Breastfeeding Linked to Fewer Viral Infections in Preterm Infants, Multicenter Study Finds
Preterm infants may face a heightened risk of viral infection during the first year of life, when the immune system is still developing and the...
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Federal and Industry Sponsors Play Complementary Roles in Cancer Clinical Trials
A new analysis of more than 11,000 cancer clinical trials in the United States has revealed a sharply divided but interdependent research system, in which...
Deep learning sharpens CT detection of chronic sinus disease progression
DENVER — A deep-learning system designed to read sinus CT scans could give researchers a more sensitive way to measure how chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal...
Mathematics and medicine unite to unravel cancer’s enduring mystery
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 20, 2026 — Immunotherapy has changed the outlook for many people with advanced cancer by turning the immune system into an active...
Study identifies immune cells that restrain deadly fungal infections
Most people who inhale the environmental fungus Cryptococcus neoformans never develop symptoms. The organism can settle in the lungs and remain there for years, restrained...
Mount Sinai Finds Chemo-Free Treatment Promising for Some Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients
New York, New York, August 20, 2026 — A chemotherapy-free combination of four targeted treatments has produced encouraging and durable results in people with hormone...
Machine learning helps Monell researchers begin mapping complex scents
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A new study is bringing scientists closer to an idea that has long seemed almost impossible: a quantitative map of smell. While...
Tropical Mountain Forest Canopies and Understories Reveal Contrasting Biodiversity Patterns Along Elevation
Tropical mountain forests may be hiding a major biodiversity story several meters below the canopy. A study conducted in China’s Yunkai Mountain National Nature Reserve...
Study identifies heat thresholds affecting maternal health and birth outcomes
Extreme heat is emerging as one of the most consequential—and least clearly defined—threats to pregnancy. A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in Nature Communications...
Materials Reports: Solid Waste and Ecomaterials Journal Invites Submissions
A New Journal Aims to Turn the World’s Solid Waste into Tomorrow’s Ecomaterials A new scientific journal is inviting researchers to rethink one of the...
ACCESS Study Expands Potential Stem Cell Donor Options for Blood Cancer Patients
Blood cancer patients who cannot find a closely matched stem cell donor may soon have a broader path to transplantation. New findings from the multicenter...
Nickel Carbene Catalysts Enable Asymmetric Reduction of Internal Alkenes Through Heck Coupling
A new nickel-catalyzed reaction could give chemists a faster and more selective way to transform one of organic chemistry’s most stubborn starting materials: internal alkenes....
UW–Madison Study Finds Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Does Not Worsen Symptoms
Depression is one of the world’s most widespread health conditions, affecting hundreds of millions of people and often returning after an initial recovery. For patients...
Heart backup blood vessels grow from capillaries—not arteries
Coronary artery disease has long been understood as a problem of obstruction: when a major vessel narrows or becomes blocked, blood can no longer reach...
Open-label trial examines glasmacinal’s effects on healthy adults’ gut microbiota
A drug designed to calm inflammation may leave a measurable signature in the gut, even when it is not being used primarily as an antibiotic....