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Switching to potassium-enriched salt could prevent millions of global deaths

Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health assessed the health benefits of switching the salt supply to potassium-enriched salt across 193 countries.

4 Nov 2026

Good sleep protects brain health in people with cardiometabolic disease

People with type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke who sleep well have better cognitive function and greater brain volume than people with the same conditions who sleep poorly, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet.

4 Nov 2026

East Anglian Air Ambulance proves rapid pre-hospital blood test can diagnose brain bleeds in minutes

A pioneering blood test used at the scene of medical emergencies can identify patients with bleeding on the brain within minutes, according to East Anglian Air Ambulance, which has been trialing the technology in a US-first for air ambulances as part of its BRAIN-FIRST program.

4 Nov 2026

Eating peanuts every day may change your brains insulin response

The study finds that unsalted peanuts may enhance brain insulin responsiveness, providing new insights into dietary influences on cognitive health in aging.

4 Nov 2026

A three-drug diabetes pill outperformed dual therapy

Clinical trial results indicate that a fixed-dose combination of dapagliflozin, glimepiride, and metformin offers superior glycemic control in diabetes therapy.

4 Nov 2026

Judo-based training helps professionals teach safer falling to older adults

Judo and aged care may seem like an unlikely match up, but allied health professionals are learning how to help older Australians fall more safely by using techniques adapted from the martial art.

4 Nov 2026

Flint newborn deaths fall 50% after launch of cash support program

A new peer-reviewed study published in JAMA Pediatrics has found that neonatal mortality-the death of an infant within the first 28 days of life- fell by 50% following the launch of Rx Kids, while early neonatal mortality-the death of an infant within the first 7 days of life-fell by 74%.

3 Nov 2026

Genetic family mapping uncovers hidden links across ALS and FTD

Researchers at the Macquarie University Brain Institute and Clinic have helped accelerate the search for disease-causing genes by building new genetic 'families'.

3 Nov 2026

Researchers uncover how astrovirus spreads without destroying gut cells

Among the various viruses that sicken your gut, some at least leave behind a tiny path of cellular destruction as they replicate, implicating the guilty pathogen.

3 Nov 2026

Rutgers-led team secures $6.5 million grant for lung cancer research

A Rutgers-led consortium has been awarded a $6.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to support next-generation tools to guide tobacco control policies, improve lung cancer screening, strengthen survivorship care, and support state-level cancer prevention planning.

3 Nov 2026

Hospital admission rates vary widely across England's emergency departments

Neither local case mix, primary care provision, nor geography explain the large differences in hospital admission rates, ranging from less than 10% to more than 40%, from emergency departments across England, finds research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

3 Nov 2026

Study reveals potential link between limited cold stress during pregnancy and birth weight

Research out of South Dakota State University has highlighted a potential connection between limited exposure to cold stress during pregnancy and birth weight.

3 Nov 2026

Autism diagnosis patterns change as psychiatric profiles shift across Europe

The medical profiles of adults diagnosed with autism have changed hugely since 2010, finds a study of medical records in the UK and Sweden, published in the online journal BMJ Mental Health.

3 Nov 2026

Historically redlined neighborhoods report higher opioid overdose death rates

A new study from researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC), the largest essential hospital in New England, found that Massachusetts neighborhoods given the lowest grades on historic redlining maps had 86% higher annual opioid-related overdose death rates than those given the highest grades.

3 Nov 2026

TAVR procedures increase ninefold among patients younger than 70

New research simultaneously published today in JSCAI and presented at TCT 2026 found that the annual number of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures among patients younger than 70 increased nearly ninefold within one health system, rising from 15 in 2014 to 134 in 2024.

3 Nov 2026

Study reveals widespread abuse involving non-consensual AI-generated intimate images

Around one in 15 adults has experienced AI-generated image-based abuse, according to a new study.

3 Nov 2026

Gq-coupled receptors activate cAMP signaling to regulate brain synapses

By studying G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) in mouse hippocampal slices, Qi Ding and colleagues provide evidence of unconventional receptor signaling that has implications for the function of synapses in the brain.

3 Nov 2026

Engineered beneficial bacteria reduce bloodstream infections after stem cell transplants

Researchers at City of Hope®, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the country, and collaborators have pioneered a new approach to preventing dangerous bloodstream infections in patients receiving donor stem cell transplants for blood cancers.

3 Nov 2026

Blood may reveal signs of gut-related disease that stool samples miss

In a study of 193 participants, researchers found that blood-based short-chain fatty acid profiles distinguished colorectal cancer, celiac disease, obesity, and healthy controls with 95% accuracy, compared with 59% for stool-based measurements. Combining blood and stool profiles increased accuracy to 97%, suggesting that circulating microbial metabolites may offer valuable diagnostic information, although larger studies are needed to validate the findings.

3 Nov 2026

Study reveals how breast milk sugar may help protect infants against jaundice

A new study by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine sheds light on the role of breast milk in supporting intestinal development and preventing hyperbilirubinemia, a condition in which bilirubin, a waste product from broken-down red blood cells, builds up in the blood and causes yellowing of the skin and eyes known as jaundice.

3 Nov 2026