Tapt1 gene found crucial for protein balance and healthy brain development

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesTAPT1 interacts with SUCO to maintain the homeostasis of newly synthesized proteins. Credit: Xu Zhiheng's groupA research team led by Prof. Xu Zhiheng fr

Medicial Breakthroughs February 09,2026

Tapt1 gene found crucial for protein balance and healthy brain development

by Zhang Nannan,Chinese Academy of SciencesTAPT1 interacts with SUCO to maintain the homeostasis of newly synthesized proteins. Credit: Xu Zhiheng's groupA research team led by Prof. Xu Zhiheng fr

Medicial Breakthroughs February 09,2026

Holding back: Team reveals mechanisms behind difficulty in suppressing laughter

byUniversity of GöttingenTest subject in the experiment: Electrodes on the skin measure the activity of the facial muscles. The colorful picture puzzle is intended to distract from the joke. Immediate

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 09,2026

Holding back: Team reveals mechanisms behind difficulty in suppressing laughter

byUniversity of GöttingenTest subject in the experiment: Electrodes on the skin measure the activity of the facial muscles. The colorful picture puzzle is intended to distract from the joke. Immediate

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 09,2026

Male circumcision is made easier by a clever South African invention. We trained health care workers to use it

by Peter S Millard,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainVoluntary medical male circumcision is one of the most important ways to reduce new HIV infections. The foreskin contains receptors

General Surgery February 09,2026

Male circumcision is made easier by a clever South African invention. We trained health care workers to use it

by Peter S Millard,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainVoluntary medical male circumcision is one of the most important ways to reduce new HIV infections. The foreskin contains receptors

General Surgery February 09,2026

Exploring how the visual system recovers following injury

bySociety for NeuroscienceMicroscopy image showing sparsely labeled axons in a mouse optic nerve shortly after traumatic brain injury. Axons are the long projections of neurons that carry electrical s

Neurology February 09,2026

Exploring how the visual system recovers following injury

bySociety for NeuroscienceMicroscopy image showing sparsely labeled axons in a mouse optic nerve shortly after traumatic brain injury. Axons are the long projections of neurons that carry electrical s

Neurology February 09,2026

Genetically engineered pig livers can support key hepatic functions in humans, xenotransplant study shows

byElsevierA study in theJournal of Hepatologyreports the world's first auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a living human recipient. Credit:Journal of Hepatology/ Z

General Surgery February 09,2026

Genetically engineered pig livers can support key hepatic functions in humans, xenotransplant study shows

byElsevierA study in theJournal of Hepatologyreports the world's first auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig to a living human recipient. Credit:Journal of Hepatology/ Z

General Surgery February 09,2026

Gen Zers are more likely to recognize the faces of their own age group than Boomers

by Amani Gardner,University of ExeterCredit: University of ExeterGenZ's are better at recognizing people within their own age group than those outside it, according to new research.Researchers fro

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 08,2026

Gen Zers are more likely to recognize the faces of their own age group than Boomers

by Amani Gardner,University of ExeterCredit: University of ExeterGenZ's are better at recognizing people within their own age group than those outside it, according to new research.Researchers fro

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 08,2026

Canada loses its official 'measles-free' status, and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall

by Kathryn H. Jacobsen,The ConversationCredit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from PexelsIn the wake of ameasles outbreak in Canada that has infectedthousands of people over the past year, an international healt

Family Medicine February 08,2026

Canada loses its official 'measles-free' status, and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall

by Kathryn H. Jacobsen,The ConversationCredit: Nataliya Vaitkevich from PexelsIn the wake of ameasles outbreak in Canada that has infectedthousands of people over the past year, an international healt

Family Medicine February 08,2026

Study finds combined gene mutations better mimic rare gut disorder in mice

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDuring development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain"—the enteric nervous s

Medicial Breakthroughs February 08,2026

Study finds combined gene mutations better mimic rare gut disorder in mice

byNYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDuring development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain"—the enteric nervous s

Medicial Breakthroughs February 08,2026

Pregnant women often miss out on specialist allergy care, researchers say

byAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMany pregnant women experience allergies, asthma, or reactions to medications—conditions that can affect both mother and b

OB & GYN February 08,2026

Pregnant women often miss out on specialist allergy care, researchers say

byAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainMany pregnant women experience allergies, asthma, or reactions to medications—conditions that can affect both mother and b

OB & GYN February 08,2026

Combination treatment may help cut lifelong ibrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent adult leukemia in the Western Hemisphere, affecting approximately 20

Hematology&Oncology February 08,2026

Combination treatment may help cut lifelong ibrutinib for chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients

byAmerican Association for Cancer ResearchCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most prevalent adult leukemia in the Western Hemisphere, affecting approximately 20

Hematology&Oncology February 08,2026