Whether you're a quick or slow thinker depends on several factors, such as the efficiency of the brain's wiring and the amount of gray matter in specific control centers. But there may be another, rather surprising influence, ...
The final menstrual period is preceded by abrupt "cliff-like" biological changes across multiple body systems, some of which show early signs more than a decade beforehand, according to research published in Nature Medicine. ...
Oct 12, 2026
0
29
Stopping a cancer cell from dividing does not necessarily make it harmless. Chemotherapy can leave behind living, senescent cells. These 'zombie' cells can release inflammatory signals, helping tumors resist treatment. Drugs ...
Diseases such as Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia are considered neurodegenerative tauopathies, in which tau proteins in the brain misfold and lead to cognitive decline. Until now, it has been unclear how misfolded ...
Oct 12, 2026
0
33
The price of beauty could be your eyesight, a new study warns. Everyday beauty products send thousands of people to the ER with eye injuries every year, researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of ...
Oct 12, 2026
0
8
A new Cochrane review finds that existing evidence is too uncertain to determine whether medical cannabis improves sleep or daytime functioning in people with insomnia.
Oct 12, 2026
0
7
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a new clue that may help explain why some people are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. It suggests that a protein ...
Oct 12, 2026
0
7
An analysis of nearly half a million cells from dozens of patients' tumors reveals how cancer cells continuously reshape their genetic makeup over time, enabling them to evade treatment for one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Oct 13, 2026
0
252
Researchers at the University of Coimbra in Portugal recently investigated whether gut microbes from people with schizophrenia could affect behavior and immune activity in mice. Their findings, published in Translational ...
Engaging in physical activity during menopause can improve depression, mood and overall quality of life, a new study led by UCL researchers has found. Published in Menopause, the review of more than 1,000 women studied the ...
Oct 13, 2026
0
14
The World Series is fast approaching, and the last thing any team or fan wants is to see a player scratched from the lineup because of an injury.
Oct 13, 2026
0
2
Although a plant-based diet is recommended, notably for its environmental benefits, the health consequences of such a diet—in which protein intake is exclusively plant-based—are not yet fully understood. Scientists at the ...
Oct 13, 2026
0
147
A recent Phase III clinical trial, TRIUMPH-2, evaluated the efficacy and safety of retatrutide, a triple receptor agonist and experimental once-weekly injection being developed to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes. What sets ...
"Do you smoke cigarettes?" I asked my patient during a recent clinic appointment.
Oct 13, 2026
0
5
A common gut bacterium produces a molecule that slows cholesterol production in the liver. When researchers gave the molecule to mice prone to artery disease, the animals developed roughly half as much fatty plaque as untreated ...
Contrary to popular belief, the postmenopausal ovary is not defunct. In a new study of ovaries from 28 women, scientists at Northwestern University and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging found that in the decades well ...
Oct 14, 2026
0
388
A research team led by Indiana University School of Medicine scientists has discovered a new method for reducing the formation of amyloid plaques, which disrupt brain function in all aging adults but are particularly prevalent ...
18 hours ago
0
5
A team of scientists in Norway has found evidence for a new mechanism for the development of cancer in children: They seem to produce an unusual amount of aberrant antibodies against the building blocks that make up the DNA ...
Oct 14, 2026
0
9
A typical pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but for about 1 in 10 pregnant women labor begins too soon. Premature or preterm birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths worldwide. Yet doctors have struggled to understand why preterm ...
Oct 14, 2026
0
5
New research from scientists at the University of Toronto, the Sloan Kettering Institute, King's College London (KCL) and the Francis Crick Institute is helping piece together the missing genetics of autism spectrum disorder ...
19 hours ago
0
3
A new study from researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City found that starting an advanced medication earlier for critically ill patients with life-threatening septic shock does not improve their survival, shorten ...
21 hours ago
0
4
