Health
Bile Acid Accumulation Promotes Breast Cancer Spread, Study Finds
A dysregulated gut microbiome can reshape bile acid biology in ways that help hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer spread, according...
Event-Based Denoising Enables High-Fidelity Fast Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) can reveal how molecules behave in their native environments, including protein conformations, intermolecular interactions and...
Gαq Activates Free Fatty Acid Receptor 4 to Suppress Metabolic Dysfunction
In a study poised to reshape how scientists think about diet-linked metabolic disease, researchers report that activating free fatty acid...
Iran experts build framework to assess older adults’ primary healthcare access
A new expert-based qualitative study is reshaping how researchers measure whether older adults can actually reach primary healthcare in Iran....
Piperazine Derivatives Trigger Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Microtubule Changes in Neurons
A new study in BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology reports that certain piperazine derivatives can damage neuronal cells through a two-pronged...
Studying Links Between Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Human Health
A new study in Nature Communications is sharpening the spotlight on a trio of connected outcomes—loneliness, social isolation, and health—using...
Survival in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease Linked to Specialized Care Access
A new independent analysis in the Journal of the American Heart Association links state-level socioeconomic conditions with long-term outcomes for...
Regulatory and Analytical Challenges in Quality Assessment of Peptide Drugs
A new review is shaking up how peptide drugs should be judged for quality, arguing that the science of manufacturing...
Researchers Start Global Study on Disappearing Heritage Diets
A new effort launched across 12 countries aims to preserve knowledge about “heritage” diets—traditional eating patterns shaped by local ecology...
Simulating Long-Term Care Menus to Meet Nutrition and Food Standards
A new study is putting long-term care nutrition under the microscope—using both computer simulation and structured evaluation to test whether...
Solid-State Carbon Quantum Dots Prepared and Integrated into Electroluminescent LEDs
Solid-state carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are moving toward mainstream use in electroluminescent light-emitting diodes (LEDs), thanks to their photostability, low...
Mapping Tumor Microenvironment Immune Pathways in Immunotherapy-Treated Melanoma
A new study is sharpening the map of how the immune system behaves inside melanoma tumors after immunotherapy. Published online...
Early maturation of antimicrobial peptide defenses enables host–pathogen coexistence
Viral pathogens don’t just invade—they pressure the immune system into decisions that can either end an infection or allow long-term...
Many Women Still Confused by Perimenopause
CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 15, 2026) — Perimenopause remains an underrecognized biological transition marked by hormone-driven symptom volatility. A new US...
Study finds slight increased risk of sudden vision loss with GLP-1 drugs
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists—widely prescribed for type 2 diabetes and obesity—may carry a small but clinically important safety signal,...
One-Third of Community Health Centers Still Lack Prenatal Care Services
Boston’s community health backbone is quietly revealing a critical blind spot in maternal care. A new national analysis led by...
Imaging Study Finds Widespread Brain Connectivity Loss in Schizophrenia
A new study led by researchers at Rutgers University and Yale University uses specialized positron emission tomography (PET) to measure...
Emerging Tick-Borne Virus Sparks Growing Concern
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A new study from the University of California, Riverside reveals how orthonairoviruses, a group of tick-borne pathogens,...
Emergency High-Risk Surgery Costs Older Adults a Month of Home Time
Older adults who undergo high-risk emergency abdominal surgery may spend far less time living independently at home in the year...
Osteocyte Parvalbumin Drives Mechanotransduction to Reduce Osteoarthritis Progression
A new study published in Nature Communications (2026) spotlights an unexpected molecular player in the battle against osteoarthritis: osteocyte parvalbumin....