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Flexible mesh could power implantable electronics without batteries

A team of engineers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has designed an ultrathin, flexible mesh that seamlessly integrates electronics with human cells to provide a continuous, reliable, powerful electrical supply.

7 Oct 2026

Nerve-stimulation device enters human trials for cancer-related cachexia

The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation announced today that OnVagus, a medical device company incubating at the Institute, has received institutional and regulatory approval to begin the first human trial of its noninvasive nerve-stimulation device for patients experiencing cancer-related wasting.

7 Oct 2026

Researchers identify new protein regulator of muscle stem cell differentiation

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging—Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena and the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg in Senftenberg have identified a previously unknown regulator of muscle stem cell differentiation.

7 Oct 2026

Does extra protein protect aging muscle during fasting?

A randomized trial found that alternate-day fasting reduced weight in older men, while added protein and leucine did not prevent lean mass loss.

7 Oct 2026

UCLA scientist develops new way to map cellular metabolism

Nutrition advice is everywhere. Eat more protein. Cut back on sugar. Get more fiber. But beneath all that advice is a surprisingly basic gap in our understanding: Scientists still have a limited view of what happens when specific nutrients reach individual cells inside the body.

6 Oct 2026

New AI model detects heart transplant rejection without biopsies

By analyzing heart rhythm recordings and blood tests, artificial intelligence may accurately flag when a transplant patient's body starts attacking a donated heart, a new study suggests.

6 Oct 2026

Skin biopsy offers less invasive diagnosis for mitochondrial disease

Researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) and the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine have published one of the largest studies to date evaluating advanced laboratory testing for mitochondrial disease, providing new evidence that a small skin biopsy can often help diagnose these rare and complex conditions without the need for more invasive procedures.

6 Oct 2026

Overweight dementia patients likely to live longer than normal weight peers

People who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with dementia are likely to live longer than those in a normal weight range, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and NYU School of Global Public Health.

6 Oct 2026

Short bursts of exercise may improve fitness and blood sugar in sedentary adults

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 studies involving 994 sedentary or inactive adults found that brief “exercise snacks” were associated with improvements in VO₂peak, blood glucose, and triglycerides.

6 Oct 2026

Simple urine test can accurately diagnose and track bladder cancer

A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System can diagnose people with bladder cancer more accurately than current standard methods.

5 Oct 2026

Is a high-protein diet hard on your kidneys?

From temporary changes in kidney filtration to the competing nutritional needs of older adults and children, researchers examine when high protein intake may shift from adaptation to concern.

5 Oct 2026

Poor nutrition scores predict mortality risk beyond body weight

In a population-based cohort of 8,398 adults in Leipzig, Germany, poorer nutritional status measured using several laboratory-based scores was associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality over a median follow-up of about 7.5 years.

5 Oct 2026

Five lipids revealed a divide between active and inactive pregnancies

Staying active during pregnancy is linked to changes in DHA-rich placental lipids

5 Oct 2026

Tirzepatide cuts fat mass by 35% while preserving skeletal muscle

Tirzepatide cuts body fat while preserving skeletal muscle in real-world study

2 Oct 2026

$Vitamin B12 deficiency was linked to higher fracture hazard after 50$

Vitamin B12 deficiency was linked to higher fracture hazard after 50

A study links abnormal vitamin B12 levels to fracture risk, highlighting a complex relationship beyond simple deficiency in middle-aged and older adults.

2 Oct 2026

$Longer spaceflight linked to increased hip fracture rates in astronauts$

Longer spaceflight linked to increased hip fracture rates in astronauts

New research has found that the rate of hip fractures in astronauts back on Earth was greater in the time period after an astronaut has been in space for more than 90 days than in the time period following shorter spaceflights or in non-astronauts.

1 Oct 2026

Lab-grown human pituitary cells work and survive after transplantation into a primate

Researchers in Japan have transplanted pituitary tissue grown from human stem cells into a primate whose pituitary gland had been surgically removed, successfully restoring critical hormone signals.

1 Oct 2026

Scientists discover new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart

Researchers have discovered a new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart during development and in response to injury, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine.

1 Oct 2026

Trevogrumab cuts semaglutide-induced lean mass loss by half, study shows

New research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy (Sept 28 – Oct 2) and in press with The Lancet shows that using the trevogrumab to inhibit myostatin, a protein that negatively regulates muscle mass, can reduce lean mass loss during treatment with semaglutide by 50% compared with semaglutide and placebo.

1 Oct 2026

Real-world data reveals higher reported GLP-1 side effects in female patients

The second of a Series of papers presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy (Sept 28 – Oct 2) and published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Women's Health discusses the wide-ranging issues relating to use of GLP-1 RA drug use in women.

1 Oct 2026