026

Piezo ion channels: Key regulators of digestive health and disease

Mechanosensitive Piezo ion channels, particularly Piezo1 and Piezo2, are gaining recognition as central regulators of digestive system physiology and disease.

7 Aug 2026

New review explores purinergic signaling pathways in osteoarthritis progression

A growing understanding of purinergic signaling is reshaping how scientists view osteoarthritis (OA), revealing an intricate communication network that influences joint inflammation, cartilage degeneration, bone remodeling, and chronic pain.

7 Aug 2026

Exhausted T cells balance graft tolerance and infection risk

A comprehensive new review examines the complex role of T cell exhaustion in organ transplantation, highlighting how this dysfunctional immune state can both promote graft tolerance and create vulnerabilities to infection and malignancy.

7 Aug 2026

Researchers develop new strategy for controlling therapeutic peptide release from gelatin particles

Rice University engineers have developed a new strategy for controlling how therapeutic peptides are released from gelatin-based materials, a step that could make the small but powerful molecules more useful in tissue engineering and drug delivery.

7 Aug 2026

Smart hydrogel packaging changes color when your food spoils

The cuts of meat in a supermarket case can look perfectly fresh even as bacteria are already multiplying inside the package. Is there a way to know before you open it?

7 Aug 2026

Disrupted RNA methylation pathway accelerates Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s risks

A growing understanding of RNA biology is reshaping how scientists view the relationship between environmental toxicants, brain development, and neurodegenerative disease.

7 Aug 2026

Low-fat vegan diet helps people lose weight without cutting back on food

A low-fat vegan diet lowers the energy density of the foods people eat by roughly 30%, allowing them to eat satisfying amounts of food while taking in fewer calories and losing weight-without deliberately restricting calories-according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.

7 Aug 2026