You have your mother's eyes and your father's heart disease—now what?

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsThe American Heart Association says upcoming family holiday gatherings are a good time to talk about your family health history and how

Cardiovascular Diseases February 01,2026

You have your mother's eyes and your father's heart disease—now what?

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsThe American Heart Association says upcoming family holiday gatherings are a good time to talk about your family health history and how

Cardiovascular Diseases February 01,2026

Osteoporosis medicines might offer help for chronic pain after injury or surgery

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA systematic review and meta-analysis has found that bisphosphonates—medicines commonly used to treat osteoporosis—may offer short-ter

Drug Discovery February 01,2026

Osteoporosis medicines might offer help for chronic pain after injury or surgery

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA systematic review and meta-analysis has found that bisphosphonates—medicines commonly used to treat osteoporosis—may offer short-ter

Drug Discovery February 01,2026

Neurons use simple rules to localize genetic messages, scientists discover

by John Pastor,Virginia TechThis large, stitched composite created from many high-magnification images shows four mRNAs localized in the neuropil, the dense mesh of synaptic connections in a layer dis

Medicial Breakthroughs February 01,2026

Neurons use simple rules to localize genetic messages, scientists discover

by John Pastor,Virginia TechThis large, stitched composite created from many high-magnification images shows four mRNAs localized in the neuropil, the dense mesh of synaptic connections in a layer dis

Medicial Breakthroughs February 01,2026

What determines the fate of a T cell? Research highlights cellular 'housekeeping' mechanism

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineT stem cells normally undergo asymmetric cell division (left) whereby one daughter cell becomes a long-lived memory T cell. When autophagy is disrupted, bot

Allergy&Clinical immunology January 31,2026

What determines the fate of a T cell? Research highlights cellular 'housekeeping' mechanism

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineT stem cells normally undergo asymmetric cell division (left) whereby one daughter cell becomes a long-lived memory T cell. When autophagy is disrupted, bot

Allergy&Clinical immunology January 31,2026

Key proteins identified in Oroya fever reveal new target for potential treatment

by Markus Bernards,Goethe University Frankfurt am MainBartonella bacilliformis (blue) infecting human erythrocytes. Credit: Juergen Berger, MPI for Biology,CC BYThe so-called "Oroya fever" i

Medicial Breakthroughs January 31,2026

Key proteins identified in Oroya fever reveal new target for potential treatment

by Markus Bernards,Goethe University Frankfurt am MainBartonella bacilliformis (blue) infecting human erythrocytes. Credit: Juergen Berger, MPI for Biology,CC BYThe so-called "Oroya fever" i

Medicial Breakthroughs January 31,2026

What to know about exercise as medicine for high blood pressure

by Anna Zarra Aldrich,University of ConnecticutCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLinda Pescatello, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Kinesiology (CAHNR), has established h

Cardiovascular Diseases January 31,2026

What to know about exercise as medicine for high blood pressure

by Anna Zarra Aldrich,University of ConnecticutCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainLinda Pescatello, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Kinesiology (CAHNR), has established h

Cardiovascular Diseases January 31,2026

Aspartame sweetener cuts fat, but may harm heart and brain—even at low doses

byCIC biomaGUNEThe team observes magnetic resonance images of a mouse's heart. From left to right: Sandra Plaza García, Irati Aiestaran Zelaia, Irene Fernández Folgueral and Marta Beraza. Credit:

Wellness January 31,2026

Aspartame sweetener cuts fat, but may harm heart and brain—even at low doses

byCIC biomaGUNEThe team observes magnetic resonance images of a mouse's heart. From left to right: Sandra Plaza García, Irati Aiestaran Zelaia, Irene Fernández Folgueral and Marta Beraza. Credit:

Wellness January 31,2026

Natural protein drug may slow neuron death linked to Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of Colorado AnschutzCredit: Public DomainScientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered that while brain neuron changes, including cell loss, may begin in early life, a

Drug Discovery January 31,2026

Natural protein drug may slow neuron death linked to Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of Colorado AnschutzCredit: Public DomainScientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered that while brain neuron changes, including cell loss, may begin in early life, a

Drug Discovery January 31,2026

COVID-19 vaccination lowers long COVID risk in adolescents

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit:Vaccine(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127907Adolescents who were vaccinated against COVID-19 were less likely to develop long COVID after their f

Family Medicine January 30,2026

COVID-19 vaccination lowers long COVID risk in adolescents

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterCredit:Vaccine(2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127907Adolescents who were vaccinated against COVID-19 were less likely to develop long COVID after their f

Family Medicine January 30,2026

Vapes, pouches, shisha, cigarettes: Nicotine in all forms is toxic to the heart and blood vessels, say experts

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels, regardless of whether it is consumed via a vape, a pouch, a shisha or a cigarette, a

Cardiovascular Diseases January 30,2026

Vapes, pouches, shisha, cigarettes: Nicotine in all forms is toxic to the heart and blood vessels, say experts

byEuropean Society of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNicotine is toxic to the heart and blood vessels, regardless of whether it is consumed via a vape, a pouch, a shisha or a cigarette, a

Cardiovascular Diseases January 30,2026