Study links coffee consumption with metabolic health and sex hormone levels
Coffee consumption may be associated with a healthier pattern of body fat, muscle mass and metabolic regulation, according to a Finnish study that also identified...
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Genomic Newborn Screening Examines Missed Cases and What Counts
Genomic newborn screening is often presented as a technological upgrade to one of public health’s most established success stories: the routine testing of babies shortly...
Couples’ coping strategies may ease depression after gastrointestinal cancer
A new study suggests that the way couples cope with cancer-related stress may help explain why fear of recurrence is linked to depression among middle-aged...
Alzheimer’s Protein Patterns Differ Across Populations
A large international study has found that established blood-based markers of Alzheimer’s disease can also detect biological signals associated with the condition in people from...
Wild fish reveal diverse decision-making strategies
Why do two animals confronted with the same information sometimes make entirely different decisions? A new study of wild cichlid fish in Lake Tanganyika suggests...
Hydrated interphase with dynamic negative microregions enables ultrastable aqueous zinc-ion batteries
A new strategy for protecting zinc metal in aqueous zinc-ion batteries could address one of the most persistent obstacles facing low-cost, large-scale energy storage: the...
Active surveillance becomes top choice for men with early prostate cancer
A quiet revolution in prostate cancer care has reached an extraordinary scale among U.S. veterans. In 2024, 93% of veterans diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer...
Military Toxic Exposures Linked to Mental, Physical Health Problems in Veterans
A new cross-sectional study in JAMA Network Open is examining how exposure to Agent Orange and open-air burn pits may be connected to the mental...
DNA Origami Reveals Hidden Molecular Movements
LA JOLLA, Calif., August 13, 2026—For decades, biologists have been able to catalog many of the chemical reactions that sustain life, yet the physical movements...
TNFR1 Connects Inflammation, Fatty Acid Oxidation Failure to Intestinal Stem Cell Aging
A new study has identified a molecular chain that may help explain how chronic inflammation gradually ages the intestine from within. Published in Nature Aging,...
How Neural Signals Could Boost Tumor Immunity and Improve Cancer Immunotherapy
Cancer immunotherapy has transformed treatment for many patients, yet its success remains uneven. Tumors that appear highly vulnerable to immune attack can resist checkpoint inhibitors,...
Advanced wastewater treatment may generate hidden endocrine risks, study finds
Advanced wastewater treatment is widely regarded as a final safeguard before treated water is released into rivers or reused. Yet new research suggests that some...
Prostate Cancer Drugs Targeting Androgen Receptors May Trigger Metabolic Dysfunction
A large study of men with prostate cancer has put a sharper focus on a side of modern cancer treatment that is often overshadowed by...
KAIST Controls Light’s Rotation Direction Without Complex New Materials
Light can now be made to rotate in a chosen direction without designing entirely new chiral molecules, according to researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute...
Targeted Focal Therapy Shows Promise Against Prostate Cancer
A new analysis of prostate cancer care in the United States suggests that focal therapy—an approach designed to destroy only the tumor-bearing portion of the...