[ Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels Researchers have created a detailed map of childhood Crohn’s disease before and after treatment to help understand disease progression. The study, published in eLife, is described by the editors as an important study that substantially advances understanding of pediatric Crohn’s disease, mapping its cellular …

[ Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a T lymphocyte. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that particularly affects young adults. The disease is driven by immune cells—primarily what are known as T lymphocytes. These cells normally fight off pathogens such as viruses, bacteria …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The myth that when women live together their menstrual cycles become synchronized has long persisted—despite research showing there’s no evidence that this so-called McClintock effect exists. Any overlap that does happen is probably just down to chance. However, just because this isn’t true doesn’t mean …

[ Credit: https://kaboompics.com/ from Pexels Early school start times and sleeping in on weekends could contribute to anxiety in teenagers, a new study found. Researchers found that “social jet lag”—different sleep timings between weekdays and weekends—had a small but consistent effect across 12 studies encompassing more than 230,000 participants. The …

[ Credit: George Milton from Pexels For breast cancer survivors, new research shows that feelings of depression and perceptions of psychological stress make the biggest difference in whether they experience fatigue up to two years after chemotherapy started. Researchers had thought that damage to the heart caused by chemotherapy would …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Men with either low or high testosterone levels may face a higher risk of atrial fibrillation, highlighting the need for personalized testosterone treatment, according to a review of existing evidence on testosterone and heart health published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Co-author Rajat …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new ethics paper from the American College of Physicians (ACP) says that while the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical practice can improve health care efficiency and quality, it must be grounded in clinical integrity and professionalism. The paper, published in Annals of …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Many women going through menopause report struggling with memory lapses, trouble concentrating and slower thinking, a set of symptoms often described as “brain fog.” A new study by UCLA Health suggests an estrogen hormone treatment combining estriol and progesterone may help ease these symptoms, offering …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Rutgers-led international collaboration has identified 36 genes that substantially raise the risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and chronic tic disorders—providing, two researchers said, the most detailed biological understanding of how these conditions develop and might eventually be treated. Before this study, published in Nature …

[ A growing number of Americans are looking abroad, particularly to Greece and Spain, to escape the high cost of fertility treatments in the U.S., where such procedures are often not covered by insurance. The treatments include in vitro fertilization, which involves ovulation stimulation, retrieving eggs, fertilizing them in a …

[ Graphical Abstract. Credit: European Heart Journal (2026). DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag715 A clinical trial in which cardiac patients received intravenous dexrazoxane before, during and after their blocked coronary artery was reopened showed a reduction in bleeding within the heart muscle, intramyocardial hemorrhage (IMH), in adults with a severe heart attack called …

[ Credit: Nikita Kleyman from Pexels Balancing work and personal life is more challenging for evening types, or “night owls,” than for morning types, or “early birds.” Evening types have a harder time recovering from work and are more likely to have mental health symptoms and diagnoses than morning types. …

Jo Hooper spent her 20s chasing career success, but had two work-related breakdowns before she was 31. BBC News

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective treatment for heart failure. These results from the EMAIL-HF trial were presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2026. Affecting more …

[ Graphical abstract. Credit: JAMA (2026). DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.17036 After transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), anticoagulation reduced imaging signs of clot formation on the new valve compared with antiplatelet therapy, without compromising safety. This was the main finding of the ACASA-TAVI trial presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress …

[ Annenberg Public Policy Center ASAPH surveys from April 2021-August 2026. See the graphic and the survey topline for further details. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy Center Americans’ confidence in their own health care providers remains high, according to a longitudinal, nationally representative survey conducted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Targeted placement of the left ventricular lead did not improve outcomes in patients with heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy, according to results presented in a Hot Line session at ESC Congress 2026 and published simultaneously in The Lancet. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a …

[ AFEQT summary scores and changes from baseline to 6 months. Credit: The Lancet (2026). DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(26)01558-8 Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) did not significantly improve AF-related quality of life compared with a sham procedure, despite reducing AF recurrence. These were the main findings of the PVI-SHAM-AF trial presented …

[ The recalled iceberg lettuce blamed for the majority of a nationwide parasite outbreak should no longer be in stores or restaurants, federal health officials say, yet infections continue. The best-by dates on the recalled Taylor Farms lettuce have passed, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

Chelsea’s pregnancy was at full term when her waters broke and she went to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. She was checked over and told to go home. Lorna, who is married to Chelsea’s brother Steven, said her contractions then came on quickly. Chelsea went back to the …