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Wearable devices track real-time health effects of pollution and heat

As climate change drives more frequent extreme heat and worsening air pollution, researchers are seeking better ways to understand how these exposures affect health in real time.

8 May 2026

Immigrant workers face barriers translating skills into meaningful employment

From seasonal farmhands to health care workers to high-level software analysts, immigrant workers play a significant role in companies and industries across Canada and around the globe.

8 May 2026

Engineered regulatory T cells offer a path toward immunosuppression-free transplants

Organ transplantation remains the cornerstone treatment for end-stage organ failure. While conventional broad-spectrum immunosuppression effectively controls acute rejection, it fails to address chronic rejection and carries long-term side effects including infection, malignancy, and metabolic disorders.

8 May 2026

Suppressing TGF-β signaling reactivates dormant bone cells to treat osteoporosis

Osteoporosis, a common skeletal disorder, is marked by reduced bone mass and deterioration of bone microarchitecture, making bones more porous and prone to fractures.

8 May 2026

Clinicians find evolutionary explanations for anxiety more helpful than genetics

Mental health clinicians are over five times more likely to see evolutionary explanations of anxiety as helpful for their patients, rather than the genetic approaches currently taught to trainee doctors and psychiatrists in the UK and US, a new study shows.

8 May 2026

Pneumonia occurs more often after breathing tube removal than during ventilation

A Hiroshima University study of more than 31,000 patients found that pneumonia occurred more often after breathing tubes were removed than during ventilation, with most cases developing within a 1–2 week window after surgery.

8 May 2026

Cultural differences shape how mothers encourage early helping in infants

New research from Durham University shows that the way parents instruct and encourage infants to help plays a key role in how helping behavior develops, and that these approaches vary across cultures.

8 May 2026

A breakthrough in understanding how viruses defeat bacterial immunity

Bacteria fend off invading viruses with molecular scissors that slice up viral DNA - a system called CRISPR that's become indispensable to gene editing.

8 May 2026

Postpartum diabetes monitoring remains low among many new mothers

Few women with postpartum-onset diabetes meet recommended A1C monitoring guidelines, highlighting a need to improve routine diabetes care-particularly among Black women-according to new research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

8 May 2026

Blocking TGF-beta may enhance osteoporosis bone regeneration therapies

A recent mouse model based study suggests that blocking TGF-β may improve osteoporosis treatment by helping quiescent osteoblasts in inactive bone surfaces return to an active state.

7 May 2026

Opioid overdose survivors face elevated mortality risk within one year

After an emergency department visit for an opioid overdose, 9 per cent of individuals died and 21 per cent experienced a repeat opioid overdose in the following year, according to a new study from ICES and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

7 May 2026

Nutrition and body image program improves recovery for women with substance use disorders

A recent study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (JNEB), published by Elsevier, examined the impact of the Healthy Steps to Freedom (HSF-10) program on nutrition, body image, and health-related behaviors among 607 women undergoing treatment for substance use.

7 May 2026

Research links muscle loss, weaker grip and slower walking pace to higher risk of stroke

Muscle loss, a weaker grip and a slower walking pace were associated with a higher risk of stroke in adults, according to new research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

7 May 2026

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Menopause symptoms like hot flushes can be debilitating. Dr. Katie Barber highlights new treatments, including fezolinetant, for improved patient care.

7 May 2026

People judge GLP-1 users more harshly than dieters

Stigma surrounding GLP-1 weight loss treatments reveals societal biases, impacting individuals' mental health and the effectiveness of obesity interventions.

7 May 2026

Hantavirus scare on cruise ship prompts WHO response

Hantavirus infections among cruise ship passengers have sparked a global health response, highlighting the need for effective outbreak management strategies.

7 May 2026

Reverse ecology approach reveals hidden complexity in gut microbiome

The human gut harbors a complex ecosystem of trillions of microorganisms (the microbiome), which influences digestion, the immune system and metabolism.

7 May 2026

New immunotherapy strategy overcomes resistance in colorectal cancer treatment

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center have identified a promising new strategy to overcome resistance to immunotherapy in colorectal cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide.

6 May 2026

Daily peanut exposure shows success in treating toddler allergies

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have successfully treated children aged 1–3 years with peanut allergies. The children slowly became accustomed to eating peanuts by consuming small amounts of them daily, which were gradually increased over time.

6 May 2026

First European trial tests CAR T therapy in amyloidosis patients

Three patients with light chain amyloidosis have been treated with CAR T cell therapy in the first European clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of this immunotherapy in this patient group, led by UCL and UCLH researchers.

6 May 2026

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Education News and Research

Wearable devices track real-time health effects of pollution and heat

Immigrant workers face barriers translating skills into meaningful employment

Engineered regulatory T cells offer a path toward immunosuppression-free transplants

Suppressing TGF-β signaling reactivates dormant bone cells to treat osteoporosis

Clinicians find evolutionary explanations for anxiety more helpful than genetics

Pneumonia occurs more often after breathing tube removal than during ventilation

Cultural differences shape how mothers encourage early helping in infants

A breakthrough in understanding how viruses defeat bacterial immunity

Postpartum diabetes monitoring remains low among many new mothers

Blocking TGF-beta may enhance osteoporosis bone regeneration therapies

Opioid overdose survivors face elevated mortality risk within one year

Nutrition and body image program improves recovery for women with substance use disorders

Research links muscle loss, weaker grip and slower walking pace to higher risk of stroke

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

People judge GLP-1 users more harshly than dieters

Hantavirus scare on cruise ship prompts WHO response

Reverse ecology approach reveals hidden complexity in gut microbiome

New immunotherapy strategy overcomes resistance in colorectal cancer treatment

Daily peanut exposure shows success in treating toddler allergies

First European trial tests CAR T therapy in amyloidosis patients

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