'Accidental' flu virus discovery lays foundation for novel treatment strategies

byUniversity of VermontA human lung cell infected with influenza. The viral nucleoprotein is in red, a cellular protein highjacked by influenza is in green, and the cell's nucleus is in blue. Cred

Updated on: July 08,2026

'Accidental' flu virus discovery lays foundation for novel treatment strategies

byUniversity of VermontA human lung cell infected with influenza. The viral nucleoprotein is in red, a cellular protein highjacked by influenza is in green, and the cell's nucleus is in blue. Cred

Updated on:July 08,2026

A new scheduling tool could help hospitals reduce surgical wait times

byConcordia UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Concordia-led research team has developed a planning tool that could help hospitals book their operating rooms more efficiently, shorten wait times and

Updated on: July 12,2026

A new scheduling tool could help hospitals reduce surgical wait times

byConcordia UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA Concordia-led research team has developed a planning tool that could help hospitals book their operating rooms more efficiently, shorten wait times and

Updated on:July 12,2026

Even years after stroke, spinal cord stimulation could improve arm function

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Matthias Zomer from PexelsUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report the final outcomes of a pioneering pilot clinical trial using electrical stim

Updated on: July 18,2026

Even years after stroke, spinal cord stimulation could improve arm function

byUniversity of PittsburghCredit: Matthias Zomer from PexelsUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report the final outcomes of a pioneering pilot clinical trial using electrical stim

Updated on:July 18,2026

Next-generation PET tracer enables rapid, high-precision detection of kidney cancer

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingA68Ga-RCC78 PET scan of a patient four years post-radical right nephrectomy. During follow-up, new nodules were detected in the left adrenal gland a

Updated on: July 19,2026

Next-generation PET tracer enables rapid, high-precision detection of kidney cancer

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingA68Ga-RCC78 PET scan of a patient four years post-radical right nephrectomy. During follow-up, new nodules were detected in the left adrenal gland a

Updated on:July 19,2026

Innovative bedside PET scanner enables real-time imaging for interventional procedures

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging(a) Benchtop portable POC-PET prototype system. (b) Phantom imaging experiment setup. (c) Comparison of conventional full-data MLEM reconstruction w

Updated on: July 19,2026

Innovative bedside PET scanner enables real-time imaging for interventional procedures

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging(a) Benchtop portable POC-PET prototype system. (b) Phantom imaging experiment setup. (c) Comparison of conventional full-data MLEM reconstruction w

Updated on:July 19,2026

PSMA PET reveals bone metastases missed by standard imaging

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCompared to conventional imaging techniques, prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging provides superi

Updated on: July 06,2026

PSMA PET reveals bone metastases missed by standard imaging

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCompared to conventional imaging techniques, prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging provides superi

Updated on:July 06,2026

New RNA sequencing method reveals hidden layer of immune system control

byUniversity Medical Center UtrechtA hairpin loop from a pre-mRNA. Highlighted are the nucleobases (green) and the ribose-phosphate backbone (blue). Note that this is a single strand of RNA that folds

Updated on: July 09,2026

New RNA sequencing method reveals hidden layer of immune system control

byUniversity Medical Center UtrechtA hairpin loop from a pre-mRNA. Highlighted are the nucleobases (green) and the ribose-phosphate backbone (blue). Note that this is a single strand of RNA that folds

Updated on:July 09,2026

Guide contains quality standards for routinely collected health data in research

by Inka Väth,University Hospital of BonnFictive example of a study using routinely collected data involving data collected in a tertiary referral hospital (hospital 1) and a primary care hospital (hos

Updated on: July 20,2026

Guide contains quality standards for routinely collected health data in research

by Inka Väth,University Hospital of BonnFictive example of a study using routinely collected data involving data collected in a tertiary referral hospital (hospital 1) and a primary care hospital (hos

Updated on:July 20,2026

Wearable device can continuously monitor blood pressure without the pesky cuffs

by Brian Maffly,University of UtahCredit:Nature Communications(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72693-1Blood pressure is a key metric of cardiovascular health, but standard methods for measuring it rely

Updated on: July 20,2026

Wearable device can continuously monitor blood pressure without the pesky cuffs

by Brian Maffly,University of UtahCredit:Nature Communications(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-72693-1Blood pressure is a key metric of cardiovascular health, but standard methods for measuring it rely

Updated on:July 20,2026

CRISPR model links faulty collagen to brain microbleeds tied to memory decline

by Ajou University Medical CenterRepresentative images of the brain tissue sections taken from animals injected with AAV-BR1-Rosa26 or - Col4a1-sgRNA. Brain tissues were subjected to immunofluorescenc

Updated on: July 02,2026

CRISPR model links faulty collagen to brain microbleeds tied to memory decline

by Ajou University Medical CenterRepresentative images of the brain tissue sections taken from animals injected with AAV-BR1-Rosa26 or - Col4a1-sgRNA. Brain tissues were subjected to immunofluorescenc

Updated on:July 02,2026

PET imaging tracks whole-body metabolic changes after bariatric surgery

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingRepresentative whole-body PET/CT based organ and tissue segmentation before and 12 months after bariatric surgery in a 20-year-old woman. Coronal PE

Updated on: July 04,2026

PET imaging tracks whole-body metabolic changes after bariatric surgery

by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingRepresentative whole-body PET/CT based organ and tissue segmentation before and 12 months after bariatric surgery in a 20-year-old woman. Coronal PE

Updated on:July 04,2026

Engineered gut bacteria match fecal transplants in small C. difficile trial

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new manufacturing platform for producing targeted mixtures of ben

Updated on: July 13,2026

Engineered gut bacteria match fecal transplants in small C. difficile trial

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a new manufacturing platform for producing targeted mixtures of ben

Updated on:July 13,2026