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Study uncovers a neural brake that limits motivation during unpleasant situations

Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or preparing a presentation that's stressful just to think about.

9 Jan 2026

One Health action needed as environmental reservoirs fuel drug-resistant infections

Environmental antimicrobial resistance is turning rivers, soils, and even the air into hidden highways for "superbugs," according to a new review that calls for urgent, coordinated action across human, animal, and environmental health.

9 Jan 2026

Online shopping and social media use linked to higher stress levels

Planning to save time by doing your shopping online? If so, it's possible you're not doing your well-being any favors.

9 Jan 2026

Well-meaning ally interventions may increase emotional burden for marginalized workers

Someone in the office makes a racially insensitive comment, and a white co-worker asks a Black colleague to help correct the offender.

9 Jan 2026

Study reveals how tuberculosis exploits immune defenses to promote infection

Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB) – and it involves the bacteria harnessing part of the immune system meant to protect against infection.

9 Jan 2026

Scientists identify a molecular switch that controls water flow in the gut

Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in the U.S. each year, yet scientists have not fully understood what regulates intestinal fluid balance.

9 Jan 2026

Leisure crafting through hobbies can boost creativity and meaning at work

As millions of us embark on New Year pledges to eat better, exercise more and learn something new, research published today suggests hobbies could do more than improve your personal life, they could make you better at work.

9 Jan 2026

Brain signals shape facial expressions before movement begins

Every time we smile, grimace, or flash a quick look of surprise, it feels effortless, but the brain is quietly coordinating an intricate performance.

9 Jan 2026

Weight loss drugs and surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity

Both the new weight loss drugs and bariatric (weight loss) surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity by inducing a moderate loss of fat-free mass (including lean muscle) along with a substantial reduction in fat, researchers at Vanderbilt Health have found.

9 Jan 2026

Study provides insights into well-visit attendance from mid-adolescence to young adulthood

It's common that as kids get to high school and transition to adulthood, they begin to skip yearly wellness visits with a pediatrician or other primary care provider.

9 Jan 2026

Study reveals the global economic costs of diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder and one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases worldwide.

9 Jan 2026

Key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect itself from foreign DNA

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), have discovered how a key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect it from the influence of foreign DNA inserted into its genome.

9 Jan 2026

RNA gene mutations identified as cause of inherited blindness

Researchers from Radboud university medical center and University of Basel have discovered new genetic causes of inherited blindness.

9 Jan 2026

Single-cell analysis illuminates myeloma immune landscape

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in partnership with the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and in collaboration with leading institutions across the country, have helped generate the largest single-cell immune cell atlas of the bone marrow in patients with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that, while treatable, remains incurable.

9 Jan 2026

Targeting IDO1 for cancer: Novel degraders show promise in preclinical studies

Cancer cells employ a variety of strategies to evade the immune system, and modern immunotherapies aim precisely at these escape mechanisms.

9 Jan 2026

Maternal whooping cough vaccine shields newborns' immune system

In 2024, Germany recorded the highest number of whooping cough cases since reporting became mandatory in the year 2013.

9 Jan 2026

Research shows benefits of lifestyle interventions in reducing the risk of gestational diabetes

New research co-authored by Professor Fionnuala McAuliffe, UCD School of Medicine, and led by the University of Liverpool, has demonstrated the significant benefits of lifestyle interventions in reducing the risk of gestational diabetes.

9 Jan 2026

Fish study reveals how ovulation triggers sexual receptivity in females

A research team led by Hiroshima University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have proposed a neuroendocrine mechanism in bony fish that signals ovulation from the ovaries to the brain, using the medaka fish as a model; the first step to elucidate the neural circuits for facilitation of sexual receptivity in female teleosts.

9 Jan 2026

Sex-based differences and role of BMP signaling in neurogenesis in Alzheimer's mice models

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a serious neurodegenerative disease largely affecting older adults. Apart from age, it also shows sex-based differences, with women being more at risk. However, the origin of these differences remains unknown.

9 Jan 2026

Breastfeeding linked to lower long-term depression and anxiety in mothers

Breastfeeding may lower mothers' later life risks of depression and anxiety for up to 10 years after pregnancy, suggest the findings of an observational study, BMJ Open' page">published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

9 Jan 2026

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Medical Research News

Study uncovers a neural brake that limits motivation during unpleasant situations

One Health action needed as environmental reservoirs fuel drug-resistant infections

Online shopping and social media use linked to higher stress levels

Well-meaning ally interventions may increase emotional burden for marginalized workers

Study reveals how tuberculosis exploits immune defenses to promote infection

Scientists identify a molecular switch that controls water flow in the gut

Leisure crafting through hobbies can boost creativity and meaning at work

Brain signals shape facial expressions before movement begins

Weight loss drugs and surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity

Study provides insights into well-visit attendance from mid-adolescence to young adulthood

Study reveals the global economic costs of diabetes

Key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect itself from foreign DNA

RNA gene mutations identified as cause of inherited blindness

Single-cell analysis illuminates myeloma immune landscape

Targeting IDO1 for cancer: Novel degraders show promise in preclinical studies

Maternal whooping cough vaccine shields newborns' immune system

Research shows benefits of lifestyle interventions in reducing the risk of gestational diabetes

Fish study reveals how ovulation triggers sexual receptivity in females

Sex-based differences and role of BMP signaling in neurogenesis in Alzheimer's mice models

Breastfeeding linked to lower long-term depression and anxiety in mothers

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