Parkinson’s Freezing of Gait Linked to State-Dependent Basal Forebrain-Cortical Gradient Failure
Parkinson’s disease is often described as a disorder of movement, but one of its most disabling symptoms can be defined by the moments when movement...
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New intelligence tracks solid-state batteries across their entire life cycle
Solid-state batteries are often presented as the technology that could finally move electric vehicles beyond the limits of today’s lithium-ion cells. By replacing the flammable...
AKR1B10 Serum Marker Aids Liver Cancer Diagnosis and Postoperative Monitoring
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary cancer of the liver, often develops in people with chronic liver disease caused by hepatitis B or C,...
How Cytokine Signals from the Immune System Disrupt Brain Circuits
A molecule released to help the body fight infection can also influence how the brain works—and, under some conditions, may help push neural circuits toward...
Cambridge scientist unveils Medicine 4.0 framework promoting wider access to ideas, services
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom — A new commentary published in Frontiers in Medicine argues that the next transformation in healthcare will depend not only on better...
USC Receives $3.2 Million NIH Grant to Study Age-Related Inflammation and Cancer
As the body ages, a persistent low-grade immune response known as chronic inflammation, or “inflammaging,” gradually spreads through tissues. This process is associated with weakened...
UI Health Ophthalmology Program Named Among Nation’s Best by U.S. News
UI Health has received a new round of national and regional recognition in the 2026–27 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings, placing its...
Scientists Capture Electron Orbitals in Three Dimensions
Quantum mechanics has long forced scientists to abandon the idea that electrons occupy fixed, sharply defined locations. Instead, each electron is described by a wavefunction,...
Could Leaf Surface Insights Reveal New Ways to Prevent Crop Disease?
Fungal diseases that attack grain crops are beginning their assault long before the first visible lesion appears. The encounter starts on the leaf surface, where...
Second Annual Booster Dose of VLA15 Lyme Vaccine Studied in Healthy Individuals
Lyme disease vaccine research has entered a new phase as scientists examine what happens when healthy adults receive a second yearly booster of VLA15, a...
NUS CDE researchers create self-healing, recyclable substrate for longer-lasting soft sensors
Soft electronic skin may soon become tougher, more repairable and far less wasteful, thanks to a new bio-based material developed by researchers at the National...
Ontario Cancer Research Institute Names Aaron Schimmer President and Scientific Director
Toronto, Ontario, August 4, 2026 — Dr. Aaron Schimmer officially assumes the presidency and scientific directorship of the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), beginning...
Japan’s Kawasaki Disease Epidemiology After the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2023–2024
Kawasaki disease incidence in Japan rebounded after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were relaxed, but the recovery was not uniform across age groups, according to a nationwide...
Early-Life BMI Trajectories Linked to Childbirth and Infertility Among Women
A large cohort study of Danish women has found that body size during childhood is associated with the timing of childbirth, with the strength of...
Multi-omics reveals four corticotroph pituitary tumor subgroups with distinct clinical features
Corticotroph pituitary neuroendocrine tumours, or corticotroph PitNETs, have long presented doctors with a deceptively difficult puzzle. These tumours arise from corticotroph cells in the pituitary...