Global study finds traumatic brain injury causes vary widely
Every year, traumatic brain injury kills nearly 5 million people worldwide and affects tens of millions more, yet a new global study suggests that the...
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Ambient Noise Linked to Physiological Changes in Single-Ventricle Newborns After Norwood Surgery
A Newborn’s First Heart Surgery May Leave the Brain and Body Vulnerable to Hospital Noise For newborns born with only one functional pumping chamber, the...
Thermal justice could make urban heat adaptation fairer as cities grow hotter
As cities confront increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves, scientists are urging authorities to rethink what it means to protect people from extreme temperatures. Conventional heat-health...
IOF Names New Editor-in-Chief for Osteoporosis International’s European Office
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has appointed Professor René Rizzoli as the next Editor-in-Chief for the European Office of Osteoporosis International and Archives of Osteoporosis,...
Aging Alters Skin Gene Activity, Fueling Inflammation
Barcelona researchers have identified a molecular mechanism that may help explain why ageing skin develops a persistent, low-grade inflammatory state. The study, led by Guiomar...
Generating and transferring nitrenes enables unnatural biosynthesis in living cells
Nitrenes are among chemistry’s most useful and most difficult-to-control intermediates. These nitrogen-centred species can insert into carbon–hydrogen bonds, add across carbon–carbon double bonds, and rearrange...
Neighborhood social and economic opportunity predicts neurodevelopmental outcomes in high-risk infants
For infants who leave neonatal intensive care, the hospital discharge is not the end of a medical journey. It is the beginning of a long...
How Body Mass Index and Waist Size Affect Mortality in Older Adults
A large analysis of older adults in the United States is challenging one of the most familiar assumptions in public health: that a higher body...
Could Strength Training Help Prevent Diabetes During Pregnancy?
A structured strength-training program undertaken during pregnancy was associated with a striking reduction in gestational diabetes among women with overweight or obesity, according to a...
How Multi-Omics and AI Could Reveal Why Blood Stem Cells Age
Hematopoietic stem cells, the rare self-renewing cells that continually replenish blood and immune populations, do not simply “wear out” with age. They undergo a complex...
New AI Model Could Enhance Digital Coaching and Rehabilitation
A new artificial intelligence system that can recognise yoga poses with more than 93 per cent accuracy could help transform digital coaching, home-based rehabilitation and...
Could antioxidant-rich foods help prevent cervical cancer?
A diet rich in antioxidants was associated with a substantially lower prevalence of cervical cancer in a population-based study of women in the United States,...
Screening Questionnaire May Improve Detection of Lifelong Face-Processing Difficulties
Recognizing a familiar face is usually an effortless part of social life. A colleague may be identified across a busy office, a friend may be...
Higher Drinking-Water Fluoride During Pregnancy May Influence Children’s Cognition
A large U.S. study has found that children whose mothers lived in areas with higher levels of fluoride in public drinking water during pregnancy tended...
Insilico Medicine Receives Second Consecutive Prix Galien USA Best Start-Up Nomination
Insilico Medicine has been nominated for the 2026 Prix Galien USA “Best Start-Up” Award in the Biotechnology category, marking the second consecutive year that the...