[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain Universities and hospitals are repurposing existing drugs through late-stage trials with funded costs up to 90% lower than those in the pharmaceutical industry. This “hidden” research system, which operates outside the patent system, has huge potential to regularly provide society with affordable treatments. Examples include …

[ The toes of a baby peek out of a blanket at a hospital in McAllen, Texas, July, 29, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Gay, File Infant mortality in the U.S. dropped to a new all-time low in 2025, according to preliminary government data. There were slightly fewer than 5.4 infant …

[ Researchers found that three cell types enter a senescent state during development: vascular endothelial cells (red), brain-resident macrophages (green) and choroid plexus epithelial cells (yellow). Credit: Ella Maru Studio, conceptualized by Ashley Watson and Hiruy Meharena Among the body’s most crucial protective features are the brain barrier systems, including …

[ University of Warwick researchers have shaped a new Mental Health Joint Code of Practice, launched by the Construction Leadership Council, that presents solutions to poor mental health in construction, which is one of the most significant risks facing the construction industry. The Office for National Statistics says the suicide …

[ Credit: SHVETS production from Pexels The use of AI in health care is challenging because sensitive patient data is scattered across different systems, and its use requires strong privacy protection. The new concept developed in the international Secur-e-Health project combines secure data processing, careful consent practices and privacy-preserving AI …

[ Predicted average daily basic reproduction number (R0) based on climate from best fit parameters for each location (vertically scaled). Credit: Stamper et al. Every year, about a billion people worldwide contract influenza, leading to as many as 650,000 deaths. Outbreaks are often seasonal, and their pattern varies by climatic …

[ The report only covers the eight most common climate hazards, so the true number of children threatened by risks is likely higher. More than 1 billion children face at least three overlapping climate hazards, UNICEF warned Monday, while highlighting the disproportionate impact in some regions of the world. For …

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers just got one step closer to solving the age-old question of whether cats or dogs make better pets. A team in the Netherlands set out to better understand the nuances and underlying mechanisms behind the positive influence of pet ownership on owners’ emotional well-being. …

[ Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a previously unrecognized way the kidneys regulate water balance—an advance that could lead to improved treatments for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) and other disorders. The study, led by Fouad Chebib, M.D., a nephrologist at Mayo Clinic, is published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. …

[ Consider what is asked of a clinical trial. Researchers gather people who differ in nearly every way that matters. They are given the same drug at the same dose, and then they average the result and call the average truth. Most of the time the trick holds. Sometimes it …

Now a successful TV presenter, Briony May Williams said she started stress-baking when she became ill. BBC News

[ Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new analysis has found that after Utah lowered the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving from 0.08 to 0.05 g/dL, alcohol-related crash fatalities declined significantly more in Utah than in its six contiguous states. The findings from the study published in the …

[ Credit: CC0 Public Domain As families get ready for outdoor summer adventures, a Simon Fraser University study has found that alcohol significantly reduces the chance of youths being rescued from drowning. The findings indicate that teenagers are nearly eight times more likely than infants to drown without any rescue …

There are glimpses of happiness in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight against the virus that has killed more than 170. BBC News

[ Analysis of brain scans obtained using fMRI (representative image) Credit: David Ausserhofer A new study from the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam–Rehbruecke (DIfE) and Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin shows for the first time that targeted control of human breathing rhythm can influence decision behavior by modulating heart and brain function. …

[ Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor and LHSCRI scientist Matthew Teeter holds a cementless tibial baseplate from a total knee replacement. Credit: London Health Sciences Center Research Institute Orthopedic implants are designed to restore movement and relieve pain, offering patients a second or even third chance at mobility. …

[ A research team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has shown that a one-time administration of a gene therapy expressing the metabolic factor FGF21 can prolong health span in old mice. The 27-month pharmacology study, published in Molecular Therapy, shows sustained beneficial effects across multiple endpoints associated with …

[ Credit: Immunity (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2026.05.014 Certain white blood cells in the immune system, known as neutrophils, can make cancer immunotherapy less effective, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Immunity. The results show that a signaling molecule in the tumor affects neutrophils, reducing the …

[ Magic mushrooms are better known for producing hallucinations and altering people’s sense of reality than for treating brain diseases. Most people associate them with tripping rather than Alzheimer’s disease. Source link

[ Multiplex immunofluorescence image of a prostate tumor 10 days after treatment with prostate-targeted C’ dots and immunotherapy showing extensive infiltration of immune cells throughout the tumor. Different colors represent distinct immune cell populations, including anti-tumor T cells, helper T cells, regulatory T cells, and macrophages. The image illustrates the …