Eating walnuts for breakfast could improve brain function throughout the day for young adults, a new study has shown.
Early study shows promise for retinal-surgery robot
When even the most highly trained surgeons perform procedures on the retina—one of the smallest, most delicate parts of the human body—the stakes are high. Surgeons must account for patients’ breathing, snoring, and eye movements, along with their own involuntary hand tremors, while they work on a layer of cells less than a millimeter thick.
Narcissists more likely to feel ostracized, study finds
Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. This may stem not only from being shunned due to their personalities but from a tendency to misinterpret ambiguous social signals as exclusion.
Researchers find that blocking specific proteins in immune cells can reduce or reverse lung scarring
A discovery at Duke-NUS Medical School offers new hope in the battle against pulmonary fibrosis, a debilitating lung condition that progressively makes it harder for patients to breathe. Scientists have pinpointed proteins in immune cells that, when blocked, could significantly reduce lung tissue scarring.
Study shows cancer mortality rates among Black people declining, but remain higher than other racial/ethnic groups
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released Cancer Statistics for African American and Black People, 2025. According to the report, the cancer mortality rate declined from 1991 to 2022 by 49% and 33% in Black men and women, respectively, in the United States.
FDA approves first rapid-acting insulin biosimilar for patients with diabetes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sanofi-Aventis’s Merilog (insulin-aspart-szjj) as a biosimilar to Novolog (insulin aspart) for adults and pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus.
Blood pressure drug could be a safer alternative for treating ADHD symptoms, zebrafish study indicates
Repurposing amlodipine, a commonly used blood pressure medicine, could help manage attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, according to an international study involving the University of Surrey.
Screen time linked to bipolar and manic symptoms in U.S. preteens
Preteens who spend more time on screens are more likely to develop manic symptoms two-years later, according to a new study published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
Radon exposure linked to increased asthma symptoms in children
A radioactive gas could be contributing to asthma among schoolkids, researchers have found.
U.K. kids help improve treatment, rehab for traumatic brain injury
Mia Jack was stealing a glance backward when she lost control of the quadbike she’d been motoring around a family gathering.