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CGM study finds sexual activity to be safe for people with type 1 diabetes

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) shows, with the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, sexual intercourse is safe for people living with type 1 diabetes.

18 Sep 2026

Type 1 diabetes runners can safely complete marathons with careful glucose management

New research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy (Sept 28th – Oct 2nd) shows, with the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices people with type 1 diabetes can complete a marathon safely and achieve finishing times similar to runners without diabetes.

18 Sep 2026

Study reveals how red blood cells adapt to low oxygen

They account for nearly 83% of all cells in the human body, yet red blood cells are often portrayed as little more than bags of hemoglobin ferrying oxygen from the lungs to the heart and beyond.

18 Sep 2026

CPS-involved students face higher rates of school absenteeism

Across the country, kids are settling into new school year routines. Parents buy backpacks, teachers arrange desks and lesson plans, and friends reconnect.

18 Sep 2026

Mosquito excrement offers new way to detect circulating viruses

When public health researchers want to know whether diseases such as COVID-19 or polio are circulating in a community, they can look for genetic evidence in wastewater.

18 Sep 2026

Y chromosome loss creates hidden cancer vulnerability in men

A study initiated by a University of Arizona Cancer Center physician-scientist Dr. Dan Theodorescu revealed that the loss of the Y chromosome in men's body tissue could pave the way for cancer to develop in that tissue.

18 Sep 2026

SARS-CoV-2 protein ORF8 drives macrophage infection and lung inflammation

In the sickest COVID-19 patients, the SARS-CoV-2 virus doesn't just cause severe damage by directly infecting airway cells.

18 Sep 2026

B cells may play a role in triggering immunotherapy-related colitis

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown role for B cells, which are adaptive immune cells, in triggering and sustaining colitis occurring as a side effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors, a widely used form of cancer immunotherapy.

18 Sep 2026

Salivary cortisol patterns predict cognitive decline in older adults

An irregular pattern and consistently higher levels of a stress hormone called cortisol found in the saliva were associated with cognitive decline later in life - Blacks specifically had lower overall cortisol levels and less change in their levels during the day than whites - according to newly published research.

18 Sep 2026

Global Virus Network monitors spreading avian influenza in Australian mammals

The Global Virus Network (GVN) is closely monitoring detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, in several mammal species in Australia as the virus continues to spread among birds and mammals worldwide.

18 Sep 2026

Study identifies brain mechanism behind pregnancy-related food cravings

Why do food cravings become so strong during pregnancy? Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with colleagues, have identified a brain mechanism that may help explain how pregnancy changes the motivation to seek certain highly palatable foods.

18 Sep 2026

New study defines rare TCF7L2-related neurodevelopmental disorder

Researchers have completed the largest study to date of TCF7L2-related neurodevelopmental disorder (TRND), a rare genetic condition caused by changes in the TCF7L2 gene, which plays an important role in brain development.

18 Sep 2026

New discovery overturns a prevailing model of brain development

For centuries, scientists have thought of the brain as a single, unified organ. But new research led by Stanford Medicine reveals that what we call the brain is two distinct organs that evolved independently over hundreds of millions of years.

18 Sep 2026

Nighttime light exposure linked to sleep disruption in people with schizophrenia

Sleep problems are common in people with schizophrenia and can worsen quality of life, psychiatric symptoms, cognition, and daily functioning.

18 Sep 2026

Antibody therapy teaches the immune system to control HIV

There is no cure for HIV. While scientists have made considerable progress in controlling the infection, patients still must take daily antiretroviral medication for the rest of their lives.

18 Sep 2026

More physical activity linked to lower type 2 diabetes risk in adults

AI spots at-risk pregnancies for earlier, more personalized prenatal care

Artificial intelligence (AI) may help identify women and babies at risk of serious health problems earlier in pregnancy, according to a new study analyzing data from more than half a million pregnancies across Sweden, Chile, and Singapore.

18 Sep 2026

NUS scientists harness magnetic pulses to reprogram immune cells to fight breast cancer

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have demonstrated an innovative approach for targeted breast cancer therapy using pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs).

18 Sep 2026

Chronic stress and inflammation cause silent structural heart damage

Chronic stress from people's everyday lives may be causing lasting structural changes to the heart, harming health and reducing life expectancy.

18 Sep 2026

New clues link Long COVID and POTS

Dizziness, fatigue, brain fog and a racing heart. They’re commonly associated with Long COVID, but new Adelaide University research suggests that for some people, these symptoms may also be indications of Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a debilitating and difficult-to-diagnose condition.

18 Sep 2026