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 quantifies how common “perimenopause...
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Sequential mating reduces medaka sperm speed, impacting fertilization success
Medaka (Oryzias latipes) males are famous for their intense, repeatable spawning behavior during breeding season. In a new study, researchers investigated what happens to sperm...
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, according to research from Rutgers...
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 researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim...
Semipermeable species boundaries allow gene flow but block hybrid swarm in desert fish
Hybridization is often described as a force that can blur species boundaries and redirect evolution, yet its consequences for endangered taxa—especially in human-altered landscapes—are still...
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 synaptic connections directly in the...
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, can disarm key immune defenses....
New insights may improve the quality of 3D-printed aluminum components
Scientists at The University of Manchester report that even modest temperature variations during molten metal deposition (MMD) can reshape the internal microstructure of aluminium components...
Ulinastatin Shows Therapeutic Effects in Liver Diseases
Sepsis, major surgery, drug exposure, viruses, and long-term illnesses all converge on the liver—an organ central to nutrient metabolism, detoxification, bile production, and immune signaling....
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 after their operation than peers...
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. Osteocytes, the bone’s embedded mechanosensors,...
Slow-Speed Protocol Tests Remote Exercise in Three Randomized Trials to Prevent Parkinson’s
A new set of clinical trials is aiming to answer a deceptively simple question: can exercise delivered at a distance slow the biological march toward...
Screening for Benign Positional Vertigo in Older Patients at Falls Clinics
A new study highlights a largely preventable cause of dizziness in older adults—benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)—and argues that falls clinics should routinely screen for...
Mussel Protein Forms Protective Vessel Barrier, Then Disappears in Pancreatic Tumors
Pancreatic cancer remains among the deadliest malignancies, largely because it is detected late and is shielded by a dense tissue environment that makes efficient drug...
KAUST Researchers Create Wearable Tech to Monitor Medicines in Real Time
Wearable health technology is getting a new job: measuring how medicines behave inside the body. Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)...