30
Apr 2026
Sickness behavior may be a coordinated whole organism immune strategy
Symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, altered sleep, and social withdrawal are often treated as inconvenient side effects of infection.
Stay Informed!
30
Apr 2026
Strategic social network targeting produces greatest reduction in smoking
Targeting only a small group of well-connected individuals with smoking reduction interventions produces the largest reductions in smoking, researchers report.
30
Apr 2026
Dangerous water bead ingestions increase among young children
A new study reveals that ingestions of water beads by young children have surged in recent years. Researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center analyzed calls to U.S. poison centers and found an alarming 6,532% increase in the rate of reported water bead ingestions among children younger than 6 years from 2019 to 2023, followed by a 24% decrease from 2023 to 2024.
30
Apr 2026
Liquid biopsy predicts immune response in high-risk breast cancer patients
Immunotherapy has become a standard of care in treating high-risk, early-stage breast cancers, yet it has had limited success in shrinking tumors.
30
Apr 2026
Eliminating animal products reshapes metabolic health and environmental impact
A new randomized clinical trial provides some of the clearest evidence to date that what we eat can meaningfully reshape both human health and the health of the planet.
30
Apr 2026
NIH awards $44 million for landmark study on health challenges in the rural South
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) has been awarded a five-year, $44 million contract from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health for a landmark study focused on persistent health challenges in the rural South.
30
Apr 2026
Degeneration in two brain regions causes severe narcolepsy symptoms
For nearly 25 years, scientists believed they knew what caused the most severe form of narcolepsy. A new UCLA Health study now suggests they were only half correct.
30
Apr 2026
Portable MiniDock MTB delivers tuberculosis results in thirty minutes
Drugs to treat tuberculosis have been around for more than 75 years, yet it remains the world's top infectious disease killer.
30
Apr 2026
Scientists discover a potential new way to slow ALS disease progression
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes the progressive loss of motor neurons, which in most cases leads to respiratory failure within three to five years after diagnosis.
30
Apr 2026
Inflammation from leaking mitochondria drives aggressive pancreatic cancer growth
Scientists at The Wistar Institute and clinical researchers from ChristianaCare's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute have discovered a vulnerability in pancreatic cancer that could be targeted as a potential therapy.
