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Weight loss and anti-inflammatory drugs combine to combat leukemia

Obesity can act as fuel for leukemia, according to a study led by Indiana University School of Medicine scientists.

14 Jul 2026

New imaging method reveals hidden molecular interactions in cells

Cells are crowded, dynamic places where thousands of molecules interact in tight quarters. Until now, scientists lacked a reliable way to see many of these molecular interactions as they happen.

14 Jul 2026

New wearable microneedle patch tracks medicine levels in real time

Wearable devices have transformed how people track exercise, sleep, heart rate and other vital signs.

14 Jul 2026

Rutgers study maps distinct patterns of brain connection loss in schizophrenia

Research involving a Rutgers professor sheds new light on the biological basis of schizophrenia by directly measuring synaptic connections in the human brain using specialized positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

14 Jul 2026

New report highlights top ten brain health breakthroughs for clinicians

"Understanding Breakthroughs in Brain Health: Top 10 Articles of 2025" - the latest "Top 10" report in the Gerontological Society of America's Insights & Implications in Gerontology series - presents a curated collection of the year's most impactful research on cognitive decline, dementia detection, and brain health across the lifespan, with a focus on actionable insights for primary care providers.

14 Jul 2026

Tracking Lassa fever survivors provides crucial clues for future vaccines

The University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health (CVD), has announced the launch of a research study to understand how Lassa fever survivors fight and overcome Lassa virus infection.

14 Jul 2026

First diagnostic X-rays in space expand medical capabilities for astronauts

A team of crew members aboard a commercial spaceflight acquired the first diagnostic X-rays during an orbital flight.

14 Jul 2026

Cell death crosstalk network drives acute respiratory distress syndrome

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains one of the deadliest complications of severe infections, sepsis, trauma, and viral pneumonia, yet decades of research have produced few targeted therapies capable of improving patient outcomes.

14 Jul 2026

New accessible placental measurement method could help prevent stillbirths

When Ann O'Neill suffered a stillbirth in 2018, she was bewildered. She was already a mother to three healthy children and therefore had received no information on stillbirth prevention from her doctors.

14 Jul 2026

AI text analysis reveals hidden mental health signs in emergency call takers and dispatchers

Emergency call takers and dispatchers serve as the invisible frontline of public safety, navigating life-or-death crises over phone lines and radios without ever seeing the outcomes of their efforts.

14 Jul 2026

Dual-compartment monitoring strategy improves evaluation of donor human livers

More than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. For patients in need of a liver transplant, determining whether a donor liver is healthy enough to transplant is a critical part of the process.

14 Jul 2026

New study quantifies how future climate change threatens mental health

A new study has, for the first time in the world, quantitatively projected how climate change will affect mental health at a multi-country level.

14 Jul 2026

Ultrasensitive biosensor detects early-stage liver fibrosis using small amount of blood

A research team led by Professor Jinsung Park of the Department of Biomechatronic Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University(SKKU), working jointly with Professor Pil-Soo Sung of the College of Medicine at the Catholic University of Korea and Professor Si-Hyun Bae, President of Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, has developed an ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensor capable of accurately detecting "early-stage liver fibrosis"—a condition in which the liver progressively hardens—using only a small amount of blood.

14 Jul 2026

Study reports a counterintuitive new approach to treating mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a rare but aggressive cancer, usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Inhaled asbestos fibers become lodged in the lungs, causing inflammation that can lead to tumor formation decades later. Worldwide, about 30,000 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year.

14 Jul 2026

Unreliable datasets are shaping clinical prediction models

This research assesses data provenance in widely used health datasets, revealing flaws that could undermine clinical prediction models and patient care.

14 Jul 2026

Family caregiving drives majority of dementia-related costs across Europe

Researchers found that 58% of total dementia-related costs are linked to unpaid care provided by family members, friends and other informal caregivers, highlighting the substantial burden of dementia beyond healthcare systems alone.

13 Jul 2026

Combination treatment strategy uses cells' waste removal functions to dismantle multiple myeloma

New research out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center provides promising evidence for an innovative combination treatment strategy that uses cells' waste removal functions to effectively dismantle multiple myeloma.

13 Jul 2026

Myotonia may play a much larger role in driving muscle damage than previously recognized

For decades, researchers studying myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) have focused on the disease's underlying genetic cause: a mutation that produces a toxic form of RNA, disrupting the normal processing of thousands of genetic messages inside cells.

13 Jul 2026

New trial helps reshape the future of recovery research for critically ill patients

A new national clinical trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is helping reshape the future of recovery research for critically ill patients, providing important new evidence about how rehabilitation and nutrition interventions should be delivered during severe illness and informing the next generation of research to improve ICU survivors' outcomes.

13 Jul 2026

Researchers uncover hidden mechanism behind cancer-linked SPOP mutations

Mutations to the protein SPOP are widespread in cancer, yet many remain poorly understood. To address this gap, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists obtained structures of SPOP in both the presence and absence of these mutations.

13 Jul 2026